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Find out about how to prepare your students for success in IELTS

Six easy ways to upgrade your IELTS training skills

Do a course 

Register for the British Council IELTS Train the Trainer course – a three day course which will help you prepare your candidates for success in IELTS.

Access the web 

You can access a range of IELTS training materials and information on these websites:

Cambridge Teaching Resources website. An essential site for all IELTS trainers.  Here you can read articles on methodology; find out more about the test content and download free training materials on each part of the test.
Official IELTS website with a large range of different information including sample papers and tips and hints for preparation.
Learn English Professionals is a British Council website which has a growing range of interactive activities.
Onestop English IELTS Page lots of very useful materials to use with students. New materials each month.

There are many other websites which house useful IELTS practice materials. Here’s a selection:

Holmesglen IELTS Preparation. Good practice material for all four modules of the IELTS test.
Independent Learning Centre IELTS Test Preparation. Practice exercises for the Reading and Listening Modules and some excellent material on how to write about graphs for Writing Task 1 in the Academic Writing Module.
IELTS Test Practice. Exam tips and free exercises for you to download.
Exam English - IELTS Reading Practice. Practice for the Reading and Listening Module.
Longman IELTS Practice. Longman's site so some useful practice material from their own books.

The British Council is not responsible for the content of any external website.

Email our IELTS Doctor 

If you have a question about the IELTS exam, or need advice about how to prepare your candidates, ask the IELTS Doctor. She will answer a new question every week.
Read this week's question and answers.

Understand IELTS scores 

It is essential that you understand the IELTS band scores and assessment criteria. This will help you give your candidates accurate feedback about their strengths and weaknesses. Find out everything you need to know about this process.

Get certified by Cambridge 

Get certified as an English teacher by taking one of Cambridge University’s internationally recognised English Language Teaching Qualifications:

The Teaching Knowledge Test (TKT) tests teachers’ knowledge of teaching English to speakers of other languages. It aims to increase teachers' confidence and enhance job prospects by focusing on the core teaching knowledge needed by teachers of English anywhere in the world.

The Cambridge Certificate of English Language Teaching to Speakers of Other Languages (CELTA) is an intensive four week course for teachers who want to develop their ability to teach English to adults. It’s the perfect combination of theory and practice. The British Council and many other international English language schools require their teachers to have the CELTA (or equivalent) so it can be the passport to a teaching job anywhere in the world.

Download our guide to English Language Teaching Qualifications.

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Other ways we can help you and your students

Why don’t you send your students to our free IELTS Orientation sessions, or enquire about the possibility of the British Council delivering a session to your students? Contact us for more information

North India:         Harkishan Singh
South India: Angelina Theodore
East India: Dipak Ojha
West India: Anun Jayachandran              

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