本书共包含十个unit，每个unit为一个话题，都是雅思考试写作的常考话题，包括Envirorrnentand Pollution，Computers and the Internet，Languages and Cultures等。

每个unit包含四个部分：第一部分为Thinking before Reading。第二部分为Readingfor Writing。第三部分的Boosting Skills for Writing主要是一些语法和写作技巧如段落发展方式、比较和对比、图表作文句式词汇等方面的练习。最后一部分的Writing after Reading是一些练习如翻译和句子排序等，以巩固学生在本章节中所学习到的一些知识。

本书共包含十个unit，每个unit为一个话题，都是雅思考试写作的常考话题，包括Envirorrnentand Pollution，Computers and the Internet，Languages and Cultures等。每个unit包含四个部分，包括Thinking before Reading，Reading for Writing，Boosting Skills for Writing和Writing after Reading。读者不仅能够学到雅思写作考试必备的技能训练，更能从大量的背景阅读材料中吸取应对雅思考试写作话题的思路和地道的语言表达。此外，本书还附有2003～2007年9月雅思考试写作题库，是考生熟悉雅思写作考试和练笔的权威材料。

An Overview of IELTS Writing Tasks

Unit 1 Environment and Pollution

 1.1 THINKING BEFORE READING

 1.2 READING FOR WRITING

 1.3 BOOSTING SKILLS FOR WRITING

 1.4 WRITING AFTER READING

Unit 2 Computers and the Internet

 2.1 THINKING BEFORE READING

 2.2 READING FOR WRITING

 2.3 BOOSTING SKILLS FOR WRITING

 2.4 WRITING AFTER READING

Unit 3 Languages and Cultures

 3.1 THINKING BEFORE READING

 3.2 READING FOR WRITING

 3.3 BCIOSTING SKILLS FOR WRITING

 3.4 WRITING AFTER READING

Unit 4 Media and Advertising

 4.1 THINKING BEFORE READING

 4.2 READING FOR WRITING

 4.3 BOOSTING SKILLS FOR WRITING

 4.4 WRITING AFTER READING

Unit 5 TraveI and Tourism

 5.1 THINKING BEFORE READING

 5.2 READING FOR WRITING

 5.3 BOOSTING SKILLS FOR WRITING

 5.4 WRITING AFTER READING

Unit 6 Old Age and Overpopulation

 6.1 THINKING BEFORE READING

 6.2 READING FOR WRITING

 6.3 BOOSTING SKILLS FOR WRITING

 6.4 WRITING AFTER READING

Unit 7 Shopping and Consumerism

 7.1 THINKING BEFORE READING

 7.2 READING FOR WRITING

 7.3 BOOSTING SKILLS FOR WRITING

 7.4 WRITING AFTER READING

Unit 8 Mobile Phones and Communication

 8.1 THINKING BEFORE READING

 8.2 READING FOR WRITING

 8.3 BOOSTING SKILLS FOR WRITING

 8.4 WRITING AFTER READING

Unit 9 Education and Learning

 9.1 THINKING BEFORE READING

 9.2 READING FOR WRITING

 9.3 BOOSTING SKILLS FOR WRITING

 9.4 WRITING AFTER READING

Unit 10 Technology and Inventions

 10.1 THINKING BEFORE READING

 10.2 READING FOR WRITING

 10.3 BOOSTING SKILLS FOR WRITING

 10.4 WRITING AFTER READING

Appendix A Past IELTS Writing Questions

Appendix B Answer Keys