IELTS Preparation

Prepare for your test – from the British Council
Includes advice on how to prepare for the test, what to do on the day and tips and advice from others.

IELTS Sample Tests
Provided by the official IELTS website. Includes answers.

IELTS Blog
A great blog providing tips and strategies for passing IELTS. Also includes links to other resources that might help.

IELTS Online Practice Materials
From Hong Kong Polytechnic – listening, reading, speaking, writing

Learn English from the British Council

WriteFix
Aimed at people learning English and preparing for the IELTS exam – focusing on writing and speaking.

Good Luck IELTS

International English Language Testing System
Provides good general information and tips about IELTS

Using English for Academic Purposes by Andy Gillett
Includes a range of different activities for improving your English.

The following listening resources will help you improve your IELTS.

Listen and watch – from the British Council IELTS Listening from Exam English

Free IELTS Lesson – Academic Listening Test
From IELT Shelpnow – gives useful tips to help you prepare

Randall’s Cyber Listening ESL LabIncludes quizzes

IELTS Reading from Exam English IELTS Vocabulary tests from Exam English

Writing about graphs IELTS Writing from Exam English

Free IELTS Lesson – Academic Writing Test Task 1
From IELTShelpnow – gives useful tips to help you prepare

Free IELTS Lesson – Academic Writing Test Task 2
From IELTShelpnow – gives useful tips to help you prepare

IELTS Writing help via YouTube
Explore the different videos available.

The following speaking resources will help you improve your IELTS.

IELTS Speaking from Exam English

Free IELTS Lesson – the Academic Speaking Test
From IELTS helpnow – gives useful tips to help you prepare

Forvo – all the words in the world. Pronounced
Listen to the pronunciation of any word you type in. Make sure you select the English pronunciation.