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Cambridge IELTS 22 and 21: start with the confirmed information

An IELTS practice book is most useful when it helps you make better decisions: which detail to listen for, what a Reading statement actually claims, which chart features deserve an overview, and how to develop a Speaking answer without memorising it.

This guide brings those decisions together with Cambridge IELTS 21 topic maps, practical lessons, original examples and two free PDF study resources.

The Book 21 material distinguishes Academic from General Training. Choose the module you need before using a Reading or Writing topic map. Listening and Speaking preparation share the same test format across these two modules.

Start with the downloads, find the relevant Book 21 test, and use the strategies to review your first attempt. If language gaps keep interrupting your answers, study the matching English for IELTS lessons alongside your practice.

Download two free IELTS Worldly PDF guides

Both downloads contain original teaching material written for IELTS Worldly. Cambridge’s official publications and their digital resources remain separate products; these free guides are independent study resources.

Book 22 readiness guide: original IELTS preparation

Download the free Book 22 readiness PDF

Use this guide to build Listening, Reading, Writing and Speaking skills while Book 22’s official details remain unverified. It includes a training-theme map, original exercises with explained answers, complete teaching models, vocabulary, a flexible study plan and review worksheets. It does not claim to contain an official Book 22 test inventory.

Cambridge IELTS 21 companion study guide

Download the free Book 21 study PDF

Use it alongside an authorised copy of IELTS 21 and its accompanying digital resources. It covers the four Academic test sets, separate General Training topic summaries, test-specific workshops, original practice, Writing and Speaking models, a letter example, vocabulary and a review plan.

A useful first action: choose one chapter, complete a short task without the answer, then write down the evidence that decides it. Return to that habit throughout your preparation.

Official book status, editions and digital resources

What is confirmed for Cambridge IELTS 21?

Cambridge’s product pages identify IELTS 21 Practice Tests, with a publication date of 16 July 2026, in separate Academic and General Training versions. Each contains four complete examination papers. The publisher describes Listening audio, example Speaking videos, answer keys with additional explanations and sample Writing answers as accompanying resources.

Publication details can be checked on Cambridge’s Academic product page and General Training product page. These links identify the editions and official resource arrangements.

Follow the access instructions supplied with your particular product. Cambridge describes digital access through Cambridge One. Check that you have the right module and valid access details before relying on accompanying audio or video. A used print copy may require you to check the status of its digital access with the seller or publisher.

What can be said about Cambridge IELTS 22?

The official sources checked for this guide did not provide a verifiable Book 22 listing or sample. A release date, ISBN, number of papers, audio arrangement or test-by-test topic list is therefore not confirmed here. The pattern of earlier annual editions does not establish the details of a future volume.

You can still prepare now with confirmed publications, the original readiness exercises in this guide and official IELTS sample questions. There is no learning benefit in postponing essential language practice while waiting for an unconfirmed publication.

Academic, General Training and UKVI

Academic and General Training use different Reading and Writing tasks. Academic Task 1 asks you to report visual information; General Training Task 1 requires a letter. Select the test type required for your application. UKVI refers to a visa-related test arrangement, rather than a third set of Academic chart-writing skills. Check the specific requirement with the organisation or visa route involved.

The topic maps identify practice-book material. They do not predict which questions will appear in a future IELTS exam.

IELTS test format and a practical timing plan

Use the official format pages for Listening, Reading, Writing and Speaking when checking rules.

Practise the delivery method as well as the language

IELTS announced a move away from the fully paper-based test from mid-2026, with exact timelines varying by market and a Writing on Paper option in selected markets. Check the official delivery update and your booking instructions. Do not assume that transfer-time instructions from an older recording describe your booked test.

For Writing, include planning and checking within the time limit. A short Task 1 plan should identify units, dates, categories and the main overview. A Task 2 plan should identify the precise instruction, your position and the purpose of each paragraph. Task 2 contributes twice as much as Task 1 to the Writing score.

For Reading, experiment with a passage budget that leaves enough time for the final text and answer entry. A training split such as 17, 20 and 23 minutes is a starting suggestion, not an official allocation. Keep or change it based on several unfamiliar attempts.

Cambridge IELTS 21 Academic: main topics across all four skills

These brief descriptions identify the four test sets and the main content areas. They are paraphrased topic summaries, with separate teaching recommendations below. Complete the original tasks before consulting answer explanations.

Book 21 Listening topic map

Use the early parts to practise separating fees, facilities, schedules and advice. In the later discussions and talks, track the question being investigated, the view being expressed and the evidence or recommendation that follows. Topic familiarity can help, but the recording determines the answer.

Book 21 Academic Reading topic map

The range includes history, science, conservation, cities, education and critical reviews. In your review notes, distinguish a factual statement from an interpretation, a writer’s judgement from a quoted opinion, and a possible benefit from an established outcome.

Book 21 Academic Writing topic map

Book 21 Speaking topic map

For the long turn, select an example that fits the whole theme. A general account of a holiday needs a clear explanation of the information you used; an account of a competitive person needs actions that demonstrate that quality.

Cambridge IELTS 21 General Training: separate Reading and Writing topics

General Training students should use the GT edition’s own Reading texts and Writing tasks. Academic passage titles and chart questions are not a replacement for this material.

General Training Reading overview

General Training Writing overview

Strategies that fit General Training tasks

For practical notices, identify the person, situation and condition in the question. A benefit available to permanent staff may not apply to temporary staff. A deadline for changing a booking may differ from the booking deadline itself. The text’s qualifiers matter.

For letters, identify the recipient, purpose, required points and appropriate tone. A complaint needs a clear problem and a reasonable requested action. Feedback should include the requested strengths and suggestions. An introduction to a mentor should explain your background and what help or meeting you are seeking.

For Task 2, answer the exact instruction in the GT book. A shared topic such as work experience does not mean that an Academic essay and a GT essay ask the same question.

Where a task asks for reasons and possible responses, give each question clear development. An explanation of why people behave in a certain way does not automatically explain how that behaviour might change.

Book 22 readiness: useful themes you can practise now

Scope: this is a general IELTS training map written for this guide. It is not a confirmed Cambridge IELTS 22 topic list, syllabus or prediction. Book 22’s official test contents were not verified in the sources checked on 26 October 2026.

Choose a theme because it lets you practise a transferable skill. You do not need to memorise specialist facts about every possible subject.

