{"product_id":"ielts-guide-896f0ae5","title":"The Complete IELTS Academic Guide: four modules with original audio","description":"\u003cstyle\u003e\n.nby-us{--ink:#0f172a;--body:#334155;--muted:#64748b;--line:#e2e8f0;--line-soft:#eef2f6;--head-bg:#f8fafc;--zebra:#fafbfc;--accent:#5f2eea;\nfont-family:ui-sans-serif,-apple-system,BlinkMacSystemFont,\"Segoe UI\",Roboto,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;max-width:860px;margin-inline:auto;color:var(--body);line-height:1.7;font-size:16px;-webkit-font-smoothing:antialiased;}\n.nby-us p{margin:0 0 14px;}\n.nby-us strong,.nby-us b{color:var(--ink);font-weight:600;}\n.nby-us em,.nby-us i{color:var(--muted);}\n.nby-us .hero{font-size:1.95rem;font-weight:800;letter-spacing:-0.02em;line-height:1.2;color:var(--ink);margin:0 0 8px;text-wrap:balance;}\n.nby-us .sub{color:var(--muted);font-size:1.02rem;margin:0;}\n.nby-us .h{font-size:1.32rem;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:-0.01em;line-height:1.3;color:var(--ink);margin:0 0 16px;text-wrap:balance;}\n.nby-us .h::after{content:\"\";display:block;width:40px;height:3px;border-radius:3px;background:var(--accent);margin-top:10px;}\n.nby-us .d{border:0;height:1px;margin:26px 0;background:linear-gradient(90deg,transparent,var(--line) 15%,var(--line) 85%,transparent);}\n.nby-us ul{margin:0 0 14px;padding:0;list-style:none;}\n.nby-us ul li{position:relative;padding-left:26px;margin:0 0 10px;}\n.nby-us ul li::before{content:\"\";position:absolute;left:6px;top:11px;width:6px;height:6px;border-radius:50%;background:var(--accent);opacity:.55;}\n.nby-us .tw{margin:0 0 16px;border:1px solid var(--line);border-radius:14px;overflow-x:auto;}\n.nby-us table{width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;font-size:0.94rem;}\n.nby-us thead th{text-align:left;font-size:0.7rem;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:0.07em;color:var(--muted);font-weight:600;background:var(--head-bg);padding:12px 16px;border-bottom:1px solid var(--line);white-space:nowrap;}\n.nby-us tbody td{padding:12px 16px;border-bottom:1px solid var(--line-soft);vertical-align:top;color:var(--body);}\n.nby-us tbody tr:last-child td{border-bottom:0;}\n.nby-us tbody tr:nth-child(even){background:var(--zebra);}\n.nby-us tbody td strong{color:var(--ink);}\n.nby-us .num td:first-child{color:var(--muted);font-variant-numeric:tabular-nums;width:1%;white-space:nowrap;text-align:right;padding-right:8px;}\n.nby-us .pill{display:inline-block;padding:3px 12px;border-radius:999px;font-size:0.82rem;font-weight:600;line-height:1.4;}\n.nby-us .pill-green{background:#dcfce7;color:#15803d;}\n.nby-us .pill-red{background:#fee2e2;color:#b91c1c;}\n.nby-us .lead{font-size:1.05rem;color:var(--ink);font-weight:500;}\n@media(max-width:600px){.nby-us .hero{font-size:1.55rem;}.nby-us .h{font-size:1.18rem;}.nby-us .d{margin:20px 0;}.nby-us{line-height:1.6;}}\n\u003c\/style\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"nby-us\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"hero\"\u003eThe IELTS Academic set, with the audio\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"sub\"\u003eAll four modules: Listening, Academic Reading, Academic Writing and Speaking. Written from the official IELTS partner documents, with original recordings.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr class=\"d\"\u003e\n\n\u003cp class=\"h\"\u003eThe band conversion chart nobody official has published\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSearch for an IELTS band chart and the same table comes back everywhere, printed with total confidence. Here is that table against what IELTS actually publishes.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"tw\"\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003cthead\u003e\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eThe number you have been told\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eWhat IELTS publishes\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\u003c\/thead\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e16 out of 40 is Band 5\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eAn approximate reference point\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e23 out of 40 is Band 6\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eAn approximate reference point\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e30 out of 40 is Band 7\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eAn approximate reference point\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eOne conversion table fits every paper\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eThe mark needed varies by test version\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIELTS sets the boundary so a band means the same thing whichever version you sat, which is why a slightly easier paper needs a slightly higher raw score. Anyone selling you a guaranteed conversion is selling you a number they invented.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr class=\"d\"\u003e\n\n\u003cp class=\"h\"\u003eListening you can actually sit\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMost IELTS material sells you a transcript and expects you to imagine the rest. This set includes \u003cstrong\u003e31 minutes of original recordings\u003c\/strong\u003e, eight of them, across British, Australian and North American voices. IELTS names a fourth accent, New Zealand, and there is no New Zealand voice here, so the books say so and tell you where to get it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePlay once. That is the rule the real test runs on, and it is the rule these are built for.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr class=\"d\"\u003e\n\n\u003cp class=\"h\"\u003eWhat is in the set\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"tw\"\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003cthead\u003e\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eModule\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eWhat you get\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\u003c\/thead\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eListening\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eDrills with the answer and the reasoning under each question, then a separate 40 question paper to sit cold. Eight recordings.\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eAcademic Reading\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eThree original passages with worked drills, then a separate 40 question paper on the real 60 minute clock.\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eAcademic Writing\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBoth tasks, the four assessment criteria in the assessors' own words, twelve original tasks and models annotated against the criteria.\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eSpeaking\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eAll three parts, 72 original prompts, and models annotated criterion by criterion.\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003chr class=\"d\"\u003e\n\n\u003cp class=\"h\"\u003eEvery wrong option is explained\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNot just the correct letter. Each wrong choice is the answer a specific named mistake produces, and the explanation names it, so you get a behaviour to stop rather than a mark to regret.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"Chooses the obsolete Tuesday date because the correction arrives after a pause\" tells you something. \"Incorrect\" does not.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr class=\"d\"\u003e\n\n\u003cp class=\"h\"\u003eWhere nothing has been published, the books say so\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThere is no official raw to band table, no published count of how many questions each task family carries, no official per passage timing in Reading. Each book has a chapter naming exactly what is unpublished, marking our own working rules as ours, and pointing you at your test centre for anything only they can answer.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr class=\"d\"\u003e\n\n\u003cp class=\"h\"\u003eWho this is for\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAnyone sitting IELTS Academic for a university application\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAnyone who has read the official material and wants volume that is worked rather than just answered\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAnyone whose Listening practice so far has been replaying a recording until they catch everything, which is not the test\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGeneral Training candidates: Listening and Speaking are identical, and the Writing chapters on criteria and Task 2 apply unchanged. The Reading book is Academic only.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr class=\"d\"\u003e\n\n\u003cp class=\"h\"\u003eWhat lands in your inbox\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSix PDFs and eight recordings. The Listening books also come as a self contained page that plays the audio in any browser, offline, with nothing else to download. Instant delivery.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Nbyula","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53414326796577,"sku":"service:ielts-guide","price":999.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0964\/6243\/8689\/files\/ielts-01-reading-tfng_4f8a5284-57ca-4bd4-aafa-beb1625502a1.png?v=1788103028","url":"https:\/\/shop.nbyula.com\/products\/ielts-guide-896f0ae5","provider":"Nbyula","version":"1.0","type":"link"}