CONTENTS

Introduction to the IELTS Test Page 4

Introduction to The Complete Guide To IELTS Page 5

Listening Module Page

About the Listening Test 6

Listening Preview Test 8

Task type 1 Sentence Completion 12

National Geographic Video 1: Mega Green Museum 16

Task type 2 Note, Form, Table and Flow-chart Completion and Short Answer Questions 18
National Geographic Video 2: Songs Under a Big Sky 24

VOCABULARY 1 Times, dates and numbers; Phrasal and prepositional verbs; Compound nouns;
Wordbuilding; Research data; Common IELTS topic: The natural world 26

Task type 3 Map/Plan/Diagram Labelling 30

National Geographic Video 3: Eco-detectives 34

Task type 4 Multiple Choice 36

National Geographic Video 4: Picture Perfect 40

VOCABULARY 2 Dependent prepositions; Recognising and organising synonyms and antonyms; Formal
and informal synonyms; Guessing the meaning from context; Wordbuilding; Common IELTS topic: Academic life 42

Task type 5 Multiple Choice (with more than one answer) 46

National Geographic Video 5: Kiteboarding 50

Task type 6 Matching 52

National Geographic Video 6: Solar-powered Water Heater 56

VOCABULARY 3 Informal and academic language; Views and opinions; Synonyms: academic language; 58
Expressing responsibility: verb + preposition; Recognising and identifying paraphrases; Common IELTS
topic: Business

Listening Review Test 62

Academic Reading Module Page

About the Academic Reading Test 66

Academic Reading Preview Test 68

Task type 1 Identifying Information (True/False/Not Given) 76

Task type 2 Note, Table, Flow-chart Completion and Diagram Labelling 84

Task type 3 Short Answer Questions 92

VOCABULARY 4 Collocation; Common IELTS topic: History 98

Task type 4 Matching Headings 100

Task type 5 Matching Information 106

Task type 6 Matching Features 112

VOCABULARY 5 Prefixes and suffixes; Synonyms and paraphrases; Antonyms; Dependent

prepositions; Wordbuilding; Common IELTS topic: Industry and technology 118

Task type 7 Multiple Choice (with more than one answer) 122
Task type 8 Sentence Completion 128

Task type 9 Summary Completion (1) 134

VOCABULARY 6 Academic vocabulary; Affixes; Common IELTS topic: Human behaviour 140

Task type 10 Summary Completion (2) 142

Task type 11 Matching Sentence Endings 148

Task type 12 Multiple Choice 154

Task type 13 Identifying the Writer’s Views and Claims (Yes/No/Not Given) 162

VOCABULARY 7 Identifying the writer’s views and claims; Collocation: adjective + noun;
Commonly confused words; Synonyms; Antonyms; Common IELTS topic: Agriculture 170

Academic Reading Review Test 172

Academic Writing Module Page

About the Academic Writing Test 180

Academic Writing Preview Test 182

Task 1 Line Graphs 184

Task 1 Bar Charts 194

Task 1 Tables 202

Task 1 Pie Charts and Multiple Charts 208

Task 1 Diagrams 218

Task 1 Maps and Plans 226

Task 2 An Agree/Disagree Essay 234

Task 2 A Discussion/Opinion Essay 240

Task 2 A Problem/Solution Essay 248

Academic Writing Review Test 258

Speaking Module Page

About the Speaking Test 260

Speaking Preview Test 262

Part 1 Introduction and Interview 264

Part 2 Individual Long Turn 270

Part 3 Two-way Discussion 278

Speaking Review Test 284

Practice Test (Listening, Academic Reading, Academic Writing, Speaking) Page 286

Grammar Resource Bank Page 302

Writing and Speaking Band Descriptors Page 331

Sample Writing Answers Page 334

Speaking Test Video 1 Worksheet Page 343

Speaking Test Video 2 Worksheet Page 346

Speaking Test Video Scripts Page 349