Introduction p5
IELTS Summary p7
IELTS Listening
1 Getting ready to listen p15
2 Following a conversation p18
3 Recognising paraphrase p22
4 Places and directions p25
5 Listening for actions and processes p29
6 Attitude and opinion p33
7 Following a lecture or talk p36
8 Contrasting ideas p39

IELTS Reading
1 Reading strategies p44
2 Descriptive passages p48
3 Understanding the main ideas p55
4 Locating and matching information p59
5 Discursive passages p64
6 Multiple-choice questions p70
7 Opinions and attitudes p73
8 General Training Reading p78

IELTS Writing
1 Academic Writing Task 1 Describing a chart, table or graph p93
2 Academic Writing Task 1 Comparing and contrasting graphs and tables p100
3 Academic Writing Task 1 Describing diagrams p106
4 Academic Writing Task 1 Describing maps p110
5 General Training Writing Task 1 A letter p113
6 Writing Task 2 Getting ready to write p119
7 Writing Task 2 Expressing your ideas clearly p124
8 Writing Task 2 Checking and correcting p129

IELTS Speaking
1 The Speaking Test Part 1 p136
2 Part 2 Giving a talk p140
3 Part 3 Talking about abstract topics p145
4 Checking, correcting and assessing p149

Practice Tests
Test 1 p154
Test 2 p173
Test 3 p190
Test 4 p207
Test 5 p226
Test 6 p246
Test 7 p266
General Training Reading and Writing Test p286
Test 8 p300
General Training Reading and Writing Test p319

Recording Scripts p333
Answer Key p366
Sample Answer Sheets p399