Original practice questions

1. Everyday arrangements: a class offers several prices and changes its starting time. Can you distinguish the fee for one session from the cost of a package, and arrival time from the actual start?
2. Education and employment: should a course provide one standard placement for everyone or let students choose among equivalent practical projects? Explain a benefit, a limitation and a workable condition.
3. Places and the environment: a town proposes replacing a small car park with a shaded public square. Which changes can a map establish, and which claims about people’s future behaviour would need extra evidence?
4. Technology and information: describe a situation in which checking the date and original source of a message changed your interpretation. Then explain why another person might miss those checks.

These prompts are independently written. In a study session, use one to produce a short answer, inspect the reasoning and try a different context the next day.

What to check when reliable Book 22 information becomes available

Confirm the publisher’s product title, module, ISBN and publication details. Then use an official sample or an authorised copy to identify the actual test topics, figures, recordings and answer-key locations. Keep your training notes separate from any new book inventory until that check is complete.

Continue using confirmed material in the meantime. Skills such as checking a word limit, proving a Reading statement and answering every part of an essay instruction remain useful across practice collections.

Four Book 21 workshops: the decisions behind stronger answers

Test 1: keep numbers, evidence and purpose connected

The employment graph reports job numbers in specified sectors. Before writing, identify the unit and dates, then group the major rises and falls. A sector can gain jobs without its share of the entire economy necessarily increasing: the graph does not supply every sector’s total.

For the housing essay, assess the claim about the best way to provide enough homes. Density matters, but a developed argument may also consider land, transport, construction costs or suitability for different residents. A paragraph that only says cities are crowded leaves the proposed solution unevaluated.

In Speaking, make the tourist information central to your account. Explain what you needed, how you used the information and whether it helped. In Reading, keep the voice of a book reviewer distinct from the views attributed to the book’s author.

Test 2: compare the source, the change and the claim

For the café plans, first locate the entrance, service area, seating and other major features in each version. Group changes by function or location. Describe the redesigned café as the task presents it; avoid adding assumptions about whether customers prefer it.

The essay’s two perspectives concern online entertainment and the economic or cultural importance of venues. Give each view an explanation before reaching your judgement. An argument that cinemas offer large screens may be relevant, but it needs a link to the question about continuing importance.

For Reading on animal dreaming and AI, look closely at the difference between observation and interpretation. For the Speaking long turn about an untrue claim, explain what made you doubt it rather than merely announcing that it was false.

Test 3: describe a sequence and evaluate a requirement

In the rain-shadow task, follow the movement of air and the changes shown as it crosses the landscape. Use the diagram’s sequence to organise the report. Do not turn the task into a general essay about climate or add stages that are absent from the visual.

For the university-course essay, notice the scope of the proposed requirement. A placement can have benefits while a compulsory requirement for all undergraduate courses raises questions about cost, relevance and access. Weigh the importance of those issues rather than counting advantages and disadvantages.

In Listening, distinguish a business recommendation from a fact about how something currently works. In Speaking, an interesting park becomes easier to describe when you explain an unusual feature, an activity you saw or a contrast with an ordinary park.

Test 4: combine sources and cover both questions

The library survey includes a chart and a table. Identify what each measures before deciding how they relate. Make an overview that covers their main messages, then support it with selected details from both. Do not invent a causal relationship between two survey results.

The primary-school essay contains two questions. Your response needs a position on the emphasis on formal learning and an explanation of the importance of play. You can connect the two, but one should not disappear behind a general discussion of education.

For the competitive-person long turn, describe behaviour that shows competitiveness: how the person prepares, reacts or tries to improve. In Part 3, move to broader effects of competition and explain when the same quality might help or cause difficulties.

Four readiness workshops using original practice

These workshops develop general IELTS skills. They do not describe Cambridge IELTS 22 tests or predict future exam topics. Use confirmed practice papers and the independently written exercises in this guide.

Workshop 1: follow a changed arrangement

Take a short booking conversation. Before listening, separate the fields: day, start time, meeting place, charge and required equipment. During review, identify which detail was corrected and which condition limited an offer. Record the answer in the form the question requires.

Extend the same skill to Reading. A notice saying an offer applies to weekday bookings does not establish that it applies on Saturday. Write a new statement that changes one qualifier and explain how that changes the answer.

Workshop 2: distinguish a claim from its support

Choose a short passage that reports an experiment or a public proposal. Label the question being investigated, the evidence presented and the conclusion drawn. Then check whether the conclusion is cautious, definite or attributed to someone else.

Practise an original Speaking response about a message you checked before acting. Develop the sequence: what the message claimed, what you checked, what you found and how it affected your decision. Do not memorise the sentences; practise making the reasoning clear.

Workshop 3: report a change without inventing a reason

Use the original chart or process example supplied later in this guide. Write the overview first. Check every comparison against the unit and every stage against the source. Remove any sentence that explains a cause the source never provides.

For General Training, practise the same discipline in a letter. Distinguish what you observed, how it affected you and what you are requesting. Specific, relevant details make a letter clearer than exaggerated complaints.

Workshop 4: carry an improvement to an unfamiliar task

Choose one repeated error from the previous sessions. It might be choosing the first suggestion in a discussion, confusing False with Not Given, omitting a Task 1 overview or leaving the second essay question unanswered.

Write one short instruction to yourself and try a fresh task after a delay. Keep the first attempt separate from any repeat. Improvement means you apply a better method when you do not already know the answer.

These workshops can be repeated with different themes. Their value comes from the action you practise, not from guessing which subjects a new book might contain.

Review a practice test so the next attempt improves

Marking a test is the beginning of review. To make it useful, examine wrong answers, uncertain correct answers and items that took too much time.

Replace broad labels with useful observations

‘I need to improve Listening’ is difficult to act on. ‘I heard the corrected price but entered the original one’ points to a habit you can practise. ‘My essay needs better grammar’ is less useful than ‘I lose sentence control when I put three separate claims into one sentence.’

After Listening, revisit one short segment without the transcript, try a brief dictation and then compare it with the script. After Reading, write the deciding evidence beside a difficult answer and explain why the tempting alternative fails. Avoid translating a whole passage merely because one sentence caused difficulty.

For Writing, revise one paragraph after feedback and explain what you changed. For Speaking, record another answer on the same theme using different wording, then compare relevance, development and clarity.

Keep a first-attempt record. A repeat can show that you understood a correction, but remembered answers cannot provide the same evidence as an unfamiliar test. Use the error-correction lessons when a recurring language problem appears across several tasks.

Listening: hear the relationship, then enter the right answer

Before the recording

Read the instruction and identify the type of answer each gap requires. An amount, a location, a material and a reason need different attention. Note the word limit and any words already printed around the gap.

Book 21 offers course enquiries, travel, local activities, business contexts and academic discussions. Use this variety to practise listening for conditions and relationships rather than relying on a familiar subject.

