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Syllabus
General Training version
Overview
Road to IELTS is organised around the four test papers: Reading, Listening, Speaking and Writing. Each paper has four sections,
and there is a Resource Bank with preparation materials for the IELTS test as a whole.
1. Starting Out 2. Advice and Tutorials 3. Practice Zone
A video and ebook introduce each In a series of videos, British Council With more than 300 focused
skill area, explaining task types and experts give advice, both specific activities, candidates practise
providing hints not only on how to (e.g. skimming the first sentence in tackling the whole range of task
prepare, but also on what the each paragraph in the Reading test) types and familiarise themselves
examiner is looking for, and how to and general (e.g. dealing with nerves with the format of the test. Activities
achieve the best marks on test day. in the Speaking test). are interactive and many have
feedback.
4. Test Practice Resource Bank
Candidates simulate the test Study Planner Candidate videos
experience with nine full mock tests This worksheet encourages In this series of British Council
in each of the Reading, Writing, and candidates to reflect on their videos, successful candidates
Listening papers (with answer keys), strengths and weaknesses and draw give advice on preparation
and nine simulations of Part 2 of the up intellingent plans for test strategies that worked for them
Speaking test. preparation.
Study Guides
The five downloadable Study Guides
cover the most common FAQs for
each paper and for test preparation
and test day itself.
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Syllabus
General Training version
Reading
Starting Out Advice and Tutorials Test Practice
Format: PDF & video Format: Video Format: Printable question papers
Information about the IELTS Reading Title: IELTS Reading Advice 9 downloadable mock test papers of
test, including explanations of Advice on how to improve the IELTS Reading test, covering all
question types performance in the IELTS Reading question types; includes model
test answers
Practice Zone
Format: Interactive activities with reading texts, organised into 12 individual sets
Set 1 Set 6 Set 10
Short answer questions Multiple selection Short answer questions
Table completion Summary completion Sentence completion
Topic: Leisure and entertainment Topic: Mass media Multiple choice
Matching information to
Set 2 Set 7 paragraphs
Matching information to Table completion Matching
paragraphs Short answer questions Yes, No, Not given
Sentence completion Matching Topic: Education
Topic: Language and communication Topic: Health and fitness
Set 11
Set 3 Set 8 Matching
Matching headings to paragraphs Multiple selection Multiple selection
Multiple choice Classification Summary completion
Topic: Travel, tourism and transport Diagram completion Diagram completion
Topic: Work and business True, False, Not given
Set 4 Topic: Developing world
Diagram completion Set 9
True, False, Not given Matching headings to sections Set 12
Topic: Environment True, False, Not given Matching headings to paragraphs
Yes, No, Not given True, False, Not given
Set 5 Summary completion Sentence completion
Classification Topic: Society and social issues Table completion
Yes, No, Not given Classification
Topic: Art and culture Summary completion
Topic: Science and technology
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General Training version
Listening
Starting Out Advice and Tutorials Test Practice
Format: PDF & video Format: Video Format: Printable question papers,
Information about the IELTS Listening Title: IELTS Listening Advice audio recordings
test, including explanations of Advice on how to improve 9 downloadable mock test papers of
question types performance in the IELTS Listening the IELTS Listening test, with
test accompanying audio files and model
answers
Practice Zone
Format: Interactive activities, organised into 12 individual sets
Set 1 Set 6 Set 10
Short answer questions Multiple selection Table completion
Table completion Summary completion Form completion
Topic: Leisure and entertainment Topic: Mass media Short answer questions
Sentence completion
Set 2 Set 7 Classification
Sentence completion Table completion Diagram completion
Matching Short answer questions Topic: Education
Topic: Language and communication Labelling a diagram Set 11
Topic: Health and science Multiple choice
Set 3 Sentence completion
Multiple choice Set 8 Matching
Topic: Travel, tourism and transport Form completion Labelling a diagram
Multiple selection Topic: Developing world
Set 4 Multiple choice
Form completion Sentence completion Set 12
Labelling a diagram Topic: Work and business Form completion
Topic: Environment Multiple selection
Set 9 Short answer questions
Set 5 Form completion Sentence completion
Form completion Multiple choice
Classification
Classification Classification Topic: Science and technology
Topic: Art and culture Summary completion
Topic: Society and social issues
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General Training version
Speaking
Starting Out Advice and Tutorials
Format: PDF & video Format: Video
Information about the IELTS Title: IELTS Speaking Advice
Speaking test, including Advice on how to improve performance in the IELTS Speaking test
explanations and tips on delivering Title: What the examiner is looking for
the best possible performace IELTS experts provide insight into how examiners assess candidate
performance in the speaking test
Title: Advice: What do I talk about?
Test Practice Advice and tips on how to deal effectively with subjects about which you
Format: Task cards, audio recordings have insufficient knowledge
9 practice tests for IELTS Speaking Title: Advice: Coping with nerves
Part 2 IELTS experts provide insight into how examiners assess candidate
performance in the speaking test
Title: Tutorial: Interview phase 2
IELTS experts provide insight into how examiners assess candidate
performance in phase 2
Practice Zone Title: Tutorial: Interview phase 3
IELTS experts provide insight into how examiners assess candidate
Format: Interactive activities, performance in phase 3
organised into 12 individual sets
Set 1 Set 5 Set 9
Video clips and practice exercises Advice and strategies on speaking Techniques for making comparisons;
for answering general questions fluently and confidently; video phrases for speculating; video
about yourself in Phase 1 of the analysis of what to say when you analyses of two candidates making
speaking test are asked about a topic you do not speculations
know much about
Set 2 Set 6 Set 10
How to deal with questions about How to deal with Phase 2 speaking Effective strategies for speaking
yourself in Phase 2; what to do when topics; responding effectively to fluently in each phase of the
you do not have a ready answer; follow-up questions; analysis of ways speaking test; possible problems
making notes on speaking topics of stating reasons and how to avoid them
Set 3 Set 7 Set 11
Introduction and tips on Phase 3; Preparing effectively for the speaking Techniques for expanding on a topic;
video analysis of candidates’ test; review of how examiners assess video analyses of candidates talking
performance in Phase 3 candidates; video analysis of how to extensively on topics
talk extensively on a topic
Set 4 Set 8 Set 12
Review of tenses to use when Strategies on giving reasons during Dos and don’ts in the speaking test;
answering questions about yourself; the individual long turn in Phase 2; video analyses on two candidates
video analysis of a candidate’s video analyses on candidates talking talking about a technological
performance in Phase 1 about social problems in their innovation
countries; comparative forms
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