Synopsis:
"IELTS Practice Tests" provides students with an essential combination of exam information, task guidance and realistic exam practice.Six complete practice tests, based on the latest exam specifications, cover every main task type and a wide range of typical IELTS topic areas and situations. Task Guide and Step-by-Step Guide sections in Tests 1 and 2 offer comprehensive guidance for each task type, with important advice and helpful mini-exercises. A clear and highly detailed key provides answers for each Listening and Reading task, with explanatory notes. Sample answers and commentary for the Speaking and Writing tasks include explanations of the assessment guidelines used in the exam. A complete and separate General training module comprises Reading and Writing components for two tests. Audio Tapes and Audio CDs include material for the Listening paper recorded in realistic exam format. ExamView[registered] CD-Rom provides additional question banks that can be easily used to create additional exam practice
About the Author:
Russell Whitehead studied English Language and Literature at Oxford University and Applied Linguistics at London University. He was a teacher and self-access co-ordinator for 12 years and has been a freelance author and consultant since 1997. He has been closely involoved in many Cambridge Esol tests, including FCE, CAE, CPE, BEC, BULATS and IELTS. He has done consultancy work for universities including Cambridge, London and Kent and the British Council. He has written several practice test books for BEC as well as on-line materials, workbooks, a teacher's book, and contributions to coursebooks.
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