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IELTS Preparation websites

The official IELTS webpage has information about the test which will help you understand the four modules and the test format. There are also preparation materials and advice (see the next link below).

You can find Sample test questions from www.ielts.org here.

The IELTS Australia official page has further information about the test and test centre in Australia.

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

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

Exam English has information about the exam and practice materials for all four modules in both the Academic and General Training tests.

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.

IELTS Preparation books

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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 – 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.

General English

BBC Learning English

British Council LearnEnglish

Voice of America Learning English – Divided into three levels

Australian Broadcasting Commission Learn English https://www.abc.net.au/education/learn-english/

Behind the News – Great teaching and learning resources from ABC Australia. Includes lesson material and transcripts. One of the best sites for teaching and learning English.

Writing Resources

Purdue OWL – Perdue Purdue Online Writing Lab

http://cw.routledge.com/textbooks/bailey/Academic Writing: A Handbook for International Students by Stephen Bailey. This great book has answers and extra online activities you can complete.

Grammar

Perfect English Grammar https://www.perfect-english-grammar.com/

British Council LearnEnglish – Grammar Section

British Council for Kids Grammar Practice

EnglishCLUB Grammar Quizzes

Using English for Academic Purposes – Grammar in EAP Exercises

Listening

Voice of America VOA Learning English – This is a great purpose-built resource with listening material divided into three levels. Some resources have subtitles and others have transcripts.

Randall’s ESL Cyber Listening Lab – This is a great resource. It’s divided into three levels and has pre and post-listening activities.

ESOL Courses Divided into levels and has lessons four all skills. Audio is delivered via YouTube, meaning that you can turn on subtitles and slow the video down.

Breaking News English – Listening and Reading lessons based on real news stories with activities and audio delivered at different speeds.

Listening – Advanced

ABC Australia – Podcasts of radio programs AM Program PM Program

BBC Podcasts

SBS Australia Newsradio Excerpts of radio reports from Australia’s public broadcaster.

Pronunciation

English Club Interactive Phonemic Chart – Phonemic chart with buttons to click and listen to the 44 sounds of British English.

English Club Learn English Pronunciation This is an excellent resource with explanations of all the aspects of sound production and English pronunciation. Well worth a browse.

University of Iowa Pronunciation Resources

Sounds of Speech (University of Iowa) a great mobile app available from Google Play and Apple Store for a low price. This app is very useful for both learners and teachers. It has videos of individual sounds being mouthed as well as animations showing the vocal apparatus used to make each sound.

More pronunciation resources

The following pronunciation resources require Flash Player but as of 29/12/2020 still work with Internet Explorer *

Unfortunately, these resources require Flash Player, which has been blocked by most browsers (apparently due to security issues). However, you can still access these resources with the old Internet Explorer, but you should bear in mind that may be a small security risk in doing so.

Manythings.org/pp Minimal pair activities

Ship or Sheep – Minimal pair exercises and a great book of the same name by Ann Baker

BBC Learning English Pronunciation tips

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