Frequent traps and practical responses

Original example: ‘The individual ticket is £18. A group booking costs £15 per person, but only for groups of six or more.’ For ‘Price for one person booking alone: £___’, enter 18. Hearing a cheaper figure does not make it the relevant figure.

Multiple choice and matching

Compare the distinction between options before listening. If the choices concern cost, reliability and convenience, expect the recording to discuss more than one. The answer depends on the question’s purpose, such as the main reason, the final decision or a particular speaker’s opinion.

For a two-answer item, establish evidence for both selections. In a matching task, check whether a letter can be used more than once. Do not impose a one-to-one rule unless the instructions require it.

Completion and review

Enter the missing word or words only. Check that the result fits the grammar and word limit. During review, identify whether the difficulty was hearing the sound, recognising the paraphrase or deciding which detail mattered. Those causes need different practice.

Use the site’s Listening skills lessons for language support. Your first scored attempt should follow the one-play rule; replaying short sections belongs to review.

Reading: test the full claim against the text

Read with a purpose

Use a quick first look to understand the text’s organisation. Notice whether it tells a history, describes a system, compares explanations or evaluates an argument. Then let the questions guide your detailed reading.

In Book 21, a historical account, a scientific discussion and a book review may use similar vocabulary for different purposes. A paragraph mentioning a topic does not automatically support every statement about that topic.

True, False and Not Given

True requires support for the complete statement. False requires a contradiction. Not Given means the text does not provide enough information to establish or contradict the claim. For questions about views or claims, use Yes/No/Not Given when those are the required labels.

Original passage: ‘The city tested electric buses on two routes in March. Passenger comments were collected, but the report does not compare journey times with the previous service.’

• ‘The trial took place on two routes.’ True: this is stated.
• ‘The trial began in June.’ False: the passage places the trial in March.
• ‘The electric buses completed journeys faster than the previous buses.’ Not Given: no time comparison is supplied.

Check words that control scope: only, every, several, mainly, may, before, more. Also check what a pronoun refers to and which group a comparison concerns. Outside knowledge about a city or animal cannot replace the passage’s evidence.

Match the method to the question

For headings, identify the paragraph’s main purpose rather than choosing a heading that matches one example. For matching information, locate the specific detail across the text; these answers may not follow passage order. For matching people or studies, keep the name and claim together in your notes.

For completion tasks asking for words from the text, use the required source wording and obey the word limit. A correct general idea can still be entered in an incorrect form. For a summary with options, check both meaning and grammar.

Control time by deciding when to move on

If a difficult item remains unsupported after a careful check, mark it and continue. Return within the 60-minute limit. After marking, review why you hesitated: an unfamiliar word, the wrong paragraph, a missed qualifier or an unsupported inference.

Practise those causes through Reading skills lessons and academic collocations. Build a small collection of paraphrases that confused you, with a sentence showing how each works.

Writing: choose the right response before choosing impressive words

Academic Task 1: identify what the source can establish

Start with the visual type, units, time reference and category labels. Decide the main features before selecting details. A clear overview should help the reader understand the overall pattern or transformation.

For Book 21’s employment graph, keep job counts distinct from percentages. For the café plans, compare layout and use of space. For the natural-process diagram, explain the sequence shown. For the library survey, cover both the chart and the table, preserving the measure in each.

An introduction, overview and two grouped detail paragraphs can be a useful plan. It is a flexible approach, not a required formula. Avoid a report that lists every figure but never explains the main comparison. Equally, avoid an overview that states a trend the source does not show.

General Training Task 1: fulfil the purpose and every point

Choose a greeting and tone that fit the recipient. Explain the purpose early, develop the required points and end with a relevant request or next step. Use a complaint to explain a concrete problem and reasonable action. Use a feedback letter to distinguish what worked from what could improve.

A letter is not an essay with ‘Dear Sir or Madam’ added at the start. Its organisation should help the recipient understand why you are writing and what response you need.

Task 2: read the instruction as carefully as the topic

In Book 21, the housing essay evaluates a proposed best solution. The entertainment essay requires both views. The university-experience essay weighs a requirement. The primary-school task asks two questions. A prepared essay about ‘education’ may miss those distinctions.

Develop the reasoning

After a claim, explain why it could be true, give a relevant example or consequence, and connect it back to the question. A useful limitation can strengthen an argument by showing when it applies. Avoid invented research statistics or named studies you cannot support.

For example: ‘A placement can help students test a career choice. However, that benefit is reduced if the work has little connection to their course.’ The second sentence adds a condition; it does more work than another general statement about experience.

For language support, use chart-description lessons, formal Task 2 vocabulary and advanced grammar. Choose language that expresses your actual meaning accurately.

Speaking: make each added detail earn its place

Part 1: answer first, then develop naturally

A direct answer gives the examiner a clear starting point. Add a reason, example or contrast that belongs to the question. There is no required sentence count.

Original example on saving: ‘I try to keep a small amount aside each month. It is easier when I transfer it as soon as I am paid, because otherwise I tend to spend it on ordinary things without noticing.’

The example explains a habit and a reason. It does not need an elaborate introduction or a rare idiom.

Part 2: use the preparation minute for a sequence

Write brief prompts rather than a script. For using tourist information, a sequence might be need, source, useful detail, action, result. For an untrue claim, use claim, context, doubt, check, reaction. A competitive-person answer needs the person, their behaviour and your view of that behaviour.

Include what the card asks you to explain. If the task asks why a garden is interesting, spend time on the feature or experience that makes it interesting. Naming the place and describing its size will not supply that explanation by themselves.

Part 3: broaden the answer without becoming vague

State a view, explain the mechanism and recognise a relevant boundary. For competition, you might distinguish striving to improve from treating every social activity as a contest. For advertising, distinguish a memorable presentation from a claim the audience should be able to trust.

Original example: ‘Competition can encourage practice when people have a realistic chance to improve. It can become discouraging if the result is treated as a fixed measure of someone’s worth. That is one reason I would make progress visible as well as naming a winner.’

Record, inspect and try again

Listen to a recording for one issue at a time: relevance, development, repeated wording, disruptive pauses or pronunciation. A fast answer is not automatically a fluent answer. Natural pauses can make a well-organised explanation easier to follow.

You do not need a particular national accent. Work on intelligibility, stress, rhythm and clear sounds. A written model can illustrate language and organisation, but live fluency and pronunciation require listening to an actual performance.

Use the site’s Speaking Part 3 lessons and opinion-language guide to practise expressing a reasoned view in your own words.

