INTRODUCTION 3
Do you want to study at tertiary level in an English-speaking country? 3
What is IELTS? 3
Band Score descriptors 4
How can this book help? 5
What about the future? 5
Listening Sub-test 7
Test description-listening section 7
Limits 7
Possible topic areas 8
General pointers 9
General listening advice 10
Dos and don'ts 10
Words/topics/phrases often used in listening questions 11
Question types 12
Immersion ideas 14
Reading Sub-test 15
Test description-reading section 15
Limits 15
Possible topic areas 16
Words/phrases often used in reading questions 16
General pointers 16
General reading advice 17
Dos and don'ts 17
Suggested exam time plan for reading section 18
Question types 20
Immersion ideas 24
Writing Sub-test 25
Test description-writing section 25
Limits 25
Possible topic areas＆question types 26
Words often used in Writing Task 1 and Task 2 questions 28
Assessment 28
General pointers 30
General writing advice 31
Dos and don'ts 31
Immersion ideas 32
Speaking Sub-test 33
Test description-speaking section 33
Limits 33
Possible topic areas 34
Question types 35
General pointers 36
General speaking advice 37
Dos and don'ts 37
Immersion ideas 38
THE FOUR PRACTICE TESTS 41
How to Take the Practice Tests 41
Essential Test 1 44
Practice Test 1-Listening 44
Practice Test 1-Reading 51
Practice Test 1-Writing 63
Practice Test 1-Speaking 65
Essential Test 2 67
Practice Test 2-Listening 67
Practice Test 2-Reading 74
Practice Test 2-Writing 85
Practice Test 2-Speaking 87
Essential Test 3 89
Practice Test 3-Listening 89
Practice Test 3-Reading 96
Practice Test 3-Writing 107
Practice Test 3-Speaking 108
Essential Test 4 110
Practice Test 4-Listening 110
Practice Test 4-Reading 117
Practice Test 4-Writing 128
Practice Test 4-Speaking 129
APPENDICES 133
Appendix 1-Answer Keys 133
Appendix 2-Listening Tests Tapescripts 142
Appendix 3-Translations for Reading Passages 179
Appendix 4-Score Analyser 200
Appendix 5-Score Interpreter 205
Appendix 6-Answer Sheets 206
Appendix 7-Glossary of Terms 212