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112 free lessons on every part of the IELTS test, for Academic and General Training, each with short exercises and feedback.

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The whole course on one page, by skill and chapter.

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What Is IELTS?
Academic or General Training?
What Your Band Score Means

Writing

The Writing test

The Writing Test at a Glance
Academic and General Training Writing
How Writing Is Marked
How to Spend the Hour

How to write for IELTS

The Seven Habits That Earn Marks
Paraphrasing
Referencing and Substitution

Academic Task 1

Graphs and Charts
Tables, Pies and Combinations
Maps and Processes
Overviews and Grouping
Language for Numbers

General Training Task 1

Tone and Greetings
Purpose and Layout
Formal Letter Phrases
Informal Letter Phrases

Task 2 essay types

Opinion Essays
Discussion Essays
Advantages and Disadvantages Essays
Problem and Solution Essays
Causes and Effects Essays
Two-Part Essays

How you are marked

Task Response / Task Achievement
Coherence and Cohesion
Lexical Resource
Grammatical Range and Accuracy
The Jump to Band 6
The Jump to Band 7
Writing at Band 8

Exam day and beyond

IELTS Writing: Top Tips
Writing on Exam Day
Writing FAQ
Charts, Maps, and Short Arguments

Speaking

The Speaking test

The Speaking Test at a Glance
The Three Parts
How Speaking Is Marked

How to speak for IELTS

Speak Naturally, Not Perfectly
Answer Length and Depth
Buying Thinking Time
Repair Without Restarting

Part 1

How Part 1 Works
Part 1 Practice Topics

Part 2

How Part 2 Works
Describing People, Places, and Objects
Telling a Story

Part 3

How Part 3 Works
Giving Opinions and Hedging

How you are marked

Fluency and Coherence
Lexical Resource
Grammatical Range and Accuracy
Pronunciation
The Jump to Band 6
The Jump to Band 7
Speaking at Band 8

Exam day and beyond

IELTS Speaking: Top Tips
Speaking on Exam Day
Speaking FAQ
Listen to People Talking

Reading

The Reading test

The Reading Test at a Glance
Academic and General Training Reading
How Reading Is Marked
How to Spend the Hour

How to read for IELTS

Skimming: Get the Map
Scanning: Find the Line
Paraphrase: Same Meaning, Different Words
Answer Rules for Every Question
Meet the Question Types

Completion tasks

Sentence and Note Completion
Summary Completion
Table Completion
Short-Answer Questions

Matching questions

Matching Headings
Matching Information and Features
Matching Sentence Endings

Judgement questions

True, False, Not Given
Yes, No, Not Given

Choice questions

Multiple Choice
Choosing from a List

Diagrams and flow-charts

Diagram Label Completion
Flow-chart Completion

Raise your band

IELTS Reading: Top Tips
The Jump to Band 6
The Jump to Band 7
Reading at Band 8

Exam day and beyond

Reading on Exam Day
Reading FAQ
Read Real English

Listening

The Listening test

The Listening Test at a Glance
The Four Parts
How Listening Is Marked
The Pauses in the Recording

How to listen for IELTS

Predict Before You Listen
Follow the Recording
Numbers, Names and Spelling
Answer Rules for Every Question
Meet the Question Types

Completion tasks

Form and Note Completion
Table, Flow-chart and Summary

Maps, diagrams and plans

Plan, Map and Diagram Labelling
Map Labelling: A Second Plan

Multiple choice and matching

Multiple Choice
Matching

Raise your band

IELTS Listening: Top Tips
The Jump to Band 6
The Jump to Band 7
Listening at Band 8

Exam day and beyond

Listening on Exam Day
Listening FAQ
Listen to Real English