When you are doing the tasks in this book, look at the instructions carefully to make sure you understand what to do, then read through the text / questions first before attempting the exercises. This is a useful 'skimming' technique that you should also use when you are doing the TOEIC® itself. | IELTS International English Language Testing System English for international opportunity Handbook January 2002 wp University 0 Cambridge Local Examinations Syndicate Subject Manager IELTS University of Cambridge Local Examinations Syndicate The British Council Bridgewater House 58 Whitworth Street The Manager IELTS Australia IDP Education Australia GPO Box 2006 Manager North America Cambridge Examinations and IELTS International 1 Hills Road Manchester Canberra 100 East Corson Street 00 00 rpi o o o o 1 British .slĩlẫỉ Council Ilin Education H Australia Cambridge CB1 2EU United Kingdom Tel 44 1223 553355 Fax 44 1223 460278 E-mail ielts@ M1 6BB United Kingdom Tel 44 161 957 7755 Fax 44 161 957 7762 E-mail ACT 2601 Australia Tel 61 2 6285 8222 Fax 61 2 6285 3233 E-mail ielts@ Suite 200 Pasadena CA 91103 USA Tel 1 626 564 2954 Fax 1 626 564 2981 E-mail bmeiron@ IELTS Australia 4 Test Centres Academic and General Training candidates At the time of going to print IELTS can be taken at 251 approved test centres in over 105 different countries. The test is administered centrally by UCLES but the test centres supervise the local administration of the test and ensure the provision of qualified and trained examiners. The shaded areas on the map below indicate countries where IELTS test centres are located. For a full address list of centres please refer to pages 27 to 36. Shaded areas indicate countries with IELTS test centres. Candidates must select either the Academic or General Training Reading and Writing Modules depending on the stated requirement of their sponsor or receiving institution. The Academic Reading and Writing Modules assess whether a candidate is ready to study or train in the medium of English at an undergraduate or postgraduate level. Admission to undergraduate and postgraduate courses should be based on the results of Academic Modules. The General Training Reading and Writing Modules
