Title/Author

Section

Pages

Comments

Advanced Vocabulary in Context.  Donald Watson

Vocab

9-12

Finance, stock markets, business

Advanced Vocabulary in Context.  Donald Watson

Vocab

35-42

Health, disease, government regulation

Advanced Vocabulary in Context.  Donald Watson

Vocab

47-50

Psychology, depression

Advanced Vocabulary in Context.  Donald Watson

Vocab

55-58

Farming and technology (insemination, etc)

Advanced Vocabulary in Context.  Donald Watson

Vocab

61-64

Global warming

Advanced Vocabulary in Context.  Donald Watson

Vocab

65-72

Population growth, cities, protecting the environment, use of fossil fuels

Advanced Vocabulary in Context.  Donald Watson

Vocab

77-80

Urban renewal

Advanced Vocabulary in Context.  Donald Watson

Vocab

81-84

Natural disasters (tsunamis)

Advanced Language Practice.  Michael Vince

Grammar

173ff

Leisure activities

Advanced Language Practice.  Michael Vince

Grammar

176ff

Travel and transport

Advanced Language Practice.  Michael Vince

Grammar

179ff

News and current affairs

Advanced Language Practice.  Michael Vince

Grammar

183ff

Places – buildings, geography, cities

Advanced Language Practice.  Michael Vince

Grammar

186ff

Media and advertising

Advanced Language Practice.  Michael Vince

Grammar

189ff

Nature – animals, weather, plants

Advanced Language Practice.  Michael Vince

Grammar

192ff

Education and work

Advanced Language Practice.  Michael Vince

Grammar

196ff

Business and finance

Advanced Language Practice.  Michael Vince

Grammar

199ff

People and relationships: families, friends

Advanced Language Practice.  Michael Vince

Grammar

202ff

Social problems: crime, addiction, social exclusion, accidents, vandalism

Advanced Language Practice.  Michael Vince

Grammar

206ff

Arts and entertainment: music, performers, performing arts, games

Advanced Language Practice.  Michael Vince

Grammar

209ff

Government and society: elections, legislatures, laws

Advanced Language Practice.  Michael Vince

Grammar

213ff

Health and the body: medicine, the body, facial expressions, illness

Advanced Language Practice.  Michael Vince

Grammar

216ff

World issues: natural disasters, revolutions, war, the environment, population movements, urban life

Advanced Language Practice.  Michael Vince

Grammar

224ff

Technology: tools, things that go wrong with technology, gadgets

Focus on IELTS.  Sue O’Connell

IELTS and Tests

14-15

Sports, comparing things

Focus on IELTS.  Sue O’Connell

IELTS and Tests

Unit 3

Cities and urbanisation

Focus on IELTS.  Sue O’Connell

IELTS and Tests

48-49

Leisure activities, people and personality types

Focus on IELTS.  Sue O’Connell

IELTS and Tests

Unit 7

Music; likes and dislikes

Focus on IELTS.  Sue O’Connell

IELTS and Tests

Unit 9

Water

Focus on IELTS.  Sue O’Connell

IELTS and Tests

Unit 10

Natural disasters

Focus on IELTS.  Sue O’Connell

IELTS and Tests

Unit 12

School and education

Focus on IELTS.  Sue O’Connell

IELTS and Tests

Unit 15

Space exploration

Focus on IELTS.  Sue O’Connell

IELTS and Tests

Unit 17

Traffic and transport

Focus on IELTS.  Sue O’Connell

IELTS and Tests

203 (Ex. 23)

The media

Vocabulary in Use Intermediate.  Stuart Redman & Ellen Shaw

Vocab

Whole book

The second half of this book has a lot of units on various topics that you could review in preparation for IELTS as they are the sort of topics commonly talked about.  Some examples in the book include:
-          talking about the physical world geography
-          talking about people, personalities, appearance
-          money
-          health
-          food & cooking
-          transport and traffic
-          careers and employment
-          business and finance
-          leisure, entertainment, hobbies
-          media, television, communication, technology
-          education
-          law and order, crime
-          politics
-          war and peace
-          pollution and the environment
-          tourism and travel