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http://ieltsresource.com/
http://blog.ieltspractice.com/
ieltsbuddy.com
ielts.org
ielts-exam.net
know about how to register, how to find a test centre etc. It also contains a test sample for each of the 4 components and a complex set of FAQ’s.
A collection of freely accessible practice materials for all four test components, put together by IELTS Exam-Net.
Lots of material for IELTS preparation here, focusing on each of the components as well as on relevant grammar and vocabulary for both General and Academic IELTS (the latter based on the Academic Word list) and providing lots of opportunities for learning how to approach the exam, practising and, in terms of the writing, seeing what other people have produced.
in this site, you will be prepared for the big day where you will take the actual IELTS exam. You will also be able to avail of free IELTS videos to provide you of some online IELTS tips and suggestions.
G EN ER AL
http://www.macmillaneducationapps.com/ieltsskills/
play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.ubl.ielts
http://ieltsadvantage.com
http://ielts-harry.com/ielts-modules/
http://www.goodluckielts.com/
This app was developed by Sam McCarter, writer of the Macmillan Ready for IELTS coursebook. It works on iPhone, iPad and Android devices. For free, you get access to a wide range of interactive activities to practice essential IELTS exam skills, and for £3.99 or five dollars, you get that plus ‘take the test with an interactive video examiner’, detailed hints and tips on all the
This is a free app developed by the British Council, which enables students to work on building up their IELTS-relevant Environment‘ and ‘Work and Business‘
All materials are free and written by an experienced IELTS teacher. The site is updated daily with hints and tips, full lessons and sample answers. All you need to get the IELTS score you deserve.
A great website with plenty materials on Speaking, Writing, Reading and Writing
https://teflreflections.wordpress.com/2014/11/01/ielts-writing-checklists-for-task-1-task-achievement/
http://www.examenglish.com/IELTS/ielts_writing_task1_How_to_respond_to_2_data_sources.htm
This post from the IH London Blog helps students prepare for the IELTS writing component, by focusing on how to structure a Part 1 and a Part 2 piece of writing.
A blog post from TEFL Reflections, of a podcast focusing on the Task Achievement category of the assessment criteria for Part 1. NB: This blog has other useful posts relating to the IELTS exam including focus on writing and on speaking.
This article on Exam English explains how to approach an IELTS part 1 with two sources of data within a single task, e.g. a graph and a table.
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WRITING
http://ielts-simon.com
This website contains daily IELTS lessons from ‘Simon’, an ex-IELTS examiner. For example, the latest lesson is ‘IELTS Writing Task 1: using words from the chart’. There are categories for each of the components, and with the writing divided up into Academic Part 1, Academic Part 2 and General. There is also a section for general advice and for relevant grammar and vocabulary.
http://neoenglishsystem.blogspot.com/2011/02/five-simple-ways-to-improve-ielts.html
http://writefix.com/
The site is aimed at people who are learning English and taking the IELTS or TOEFL exams in writing or speaking.
http://ieltsforfree.com/ielts-writing/
From this page, you will find links to many IELTS writing tips, lessons, exercises, tips and hints.
http://www.virtualilc.com/
articles and answer questions or 'Listen to this' for listening about a topic. This site is only available within Victoria University.
https://independentenglish.wordpress.com/2013/02/04/ielts-friendly-podcasts/
Independent English is a site that was set up by DoS and teacher trainer Sandy Millin. Its goal is to help learners learn independently
http://www.ted.com/
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LISTENING
http://www.esl-lab.com/
http://australianetwork.com/studyenglish/
https://curious.com/learn/life/personal-growth
Great website with various videos and courses of usefull skills http://www.eci.ox.ac.uk/podcasts/
Podcasts about Environment topic-one of the most common Ielts topics.
http://www.breakingnewsenglish.com/
News stories with vocabulary and comprehension exercises. Recent stories have audio and are added weekly. You can choose stories from the theme (topic) list near the bottom of the page.
