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The Story of Salt
Practise IELTS Reading with The Story of Salt: 13 questions on note completion and True/False/Not Given, with answers and explanations. Allow about 20 minutes. No sign-in needed.
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42 resourcesPrepex grammar material - Complex Sentences
Learn how simple, compound and complex sentences connect ideas in IELTS Writing and Speaking. This grammar PDF explains conjunctions, relative clauses and punctuation, with sentence-joining and error-correction exercises.
Prepex Community Grammar - Articles
Practise choosing a, an, the or no article in IELTS Writing. This grammar PDF covers countable and uncountable nouns, general and specific meanings, worked corrections, gap-fills and a paragraph-completion exercise.
IELTS vocabulary special edition part 15 - Language and Communication
Explore 23 IELTS vocabulary terms for bilingualism, fluency and language variation. Study collocations and word families, then practise discussing English as a shared language, endangered languages and communication beyond words.
IELTS vocabulary special edition part 14 - Sport and Leisure
Build IELTS vocabulary for competition, spectators and amateur sport. Use 23 word entries, collocations and exercises to discuss teamwork, sponsorship, athlete pay and ways to encourage young people to participate in sport.
IELTS vocabulary special edition part 13 - Science
Learn IELTS science vocabulary for hypotheses, empirical evidence and peer review. This 23-word PDF pairs examples and collocations with practice on research funding, genetic engineering, scientific scepticism and ethical questions.
IELTS vocabulary special edition part 12 - Money and Consumerism
Discuss spending, saving and materialism with 23 IELTS money and consumerism terms. Study examples and collocations, then practise explaining disposable income, status symbols and shopping habits in reading, Speaking and short Writing activities.
IELTS vocabulary special edition part 11 - Family and Society
Practise IELTS vocabulary for households, upbringing and social change. Explore 23 terms with collocations and word families, then discuss extended families, urbanisation, inequality and changing family structures through reading and short response tasks.
IELTS vocabulary special edition part 10 - Health
Build IELTS vocabulary for wellbeing, nutrition and preventive healthcare. This 23-word pack includes examples, word families and practice activities, with Reading, Speaking and short Writing tasks about lifestyle, illness prevention and mental health.
IELTS vocabulary special edition part 9 - Art
Describe artworks, exhibitions and creativity with this IELTS art vocabulary PDF. Study 23 terms with examples and collocations, then practise discussing museums, government arts funding and whether creativity can be taught.
IELTS vocabulary special edition part 8 - Travel
Learn IELTS travel vocabulary for destinations, itineraries, ecotourism and overtourism. The 23-word pack moves from examples and collocations to a tourism reading text and practice explaining the benefits and problems visitors bring.
IELTS vocabulary special edition part 7 - Media
Practise IELTS media vocabulary, including journalism, bias and censorship. Work through 23 entries and exercises, then discuss social media, reliable news, advertising and the influence of online creators in short Speaking and Writing tasks.