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Useful Links for IELTS

Please note that the only information and resources you can trust without question are those published by the IELTS partners: British Council, Cambridge, and IDP. If you choose to use other websites or publications, make sure to DYOR.

General Information

What is IELTS? Official IELTS Website	IELTS Scoring Band Descriptors	One Skill Retake	IELTS Examiners	IELTS Ownership	Academic vs. General IDP, E2 Language	IDP IELTS Australia	IELTS on Computers (Australia)
IELTS Preparation (ABC)	IELTS & Other Tests Score Comparison	How Words Are Counted and Word Count Pentaly	British Council IELTS	IELTS APP by IDP (Free to download)	Practice Questions (British Council) General, Acadmic	Study English:IELTS Preparation Course (ABC & UTS) Series 1, Series 2 Series 3

IELTS Listening

Australia Now (ABC)	Nobel Minds (Nobel Prize)	CSIROpedia	Editorials on VOA	Connected Earth: Hidden Innovators	Better Health Channel	MIT Open Course (Undergraduate & Graduate lectures, different departments)	Eurochicago (50K hours of free audio and video lectures)
Boyer Lectures (ABC)	The Science Show (ABC)	Health Report (ABC)	The Reith Lectures (BBC)	The Engines of Our Ingenuity (University of Houston)	The Naked Scientist Podcast	TED

How to write the date correctly (IDP)

Months and Dates

Listening to Telephone Messages (BBC)

Wrong Number (BBC)

Listening to Numbers
1, 2,
Study English S3 Ep16: Listening for numbers (ABC, UTS)

Listening to Phone Numbers
1, 2

Understanding Telephone English (BBC)

Free IELTS Listening Practice Test (British Council)	12 tips to improve your listening (British Council)	Free Practice Listening Questions (IDP IELTS)	Practice Tests (Exam English)	English Bites (ABC)	American Stories (VOA)	Business English (ABC)	The Handy Guide to the Gurus of Management (BBC)
Podcast for Professionals (British Council)	Weekly News Podcast (Canadian Broadcasting Corporation)	VOA Learning (different levels)	Breaking News Englishy	Randall’s ESL Cyber Listening Lab (different levels)	Spotlight English (slow and easy listening)	Elllo (different levels, different accents)	Mini Academic Lectures

IELTS Speaking

Speaking Test Sample, Part 3 8 8.5, 9,	Speaking Test Sample, Part 1 7, 7.5	Band 6.5 Speaking Test Sample. Part 2	Band 6 Speaking Test Sample. Part 3	IELTS Speaking Descriptors	IELTS Speaking: How to perform at your best (IDP) Part 1, Part 2, Part 3	How to Prepare for IELTS Speaking Test (Wikihow)	Improve English & prepare for IELTS Speaking: Fluency & Coherence (British Council)
IELTS Speaking \| IELTS Prepare by IDP Series 1, Series 2, Series 3	Study English - Series 3, Episode 21: Talking About the Family	Study English - Series 3, Episode 23: Talking About Food	Study English - The Speaking Test - IELTS Preparation Series 3

IELTS Reading

IELTS Reading: General Information (IDP)	IELTS Reading: How to Manage Your Time (IDP)	Band Score and Descriptors (IDP)	12 Tips (British Council)	Boost Reading Score (IDP)	Practice Reading, IDP (Paper) General, Academic	Reading Practice Tests, British Council (Paper) General, Academic	Practice tests, CB (British Council) General, Academic
IELTS Reading Familiarisation Test, CB (IDP)	Practice Summary Completion, CB (IDP)	Practice Table Completion, CB (IDP)	Skimming and Scanning British Council, IDP	True, False, Not Given British Council 1 British Council 2 IDP	Yes, No, Not Given (IDP)

IELTS Writing: General Information

Writing Band Descriptors & General vs. Academic British Council, IDP	Pocket Guide to Writing by IDP General, Acadmic	IELTS Training: Writing (IELTS) General, Acadmic	Practice Questions (IDP) General, Acadmic	General practice test, Paper (British Council)	Practice tests, CB (IDP)	Q&A/FAQ	Academic Writing Sample Tasks with Examiner's comments British Council, IELTS
Unit of Work on Academic Writing University of Sydney Paragraph Structure, Cohesion in words, Cohesion through reference	Cohesion and Coherence in Academic Writing University of Melbourne, British Council, Academic English, ABC (UTS)

IELTS Writing: Task 1 General

Letter Writing Tips IDP, ABC: Study English	Types of Letters and Sample Letters	Informal vs. Formal explained British Council, Good Luck IELTS, E2 Language	Formal Letters IDP, E2Language	Informal Letters / Emails E2Language 1, E2Language 2, British Council	Semi Formal Letters (IELTS)	Letter Writing Worksheets from Cambridge 1, 2	Model Answers from Cambridge IELTS Book 12, Book 13, Book 14, Book 15, Book 16, Book 17
Complaint Letter ACCC, Fact Monster, British Council	A Thank-you Letter / Message British Council, IDP, Write Express, wikiHow	Leave Request 1, 2, 3	Apologies 1, 2, 3, 4	Job Application / Cover Letter and Email IDP, IELTS, British Council 1, British Council 2	New job start day letter	Useful Vocabulary 1, 2, 3, 4

IELTS Writing: Task 1 Academic

Writing Task 1 question types: A comprehensive guide (IDP)	An easy way to write about more than one graphic (IDP)	How to Analyse Graphs, Charts and Other Visuals (IDP)	Vocabulary for Reporting Trends and Statistics (IDP), OneStop English	Examples for Task 1 Abu Dhabi Men's College (ADMC), Writefix	Study English S2 Ep25: About academic writing (ABC, UTS)	Describing Maps and Diagrams IDP, IELTS Advantage, OneStop English 1, OneStop English 2, British Council, Vocaulary (IDP)
Describing Processes British Council, IDP, 2, 3, Study English (ABC) 1 Study English (ABC) 2	Describing Pie Charts Step-by-Step Guide for Beginners (IDP), IELTS Podcast, British Council (Upper-Intermediate, OneStop English, British Council 2, IELTS Buddy	Describing Line Graphs British Council (Intermediate), "OneStop English, Writing Support, Model Answer 9.0 (IDP), IDP	Describing Bar Charts British Council (Intermediate), British Council (Upper-Intermediate) , OneStop English, IELTS Advantage, IDP: CB	Writing about Tables IDP, British Council, OneStopEnglish,

IELTS Writing: Task 2, Essay

Types of Essays British Council, IDP	8 steps towards a band 8 (IDP)	How to understand IELTS question prompts (IDP)	Examples and Tips from HK Polytech	Sample Essays Band 8 1, 2	Sample Essays Band 9 IDP, 2
Agree and Disagree Essay IELTS, IDP 1, IDP 2, IDP 3	Problem and Solution Essay British Council, IDP, Writefix	Opinion Essay British Council, AcademicWriting, IDP 1 IDP 2,	Cause and Effect Essay (IDP)

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Last Updated June 2026