IELTS Preparation Guides
Strategy, worked examples and model answers for every part of the test, built from the official band descriptors.
Writing
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IELTS Vocabulary by Topic: Words That Raise Your Band
Oct 5, 2026 · 8 min read
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IELTS Writing Task 1 Samples: Charts and Letters
Oct 5, 2026 · 11 min read
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IELTS Writing Task 2 Samples: Five Model Essays
Oct 5, 2026 · 10 min read
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IELTS Advantages and Disadvantages Essay: the outweigh trap
Aug 13, 2026 · 7 min read
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IELTS Discussion Essay: the order that scores
Aug 13, 2026 · 8 min read
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IELTS Opinion Essay: the band 7 rules for agree or disagree
Aug 13, 2026 · 8 min read
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IELTS Problem and Solution Essay: structure and model answer
Aug 13, 2026 · 7 min read
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IELTS Two-Part Question Essay: structure and model answer
Aug 13, 2026 · 6 min read
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How to describe a bar chart in IELTS Writing Task 1
Aug 8, 2026 · 9 min read
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How to describe a map in IELTS Writing Task 1
Aug 8, 2026 · 10 min read
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How to describe mixed charts in IELTS Writing Task 1
Aug 8, 2026 · 7 min read
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How to describe a pie chart in IELTS Writing Task 1
Aug 8, 2026 · 8 min read
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How to describe a table in IELTS Writing Task 1
Aug 8, 2026 · 9 min read
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How to describe a line graph in IELTS Writing Task 1
Aug 3, 2026 · 10 min read
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How to describe a process diagram in IELTS Writing Task 1
Aug 3, 2026 · 10 min read
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IELTS Writing Task 1: Structure, Tips and Samples
Aug 1, 2026 · 13 min read
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IELTS Writing Task 2: Topics, Question Types and Structure
Jul 11, 2026 · 8 min read
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How the IELTS writing band scale actually works
Jun 1, 2026 · 4 min read
Reading
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IELTS Reading Band Score: Academic and General Charts
Oct 5, 2026 · 4 min read
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IELTS Matching Information: which paragraph contains what
Aug 13, 2026 · 6 min read
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IELTS Reading Multiple Choice: how to beat the distractors
Aug 13, 2026 · 5 min read
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IELTS Summary Completion: the rules that void a right answer
Aug 13, 2026 · 6 min read
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IELTS Yes/No/Not Given: how to tell NO from NOT GIVEN
Aug 13, 2026 · 7 min read
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Matching headings without rereading the whole passage
Jul 11, 2026 · 5 min read
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True, False, Not Given: the strategy that ends the guessing
Jul 11, 2026 · 5 min read
Listening
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IELTS Listening Band Score: Chart and How It Is Calculated
Oct 5, 2026 · 4 min read
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IELTS Listening Multiple Choice: listen for the correction
Aug 13, 2026 · 5 min read
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IELTS Listening Matching: never cross out a used option
Aug 13, 2026 · 4 min read
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The four parts of IELTS Listening, and what each one tests
Aug 13, 2026 · 5 min read
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IELTS Listening diagram labelling: parts and processes
Aug 1, 2026 · 5 min read
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IELTS Listening completion: notes, forms and tables
Aug 1, 2026 · 5 min read
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IELTS Listening map labelling: how to stop getting lost
Aug 1, 2026 · 5 min read
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How your Listening and Reading answers become a band score
Aug 1, 2026 · 4 min read
Speaking
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IELTS Cue Cards: 20 Practice Cards with Sample Answers
Oct 5, 2026 · 10 min read
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IELTS Speaking Topics and Questions for Parts 1, 2 and 3
Aug 14, 2026 · 9 min read
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IELTS Speaking vocabulary: phrasal verbs, not proverbs
Aug 14, 2026 · 6 min read
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IELTS Speaking Part 1: how to answer, with model answers
Aug 13, 2026 · 8 min read
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IELTS Speaking Part 2 Cue Card: Structure and Model Answer
Aug 13, 2026 · 9 min read
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IELTS Speaking Part 3: how to answer abstract questions
Aug 13, 2026 · 6 min read
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How IELTS Speaking is scored: the four criteria explained
Aug 1, 2026 · 4 min read
Scores & bands
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IELTS Fee 2026: Test Cost in 12 Countries
Oct 5, 2026 · 6 min read
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IELTS One Skill Retake: Rules, Cost and Who Can Use It
Oct 5, 2026 · 3 min read
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IELTS Validity: How Long Is an IELTS Score Valid?
Oct 5, 2026 · 3 min read
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IELTS vs PTE: Differences and Which Test to Choose
Oct 5, 2026 · 4 min read
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IELTS vs TOEFL: Differences and Which One to Take
Oct 5, 2026 · 4 min read
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IELTS on Computer vs Paper: What Changes in the CBT
Aug 13, 2026 · 6 min read
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What IELTS band score do you actually need?
Aug 1, 2026 · 4 min read
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How long does it take to go from Band 6.0 to 7.5?
Jul 11, 2026 · 3 min read
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IELTS Academic vs General Training: which one do you need?
Jul 11, 2026 · 3 min read