Anyone who has participated in international examinations knows that the series of questions published by proposition institutions are compulsory courses for exam candidates. "Cambridge IELTS 123" is the most authoritative IELTS simulation test set compiled by Cambridge University Examinations Committee and published by Cambridge University Press, which played a leading and instructing role in the whole IELTS test from 1996 to 2004. Therefore, the book "Cambridge IELTS 123" is definitely a must-read for candidates.

Test preparation textbooks can be divided into two categories: foreign textbooks and domestic textbooks. Passport to IELTS and IELTS Insight published by Cambridge University abroad, and the works of many IELTS teaching researchers in China are also beneficial to candidates. For example, Wu Jianye's two writing books (blue book and green book) are regarded as required reading manuals by many candidates; Liu Yongcan and Zhu's "The Top of the Oral English Rankings" provides a lot of opening materials; There is also the new series Focus on IELTS published by FLTRP in 2004.

Focus on IELTS is an excellent IELTS textbook, which was used abroad many years ago. In 2004, FLTRP published a complete series of five books called Focus on IELTS, which basically included the background knowledge and common vocabulary of IELTS test, and was suitable for the training and improvement of various abilities. Among them, A Book for Situational Skills Training Students and Focus on IELTS Simulated Questions set best reflected the characteristics of IELTS test.

Generally speaking, the following books are also very important.

IELTS reading (written by IELTS examiner, very good; )、

IELTS High Score Composition was written by Hu Min, IELTS Listening.

Analysis of IELTS Test Questions in Cambridge (Latest Edition)

Cambridge IELTS Test 1 Analysis of All Real Questions

An analysis of the complete true questions of Cambridge IELTS 2

These are also equipped with tapes.

How to Prepare for IELTS+Cambridge 3, written by the British Council, one of the IELTS test institutions, is written by Ray De Witt, a senior examiner and IELTS training expert. Train the language skills and test-taking skills needed for IELTS test. This book is suitable for both self-study and classroom teaching. It is a classic textbook for IELTS candidates.

There are also some compositions on the Internet that are well written, with accurate words and comprehensive views, but the IELTS test should examine the overall language ability and fluency. If you blindly recite some articles and go to the examination room, most of them will "die heroically"!

The above are the materials that need to be prepared for IELTS preparation, but for IELTS candidates who are pressed for time, don't buy books blindly. I suggest you choose according to your own situation and preparation time.