IELTS resources – Esltips.com.au

IELTS Preparation websites

The official IELTS webpage

https://www.ielts.org/about-the-test/sample-test-questions

IELTS Australia – Official page

IELTS-exam.net Preparation advice, practice activities and answers

Writefix – Tips and practice activities for writing exams such as IELTS or TOEFL.

Exam English

The road to IELTS – Preparation resources from the British Council

Take IELTS – More IELTS Preparation resources from the British Council

Hong Kong Polytechnic University – IELTS Preparation Description of the test, advice and practice activities.

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IELTS Preparation books

Many of these books can be purchased second hand in good condition and at a very good price at: abebooks.com.

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Official IELTS practice materials (and some free resources).

Focus on IELTS This book is an excellent resource, with skills lessons, information about the exam and practice activities.

IELTS Testbuilder 1 & 2. A great resource with practice tests with detailed explanations and extra activities.

Cambridge IELTS – Series of books with practice tests and answers. Four full tests in each book.

Instant IELTS – a great resource of short practice activities and feedback.

Cambridge Grammar for IELTS – This is an excellent resource.

Cambridge Grammar for IELTS is very useful, as grammar knowledge is important in all four modules of the test. Remember that your answers in the Reading and Listening test gap-fills must fit grammatically, so knowledge of grammar will help you select the right word from a list of options or modify a word hear in the listening recording to the correct grammatical form. Answers must not just be correct factually, but also grammatically. This is also a very useful resource for students who are completing EAP courses or degrees

202 Useful Exercises for IELTS – Excellent book.

202 Useful Exercises for IELTS is an excellent IELTS Preparation book. It has short skills exercises for all four skills assessed and there are two editions: International Edition and Australasian Edition. This is also a great book for Upper-Intermediate to Advanced students, especially EAP students.

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