'Reading'
Practice IELTS Reading Tests.
Posted on 24. Jun, 2010 by Alanna.
Here’s a practice Academic IELTS Reading Test I found at Oxford University Press:
IELTS Reading Test section 1, section 2, section 3, answers.
The British Council website also has practice IELTS Reading Test exercises:
Test 1 section 1, Test 1 section 2, Test 1 section 3.
Test 2 section 1, [...]
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Working out unfamiliar vocabulary in the IELTS Reading Test part 1.
Posted on 23. Jun, 2010 by Alanna.
One question I hear regularly from students is ‘What do I do if there are words I don’t understand in the IELTS Reading Test?’
Well, let me tell you first of all that there will ALWAYS be words you don’t understand. I’m sure that even in your own language, you come across words you don’t understand [...]
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IELTS Reading and IELTS Listening Band Scores.
Posted on 13. Jun, 2010 by Alanna.
I always advise my students to do practice IELTS tests at home so that they have an idea of what to expect when they actually sit the IELTS test.
Every reading or listening paper has 40 questions and each question is worth one point.
The list of marks to IELTS band scores below gives you an idea [...]
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What’s the best way to do a practice IELTS Reading Test?
Posted on 10. Jun, 2010 by Alanna.
When I give students a practice IELTS Reading test, either Academic or General, I follow a certain procedure in class so that students get maximum benefit from doing the practice test. I also advise students to follow this procedure at home.
Before we start, we have to think about why we do practice IELTS tests. One [...]
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The IELTS Reading Test.
Posted on 16. May, 2010 by Alanna.
The IELTS Reading Test begins immediately after the Listening Test question papers have been collected. You’ll be using the same answer sheet as you did for the listening test except you’ll write your answers on the ‘IELTS Reading Answer Sheet’ side of the paper.
Now, when I’ve done practice papers under mock exam conditions with students, [...]


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