TY - BOOK TI - Barron's IELTS : Essential Words SN - 9781506268729 U1 - 421 21 PY - 2021/// CY - New York PB - Kaplan Inc N1 - Contents; Introduction; Vocabulary and the IELTS; IELTS Study Contract; Self-Study Activities; How to Use This Book; Unit 1: The Natural World; Environmental Impacts of Logging; Bird Migration; Plant Life in the Taklimakan Desert; Unit 2: Leisure Time; Peripheral Vision in Sports; History of the Circus; Uses of Leisure Time; Unit 3: Transportation; First Headlamps; Major Subways of Europe; The Future of Self-Driving Cars; Unit 4: Culture; Origins of Writing; Hula Dancing in Hawaiian Culture; The Art of Mime; Unit 5: Health; Nurse Migration; Aerobic Exercise and Brain Health; How Drugs Are Studied; Unit 6: Tourism; Hiking the Inca Trail; What Is Ecotourism?; Learning Vacations; Unit 7: Business; What Makes a Small Business Successful?; Brand Loyalty; Global Outsourcing; Unit 8: Society; What is Plogging?; Why Are Women Leaving Science Careers?; Wheelchair - Accessibility Issues; Unit 9: Education; Learning Styles; The Homeschool Option; Educating the Gifted; Unit 10: Technology/Inventions; The Development of the Lightbulb; The Invention of Variable-Pitch Propellers; The Transatlantic Cable; Appendix; Word List; Answer Key; Audioscripts ER -