Band 9.0 preparation: turn the criteria into useful habits

Band 9 describes expert use of English. Work towards it through accurate understanding, clear development and flexible language, rather than treating a template or vocabulary list as a score guarantee.

Listening and Reading accuracy

Both skills award one mark for each correct answer. Official average reference points include about 30/40 for Band 7 and 35/40 for Band 8 in Listening and Academic Reading. The precise thresholds can vary slightly between test versions. General Training Reading commonly needs more correct answers for the same band.

For a high target, investigate the errors that remain on unfamiliar attempts. The final few marks may be lost through a missed condition, a word-limit error or a comparison the text never made. A universal Band 9 cutoff should not be invented for every practice test.

Writing and Speaking priorities

Writing has four equally weighted criteria within each task: Task Achievement or Task Response, Coherence and Cohesion, Lexical Resource, and Grammatical Range and Accuracy. Speaking has four: Fluency and Coherence, Lexical Resource, Grammatical Range and Accuracy, and Pronunciation. Task 2 carries twice Task 1’s weight in the Writing result.

Use the official scoring explanation, Writing descriptors and Speaking descriptors to understand the standard. The original models here are unscored teaching examples, with explanations of useful choices.

Overall-score example: 8.0 in Listening, 8.0 in Reading, 7.0 in Writing and 7.0 in Speaking average 7.5. Plan for both your overall target and any individual-skill requirement. Stronger receptive scores do not remove a required minimum in Writing or Speaking.

Book 21 practice clinic: changed arrangements and survey evidence

These exercises are independently written. They develop relevant skills without reproducing Cambridge IELTS 21 questions or recordings.

Listening drill: a photography workshop

Ask a partner to read the script once while you look at the questions. For Questions 1-4, write ONE WORD AND/OR A NUMBER. For Questions 5-6, choose A, B or C. Keep the script out of view during the attempt.

1. Workshop day: ___
2. Fee for the workshop: £___
3. Session starting time: ___
4. Equipment to bring: a ___
5. Where should participants meet? A. library B. courtyard C. studio
6. Why has the meeting place changed? A. repairs B. a larger group C. a recording session

Partner’s script: ‘Here are the final arrangements for the photography workshop. The original advertisement said Saturday, but the class will now take place on Sunday. We had planned a fee of thirty-four pounds; the final fee is thirty-six, including printing materials. Please arrive at ten, ready for the session to start at ten fifteen. Bring your camera. We will provide tripods, so you do not need to carry one. The studio entrance is being repaired, and that is why we have moved the meeting point to the courtyard. We will all walk to the teaching room together from there.’

Answers and reasons: 1. Sunday: the advertised day changed. 2. 36: this is the final charge. 3. 10.15 / 10:15: arrival and starting times differ. 4. camera: the other equipment is supplied. 5. B: the courtyard is the meeting point. 6. A: repairs are the stated reason.

Reading drill: student workspace preferences

Original passage: ‘A university enrolling 2,000 students received 120 responses to a workspace survey. All respondents studied at the north campus. Seventy-two asked for more quiet-study places. The questionnaire did not ask about evening opening hours. The report recommends creating a quiet room, but work on it has not started.’

Choose True, False or Not Given:

1. Sixty per cent of respondents wanted additional quiet-study places.
2. Every student at the university responded.
3. Most respondents wanted longer evening opening hours.
4. The proposed quiet room has already been completed.
5. Responses came from more than one campus.

Answers: 1. True: 72 divided by 120 is 60%. 2. False: 120 responses do not represent all 2,000 students. 3. Not Given: that preference was not asked about. 4. False: work has not started. 5. False: all respondents were from one campus.

A useful reporting check

‘Sixty per cent of respondents requested more quiet space’ is supported. ‘Sixty per cent of all university students requested more quiet space’ extends the result beyond the sample. ‘The new room improved results’ introduces an outcome that has not occurred in the passage.

Readiness practice clinic: commitments, conditions and missing information

These are original IELTS-style learning exercises. They are not Cambridge IELTS 22 test items, answer keys or predictions.

Listening drill: volunteering at a repair event

Have a partner read the script once. For Questions 1-3, write ONE WORD ONLY. For Questions 4-6, choose A, B or C.

1. The volunteer briefing is on ___ .
2. Volunteers should use the ___ entrance.
3. Each volunteer should bring ___ .
4. What will new volunteers do? A. registration B. sorting C. demonstrations
5. What is the agreed focus of the event? A. toys B. bicycles C. furniture
6. Why is the team meeting early? A. check tools B. prepare publicity C. complete training

Partner’s script: ‘Our repair event is on Saturday, but the volunteer briefing is on Wednesday. Please use the south entrance for the briefing; the north entrance will be locked. Bring gloves. We have spare aprons and all the other protective equipment. New volunteers will sort donated items, while experienced volunteers handle demonstrations. Registration already has enough people. We first considered toys and then bicycles, but we have agreed to focus on furniture this time. The training is complete and the publicity has gone out. On Saturday, we will meet early to check the tools before visitors arrive.’

Answers and reasons: 1. Wednesday: the briefing day differs from the event day. 2. south: the alternative entrance is locked. 3. gloves: other equipment is provided. 4. B: sorting is assigned to new volunteers. 5. C: earlier suggestions were replaced. 6. A: checking tools is the remaining preparation.

Reading drill: a tool-lending pilot

Original passage: ‘Three community centres ran a tool-lending pilot for eight weeks. Only residents aged 18 or over were eligible. During the pilot, no borrowing fee or deposit was charged. Volunteers recorded which tools were borrowed, but they did not collect satisfaction ratings. The organisers have not decided whether borrowing will be free after the pilot.’

Choose True, False or Not Given:

1. The pilot lasted eight weeks.
2. Residents under 18 were allowed to borrow tools.
3. Borrowing will definitely remain free after the pilot.
4. Most borrowers were satisfied with the service.
5. Every borrower had to pay a deposit during the pilot.

Answers: 1. True: the duration is stated. 2. False: the age condition excludes under-18s. 3. Not Given: the later policy is undecided. 4. Not Given: satisfaction results are absent. 5. False: no deposit was charged.

Carry the distinction into your own answers

‘Not decided’ is different from ‘decided against’. ‘Not measured’ is different from ‘measured and found to be low’. Use the same care when reading claims about a new publication: an unverified detail should remain unverified until evidence supports it.

Task 1 model: report job numbers without inventing percentages

This original demonstration uses fictional data. It practises a skill relevant to Book 21’s employment task, while keeping the official graph and its figures separate.

Practice source

The table shows job numbers in four sectors of a fictional town. Figures are thousands of jobs. Summarise the main features and make relevant comparisons in at least 150 words.

