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IELTS TEST PREPARATION
SMU IELTS Test Center
4 Hour Test Preparation Session
Time: 1:00 – 5:00 p.m. or Scheduled by the IELTS Test Administrator based upon room availability.
When: Friday prior to Saturday test dates ( A MINIMUM OF 3 PARTICIPANTS PER CLASS OR CLASS WILL NOT BE OFFERED)
Content:
- Introduction to the test and its parts
- A brief overview of the four sections
- Basic Practice in each of the four sections
- Questions Related to the Exam
- Strategies for Improving Performance on the Exams
- Includes "ACTION PLAN FOR IELTS" Preparation Booklet
Cost: $175 USD
Please include your test prep payment + test fee with your application form to take the test and note IELTS Preparation Session at the top of your application.
Free Online Resources
Click on: http://www.cambridgeesol.org/teach/ielts/
Official IELTS Practice Materials
Official IELTS Specimen Materials with CD and Sample Answers
This is available directly from the SMU Test Center for It can be ordered at the same time you register for the test or you can order it using the Specimen Materials Form.
Cost: $30 USD
NEW "IELTS Scores Explained" DVD
This DVD is intended for anyone who wants to understand what IELTS band scores mean and helps prepare you to take the test successfully.
You can use this DVD to:
See examples of IELTS test tasks
- Evaluate examples of test-takers’ writing and speaking performance
- Find out what level of writing and speaking performance to expect from someone with a particular band score
- Find out how many questions someone with a particular band score is likely to get right in the Listening and Reading modules
- Conduct standards setting studies to fix minimum score requirements that meet the needs of your institution
Order it using the Test Prep DVD Form.
Cost: $50 USD
Global English Training
Dallas, Texas
Visit their website: http://www.globalenglishnow.com/ielts-training.htm
On-Line help with ACADEMIC IELTS
(iPASS)
Free practice material for Academic IELTS including writing modules, practice tests and podcast interviews, plus a new essay assessment service and additional training modules for the Speaking Test.
Click On: http://www.ipass.uk.net
Other IELTS Publications
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Cambridge University Press
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Oxford University Press
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Macmillan
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Marshall Cavendish Education
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Barron's Educational Series, Inc.
