Map of the book 2
Introduction 4
IELTS Test summary 6
Unit 1   Human nature 8
Unit 2   Time for a change 12
Unit 3   No man is an island 18
Unit 4   Scientific discovery 22
Unit 5   Striving to achieve 26
Test one (Units 1-5) 32
Unit 6   Powers of persuasion 38
Unit 7   Ways and means 40
Unit 8   State control 42
Unit 9   Natural history 46
Unit 10  Rocket science 52
Test two (Units 6-10) 56
Unit 11  Progress 58
Unit 12  The latest thing 64
Unit 13  Urban jungle 70
Unit 14  Tackling issues 74
Unit 15  This Earth 78
Test three (Units 11-15) 82
Unit 16  Energy efficient 84
Unit 17  Getting down to business 88
Unit 18  Law enforcement 94
Unit 19  The media 98
Unit 20  A matter of taste 102
Test four (Units 16-20) 108
Unit 21  Learning vocabulary 110
Unit 22  IELTS Reading 114
Unit 23  IELTS Writing 118
Unit 24  IELTS Listening 122
Unit 25  IELTS Speaking 126
Test five (Units 21-25) 130
Answer key 132
Recording scripts 156
Translation 168
Wordlist 190
Acknowledgements 195