Teaching model

The table compares employment in four sectors of a town in 2015, 2020 and 2025, with job numbers measured in thousands.

Overall, employment increased in retail, healthcare and education, while manufacturing declined. Healthcare experienced the largest rise and became the biggest of the four sectors by 2025, replacing manufacturing in that position. Education remained the smallest sector throughout.

Manufacturing provided 12,000 jobs in 2015, twice the retail figure. Its total then fell to 10,000 in 2020 and 8,000 in 2025. Retail moved in the opposite direction, increasing from 6,000 to 7,000 and finally 8,000 jobs. The two sectors therefore finished at the same level.

Healthcare showed stronger growth, rising from 4,000 jobs to 6,000 over the first five years and then to 10,000 by the end. Education increased more gradually, adding 1,000 jobs in each interval to reach 5,000. Across the four reported sectors together, employment rose from 25,000 to 31,000 jobs. This combined figure does not include any sectors outside those listed in the table.

Why these choices help

The overview groups the broad movements and identifies a change in the largest sector. The details compare series rather than describing every row in isolation. The final sentence keeps the subtotal’s scope clear.

Check a statement such as ‘healthcare employed most people in the town’. The table only establishes that healthcare was largest among the four reported sectors in 2025. In the official task, use the exact dates, labels and numbers supplied there.

Original Task 1 model: combine two survey summaries

This is independent readiness practice. It is not a Cambridge IELTS 22 question, and it does not predict a future book’s contents.

Practice source

A fictional study centre surveyed 100 users. The first table records each user’s main reason for visiting. The second records their satisfaction with three aspects of the centre. All figures are percentages. Write a report of at least 150 words, selecting the main features and comparisons.

Teaching model

The tables summarise why 100 people visited a study centre and how they rated its quiet-study space, computers and staff assistance. All results are expressed as percentages.

Overall, individual study was the most common main reason for visiting, whereas group work was the least common. A majority of respondents were satisfied with each of the three aspects assessed, with staff assistance receiving the strongest ratings and computers the weakest.

Individual study accounted for 45% of the stated reasons, compared with 35% for computer use. The remaining 20% selected group work. The difference between the largest and smallest categories was therefore 25 percentage points.

Turning to satisfaction, 80% rated staff assistance positively, while only 5% were dissatisfied. Quiet-study space received a lower satisfaction figure of 65%, with 20% neutral and 15% dissatisfied. Computers had the smallest satisfied share, at 55%, and the largest proportions in both the neutral and dissatisfied categories, at 25% and 20% respectively. The tables do not establish whether satisfaction with these facilities caused users to choose a particular reason for visiting.

Why these choices help

The overview covers both summaries, and the detail paragraphs keep their different purposes clear. The report uses percentage points accurately and avoids treating an association as a proven cause. Apply that discipline to any mixed-visual task you encounter.

Task 2 model: should every degree require practical experience?

Original practice prompt: Universities could require every undergraduate to complete either a period of overseas study or a work placement. Do the benefits of making this compulsory outweigh the drawbacks?

This prompt develops a Book 21 theme in independently written wording. Use the exact Cambridge instruction when attempting the official task. The model is an unscored teaching example.

Teaching model

Experience beyond the classroom can help students connect academic ideas with unfamiliar situations. However, I do not believe that requiring every undergraduate to study abroad or complete a placement would offer greater benefits than drawbacks unless universities could provide genuinely accessible, relevant alternatives.

The educational case is strong. A well-designed placement can show students how ideas are applied and reveal which skills they still need to develop. Someone studying environmental management, for instance, might understand a planning problem more clearly after observing how a local organisation gathers evidence. Overseas study can also expose students to different approaches and encourage greater independence. These experiences may help students make more informed decisions about their future work.

The difficulty is making them compulsory for everyone. Some students have caring responsibilities, paid employment or limited funds, so an overseas period may involve costs far beyond the price of travel. Placements can create similar problems if they are unpaid or available only at a distance. Moreover, a university that must find opportunities for an entire cohort may accept weak placements in which students perform routine tasks unrelated to their course. Completing a requirement would then matter more than the learning it produces.

A better approach would make practical experience widely available while allowing equivalent routes. Universities could offer funded placements, local research projects or supervised work with community organisations, each assessed against clear learning aims. Students would still apply their knowledge, but the route would reflect their circumstances and subject.

In conclusion, outside experience can be highly valuable, yet a blanket requirement risks unequal burdens and poor-quality provision. I would prioritise relevant, supported opportunities and flexible alternatives over making the same type of experience a condition for every student.

What the model demonstrates

The position distinguishes the value of an experience from the consequences of requiring it for all students. Examples explain how a benefit or drawback occurs. The proposed alternatives respond to the identified difficulties rather than introducing a new, unrelated issue at the end.

Original Task 2 model: digital information and public access

Original practice prompt: Some people want local public information to be provided online only. Others believe printed information should remain available. Discuss both views and give your opinion.

This is general IELTS readiness practice, not a confirmed Book 22 topic. The model illustrates development and qualification; it carries no official IELTS band award.

Teaching model

Local information about transport, facilities and community events is increasingly available online. While a digital service offers clear advantages, I believe printed information should remain available where it helps people access essential services.

Supporters of an online-only approach point to the ease of updating a single source. A changed bus route or cancelled event can be corrected quickly, whereas a printed leaflet may continue circulating after it becomes inaccurate. Digital information can also be searched, enlarged and translated more easily. For a resident looking for an accessible entrance or a particular opening time, a well-organised page may be more useful than searching through several notices. Authorities could also reduce the cost of repeatedly printing material that changes frequently.

However, putting information online does not ensure that everyone can use it. Some residents lack a reliable connection or the confidence to navigate an unfamiliar website. Visitors may also need information when their phone battery is low or a connection is unavailable. In these situations, a clear notice at the place where a decision must be made can be especially effective. A sign explaining a temporary entrance change, for example, reaches people who may never have known they needed to check a website.

The most practical solution is to give different formats appropriate roles. The website can hold detailed, current information, while printed signs and short leaflets provide essential directions or help for groups that need them. Both should show a clear date and identify where further information is available. This reduces unnecessary duplication without treating digital access as universal.

In conclusion, online provision should be central to a modern information service, but it should be supported by targeted printed material. The priority is whether people can act on accurate information, rather than whether every message uses the same format.

What the model demonstrates

Both views receive a mechanism and a relevant example. The opinion is clear and consistent. The final paragraph judges the issue using the same principle developed in the body: access to usable, accurate information.

