High impact IELTS ACADEMIC MODULE Patrick Bourneieee ene | would lke to thank those responsible for their help in completing this book ~ particularly my wife Deborah, for her contributions and her W. Addell, for his late-nigh! suggestions and for sharing experience; Stephen Phillip, for tiling the material and the suggestions throughcut the book’s development; and all the teaching staff at John Gang’s school. would also like to thank Margaret Love and John Gang Lee for thelr support anc goodwill throughout. ‘The author and publishers would aiso like to thank the following for permission to use therr photographs: Alexander Turnbut Library, \Welington, p. 101 ef) (0A-06803; F, War History Collection) and p. 168 (1/1-004173; G); Birthcare,p. 10% (ight); Maui, p. 198. ‘We would also like to thank the following for the illustrations and diagrams: Esther Chua (pp. 36, 91 (top), 92, 108, 111, 139, 205, 207) Wayne Logue (p. 217) Richard Rend (all other dagrams) Preface iv Unit 1 Social issues 1 Unit 2 Life and leisure 27 Unit 3 The world around us 52 Unit 4 Cultural concerns 75 Unit 5 Health matters 96 wwn_pearsoned.co.nz ‘Your comments on this book are welcome at feedback@pesrsoned.co.nz Pearson Education New Zealand ‘2asion of Pearson Now Zeaanc 1a 67 Apolo rive, Roseda, Noth Shor 0832, New Zslaet ‘Associstc companies throughout the wes © Pearson Education New Zesand 2004 Fist pubished 2008, Reprinted 2005 ie), 2008, 007 twice, 2008 c=) ‘ean o7e-0-ste-sasta-4 ‘i hs reserved. No part of this pubicetion may be reproduces, stored in a fereva ysten, or ransmited, in any for or by any mesns, electronic, mechani, Dhotocopying, recording, orathrwis, without he price peisson ofthe publish, Produced by Pearson Eaucation New Zealand Prinedin Malays (CTP-VWP) “ypeootin 1.5/2 Palatino aAAbddd We ue paper trom sustainable foresey Unit 6 Back to school 120 Unit 7 In the papers 144 Unit 8 On the road 165 Unit 9 Lookingahead 191