The Official Cambridge Guide to IELTS - Student's Book with answers with DVD-ROM

Sep 30, 2026

Definitive IELTS exam guide covering Academic and General Training with a four-skills focus: Listening, Reading, Writing, and Speaking. Provides structured skill development, clear revision pathways, and exam techniques designed to improve test performance. Includes eight full Academic practice tests plus additional General Training sections, over 100 must-have exam and study tips, and Speaking test video materials via DVD-ROM. IELTS is explained through its accepted purposes, two module versions, and the 9-band scale for accurate English level targeting.

LanguageEnglish

CategoryExam

FormatPDF

Pages398

Reading Time16 h 43 min

AccessFree to download

Introduction and Summary

Listening skills

Getting ready to listen

Following a conversation

Listening for actions and processes

Reading skills

Reading strategies

Using the features of a Reading passage

Multiple-choice questions

Writing

Speaking

Getting ready to speak

Academic Writing Task 1

Academic Writing Task 2

Cambridge English DFF· The Official Cambridge Guide to FOR ACADEMIC &GENERAL TRAINING ◎with DVD-ROM Pauline Cullen Amanda French Vanessa Jakeman The Official CambridgeGuide to IELTS The definitive guide to IELTS Student's Book with answers with DVD-ROM 978-1-107-62069-8 What is it? Who is it for? ◎Comprehensive IELTS exam guide◎Easy access from Band 4.0Divided by skills Test takers ·Self-study guide ·Revision companion Teachers Develops language level andexam techniques◎General Training and Academic Modules ·All-in-one reference ·Class revision guide | What's inside?
IELTS Introduction and Summary
8 Practice Tests:First Test Fully Guided
◎Use the book section by section,or choose the parts you need,when you need them | | --- | | | Writing:8 Units
General Training
and Academic | Speaking:4 Units
17 Speaking Test Videos | | --- | --- | --- | | 自 | Reading:8 Units
General Training
and Academic | | --- | --- | | Listening:8 Units | | --- | Why buy it? ◎400-page total solutionfor IELTS ◎Exercises to develop skills◎More than 100 'must have'Exam and Study Tips◎Strategies to improvetest performance Videos of the Speaking test(DVD-ROM) ◎8 full Academic practice testswith 2 additional GeneralTraining sections What is IELTS? IELTS:International English LanguageTesting System Accepted by 8000 organisations worldwide◎For higher education and global migration◎2 million tests taken per year◎ Two versions:General Trainingand Academic Tests the four skills(reading,writing,speaking and listening)Reflects real life use of English ◎Unique 9-Band scale accurately pinpointsEnglish level IELTS is jointly managed by the BritishCouncil,IDP:IELTS Australia and CambridgeEnglish Language Assessmentwww.ielts.org | The Cambridge English Corpus is a multi-billion word collection of written
and spoken English.It includes the Cambridge Learner Corpus,a unique
bank of exam candidate papers.
Our authors study the Corpus to identify typical mistakes made by exam candidates.This
means that Cambridge materials help students to avoid common errors and improve their
performance.www.cambridge.org/corpus | | --- | Introduction IELTS Summaryp7IELTS Listening skillsp131 Getting ready to listenp151 Understanding the contextp152 Using the correct spellingpl63 Writing numbersp172 Following a conversation p181 Identifying the speakersp182 Identifying functionp193 Understanding categoriesp213 Recognising paraphrasep221 Identifying distractorsp222 Recognising paraphraseP233 Selecting from a listp24p251 Describing a placep252 Following directionsp273 Labelling a mapp285 Listening for actions and processes 4 Places and directions p291 Understanding mechanical partsP292 Describing an action or processp313 Describing a processp32p331 Identifying attitudes and opinionsp332 Persuading and suggestingp343 Reaching a decisionp357 Following a lecture or talkp361 Identifying main ideasp362 Understanding how ideas are connectedp383 Understanding an explanationp38p391 Signposting wordsp392 Comparing and contrasting ideasp403 Using notes to follow a talkp41 6 Attitude and opinion 8 Contrasting ideas IELTS Reading skills p421 Reading strategiesp441 Using the features of a Readingpassagep442 Skimming a passage and speed readingp463 Global understandingp472 Descriptive passagesp481 Scanning for detailp482 Using words from the passagep493 Notes/flow-chart/diagram completionp503 Understanding the main ideas p551 Identifying the main ideap552 Understanding the main pointsp573 Identifying information in a passagep584 Locating and matching informationp591 Identifying types of informationp592 Locating and matching informationp603 How ideas are connectedp635 Discursive passages p641 Discursive passagesp642 Identifying theories and opinionsp663 Matching featuresp676 Multiple-choice questionsP701 Understanding longer pieces of textp702

FAQs

What modules does the guide support for IELTS?

It covers both General Training and Academic modules, with guidance organized by skills and test tasks.

What practice materials are included?

The book includes eight full Academic practice tests, plus two additional General Training sections, along with revision support.

Does it include any video resources?

Yes. It provides videos of the Speaking test through a DVD-ROM, with 17 Speaking test videos indicated.

Sep 30, 2026

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