Speaking model: using information to plan a visit

Original practice task: Describe a visit where information you found beforehand changed your plans. Explain what you needed, where you found it and how useful it proved. This is related practice, rather than the complete Cambridge cue card.

Teaching model

I would like to describe a visit to a small coastal town that I planned with two friends last spring. We wanted to follow a walking route around the old harbour, but we only had one afternoon there.

At first, I looked at photographs and assumed that we could start anywhere along the waterfront. Then I found a visitor guide on the town’s official tourism website. It had a simple map, information about the route and a note explaining that one section closed earlier than the rest.

That small detail changed our plan. Instead of stopping for lunch immediately after arriving, we decided to walk the closing section first and eat later. I downloaded the map so we could use it without a connection, and I marked the bus stop we would need for the return journey.

The information was helpful because it answered practical questions rather than just telling us that the town was beautiful. We knew where to begin, how much time to allow and which part to prioritise. We also avoided a steep path that would have been uncomfortable for one of my friends.

What I remember most is how relaxed the afternoon felt. We did not have to keep searching for directions or worry about missing the bus. I still enjoyed making small decisions as we went along, but having reliable basic information gave us the freedom to do that.

Part 3 extension

Original question: What makes information for visitors useful?

Sample answer: ‘It needs to help people make a decision. Attractive photographs can encourage someone to visit, but practical details such as access, cost and opening times determine whether the visit works. I would also want a clear update date, because a detailed guide can become misleading if an important arrangement has changed.’

Practice focus

The response connects the source to an action and a result. Create your own example and record a talk lasting one to two minutes. Check whether you actually explain the information’s usefulness, rather than spending the entire answer describing the destination.

Original Speaking model: checking a message before acting

Original practice task: Talk about a message you checked before making a decision. Explain what it claimed, how you checked it and what happened. This is independently written readiness practice, not a Book 22 cue card or prediction.

Teaching model

A message I remember checking was about a community centre where I used to attend an evening language class. A friend sent me a short post saying that activities at the centre had been cancelled, and I initially thought our class would not take place that week.

The message looked plausible because it included a photograph of the building. However, it did not show a clear date, and the wording was quite general. Before changing my plans, I opened the centre’s website and looked at its current timetable.

I found that the cancellation concerned an outdoor event from the previous month. The evening classes were still listed as normal. To make sure, I sent a brief message to our teacher, who confirmed that we should attend at the usual time.

I was glad I had checked because I had already been considering working late instead. Missing the class would have been frustrating, particularly as we were due to practise presentations in pairs. I sent the updated information to my friend so that she would not make the same mistake.

The experience reminded me that a genuine message can still be misleading when it is shared without its original context. Nothing in the old post had been invented; the problem was that the date and the particular event had disappeared from the version we saw.

Part 3 extension

Original question: Why might short online updates be misunderstood?

Sample answer: ‘They may leave out the conditions that make a statement accurate. A headline saying a service is closed might refer to one branch or one day. If someone reads only that line, it is easy to apply it more widely. Clear dates and specific descriptions can help, although readers also need to check what the message actually covers.’

Practice focus

The story develops doubt, checking and a consequence. Practise another situation using different details. A written response illustrates organisation; pronunciation, pace and live fluency need an actual recording.

General Training letter model: introducing yourself to a mentor

Original practice task: A community organisation has assigned you a mentor for a new volunteer role. Write an introductory letter describing your background, the help you would value and a possible first meeting. This is independent practice related to a Book 21 GT letter type.

Teaching model

Dear Ms Ahmed,

I am writing to introduce myself before I begin volunteering with the community learning programme next month. I understand that you will be my mentor, and I am looking forward to working with you.

I recently completed a diploma in business administration and have spent the past year helping at a local youth club. My main responsibilities there were organising bookings and supporting small group activities. Although I have some experience working with participants, this will be my first role involving a structured adult-learning programme.

I would particularly appreciate your advice on preparing useful session materials and responding when learners have different levels of confidence. It would also help to understand how the organisation records progress and follows up on concerns.

Would you be available for a short meeting on Tuesday or Thursday afternoon next week? I can come to the centre at a time that suits you, or we could arrange a video call if that is more convenient.

Thank you for agreeing to support me. I look forward to meeting you.

Yours sincerely,

Samira Khan

Why the letter works

The purpose is clear, all three requested areas are developed and the tone suits a new professional contact. The meeting proposal gives options without making a demand. In the official task, use its own situation, required points and opening instructions.

Book 21 vocabulary workshop: 20 useful phrases

These phrases were selected for studying the themes and task types in this guide. The meanings and sentences are independently written; this is not a claim that every phrase appears in the Cambridge book.

Grammar practice: compare ’employment rose’, ‘there was a rise in employment’ and ‘the sector employed more people’. Choose the form that fits the sentence you need, while keeping the measure clear.

Make two original sentences using a phrase, then use it in another theme. A phrase becomes useful when you understand its meaning, grammar and limits. Review natural combinations in the academic-collocations lessons.

Readiness vocabulary workshop: 20 phrases for accurate thinking

These are independently selected general IELTS phrases. They are not presented as vocabulary taken from Cambridge IELTS 22.

Precision practice: ‘The evidence is limited’ does not mean ‘the claim is false’. Write one sentence that preserves that difference. Then explain what additional evidence would allow a stronger conclusion.

Use these phrases to improve meaning. Filling an answer with abstract nouns can make it harder to follow if there is no concrete example or clear relationship between the ideas.

A four-week preparation plan using confirmed material

Choose a pace that fits your starting level and available time. This schedule organises practice; it does not promise a band increase within four weeks.

General Training students should use their own Reading and Writing tasks at each stage. Use the Academic workshops as explanations of transferable reasoning where relevant, rather than substituting charts for GT letters.

A focused study session could use 25 minutes for practice, 25 for review, 15 for a language exercise and 10 for speaking. This 75-minute session is a learning suggestion. Full timed tests need their actual time limits and an uninterrupted session.

For Book 22 readiness, use the separate plan below with confirmed books or official sample materials. Do not label a generic practice paper as a Book 22 test.

When all your existing papers are familiar, use additional practice resources and official sample questions. Keep enough unfamiliar material for a meaningful progress check.

Book 21: a flexible two-week study route

Days 1-3: Test 1 and a useful starting record

Complete the skills under their respective time limits and record uncertainty as well as wrong answers. Review course or travel details in Listening. In Academic Writing, check job counts and your response to the housing claim. GT students should focus on the noise-complaint letter and their own essay instruction.

Record a tourist-information long turn. Check whether the information changes what happens in your story. Choose a short language exercise based on one error that appeared in more than one skill.

