Vanessa Jakeman and Clare McDowell are onto a winner with this one! This is the first coursebook for IELTS. It is divided into the 4 skill areas and gives practice and teaches about all the different exam questions for both General Training and the Academic module. Very accessible, it can be used by students studying alone and by teachers in the classroom. It has exam tips and at the end of the book is a practice exam to help you get an idea of how you would go in the real thing. If it has a weakness, it is in the skill of writing where little explanation is given on how to write the different types of writing. This is particularly so for question 1 of the academic module. However, overall a sound book if you are looking for IELTS test preparation. Recommended.