IELTS Preparation (Academic and General Training)
Prepare for IELTS Academic or General Training with sixty hours of focused, practical training.
About this course
Prepare for IELTS Academic or General Training with sixty hours of focused, practical training. Over ten days you will learn how each part of the test works, how examiners assess writing and speaking, and which strategies save time in listening and reading.
Every module combines targeted skills work with timed practice, and you receive individual feedback on your writing and speaking against the published band descriptors. Full practice tests track your progress and shape a personal plan for the weeks before your test. Exam fees are separate and paid to the exam provider.
What you'll learn
- Understand the format and band descriptors of the IELTS Academic and General Training tests
- Apply listening strategies across all four parts of the listening test
- Read efficiently using skimming, scanning and question-type strategies under time pressure
- Write Task 1 and Task 2 responses that meet the assessment criteria
- Speak fluently and coherently across the three parts of the speaking test
- Build range and accuracy in vocabulary and grammar
- Complete timed practice tests and analyse results to target weaknesses
Curriculum
- Academic and General Training compared
- Test format and timing
- Band scores and how they are reported
- Diagnostic test and goal setting
- Everyday conversations and monologues
- Form, note and table completion
- Spelling, numbers and names
- Predicting answers
- Academic discussions and lectures
- Multiple choice and matching
- Following signposting language
- Map, plan and diagram labelling
- Skimming and scanning
- True, False, Not Given and Yes, No, Not Given
- Matching headings and information
- Sentence and summary completion
- Managing the time available
- Academic passages from books and journals
- General Training workplace and everyday texts
- Vocabulary from context
- Timed reading practice
- Describing charts, tables and graphs
- Describing processes and maps
- Writing an overview
- Comparing data accurately
- Formal, semi-formal and informal letters
- Covering every bullet point
- Tone and register
- Letter structure
- Essay types and question analysis
- Planning and paragraphing
- Developing arguments with examples
- Cohesion and range of vocabulary and grammar
- Assessment criteria in practice
- Part 1 introduction and interview
- Part 2 long turn with a task card
- Part 3 discussion
- Fluency, pronunciation and lexical resource
- Topic vocabulary
- Collocations and paraphrasing
- Complex sentence structures
- Common errors
- Full timed practice tests
- Writing and speaking feedback against the band descriptors
- Individual improvement plan
- Test-day preparation
Who it's for
Candidates preparing for IELTS for study, work or migration, at around CEFR B1 level or above.
Before you start
- English at around CEFR B1 level or above
- Knowing whether you need the Academic or General Training test
Prepares for
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