Days 4-6: Test 2 and precise comparisons

After Test 2, examine how the Reading text supports a scientific or historical claim. For Academic Task 1, group the café changes before writing. For GT Task 1, explain the litter problem and proposals in a suitable letter. Practise a Speaking answer that explains why you doubted a claim.

Day 7: a shorter review session

Revisit two difficult items, practise useful phrases and take a lighter session if concentration is falling. A rushed full test can provide less useful evidence than a careful short review.

Days 8-10: Test 3 and scope

For Academic Writing, trace the rain-shadow sequence and evaluate the effect of requiring outside experience across courses. For GT, work with the concert-feedback letter and the employee-employer angle of the essay. In Speaking, give a park description a clear reason for being interesting.

Days 11-13: Test 4 and complete task coverage

Use the Academic library-survey task to combine two sources accurately. Make sure the primary-school essay addresses both questions. GT students should practise the mentor introduction and both parts of their essay task. Describe a competitive person’s behaviour, then discuss competition more generally.

Day 14: test a method on something new

Choose unfamiliar official sample material. Compare how you handle the same error causes with your first diagnostic. Record which habits transferred and which still need practice. Extend the plan if your language gaps need more time.

Book 22 readiness: a four-week skills plan

This plan uses confirmed IELTS materials and original exercises. It does not assume that Cambridge IELTS 22 is published or that its topics are known.

Week 1: establish what you can already do

Take a diagnostic from an authorised book or official sample set. Keep first-attempt marks and one piece of Writing and Speaking evidence. Use the original booking and evidence exercises in this guide to inspect your handling of conditions, corrections and missing information.

Week 2: repair the most repeated causes

Choose one Listening cause and one Reading cause. For example, distinguish a revised choice from an early suggestion, or a contradiction from an unsupported comparison. Practise these on short sections, then try different questions after a delay.

For Writing, practise planning before composing. Academic students can write an overview from a new visual; GT students can plan a letter’s purpose, required points and tone. Keep sentence-level repair connected to errors in your own work.

Week 3: develop longer answers

Write a complete essay and review whether every part of the instruction is addressed. Record an individual long turn and a broader discussion. Use the original models to study development, then create a different example with your own wording.

Practise the current test interface as well as the language tasks. Work on answer entry, reading on screen and managing time within the booked delivery arrangements.

Week 4: check performance on unfamiliar material

Use a fresh confirmed paper or sample set. Review the quality of your decisions as well as the marks. Can you explain why a tempting answer fails? Does your report keep the unit clear? Does your essay answer its second question?

If reliable Book 22 publication information becomes available, check the official edition and access details before adding its tasks. Until then, continue with material whose identity and answers can be established.

A 30-minute alternative

Use ten minutes for a short task, fifteen for evidence and repair, and five for spoken recall or vocabulary. Schedule longer timed practice when possible and extend the plan rather than removing review.

Review worksheet: keep the evidence and the next action together

Use one record for an important error or an uncertain correct answer. The aim is a change you can apply on a fresh task.

Before ending a Listening or Reading attempt

• Check answer positions, spelling, word limits and required labels.
• Check singular and plural forms in completion answers.
• Change an answer because of evidence, rather than because it feels too easy.
• Keep enough time to enter every answer in the required place.

Before ending Writing

• Check the report’s overview or the letter’s purpose and required points.
• Check units, dates, categories and comparisons against the source.
• Check that the essay answers every instruction and maintains its position.
• Correct the sentence errors that most often interrupt your meaning.

After recording Speaking

• Identify whether your example actually answers the question.
• Notice where an added detail develops the explanation and where it repeats it.
• Listen for unclear word endings, stress or pauses that interrupt understanding.
• Try a different answer later to check flexibility rather than recall.

Keep the next-session target small enough to remember while answering. One clear habit applied repeatedly is more useful than a page of reminders you cannot use under time pressure.

Cambridge IELTS 22 and 21: questions students ask

1. Is Cambridge IELTS 22 officially available?

An official product listing and sample could not be verified in the Cambridge sources checked for this guide on 26 October 2026. That is the limit of this status check. No release date or official Book 22 download is claimed here.

2. What is the confirmed release date for Book 22?

No official release date was verified in the sources checked. A date inferred from earlier annual editions would be a prediction. Check Cambridge’s own catalogue or product announcement before treating a date as confirmed.

3. Are the Book 22 test topics known?

No verified Book 22 test inventory was available in the official sources checked. The readiness themes and questions on this page are independently written training material. They should not be labelled as actual Book 22 Listening, Reading, Writing or Speaking topics.

4. What does the Book 22 PDF contain?

It contains original IELTS preparation: skill strategies, practice exercises with explanations, Writing and Speaking models, vocabulary, a plan and worksheets. It is clearly labelled as an independent readiness guide, with the publication-status limitation stated inside.

5. What does the Book 21 PDF contain?

It contains checked topic summaries for the four Academic test sets, separate General Training summaries, book-specific workshops and original teaching material. Use it alongside the official book and the relevant digital resources for exact questions, figures, recordings and keys.

6. Are these PDFs official Cambridge book editions?

They are original IELTS Worldly study resources. Cambridge publishes the official books. The free downloads on this page are an independent Book 21 companion and a general Book 22 readiness guide; they do not reproduce the complete Cambridge publications.

7. When was Cambridge IELTS 21 published?

Cambridge’s product pages list 16 July 2026 for both the Academic and General Training editions described here. Publication and access details should be checked against the exact product when you obtain a copy.

8. Which Book 21 ISBN belongs to my module?

The Academic Student’s Book with Answers with Digital Pack is listed as 9781009826723. The corresponding General Training edition is 9781009826730. Match the module as well as the book number.

9. How many tests are in Book 21?

Cambridge describes four complete examination papers in each edition. Academic and General Training are separate products. A summary of four Academic Reading tests should not be mistaken for the GT Reading inventory.

10. How do I access the official Book 21 audio and videos?

Follow the instructions supplied with your product and its digital access details. Cambridge describes Listening audio, example Speaking videos and other support resources through the associated digital arrangements. Check valid access when obtaining a used copy.

11. Should I choose Academic or General Training?

Choose the test type required by the organisation or application involved. The Reading and Writing tasks differ. This page marks the two inventories separately so you can prepare with the right passages, reports or letters.

12. Are the Listening and Speaking formats different for the two modules?

IELTS uses the same Listening and Speaking formats for Academic and General Training. Reading and Writing are module-specific. Always match your book, test set and accompanying resource rather than assuming any similarly numbered file is the correct one.

