Prepare students for the IELTS exam as well as future academic study.
Focus on IELTS Foundation provides solid grounding in the language and skills required for the IELTS exam. With a strong emphasis on core grammar and vocabulary, it can be used as a stand-alone course or as a lead-in up to the Focus on IELTS coursebook.
Sue O'Connell has worked as a teacher and teacher trainer in Greece, Portugal and Hong Kong as well as the UK. She has been associated with the Cambridge main suite exams for many years, initially as an item writer and examiner, and later as a member of the Working Party which developed the CAE exam. More recently, she has taught and examined candidates for the IELTS tests. Sue is the author of the Focus series for Longman, to which Focus on IELTS is the latest edition, and also of Cambridge First Certificate Listening and Speaking Skills (CUP).