Cambridge Vocabulary for IELTS

     It aims to extend and improve the accuracy of your vocabulary and help you prepare for IELTS test. It introduces vocabulary through listening and reading texts that reflect the materials used in the IELTS test. Learning new words in context can help you to remember them and also helps you to understand their meaning. This book also gives you opportunities to practise new words so that they can become part of your active vocabulary.

     It is best to work through a unit from beginning to end as one exercise may revise the vocabulary from a previous exercise. The test practice sections provide further opportunities to extend your vocabulary, as well as giving you practice in the different sections of the IELTS test.

     There are 25 units. The first 20 units present and practise vocabulary based on general and academic topics. Each topic is divided into smaller sections. Each unit has three pages of vocabulary exercises based on listening, reading, writing and speaking materials similar to those found in the IELTS test.Each unit has one page for practice activity or three pages when it is academic reading test practice. The last five units of the book provide a general guide to learning and using new vocabulary. Units 21 and 22 give useful tips on developing vocabulary and using a dictionary. Unit 23-25 focus on useful vocabulary for the different writing sections of the IELTS test. Units 23 and 24 are designed for students planning on taking the Academic Training module and Unit 25 is designed for students planning on taking General Training Module.

     You need to listen to the audio recording to do the listening and pronunciation exercises in each unit. The test practice listening tasks are also in audio recordings. In the IELTS listening test you hear everything pnce only so try not to replay the track.

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Cambridge Grammar for IELTS with answers

     This book is for anyone preparing for IELTS. Although the IELTS test does not include a specific grammar module, it is important to be able to recognize and use grammar appropriately. This book covers the grammar you will need to be successful in the test. There are two ways to use this book. You can either start at Unit 1 and work through to the end of the book, or you can do the Entry test on page ix to find out which units you need most practice in and begin with those.

     This book contains 25 units and each unit is in four parts:

•       Context Listening
•       Grammar
•       Grammar Exercises
•       Test Practice

     There are recording scripts for the context listenings in each unit and for the Test practice listening tasks. Dont look at the script until after you have answered the questions. It is a good idea to listen to the recording again while you read the script.

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Common Mistakes at IELTS Intermediate

     Common Mistakes at IELTS Intermediate shows real mistakes IELTS studentsEnglish cause particular problems for learners. make, shows how to avoid these mistakes and highlights which parts of

     This IELTS book is based on information from the Cambridge Learner Corpus, a collection of over 90,000 exam papers from Cambridge ESOL and will be extremely useful for IELTS students. Each unit of this book targets a key problem area. Clear explanations and exam style exercises help students to use the language accurately. Regular tests offer students a further opportunity to check and consolidate what they have learnt and highlights common mistakes that learners really make. 

     The book of 64 pages By Pauline Cullen is attached in this post in PDF format and can easily be downloaded.

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101 Helpful Hints for IELTS

     In my opinion this is one of the first book - if not the very first one - that anybody who would like to know if he would sit for IELTS exam. This is the book that tells you, in no uncertain terms, what would like to know about this Testing system as completely as possible.These hints are divided into two main sections. The first one contains what the authors call the basic hints. These are, subdivided into three parts: a) those hints regarding what a student should know before the test b) what he needs to know during the test c) the section they call Check Before the End of the Test

     Once he has studied these hints, the student should have a very clear idea of how to tackle this test. The next type of hints are divided - like the test itself - into four and will tell him what he should know in order to tackle IELTS. In this book you will find practical tests in Listening, Reading, Speaking and Writing - the four disciplines that he will be tested in during the test proper.

     The Answer-Key and the model answers will also enable him to assess his ability now and give him an idea of how much work is required of him before he decides to take IELTS. I have attached download-able E-Book in my post along with the Audio Recording.

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Insight Into IELTS (Tips & Practice)

Insight into IELTS has been designed for IELTS preparation. However, it is equally appropriate as a self-study resource book for students wishing to improve their IELTS skills on their own as it contains helpful advice, sample IELTS material throughout the units and detailed answer keys.

The book is appropriate both for learners seeking to enter an English-speaking university, school or college, as well as for people who may need to provide an IELTS score for the purposes of immigration to an English speaking country. However, the earlier units in each section are designed for lower-level learners or students not familiar with the IELTS test format, while the later units are intended to stretch the stronger candidates beyond their immediate IELTS needs and enhance their language skills overall.

The book consists of four parts:
• Listening, Reading, Writing and Speaking sections
• Supplementary activities for each unit
• A complete practice test
• Recording Script and Answer Key

The first part of the book is divided into four sections: Listening, Reading, Writing and Speaking, to reflect the format of the test, and these are broken down into manageable units. Each section begins with an overview of the IELTS test and students who work their way through the book will become familiar with all question types and tasks that they are likely to meet in the test. The skills covered are not restricted to test-taking strategies alone but also reflect the broader range of language that students will encounter in an English-speaking environment, whether at university or in the wider community. The units contain class and pair activities and the opportunity for individual practice.

The Supplementary activities can be used to expand the units as follow-up work in class or as homework exercises. For students working on their own, they provide further opportunity to practise and consolidate the language covered in each unit or they can help students to structure their revision schedule once they have covered the units in the first part of the book.

The final part of the book offers a full practice IELTS test which is accompanied by a band conversion table (on page 189) to allow students to assess their approximate level in the Reading and Listening sections from their performance in this test.

