PREPARING FOR IELTS
A range of resources to help you prepare for the IELTS test:

			Publications endorsed by the British Council
			IELTS Courses
			Online Sample Papers
			Cambridge ESOL Online Resources
			Online IELTS Preparation Resources
			Commercially Produced Materials

Publications endorsed by the British Council
You can buy the following publications from us:

			Official IELTS Practice Materials Updated in January 2005, this has a new Listening Test and nine new Academic and General Training Writing Tasks. There is also a detailed explanation of the revised assessment criteria for the Writing Tasks, with 10 scripts rated according to the new rating scales plus examiner comments. It also includes half band score reporting for Writing and Speaking sample answers (updated in September 2007). Price: €28.
			How to Prepare for IELTS: New Edition This includes a CD-ROM and is suitable for both home study and use in class. It provides advice and practice in the skills you need to do your best in all four modules of the IELTS test. Price: €35.

To order these practice materials, please download and complete the Order Form (PDF, 67 KB).

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You can also contact our Customer Services Department and we'll send you the book(s) of your choice.

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And don’t forget, we also offer IELTS Preparation Courses!

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Online sample papers
Sample papers for all four Modules of the IELTS test are available on the IELTS website:

			Academic Reading
			Academic Writing
			General Training Reading
			General Training Writing
			Speaking

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Cambridge ESOL Online Resources
IELTS teachers and candidates can access helpful test information and classroom activities, including sample tasks, test tips, dos and don’ts as well as skills development and exam practice tasks on the IELTS Teaching Resource website.

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Online IELTS preparation resources
A wide range of IELTS practice and test materials is available on the Internet:

			LearnEnglish Professionals IELTS Preparation Practice materials and advice for all four modules of the IELTS test.
			Holmesglen IELTS Preparation Website Practice materials for all four modules of the IELTS test.
			OneStopEnglish IELTS Materials Exam tips and downloadable practice materials. Registration required to access some material.
			Longman IELTS Practice Longman website so some useful practice material from their own books.
			Independent Learning Center IELTS Test Preparation Practice exercises for the Reading and Listening Modules, and useful advice on how to write about graphs for Writing Task 1 in the Academic Writing Module.
			IELTS Preparation Hints Useful hints and tips for the test.
			IELTS Test Practice Exam tips and free exercises for you to download.
			Exam English – IELTS Reading & Listening Practice Practice for the Reading and Listening Modules.

The British Council cannot accept responsibility for the content of external websites.

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Commercially produced materials
There are a number of commercially produced publications designed to prepare candidates for the IELTS test. Some are course books and others are practice test materials. They are available from bookshops specialising in English language teaching materials or directly from the publisher. A list of published material is available here:
http://cambridgeesol.org/teach/ielts/publish_list.php

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CONTACT US
For further information, please contact us:

			Athens IELTS Administrator British Council PO Box 3488 102 10 Athens
			Thessaloniki IELTS Administrator British Council PO Box 50007 540 13 Thessaloniki
			Telephone 210 369 2333 & 801 500 3692*
			Fax 210 363 0481
			E-mail customerservices@britishcouncil.gr

* Calls from anywhere in Greece are charged at local rate.