Preparing For IELTS - Materials / Books

The publications listed below are commercially produced and designed to prepare students to take IELTS tests. Inclusion on this list is not necessarily an endorsement of the product unless stated. Some are course books and others are practice test materials. They are available from bookshops specialising in English language teaching materials or from the publisher.

A Book for IELTS

Sam McCarter, Julie Easton and Judith Ash

IntelliGene, Woodlands, Ford, Midlothian, UK (fax 01875 320276) (Book and 2 Cassettes (ISBN 0 9519582 2 4)

A Book on Writing

Sam McCarter

IntelliGene, Woodlands, Ford, Midlothian, UK fax 01875 320276) (ISBN 0 9519582 1 6) 

Cambridge Practice Tests for IELTS 1

Vanessa Jakeman and Clare McDowell

Cambridge University Press, 1996, (ISBN 052149767 1) (Book and 2 cassettesq (ISBN 0-521-49766-3)

Cambridge IELTS 2 Examination papers 

Validated by the University of Cambridge Local Examinations Syndicate (UCLES).

Cambridge University Press, 2000 (ISBN 0521 77531 0) (Book and 2 cassettes) (ISBN 0 521 77530 2)

(Cambridge IELTS 2 is produced and endorsed by UCLES)

Essay Writing for English tests. How to pass the essay question in IELTS, TOEFL:TWE and CULT.

Gabi Duigi

Academic Press, Cammeray, 1995 (ISBN 0-646-25368-9) Distributed by Bridge Bookshop, Sydney, Australia

Excel at Academic English

Anglia Ruskin University at Cambridge 

(Book and CD R0M) Visit http://www.anglia.ac.uk/efl for further information

Focusing on IELTS: Reading and Writing Skills

Kerry O’Sullivan and Jeremy Lindeck

National Centre for English Language Teaching and Research, Macquarie University, Sydney, 2000 (ISBN 1-86408 599 1)

IELTS Reading Tests

Sam McCarter and Judith Ash (ISBN 0951 9582 4 0)

To be published by IntelliGene, Woodlands, Ford, Midlothian, UK (fax +44 (0) 1875 320276) February 2001

How to Prepare for IELTS: new edition - which covers the revised IELTS from April 1995

Ray de Witt, The British Council (1994) Book and cassette) - (ISBN 0-86355-175-0)

(ISBN 0-86355-178-5) (Class set - 20 copies book + 2 copies of cassette)

IELTS Practice Now

Carol Gibsons, Wanda Rusek and Anne Swan

Centre for Applied Linguistics in the University of South Australia, Adelaide (1996) (Book and 2 cassettes)

(ISBN 0-86803-142-9)

IELTS Practice Tests (updated edition) 

Michael Garbutt and Kerry O’Sullivan

National Centre for English Language Teaching and Research, Macquarie University, Sydney, 1996

(Book and cassette) (ISBN 1-86408-183-X)

IELTS Preparation and Practice Listening and Speaking

Wendy Sahanaya and Jeremy Lindeck

IALF Education for Development, OUP, Melbourne, 1997 (ISBN 019 554095 6)

IELTS Preparation and Practice Listening and Speaking Cassettes

Wendy Sahanaya and Jeremy Lindeck

IALF Education for Development, Oxford University Press, Melbourne, 1997, (2 cassettes) (ISBN 01 9 554096 4)

IELTS Preparation and Practice Reading and Writing-Academic module

Wendy Sahanaya, Jeremy Lindeck and Richard Stewart

IALF Education for Developmerlt, Oxford University‘ Press Melbourner l 997 (ISBN 0 19 554093 X)

IELTS Preparation and Practice Reading and Writing-General Training Module

Vladimir Pejovic, Michael Nicklin and Peggy Read

IALF Education for Development, Oxford University Press Melbourne, 1 997 (ISBN 01 9 554094

IELTS Strategies for Study (updated edition)

Michael Garbutt and Kerry O’Sullivan

National Centre for English Language Teaching and Research Macquarie University, Sydney, 1996

IELTS to Success

Eric van Bemmel and Janina Tucker 

Hawthorn Institute of Education, Jacaranda Wiley Ltd 1996. (Book and 2 cassettes (ISBN 0-47 l -33693-9)

lnsight into IELTS

Vanessa Jakeman and Clare Mcllowell

Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, 1999 (ISBN 0 521 6293 1 4) kBook and cassettel (ISBN 0 521 62660 9) Langlzage Passport.

Preparing for the IELTS Interview

Carolyn Catt

Addison Wesley - Longman New Zealand Limited Auckland, 1996 (Book and cassettes) (ISBN 0582 87994 9)

The New Prepare for IELTS Academic Modules

Penny Cameron and Vanessa Todd

lnsearch UTS and International Programs, University of Technology, Sydney 2001 (Book) (ISBN 0 908537 1 8 2)

(lncludes material on the new Speaking Test and is accompanied by 2 audio cassettes. The New Prepare for IELTS:

Listening Tests) (ISBN 0 908537 17 4). Visit http://www.insearch.edu.au/IELTS.ASP

The New Prepare for IELTS General Training Modules

Penny Cameron and Vanessa Todd

lnsearch UTS and International Programs, Universe of Technology, Sydney, 2001 (Book) (ISBN 0 908557 19 0)

(Includes material on the new Speaking Test and is accompanied by 2 audio cassettes The New Prepare for IELTS:

Listening Tests) (ISBN 0 908537 1 7 4). Visit http://www.insearch.edu.au/IELTS.ASP

Passport to IELTS

Diana Hopkins and Mark Nettle.

Hemel Hempstead, UK, 1996. (ISBN 013..4053745 (Book and cassette) (ISBN 013-181-6942)

Practice Tests for IELTS (Revised format)

Greg Deakin (editor)

Indonesia Australia Language Foundation and Hawthorn Institute of Education, 1994.

(Book and Cassette). (ISBN 0-646-2 1 083- 1)

Preparation for IELTS by Distance Learning

International! Centre for English Language Studies Oxford Brookes University.

Visit http://www.brookes.ac.uk/sol/home/icels.html/ for further information.