A review of IELTS Practice Test Plus in PDF format and the downloading link for the book, attached with free audio

IELTS Practice Test Plus is a great choice for intermediate-level students who want to review to increase their high band scores. In this article, Prep provided the overview content and a free download link for the nice set of books!

I. Introduction to IELTS Practice Test Plus

1. General information

The IELTS Practice Tests Plus series is published by Longman, one of the leading reference providers for the IELTS exam. With the first volume published in 2001 and the third in 2011, this series has long been a classic test preparation resource, recommended for candidates preparing to take the IELTS exam.

2. Targeted learners

The IELTS Practice Tests Plus series is a collection of practice tests, so it is only suitable for those who have a solid grasp of the test structure and methods to handle different types of questions. Therefore, it is best for those with band scores of 5.5 and above.

In addition, the difficulty level of the Plus series is slightly higher than other practice test books, so students should practice with books like Cambridge IELTS Practice Tests or IELTS Recent Actual Tests before attempting the hammer-like IELTS Practice Tests Plus.

Specifically, this book is suitable for those who are doing last-minute preparation for the IELTS exam (around 1-3 months before the test). For those aiming for a 9.0 on the Reading test, this should be your key - many expert tips and strategies are shared here. 

II. A review of the content of the IELTS Practice Test Plus series

1. Structure

Up to now, the Plus series has published 3 volumes, with each volume containing 5-7 practice tests. Unlike the Cambridge book or most other practice test books, the IELTS Practice Tests Plus series provides very detailed and clear explanations for the answers, not just providing the answers but also many tips on how to handle different types of questions useful for all 4 skills.

The structure of each IELTS Practice Test Plus book includes 3 parts as follows:

• Part 1: Introduction to the IELTS exam. This section provides students with the necessary skills for taking the IELTS exam and some practice exercises applying listening, reading, writing, and speaking skills in IELTS.
• Part 2: Practice tests are provided, specifically including 5-7 complete practice tests per book covering all 4 skills (in Academic format) and 1 reading test & 1 writing test (in General format).
• Part 3: Answers with detailed explanations, sample high-band writing answers, and audio transcripts for each test.

2. The pros & cons of the IELTS Practice Test Plus series

2.1. Pros

The IELTS Practice Tests Plus book series is designed very scientifically and presented with the following advantages:

• The answer key of this book is explained in more detail than all other books, so students can easily grasp the key knowledge points, and at the same time know the mistakes to correct.
• Before each test, the book provides learners with tips and strategies to help them perform better. These techniques can be seen as very useful when applied. In this advantage, the IELTS Practice Test Plus set is better than other test paper-providing materials.

Therefore, with a reasonable study plan combined with the topics and exercises in the book, readers will find their amount of knowledge increases significantly.

2.2. Cons

• The IELTS Practice Tests Plus book series is written entirely in English, so it can cause difficulties for beginners. Readers who want to use it effectively must be very persistent to achieve the desired results.
• The IELTS Practice Tests Plus set has been published for quite a long time, so it has not been able to update with innovations from 2020. Therefore, some question types in the Listening skill in these books are now outdated.
• This set is only useful for the Listening & Reading skills. For the Speaking and Writing skills, readers still need to use additional materials to get more detailed guidance.

III. How to use the IELTS Practice Test Plus series effectively

As PREP mentioned above, compared to other test preparation sets, this IELTS Practice Tests Plus set is quite difficult. Therefore, it should be used in the test preparation stage about 2-3 months before the exam date. Beginners should not use this set as they will easily get discouraged and give up halfway through.

• For those who are about to take the exam, try to complete one full test within 1-2 days. When doing the tests, try to allocate time for each section exactly like the real exam. Typically, if students can correctly answer over 30 questions in this set, they will find it very easy to get band > 8.0 (> 35 questions) in Reading on the actual exam.
• When practicing with this book set, please note to use the books in reverse order from Plus 3 to Plus 2 to Plus 1 according to increasing difficulty!
• Since the books' strengths lie in the two skills of Listening & Reading, students need to utilize additional materials for Writing and Speaking skills learning, such as the book "60 IELTS Sample Essays and Vocabulary by Topic - Speaking band 8.0" for more practice.
• In addition, students need to create a quiet and comfortable environment for themselves when doing the tests, to ensure that the test results are accurate and not affected by any subjective or objective factors.

IV. Downloading link for the IELTS Practice Test Plus series (PDF + Audio) for free

To help students conveniently self-study IELTS effectively at home, PREP has collected the full set of IELTS Practice Test Plus, including IELTS Practice Test Plus 1, IELTS Practice Test Plus 2, and IELTS Practice Test Plus 3 in nice PDF versions with complete Audio. Click on the link below to download:

Download the full series of IELTS Practice Test Plus Audio and PDF file

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