13. Can a beginner start with Book 21?

A diagnostic can reveal which skills need attention, but complete timed tests may be frustrating if basic comprehension and sentence control are still developing. Use shorter sections and structured English lessons, then return to full papers as your understanding improves.

14. Does a newer book guarantee a better score?

No. A new collection provides more practice, but improvement depends on language development, careful review and performance. A well-reviewed confirmed paper can teach more than several quickly completed tests whose mistakes are never examined.

15. Will these guides guarantee Band 9.0?

No. They provide methods and examples for stronger practice. Band scores depend on demonstrated performance. The original models have no official examiner award, and a written Speaking model cannot establish your live fluency or pronunciation.

16. What raw scores correspond to Band 7 or Band 8?

IELTS gives average reference points of approximately 30/40 for Band 7 and 35/40 for Band 8 in Listening and Academic Reading. Precise boundaries can vary by test version; GT Reading commonly requires more correct answers at a given band.

17. Should I follow old instructions about paper answer sheets?

Follow the current instructions for your booked delivery format. IELTS announced delivery changes from mid-2026 with market-specific timelines. Use older papers for language practice and current official practice for interface and answer-entry familiarity.

18. Can the Book 21 topics predict my real test?

They identify published practice material. They do not establish which questions you will receive. Practise transferable skills such as reading evidence, following decisions and answering an essay’s complete instruction.

19. What is the main trap in Book 21’s employment graph?

Confusing job numbers with percentages or with the whole economy. Identify the stated unit and compare the reported sectors. Do not invent employment shares or explanations for a trend unless the source provides the necessary information.

20. How should I organise the college-café plans?

Identify the main layout changes and any important retained features, then group details by location or function. Keep the time reference accurate. Explain the plans’ information rather than adding opinions about how enjoyable the café must be.

21. How do I write the rain-shadow process report?

Trace the movement and changes shown in the diagram, identify the overall process and explain its stages in order. Use appropriate active and passive forms. Describe the actual source rather than inserting remembered details from another geography diagram.

22. How can I handle the library chart and table together?

Establish what each visual measures. Create an overview covering both, then give selected supporting comparisons. A survey finding about one aspect does not automatically explain a different finding or prove a causal relationship between them.

23. What makes the university-experience essay difficult?

The proposed requirement covers all undergraduate courses. Discuss the value of the experiences and the consequences of making them compulsory, including relevance and access. An argument that placements are useful does not by itself settle the full question.

24. What is easy to miss in the primary-school essay?

There are two questions: your view of the emphasis on formal learning and the importance of play in the classroom. Develop both. A general essay saying education is important can leave the required position or second answer unclear.

25. How do I develop the Speaking answer about an untrue claim?

Explain the claim, where you encountered it, what made you doubt it and your response or reaction. Keep the specific experience central. In Part 3, be ready to discuss honesty and advertising more broadly.

26. What should I say about a competitive person?

Describe actions that demonstrate the quality, such as preparation, effort or reactions to results. Explain how you know the person and your view of their behaviour. Repeating that they ‘always want to win’ gives you little development.

27. What should GT students focus on in Reading notices?

Check who qualifies, which condition applies, what action is required and when. A rule for one group or period may not apply to another. Copy source words accurately where the question requires them and respect the word limit.

28. What makes a GT letter effective?

It has a clear purpose, covers every required point and uses a tone appropriate to the recipient. A relevant request or proposal helps the recipient understand what should happen next. Do not turn the letter into a general essay on the topic.

29. Can a spelling mistake or extra word lose a mark?

Yes. Short-answer and completion responses must obey the instruction and use an accepted form. Check spelling, plural endings and words already printed around the gap. Use the official key to inspect accepted alternatives during review.

30. Is repeating a test useful?

It can help you consolidate a method or check a correction. Record repeats separately because memory affects the result. Use unfamiliar material when you want evidence of your current performance under test conditions.

31. Should I memorise the sample answers?

Study the choices behind them, then write or say a different answer. Memorised passages can drift away from a changed question. Flexible use of language is more useful than reproducing a model word for word.

32. Can automated feedback give me an official IELTS score?

Automated feedback can suggest revisions, but its estimate is not an official IELTS result. Inspect the reasons it gives and check them against the task and descriptors. Detailed human feedback can also help you understand recurring problems.

33. How many advanced words should I use?

There is no useful fixed target. Choose words that express the intended meaning accurately and naturally. A precise familiar word is better than a forced synonym that changes the meaning or makes a sentence difficult to understand.

34. Do I need a British or American accent?

You need speech that is easy to understand, with effective sounds, stress, rhythm and intonation. Work on clarity and communication in your own voice. A particular national accent is not a requirement for a high Speaking band.

35. What if I have only half an hour each day?

Use a short task, a careful evidence review and a small language or speaking exercise. Extend the study plan to preserve review time, and arrange longer sessions for full timed practice when possible.

36. What should I check before adding Book 22 to my study plan?

Verify Cambridge’s official product details and the correct module, then identify the actual tasks from an official sample or authorised copy. Check resource access and answer-key identity. Update any earlier provisional notes with evidence rather than assumptions.

Internal lessons to match your next learning goal

Use a specific lesson to address a specific difficulty, then return to a new task and check the effect.

• English for IELTS: build a structured language-learning route alongside practice papers.
• Listening skills: work on understanding speech and selecting the relevant detail.
• Reading skills: practise locating and interpreting evidence.
• Describing charts: improve comparisons, units and report language.
• Speaking Part 3: develop a wider explanation after a personal example.
• Giving opinions: express a position and the limits that make it precise.
• Academic collocations: build natural combinations for explanation and comparison.
• Formal Task 2 vocabulary: choose clear, appropriate words for an essay.
• Advanced grammar: improve sentence patterns that your own work shows you need.
• Error correction: repair recurring mistakes and check their causes.
• IELTS tips: revisit a method before applying it on a fresh question.
• Practice-test collection: find additional practice, checking its module and source identity.

Sources and how to use the original teaching material

Review date: 26 October 2026. Publication details were checked on Cambridge’s IELTS 21 Academic page, General Training page and IELTS catalogue. No official Book 22 listing, date, ISBN, sample or test inventory was verified in the official sources checked. This is a limited status report, not a claim that an unverified publication can never be announced.

For current test information, use official IELTS sample questions, scoring guidance, Writing descriptors, Speaking descriptors and the test-delivery update. Format references appear in the format chapter.

Book 22 readiness themes are general training choices rather than confirmed contents or predictions. Cambridge and IELTS names belong to their respective owners; these are independent IELTS Worldly study resources.