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LEARN ENGLISH PROFESSIONALS
Includes IELTS practice materials.
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Official IELTS website links

PREPARING FOR IELTS
IELTS website resources for candidates

ADVICE AND INFORMATION
Test day advice

IELTS DOWNLOADS
IELTS handbook and information booklet

ORGANISATIONS RECOGNISING IELTS
List of institutes and organisations recognising IELTS

IELTS BAND SCORE REQUIREMENTS 2004 BOOKLET
List of band scores required by institutions and organisations

Other IELTS websites

AIPPG
Extensive IELTS test information, Books, forums and downloads.

IELTS HELP-NOW
Website selling on-line preparation courses with extensive free material.

IELTS-BLOG
Tips and strategies for studying, multiple links to free IELTS practice tests, example essays, letters and more.

IELTS TEST.COM
Small website with some useful tips for taking the IELTS.

OFFSHORE ENGLISH
This site requires free registration for most material, with focus on writing papers. First lesson (available without registration) has good examples of descriptive language for graphs.

KINGSTON ACADEMY
Some advice and practice for the IELTS

HOMESGLEN - INSTITUTE OF TAEFE - IELTS PAGE
Very good source for practice questions and general information on the IELTS

IELTS PREPARATION HINTS
Free online listening, reading, writing and grammar exercises to help you practise for IELTS and FCE

ADAMS & AUSTEN PRESS
Slightly annoying layout but some useful IELTS preparation tips

IELTS PRACTICE ZONE
Limited but does have an online listening exam (requires programme download)

PARAPAL
Site with some exercises designed to help practice IELTS academic writing task 1

IELTS TEACHING RESOURCE
IELTS website resources for teachers