A Recording Script is provided for the Listening units and the Listening part of the practice test and this is annotated to show where the answers are located in the text.

A thorough Answer Key is provided for all sections of the book, including the practice test. The Key provides a framework of support to ensure that students can receive feedback on all activities and exercises undertaken. It includes a selection of model Band 9 answers to a number of the writing questions. We would like to stress that these model answers represent only a sample of the many possible ways of approaching the writing tasks, but we hope that learners will find them a useful guide.

The download-able E-book ( Insight Into IELTS) is attached with the Audio Recording in this post.

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Guidelines and Tips for IELTS General Training Module

As I have discussed in my first post that there is a choice whether a candidate is taking the Academic or General Training module. Academic module is for candidates taking the test for entry to undergraduate or postgraduate studies or for professional reasons whereas, General Training module is for candidates taking the test for entry to vocational level, for admission to secondary schools and for immigration purposes. There  are tests in IELTS Listening, Reading, Writing and Speaking. Here I will discuss how General Training is different from Academic exam test wise.

Listening test of General training and Academic module is same.

The reading test of Academic is different from General Training. In Academic Reading the test consists of three sections with 40 questions. There are three texts, which are taken from journals, books, magazines and newspapers. The texts are on topics of general interest. At least one text contains detailed logical argument. Whereas, In General Training Reading the test consists of three section with 40 questions. The texts are taken from notices, advertisements, leaflets, newspapers, instruction manuals, books and magazines. The first section contains texts relevant to basic linguistic survival in English, with task mainly concerned with providing factual information. The second section focuses on the work context and involves texts of more complex language. The third section involves reading more extended texts, with a more complex structure, but with the emphasis on descriptive and instructive rather than argumentative texts.

The writing test of Academic is different from General Training as-well. In Academic writing Task 1 requires candidates to look at a diagram or some data (graph, table or chart) and to present the information in their own words. They are assessed on their ability to organise, present and possibly compare data, describe the stages of a process, describe an object or event, or explain something works whereas, In general training Task 1 requires candidates to respond to a given situation with a letter requesting information or explaining the situation. They are assessed on their ability to engage in personal correspondence, elicit and provide general factual information, express needs, wants, likes and dislikes, express opinions, complaints etc. Task 2 of Academic and General Training module is similar. In task 2 candidates are presented with a point of view, argument or problem. They are assessed on their ability to provide general factual information, outline a problem and present a solution, present and justify an opinion, and evaluate and challenge ideas, evidence or arguments.

Speaking test of Acadamic and General Training module is also identical but however, introductory question may different. Obviously, questions related to education will asked to Academic module candidate and job related questions will be asked to General Training Candidates. The book attached here is all about General Training module of IELTS.

 

Title: ACE THE IELTS for General Training Candidates

The book is very useful for those candidates who want to appear in General Training module of IELTS. The book is the result of combine efforts of well experienced English experts. This book teaches you:

• How to listen, hear the right answers and write them down FAST
• Scan through the  text and deal with all kinds of questions FAST
• Get your essay written FAST
• Build a speech in your head on any topic FAST
• Know and avoid the traps when you see them
• Time management to answer all the question in given time

                                                                                                                                                                    

                                               
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Related links

http://elc.polyu.edu.hk/IELTS/
http://www.international.holmesglen.vic.edu.au
http://www.ieltshelpnow.com/sample_tutorials.html
http://www.examenglish.com/IELTS_reading.htm
http://www.ielts-blog.com/ielts-preparation-tips/writing-tips-for-ielts-general-module/
http://www.ielts-blog.com/category/ielts-preparation-tips/speaking-tips/

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Guidelines and Tips for IELTS Academic Module

Now a day, IELTS plays a vital role to examine the English proficiency level of the candidates wish to apply for higher studies abroad or wish to apply for immigration to the well developed countries of the world i.e, Australia, Canada, United Kingdom, U.S.A etc. Academic module is used for education purpose and General Training module is used for immigration purpose. Most of the people couldn't performed well because of lack of confidence, practice, tips and proper guidelines to attempted the exam. I want to share my knowledge on this blog for those people who can't spare their time to attend IELTS classes in well reputed institutes and I am 100% sure one can achieve 7+ bands in IELTS by reading few books at home. In my opinion, you don't need more than 4 weeks of daily training to get 7+ bands. Set aside 4 hours that you devote to practice for IELTS – and it will get you the desired result. I believe that if you can read and understand english that is used on sites, your English is good enough. For the preparation of IELTS some books are attached in PDF which are very important to read and then just stick to the guidelines of these books and they will help you get the best IELTS score (7+ Bands) you can with your current level of English. You can even give yourself a day off once a week, and still be able to ACE the IELTS!

First of all Read carefully following books that I will share in my posts to get idea about the IELTS test and to get some guidelines to face the problems and confusion during practice....

Title: IELTS TARGET BAND 7 for Acadamic Candidates

The book is very useful for those candidates who want to appear in academic module of IELTS. The book is the result of combine efforts of well experienced English experts. This book teaches you:

• How to listen, hear the right answers and write them down FAST
• Scan through the  text and deal with all kinds of questions FAST
• Get your essay written FAST
• Build a speech in your head on any topic FAST
• Know and avoid the traps when you see them
• Time management to answer all the question in given time

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