Includes half band score reporting for Writing and Speaking sample answers Updated September 2007Contents Official IELTS Practice Materials (formerly IELTS Specimen Materials 2003) ii Introduction Format of the IELTS Test How to take the Practice Test iv Re-using the Practice Materials 1 Practice Materials 1 Ustening 10 Academie Roading 22 Academic Wing Genera Training Reading 44 Genera Training Writing 50 Speaking 52 How to mark the Listening and Reading Practice Tests 52 Interpreting your Scores 53. Listening and Reading Practice Test Answer Keys 52 Listening 55 Listing Tapeserint 58 Academic Racing 60 Genera taining Reading 62 How Writing is assessed: ‘Sample Candidate Writing Scripts and Examiner Comments 63 Academic Writing 10 Genera! raining Writing ‘Sample Candidate Speaking Tests and Examiner Comments 78 Answer Sheets 78 Completing the Anewor Shoots 79° Listening 80 Acadomic and General Tiaring Reading 81 Academic and General Taning Witing ‘Theieis also @ CD containing the Listening test and three candidate Specking tests ‘cla ELTS Practice Materais | 4 —————————————— ltIntroduction “These Practice Matetais should be read in conjunction wath IELTS Information for candidates. ‘The main purpose of the Practice Matera isto give IELTS Candia an tea of what the testis ke. Tey also give candidates the onportunity to test themselves to sae whethor their English is atthe level required {nthe past some people who took the test not reach the standerd of English needed to be accopted at tho institution of thelr choice, They spent time and money taking a test which ‘Wat fart ficult for ther. We nopa that using the Practos [Materials wil top this happening, People who intend to take the test can complete the question papers in this booklet, merk ther thomealvas and s90 whether their scores ma ond enough for them to ettompt the tet ital. high score on these practice papers, however, does not guarantee thatthe same standard val be reached in the real test ‘These Proctice Mat ‘Cambridge ESOL and 1DP: IELTS Au Is are approved by Britich Couneil, ala, ii | Official IELTS Practice Motorial Format of the IELTS Test An IELTS test is made up of four subtests, Al eanddtos take the same Listening and Speaking tests. There is a hoice of Resding and iting tests depending on whether you are 9 ACADEMIC o; GENERAL TRAINING candidat, ‘The tests ave normaly taken inthe order Listening, Reading, \Wwiting, Speaking, and are timed as follows: Listening appteximately 30 minutes Reading 60 minutes vwiiting 60 minutes Speaking 11-14 minutes Infomation on the test format ean ba found in FELTS Information for candidates, Ths is availabe from test contr or can bo ‘downloaded from the IELTS website wwwielts.org ‘Tho wobsite also contains further information onthe test ‘content, test administration and rarking procedures, ‘This Practice Materials booklet contains complete samples ofthe Listening, Reading, Witing and Speaking tests.