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ContentsIntroduction4Test110Test233Test356Test481GeneralTraining:ReadingandWritingTestA104GeneralTraining:ReadingandWritingTestB117Tapescripts1301.isteningandReadingAnswerKeys152ModelandsampleanswersforWritingtasks162Sampleanswersheets174Acknowledgements176IntroductionTheInternationalEnglishLanguageTestingSystem(IELTS)iswidelyrecognisedasareliablemeansofassessingthelanguageabilityofcandidateswhoneedtostudyorworkwhereEnglishisthelanguageofcommunication.ThesePracticeTestsaredesignedtogivefutureIELTScandidatesanideaofwhethertheirEnglishisattherequiredlevel.IELTSisownedbythreepartners,theUniversityofCambridgeESOLExaminations,theBritishCouncilandIDPEducationPtyLimited(throughitssubsidiarympanylIELTSAustraliaPtyLimited).FurtherinformationonIELTScanbefoundontheIELTSwebsite(www.ielts.org).WHATISTHETESTFORMAT?IELTSnsistsofsixmponents.AllcandidatestakethesameListeningandSpeakingtests.ThereisachoiceofReadingandWritingtestsaccordingtowhetheracandidateistakingtheAcademicorGeneralTrainingmodule.AcademicForcandidateswishingtostudyatundergraduateorpostgraduatelevels,andforthoseseekingprofessionalregistration.GeneralTrainingForcandidateswishingtomigratetoanEnglish-speakingutry(Australia,Canada.NewZealand,UK),andforthosewishingtotrainorstudyatbelowdegreelevel.Thetestcomponentsaretakeninthefollowingorder:1.istening4sections,40itemsapproximately30minutesAcademicReading3sections,40items60minutesorGeneralTrainingReading3sections,40items60minutesAcademicWriting2tasks60minutesorGeneralTrainingWriting2tasks60minutesSpeaking11to14minutesTotalTestTime2hours44minutesListeningThistestconsistsoffoursections,eachwithtenquestions.Thefirsttwosectionsareconcernedwithsocialneeds.Thefirstsectionisaconversationbetweentwospeakersandthesecondsectionisamonologue.Thefinaltwosectionsarecornedwithsituationsrelatedtoeducationalortrainingcontexts.Thethirdsectionisaconversationbetweenuptofourpeopleandthefourthsectionisamologu.Avarietyofquestiontypesisused,including:multiplechoice,matching,plamapdiagramlabelling,formcompletion,notempletion,tablecompletion,flow-chart8mpletion,summarycompletion,sentencempletion,short-answerquestions.Candidatesheartherecordingonceonlyandanswerthequestionsastheylisten.Tenminutesareallowedattheendforcandidatestotransfertheiranswerstotheanswersheet.AcademicReadingThistestnsistsofthreesectionswith40questions.Therearethreetexts,whicharetakenfromjournals,t>ks,magazinesandnewspapers.Thetextsareontopicsofgeneralinterest.Atleastonetextcontainsdetailedlogicalargument.Avarietyofquestiontypesisused,including:multiplechoice,identifyinginformation(True/FaIseZNotGiven),identifyingwriter,sviews/claims(Yes/No/NotGiven),matchinginformation,matchingheadings,matchingfeatures,matchingsentenceendings,sentencecompletion,summarycompletion,notecompletion,tablecompletion,flow-chartcompletion,diagramlabelcompletion,short-answerquestions.GeneralTrainingReadingThislestconsistsofthreesectionswith40questions.Thetextsaretakenfromnotices,advertisements,leaflets,newspapers,instructionmanuals,bksandmagazines.ThefirstsectioncontainstextsrelevanttobasiclinguisticsurvivalinEnglish,withtasksmainlyconcernedwithprovidingfactualinformation.Thesendsectionfocusesontheworkcontextandinvolvestextsofmorecomplexlanguage.Thethirdsectioninvolvesreadingmoreextendedtexts,withamorecomplexstructure,butwiththeemphasisondescriptiveandinstructiveratherthanargumentativetexts.Avarietyofquestiontypesisused,including:multiplechoice,identifyinginformation(True/False/NotGiven),identifyingwriter,sviews/claims(Yes/No/NotGiven),matchinginformation,matchingheadings,matchingfeatures,matchingsentenceendings,sentencecompletion,summarycompletion,notecompletion,tablecompletion,flow-chartcompletion,diagramlabelcompletion,short-answerquestions.AcademicWritingThistestconsistsoftwotasks.Itissuggestedthatcandidatesspendabout20minutesonTask1,whichrequiresthemtowriteatleast150words,and40minutesonTask2,whichrequiresthemtowriteatleast250words.Task2ntributestwiceasmuchasTask1totheWritingscore.Task1requirescandidatestolkatadiagramorsomedata(graph,tableorchart)andtopresenttheinformationintheirownwords.Theyareassessedontheirabilitytoorganise,presentandpossiblycomparedata,describethestagesofaprocess,describeanobjectorevent,orexplainhowsomethingworks.InTask2candidatesarepresentedwithapointofview,argumentorproblem.Theyareassessedontheirabilitytopresentasolutiontotheproblem,presentandjustifyanopinion,compareandcontrastevidenceandopinions,andevaluateandchallengeideas,evidenceorarguments.Candidatesarealsoassessedontheirabilitytowriteinanappropriatestyle.GeneralTrainingWritingThistestconsistsoftwotasks.Itissuggestedthatcandidatesspendabout20minutesonTask1,whichrequiresthemtowriteatleast150words,and40minutesonTask2,whichrequiresthemtowriteatleast250words.Task2ntributstwiceasmuchasTask1totheWritingscore.InTask1candidatesareaskedtorespondtoagivensituationwithaletterrequestinginformationorexplainingthesituation.Theyareassessedontheirabilitytoengageinpersonalcorrespondence,elicitandprovidegeneralfactualinformation,expressneeds,wants,likesanddislikes,expressopinions,mplaints,etc.InTask2candidatesarepresentedwithapointofview,argumentorproblem.Theyareassessedontheirabilitytoprovidegeneralfactualinformation,outlineaproblemandpresentasolution,presentandjustifyanopinion,andevaluateandchallengeideas,evidenceorarguments.Candidatesarealsoassessedontheirabilitytowriteinanappropriatestyle.MoreinformationonassessingboththeAcademicandGeneralTrainingWritingtests,includingWritingBandDescriptors(publicversion),isavailableontheIELTSwebsite.SpeakingThistesttakesbetween11and14minutesandisconductedbyatrainedexaminer.Therearethreeparts:Part1Thecandidateandtheexaminerintroducethemselves.Candidatesthenanswergeneralquestionsaboutthemselves,theirhome/family,theirjob/studies,theirinterestsandawiderangeofsimilarfamiliartopicareas.Thispartlastsbetweenfourandfiveminutes.Part2Thecandidateisgivenataskcardwithpromptsandisaskedtotalkonaparticulartopic.Thecandidatehasoneminutetoprepareandtheycanmakesomenotesiftheywishlbeforespeakingforbetweenoneandtwominutes.Theexaminerthenasksoneortwoquestionsonthesametopic.Part3TheexaminerandthecandidateengageinadiscussionofmoreabstractissueswhicharethematicallylinkedtothetopicinPart2.Thediscussionlastsbetweenfourandfiveminutes.TheSpeakingtestassesseswhethercandidatescancommunicateeffectivelyinEnglish.TheassessmenttakesintoacuntFluencyandCoherence,LexicalResource,GrammaticalRangeandAccuracy,andPronunciation.MoreinformationonassessingtheSpeakingtest,includingSpeakingBandDescriptors(publicversion),isavailableontheIELTSwebsite.HOWISIELTSSCORED?IELTSresultsarereportedonanine-bandscale.Inadditiontothescoreforoveralllanguageability,IELTSprovidesasrintheformofaprofileforeachofthefourskills(Listening,Reading,WritingandSpeaking).Thesescoresarealsoreportedonanine-bandscale.AllscoresarerecordedontheTestReportFormalongwithdetailsofthecandidate'snationality,firstlanguageanddateofbirth.EachOverallBandSrecorrespondstoadescriptivestatementwhichgivesasummaryoftheEnglishlanguageabilityofacandidateclassifiedatthatlevel.Theninebandsandtheirdescriptivestatementsareasfollows:9ExpertUser一Hasfullyoperationalcommandofthelanguage:appropriate,accurateandfluentwithcompleteunderstanding.8VeryGoodUser-HasfullyoperationalcommandofthelanguagewithonlyoccasionalunsystematicinaccuraciesandInappropriacies.Misunderstandingsmayoccurinunfamiliarsituations.Handlescomplexdetailedargumentationwell.7GoodUser-Hasoperationalcommandofthelanguage,thoughwithoccasionalinaccuracies,Inappropriaciesandmisunderstandingsinsomesituations.Generallyhandlescomplexlanguagewellandunderstandsdetailedreasoning.6CompetentUser-Hasgenerallyeffectivecommandofthelanguagedespitesomeinaccuracies,Inappropriaciesandmisunderstandings.Canuseandunderstandfairlycomplexlanguage,particularlyinfamiliarsituations.5ModestUser-Haspartialcommandofthelanguage,copingwithoverallmeaninginmostsituations,thoughislikelytomakemanymistakes.Shouldbeabletohandlebasiccommunicationinownfield.4LimitedUser-Basiccompetenceislimitedtofamiliarsituations.Hasfrequentproblemsinunderstandingandexpression,/snotabletousecomplexlanguage.3ExtremelyLimitedUser-Conveysandunderstandsonlygeneralmeaninginveryfamiliarsituations.Frequentbreakdownsincommunicationoccur.2IntermittentUser-Norealcommunicationispossibleexceptforthemostbasicinformationusingisolatedwordsorshortformulaeinfamiliarsituationsandtomeetimmediateneeds.HasgreatdifficultyunderstandingspokenandwrittenEnglish.1NonUser-Essentiallyhasnoabilitytousethelanguagebeyondpossiblyafewisolatedwords.ODidnotattemptthetest-Noassessableinformationprovided.MostuniversitiesandcollegesintheUnitedKingdom,Australia,NewZealand,CanadaandtheUSAacceptanIELTSOverallBandSreof6.0-7.0forentrytoacademicprogrammes.MARKINGTHEPRACTICETESTS1.isteningandReadingTheAnswerKeysareonpages152-161.EachquestionintheListeningandReadingtestsisworthonemark,Questionswhichrequireletter/RomannumeralanswersForquestionswheretheanswersarelettersorRomannumerals,youshouldwriteonlythenumberofanswersrequired.Forexample,iftheanswerisasingleletterornumeralyoushouldwriteonlyoneanswer.Ifyouhavewrittenmorelettersornumeralsthanarerequired,theanswermustbemarkedwrong.QuestionswhichrequireanswersintheformofwordsOrnumbersAnswersmaybewritteninupperorlowercase.Wordsinbracketsareoptional-theyarerrect,butnotnecessary.Alternativeanswersareseparatedbyaslash(/).Ifyouareaskedtowriteananswerusingacertainnumberofwordsand/or(a)number(s)lyouwillbepenalisedifyouexceedthis.Forexample,ifaquestionspecifiesananswerusingNOMORETHANTHREEWORDSandtherrectansweris'blackleather8at',theanswer,coatofblackleather*isincorrect.Inquestionswhereyouareexpectedtocompleteagap,youshouldtransferonlythenecessarymissingword(s)ontotheanswersheet.Forexample,tocomplete'inthe.,andtherrectansweris,morning,jtheanswer,ithemorning'wouldbeincorrect.Allanswersrequirecorrectspelling(includingwordsinbrackets).BothUSandUKspellingareacceptableandareincludedintheAnswerKey.Allstandardalternativesfornumbers,datesandcurrenciesareacceptable,Allstandardabbreviationsareacceptable.YouWillfindadditionalnotesaboutindividualanswersintheAnswerKey.WritingThemodelandsampleanswersareonpages162-173.ItisnotpossibleforyoutogiveyourselfamarkfortheWritingtasks.ForTask2inTests1and3,andTask1inTests2and4,andforTask1inGeneralTrainingTestAandTask2inGeneralTrainingTestB.wehaveprovidedmodelanswers(writtenbyanexaminer).Itisimportanttonotethattheseshowjustonewayofcompletingthetask,outofmanypossibleapproaches.ForTask1inTests1and3,andTask2inTests2and4,andforTask2inGeneralTrainingTestAandTask1inGeneraITrainingTestB,WehaveprovidedSamPIeanswers(writtenbycandidates),showingtheirscoreandtheexaminer'scomments.ThesemodelanswersandsampleanswersWillgiveyouaninsightintowhatisrequiredfortheWritingtestHOWSHOULDYOUINTERPRETYOURSCORES?AttheendofeachListeningandReadingAnswerkeyyouwillfindachartwhichwillhelpyouassesswhether,onthebasisofyourPracticeTestresults,youarereadytotaketheIELTStest.Ininterpretingyoursre,thereareanumberofpointsyoushouldbearinmind.YourperformanceintherealIELTStestwillbereportedintwoways:therewillbeaBandScorefrom1to9foreachofthemponentsandanOverallBandScorefrom1to9,whichistheaverageofyoursresinthefourcomponents.However,institutionsnsideringyourapplicationareadvisedtolookatboththeOverallBandScoreandtheBandsforeachmponentinordertodeteninewhetheryouhavethelanguageskillsneededforaparticularcourseofstudy.Forexample,ifyourcoursehasalotofreadingandwriting,butnolectures,listeningskillsmightbelessimportantandasreof5inListeningmightbeaeptableiftheOverallBandSrewas7.However,foracoursewhichhaslotsoflecturesandspokeninstructions,ascoreof5inListeningmightbeunacceptableeventhoughtheOverallBandScorewas7.OnceyouhavemarkedyourtestsyoushouldhavesomeideaofwhetheryourlisteningandreadingskillsaregoodenoughforyoutotrytheIELTStest.Ifyoudidwellenoughinonempoetbutnotinothers,youwillhavetodecideforyourselfwhetheryouarereadytotakethetest.ThePracticeTestshavebeencheckedtoensurethattheyareofapproximatelythesamelevelofdifficultyastherealIELTStest.However,wecannotguaranteethatyoursreinthePracticeTestswillbereflectedintherealIELTStest.ThePracticeTestscanonlygiveyouanideaofyourpossiblefutureperformanceanditisultimatelyuptoyoutomakedecisionsbasedonyoursre.DifferentinstitutionsacceptdifferentIELTSscoresfordifferenttypesofurses.WehavebasedourrecommendationsOntheaveragesreswhichthemajorityofinstitutionsaccept.Theinstitutiontowhichyouareapplyingmay,ofrse,requireahigherorlowerscorethanmostotherinstitutions.FurtherinformationFormoreinformationaboutIELTSoranyotherUniversityofCambridgeESOLexamination,writeto:University 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http:/www.ielts.orgTest11.ISTENINGSECTION1Questions1-10Questions7and2ChoosethecorrectIetterlA,BorC.ExampleInthelibraryGeorgefoundAabook.(三)abrochure.Canewspaper.1InthelobbyofthelibraryGeorgesawAagroupplayingmusic.Badisplayofinstruments.Cavideoaboutthefestival.2GeorgewantstositatthebacksotheycanAseewell.Bhearclearly.Cpayless.Questions3-10Completetheformbelow.WriteNOMORETHANTWOWORDSANDIORANUMBERforeachanswer.SummermusicfestivalBookingformNAME:ADDRESS:POSTCODE:TELEPHONE:GeorgeO,Neill3Westsea5DateEventPriceperticketNo.oftickets5JuneInstrumenlalgroup-Guitarrini£7.50217JuneSinger(priceincludesthegarden)£6222June(AnnaVentura)£7.00123JuneSpanishDance&GuitarConcert8£9NBChildren/Students/SeniorCitizenshave10discountonalltickets.Test7SECTION2Questions11-20Questions1115Completethesentencesbelow.,WriteNOMORETHANTWOWORDSANDIORANUMBERforeachanswer.TheDinosaurMuseum11ThemuseumclosesatPmonMondays.12Themuseumisnotopenon13Schoolgroupsaremetbytourguidesinthe14Thewholevisittakes90minutes,includingminutesfortheguidedtour.15Therearebehindthemuseumwherestudentscanhavelunch.Questions16-18ChooseTHREEletters,A-G.WhichTHREEthingscanstudentshavewiththeminthemuseum?AfoodBwaterCcamerasDbooksEbagsFpensGworksheetsQuestions19and20ChooseTWOletters,A-E.WhichTWOactivitiescanstudentsdoafterthetouratpresent?AbuildmodeldinosaursBwatchfilmsCdrawdinosaursDfinddinosaureggsEplaycomputergamesTest7SECTION3Questions21-30Questions21-24Choosethecorrectletter,A,BQrC.FieldTripProposal21ThetutorthinksthatSandraproposalAshouldbere-orderedinsomeparts.Bneedsantentspage.Coughttoincludemoreinformation.22TheproposalwouldbeeasiertofollowifSandraAinsertedsubheadings.Busedmoreparagraphs.Cshortenedhersentence