Course

IELTS

Preparation for all four parts of the IELTS test: Listening, Reading, Writing and Speaking. Each skill is taught one question type at a time, with practice that builds towards full test conditions.

What we cover

What each part of the test asks and how we practise it. Speaking gets the most time: sixteen topic banks give students plenty to say, not just a method.

Listening

4 parts, 40 questions, 30 minutes

1

Part 1: an everyday conversation

Form, note and table completion; spelling names and numbers
2

Part 2: a talk about everyday life

Plan, map and diagram labelling; multiple choice; left and right as the speaker walks
3

Part 3: a discussion about study

Multiple choice; matching; following who says what
4

Part 4: a lecture

Note and summary completion; signposting words; keeping pace with an academic talk

Reading

3 passages, 40 questions, 60 minutes

1

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

Telling False from Not Given; the writer's views against facts
2

Matching

Headings; information; features; sentence endings
3

Completion

Sentences; summaries; notes, tables and flow charts; diagram labels
4

Multiple choice and short answers

Reading the question first; word limits
5

Timing

Skimming and scanning; three passages in 60 minutes

Writing

2 tasks, 60 minutes

1

Task 1: describing a visual

Line graphs; process diagrams; bar charts; maps; tables; pie charts; two charts together; the overview
2

Task 2: the essay

Agree or disagree; discuss both views; problems and solutions; advantages and disadvantages; two-part questions; planning in five minutes
3

The four marking criteria

Task response; coherence and cohesion; vocabulary; grammar; feedback on every essay against each one

Speaking

3 parts, 11 to 14 minutes

1

Part 1: the interview

Familiar topics; answers of two or three sentences
2

Part 2: the long turn

One minute to plan; up to two minutes to talk; never running out of ideas
3

Part 3: the discussion

Giving a view, a reason, an example and the other side
4

Sixteen topic banks

People; home and hometown; cities and buildings; travel; food; work and study; free time and sport; technology; films, books and news; music and art; shopping; celebrations; health; nature and weather; the environment; experiences

See a sample lesson

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