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Vocabulary for IELTS: Top Tips to Boost Your Score

10 September 2024 - 16:16
Boost your IELTS score by improving your vocabulary. Learn essential tips and strategies to expand your word knowledge for success in all four test sections. Start preparing today!

IELTS for UKVI Life Skills practice tests

British Council offers expert advice on how to prepare for the IELTS for UKVI Life Skills test.

IELTS Online instruction videos

We’ve created a few videos to ensure you have a smooth test day journey. IELTS Online tutorial: This shows how to answer the different question types during your test and how to use some key features of the Inspera Integrity Browser.IELTS Online - How to set up your space: This video expla

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Preparing for IELTS

Prepare with our free study materials. From practice tests to webinars and apps, this is where you'll find everything you need to prepare for your IELTS test day.

IELTS on computer - Listening section

Prepare for the Listening section of your IELTS test.

IELTS on computer - Writing section

Learn more about the Writing part of your IELTS test.

General Training Reading - section 3 practice

This is the third section of the IELTS General Training Reading test. It contains one piece of writing.

How IELTS is assessed

The assessment criteria documents will help you and your learners understand the IELTS band scores, and give clear indications on English proficiency.
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