Product Description The Official Cambridge Guide to IELTS is THE definitive guide to IELTS. It contains all you need to succeed in the exam. Skill-building exercises cover all of the question types in the exam for both the General Training and Academic Modules. Our research into real IELTS candidates' exam answers - and the mistakes they make, helps you avoid the same ones! Eight official practice tests and a focus on test-taking strategy help you maximise your score. Videos of the Speaking test, and all the listening material, including the tests, can be found on the DVD-ROM or downloaded via an accompanying App from iTunes or Google Play. IELTS is jointly managed by the British Council, IDP: IELTS Australia and Cambridge English Language Assessment. Book Description Perfect for students at band 4.0 and above, this study guide has EVERYTHING you need to prepare for IELTS Academic or General Training. Book Description Understand the test and improve your score with advice, tips and clear explanations. Exercises cover every question type, so you choose what to practise. Develop test-taking strategies with EIGHT official practice tests - the first one with step-by-step guidance. Audio for the listening exercises and practice tests, videos of the Speaking test are on the DVD-ROM. Alternatively download them all with The Official Cambridge Guide to IELTS App. From the Back Cover Cambridge University Press, in collaboration with Cambridge English Language Assessment - the writters of IELTS test - bring you the ultimate IELTS study guide. The Official Cambridge Guide to IELTS has everything you need to prepare for IELTS Academic or General Training. Understand the test and improve your score with advice, tips and clear explanations. Exercises cover every question type, so you choose what to practise. Develop test-taking strategies with EIGHT official practice tests – the first one with step-by-step guidance. Audio for the listening exercises and practice tests, videos of the Speaking test are on the DVD-ROM. This material provides a head start in a part of the exam which is tricky to prepare. Alternatively download them all with The Official Cambridge Guide to IELTS App. About the Author Pauline Cullen I have produced an IELTS vocabulary teaching app for candidates stuck at IELTS Band 6 or 6.5 aiming for Band 7. I have a Facebook page called IELTS Weekly, where you can contact me and find tips and practice materials for the IELTS test, and I also have a Flipboard magazine called IELTS Weekly with over 400 articles all linked to IELTS and all freely available. I also publish videos on youtube and on my Facebook page. "At school, I studied 4 languages and also studied languages at University before becoming a language teacher. I moved over to test writing in 1995 and have now written 5 IELTS preparation books with CUP. But at heart I'm still a language teacher and language student, and I hope this shows in my books and apps. I am producing a higher level version of the app aimed at IELTS Band 8 and also working on ebooks and a further IELTS apps. Vanessa Jakeman Vanessa has been an EFL Teacher for 7 years. She lived in Hong Kong for 10 years teaching EFL, working for the Hong Kong Examinations Authority as a Subject Officer. She has also worked for UCLES, (4 years on IELTS and as Group Manager for the ‘special exams’). She has worked freelance for Cambridge ESOL since 1994 (IELTS, main suite and business exams) and now works predominantly on IELTS and is the co-author of IELTS 1 and 2 practice tests (CUP).