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IELTS Practice Materials - IELTS practice book

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Make sure to prepare well for your IELTS test in order to get the results that best help you fulfill your dreams. You can download or purchase the following IELTS practice materials for better preparation. IELTS Official Practice Materials Official IELTS Practice Materials, Volume 1 (with CD) Official IELTS Practice Materials, Volume 2 (with DVD) Other popular preparation materials These guides are available for purchase from online bookstores.  Cambridge IELTS 8 Self-study Pack (Student’s Book with Answers and Audio CDs (2)): Official Examination Papers from University of Cambridge ESOL Examinations (IELTS Practice Tests) by Cambridge ESOL (Apr 29, 2011) Cambridge IELTS 7 Self-study Pack (Student’s Book with Answers and Audio CDs (2)): Examination Papers from University of Cambridge ESOL Examinations (IELTS Practice Tests) by Cambridge ESOL (Jul 6, 2009) Barron’s IELTS with Audio CDs: International English Language Testing System (Barron’s Ielts: International Engli...

IELTS writing task 1 – Trend vocabulary

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This post looks at some vocabulary for IELTS writing task 1 when you need to describe a graph or chart that has a time element. I begin by looking at some of the most common vocabulary you need. Then I give you some variations and talk about some grammar for  academic writing practice for ielts . The most basic trend vocabulary – a few variations Let’s look at this graph and see what words we need to describe it. Put simply we need language that describes up (2009 to 2010), down (2008 to 2009), up and down (between 2006 and 2009) no change (2006 and 2007) the top (2010) The trend vocabulary I am going to suggest may seem very basic. It does, however, allow you to say the same thing in up to 6 different ways.That’s good. Tip: if you find yourself repeating a word, try changing the form of it from a verb to a noun You should also note that, even with this basic language, there are a variety of grammar problems that cause many candidates problems. That’s bad. Up variatio...

Luyện thi IELTS Online - IELTS Practice test Series 2: Episode 14: Termites

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Welcome to Study English,  IELTS Practice  video for your reference Episode Description: - In this episode we will discuss tenses and different ways of making comparisons. - Then, we will look at some words that can be used as both nouns and verbs, and learn how to tell which is which. IELTS Study Tips: - When writing the introductory paragraph of an academic IELTS writing Task 1 question, always paraphrase information from the question and diagram, graph or picture. - Remember to only include in your report information, which is actually provided in the diagram, graph or picture. So, even if you may know something about the subject matter or are an expert in the field, external information should not be used in your description. Hope you have good time for  IELTS practice test  with us

IELTS Writing Test - IELTS writing task 1, task 2

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The Importance of the Two Types of IELTS Writing Tests The IELTS exam consists of four parts, namely Listening, Reading, Writing and Speaking. The whole exam takes around 2 hours and 45 minutes with 40 minutes being allotted to the Listening Test, 60 minutes each to Reading and Writing, and 11-14 minutes to the Speaking Test. The IELTS Writing test is scored out of 9 bands where 0 band means no knowledge of English and 9 band signifies expertise. Importance of the IELTS Writing Test: In this article we will talk about the importance of the IELTS Writing test. The writing section forms an important part of the exam as it judges the candidate's ability to communicate in the written form. It evaluates how well the candidate is able to structure and frame his thoughts and how clearly he is able to express them. This is especially important for individuals appearing for the Academic module as their ability to write well matters a lot in their professional lives. Candidates appear...