Paul E

Dear all Does anybody exam IELTS? Can you tell me how much you get paid? I would really like to compare. Thanks a lot

Active IELTS has new tips for the exam - you can see them at IELTS tips

The Economist's Daily Chart is a good source of statistics and examples of how to write about this kind of information.

Try one of the Australian newspaper sites - recommendations are at Active IELTS Cheers Paul

It’s not easy to get listening practice but Wikipedia has an archive of spoken articles – useful for this and pronunciation practice. See it at Wikipedia:Spoken articles - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. There are lots more good links at Active IELTS. Cheers to all Paul

We've added new tips for the exam on the Active IELTS tips page - why not take a look?

Active IELTS has lots of free speaking topics - take a look at Active IELTS help free speaking worksheets I hope they're useful.

Holmesglen - International Services & Programs has some good practice materials and advice for the IELTS exam. There are new links for more practice of all four papers at Active IELTS help useful links Hope they help!

The BBC’s Skillswise site focuses on a lot of the reading skills you need for the IELTS exam, including skimming and scanning. Have a look: BBC - Skillswise - Words - Listening

Dear all There are new links for IELTS practice on the Active IELTS links page Hope they are of use. Paul

The Guardian newspaper's Special Report page is a good resource to help you prepare for some of the topics in the IELTS writing Task 2 - it's at: http://www.guardian.co.uk/specialreports/index/0,,181169,00.html

Haud You can try http://www.idebate.org/debatabase/topic_index.php for ideas on issues for part 3. It's easy to use and will get you thinking. If you really dry up then try explaining to the examiner that you have no clear ideas on a question. If you do this clearly, then the examiner will accept it and move on to another question. Remember their job is to helpp you do your best. As an examiner myself, I prefer people to say when they have no ideas than to produce a poor answer. Hope this helps

Dear Rim Can you please stop criticising my suggestions? Like all free advice, you can take it or leave it, and this kind of content will be useful for someone somewhere. I'm not selling anything, just trying to help. Thanks

True that that website recommendation is for longer term study but a word of warning - there is no short term way to prepare for IELTS if you don't have the level of English. I teach a variety of formats for IELTS, including 1 day and 1 month courses, and candidates without the English necessary never do well. Studying from lots of practice books will not do it. So plan ahead, give yourself lots of time, and build your English up first.

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