Study English - IELTS Preparation, produced in partnership with UTS:INSEARCH, is a series of programs that develop skills and strat- egies for intermediate to advanced learners of English - especially those preparing to take the IELTS test.
http://splitsider.com/
Splitsider is a website about comedy and the people who create it. It covers movies, TV shows, web videos, books and any other format that exists to make you laugh.
http://www.sciencefocus.com/
Science and Technology
LISTENING
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/
https://www.newscientist.com/
http://www.bbc.com/news/world Technology, Science, Environment News Animals, Environment, Travel, Photography…
http://www.manythings.org/e/listening.html
READING
http://www.economist.com/
Science, Business, Economics News
http://www.cdlponline.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=stories&topicID=1
http://www.npr.org/
National Public Radio-NPR delivers breaking national and world news. Also top stories from business, politics, health, science, technology, music, arts and culture.
http://www.nytimes.com/
The ABC is Australia's public broadcaster. It produces national and local television, radio and online services.
News with interesting illustrations
The Newyork Times Magazine-Find breaking news, multimedia, reviews & opinion on Washington, business, sports, movies, travel, books, jobs, education, real estate, …
Read the best stories based on your interests (founded by Twitter co-founder) This may not be IELTS but it will help you improve your skills
http://www.abc.net.au/news/business/
http://www.visualnews.com/
http://whowhatwhy.org/
https://medium.com/
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READING
http://nautil.us/
Weaving science, culture and philosophy into a single narrative each week.
http://www.howtospell.co.uk/spellingquiz.php
http://www.dcielts.com/ielts-speaking/tips-for-speaking-exam/
A comprehensive overview of the speaking component, this DC IELTS page contains a map of the speaking exam, tips for success, training videos, practice questions, focus on the exam format, on how to use preparation time, speaking component tutorials e.g.
on pausing language, and ideas for practice, amongst others.
These stories are informal and the vocabulary in them will help you with your speaking
Practice speaking English with foreigners through Skype Improve your spell with quizzes for all levels.
http://www.inspirational-short-stories.com/funny-short-stories.html
http://www.language-exchanges.org/
SPEAKING
http://ieltsielts.com/category/ielts-speaking/
http://www.ieltsspeaking.co.uk/ielts-speaking-task-sheets/
http://www.ielts-blog.com/ielts-speaking/
http://www.fetsystem.com/ieltsexamination/ielts-speaking-part-2-all-topics-answers
Listen to Interview about people’s careers. There are large word lists and the texts for each interview and you can use the site's concordancer to study the vocabulary. These two interviews also have a lot of activities.
http://ieltsliz.com/ielts-speaking-free-lessons-essential-tips/
http://www.uni-tuebingen.de/elisa/html/elisa_index.html
http://ielts-simon.com/ielts-help-and-english-pr/mistakesgrammar/
A great resource for speaking advice and materials. Ryan, the owner also has lots of materials for the rest of the IELTS skills.
This site is strictly about the speaking part of the exam. It includes quite a few free PDF downloads.
Another website with not only speaking resources but materials for all sections of the IELTS exam.
Plenty materials on various programs and topics.
The aim of this blog is to provide free IELTS preparation lessons and tips for students aiming for band score 6,7,8 and 9.
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SPEAKING
https://www.memrise.com/
http://www.examenglish.com/IELTS/IELTSVocabulary.htm
Memrise is another site dedicated to learning while having fun. Registration is free and can be done by setting up a new account or using a Facebook account. Memrise can be used on both smartphone and tablet devices (Apple and Android) as well as your com - puter.
Exam English have made a timed quiz relating to words from the academic word list.
Quizlet is a useful website that allows you to review and memorise vocabulary, while having fun at the same time. Registration is free and can be done by setting up a new account or by using a Facebook or Google account. Students can access sets of flashcards that other test takers have made, or create their own. Quizlet can be used on both smartphone and tablet devices (Apple and Android) as well as your computer
https://quizlet.com/
From the BBC website, this page provides many free excercises on Grammar and vocabulary
GRAMMAR http://www.dcielts.com/ielts-vocabulary/awl-exercises/
wordandphrase.info
From the DC IELTS website, this is a comprehensive set of activities linked with the Academic Word List, including activities that allow students to see the words used in the context of IELTS writing answers. Includes daily activities and review activities as well.
Wordandphrase.info is a tool for corpus analysis and the academic version enables one to search an academic corpus for words or phrases and generate concordances of examples showing how they are used, as well as definitions, synonyms, collocates and frequency information.
http://www.ielts-exam.net/grammar/
successful in the IELTS test.”
http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/grammar/pron/unit1/start.shtml
Great practice excercises to improve most aspects of your English grammar.
http://www.englisch-hilfen.de/en/exercises_list/alle_grammar.htm
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