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CAMRRIDGE UNIVERSITY PRESSCambridge,New York,Melbourne Madrid,Cape Town.Singapore,Sao PauloCambridge University PressThe Edinburgh Building,Cambridge CB2 2RU,UKwww.cambridge.orgInformation on this title:www.cambridge.org9780521677011Cambridge University Press 2006It is normally necessary for written permission for copying to be obtained inadvance from a publisher.The candidate answer sheets at the back of thisbook are designed to be copied and distributed in class.The normalrequirements are waived here and it is not nccessary to write toCambridge University Press for permission for an individual teacher to makecopies for use within his or her own classroom.Only thosc pages which carrythe wording UCLES 2006 Dosnai may be copicd.First published 2006Printed in the United Kingdom at the University Press.CambridgeA cutalogte record for this book is avnilable fromt the British LibraryISBN-13 978-0-521-67701-1 Students Book with answersISBN-10 0-521-67701-7 Students Book with answersISBN-13 978-0-521-67703-5 Cassette SetSBN-10 0-521-67703-3 Cassette SetISBN-13 978-0-521-67704-2 Audio CD SetISBN-10 0-521-67704-1 Audio CD SetISBN-13 978-0-521-67702-8 Self-study PackISBN-10 0-521-67702-5 Self-study PackIntroductionThe International English Language Testing System(IELTS)is widely recognised as areliable means of assessing the language ability of candidates who need to study or workwhere English is the language of communication.These Practice Tests are designed to givefuture IELTS candidates an idea of whether their English is at the required level.IELTS is owned by three partners:the University of Cambridge ESOL Examinations,theBritish Council and IDP:Education Australia(through its subsidiary company,IELTSAustralia Pty Limited).Further information on IELTS can be found in the IELTS Handbook and the IELTSInformation for candidates leaflet,available free of charge from IELTS centres.These canalso be downloaded from the IELTS website(www.ielts.org).WHAT IS THE TEST FORMAT?IELTS consists of six modules.All candidates take the same Listening and Speakingmodules.There is a choice of Reading and Writing modules according to whether acandidate is taking the Academic or General Training version of the test.AcademicGeneral TrainingFor candidates taking the test for entry toFor candidates taking the test for entry toundergraduate or postgraduate studies orvocational or training programmes not atfor professional reasons.degree level,for admission to secondaryschools and for immigration purposes.The test modules are taken in the following order:Listening4 sections,40 itemsapproximately 30 minutesAcademic ReadingGeneral Training Reading3 sections.40 itemsOR3 sections.40 items60 minutes60 minutesAcademic WritingGeneral Training Writing2 tusksOR2 tasks60 minutes60 minutesSpeaking1I to 14 minutesTotal Test Time2 hours 44 minutesIntroductionListeningThis module consists of four sections,each with ten questions.The first two sections areconcerned with social needs.The first section is a conversation between two speakers and thesecond section is a monologue.The final two sections arc concerned with situations relatedto educational or training contexts.The third section is a conversation between up to fourpeople and the fourth section a monologue.A variety of question types is used,including:multiple choice,short-answer questions,sentence completion,notes/form/table/summary/flow-chart completion,labelling adiagram/plan/map,classification,matching.Candidates hear the recording once only and answer the questions as they listen.Tenminutes are allowed at the end for candidates to transfer their answers to the answer sheet.Academic ReadingThis module consists of three sections with 40 questions.There are three reading passages,which are taken from magatines.journals,books and newspapers.The passages are on topicsof general interest.At least one passage contains detailed logical argument.A variety of question types is used,including:multiple choice,short-answer questions,sentence completion,notes/summary/flow-chart/table completion.labelling a diagram,classification,matching,choosing suitable paragraph headings from a list,identification ofwriters vicws/claims.yes,no,not given-or identification of information in the passage-true,false,not given.General Training ReadingThis module consists of three sections with 40 questions.The texts are taken from notices,advertisements.leaflets,newspapers,instruction manuals,books and magazines.The firstsection contains texts relevant to basic linguistic survival in English,with tasks mainlyconcerned with providing factual information.The second section focuses on the trainingcontext and involves texts of more complex language.The third section involves readingmore extended texts,with a more complex structure,but with the emphasis on descriptiveand instructive rather than argumentative texts.A variety of question types is used.including:multiple choice,short-answer qucstions,sentence completion,notes/summary/flow-chart/table completion,labelling a diagram.classification.matching,choosing suitable paragraph headings from a list,identification ofwriters views/claims yes.no.not giren-identification of information in the text-true,false,not given.Academic WritingThis module consists of two tasks.It is suggested that candidates spend about 20 minutes onTask 1,which requires them to write at least 150 words,and 40 minutes on Task 2,whichrequires them to write at least 250)words.The assessment of Task 2 carrics more weight inmarking than Task 1.Task I requires candidates to look at a diagram or some data(graph.table or chart)andto present the information in their own words.They are assessed on their ability to organise,present and possibly compare data,describe the stages of a process,describe an object orevent,or explain how something works.5