CHAPTER 01 · START HERE
Choose a starting point
Make a simple study plan before moving into individual test sections.
Study overview
A beginner-friendly route through IELTS Academic, one chapter at a time.
Core lessons
33Plus 140 optional videos across the chapters
Learning chapters
8From the basics to timed practice
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Your study rhythmCHAPTER 01 / Understand the test
Start here
Get familiar with IELTS and make a little space for it in your week.
Make a simple study plan before moving into individual test sections.
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Use this overview to become familiar with the four sections. Split the video across sessions if you need to.
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Turn your available time into a routine you can repeat.
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Before you move on
You can name the four sections and have a plan for your next study session.
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6 optional videosExplore study resources and alternative explanations once you understand the test. Longer courses work best as references, one section at a time.
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Understand the test and decide how to study.
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Understand the test and decide how to study.
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Understand the test and decide how to study.
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Understand the test and decide how to study.
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Understand the test and decide how to study.
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CHAPTER 02 / Vocabulary in context
Build your English
Build a vocabulary routine that carries into your reading, writing, and conversations.
Start with a method for learning words in context.
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Develop word choices that fit the meaning you want to express.
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Review word substitutions before using them in an essay.
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Before you move on
You can use new expressions in your own sentences and check whether a word fits.
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2 optional videosExpand your vocabulary after building a daily routine. Start with synonyms; try advanced words only when you can use them naturally in context.
Start with these picks. Optional lessons are here for extra depth; you can move to the next chapter whenever you are ready.
Build language habits you can use across all four skills.
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Build language habits you can use across all four skills.
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CHAPTER 03 / Listening
Listen for meaning
Practise following the audio, spotting details, and learning from missed answers.
Learn a listening approach before tackling individual question types.
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Build on the short introduction with a longer listening lesson.
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Practise comparing options while listening for the speaker’s meaning.
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Practise using landmarks and directions to follow spoken information.
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Before you move on
You have tried multiple choice and map questions, with an error log to guide your practice.
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6 optional videosTry another explanation when a listening strategy is not clicking, then test it on fresh audio. You do not need to watch every similar tips video.
Start with these picks. Optional lessons are here for extra depth; you can move to the next chapter whenever you are ready.
Practise hearing details and checking what an answer requires.
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Practise hearing details and checking what an answer requires.
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Practise hearing details and checking what an answer requires.
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CHAPTER 04 / Academic Reading
Find the evidence
Work from the question to the passage and learn to explain why an answer is right.
Get familiar with a reading approach before a full practice passage.
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Move from a general introduction to a repeatable reading strategy.
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Learn how your approach changes with the question.
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Use your answers to decide what to practise next.
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Before you move on
You can point to evidence for your answers and recognise the question types you need to practise.
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13 optional videosCompare reading approaches after attempting a passage yourself. Keep the approach that helps you locate evidence and explain your mistakes.
Start with these picks. Optional lessons are here for extra depth; you can move to the next chapter whenever you are ready.
Learn to find evidence in a passage before choosing an answer.
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Learn to find evidence in a passage before choosing an answer.
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Learn to find evidence in a passage before choosing an answer.
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Learn to find evidence in a passage before choosing an answer.
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Learn to find evidence in a passage before choosing an answer.
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Learn to find evidence in a passage before choosing an answer.
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Learn to find evidence in a passage before choosing an answer.
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An optional account of another learner’s preparation. Use it for perspective after your practice; individual score changes vary.
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An optional account of another learner’s preparation. Use it for perspective after your practice; individual score changes vary.
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An optional account of another learner’s preparation. Use it for perspective after your practice; individual score changes vary.
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CHAPTER 05 / Speaking
Say what you mean
Get comfortable answering questions, developing an idea, and listening back to yourself.
Get an overview before practising short answers.
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Notice beginner habits early in your practice.
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Practise responding directly to a question.
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Build a plan for the longer individual speaking turn.
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Use a model to practise rhythm and pronunciation after learning the test structure.
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Before you move on
You have recorded short answers and a Part 2 response, then made a second attempt.
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18 optional videosUse these guides for extra ideas after recording your own answers. Practise one change at a time rather than memorising a model response.
Start with these picks. Optional lessons are here for extra depth; you can move to the next chapter whenever you are ready.
Make your answers easier to follow through regular speaking practice.
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Make your answers easier to follow through regular speaking practice.
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Make your answers easier to follow through regular speaking practice.
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Make your answers easier to follow through regular speaking practice.
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Make your answers easier to follow through regular speaking practice.
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Make your answers easier to follow through regular speaking practice.
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Make your answers easier to follow through regular speaking practice.
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Make your answers easier to follow through regular speaking practice.
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Make your answers easier to follow through regular speaking practice.
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Make your answers easier to follow through regular speaking practice.
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CHAPTER 06 / Academic Writing · Task 1
Describe the details
Learn to select the main features in a visual and write a clear report.
Start with the purpose and structure of an Academic report. This is a longer lesson; pause to practise.
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Practise explaining what a chart or diagram shows.
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Apply the basics to a specific visual format.
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Move from numerical comparisons to stages in a process.
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Before you move on
You can introduce a visual, write an overview, and describe key comparisons or stages.
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5 optional videosRevisit the overview, then compare worked revisions with your own report. Focus on selecting features and making clear comparisons.
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Describe visual information for Academic Writing Task 1.
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Describe visual information for Academic Writing Task 1.
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CHAPTER 07 / Writing · Task 2
Build your argument
Work through an essay from the question and first ideas to the final paragraph.
Learn what the essay task asks before studying individual paragraphs.
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See how the parts of an essay fit together.
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Practise finding support for a position before drafting.
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Turn your understanding of the question into a clear opening.
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Develop one idea with an explanation and a relevant example.
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Practise a conclusion that follows from your argument.
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Follow a complete worked example after practising the separate parts.
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Before you move on
You have written a complete essay with a clear position and developed supporting ideas.
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28 optional videosUse the longer recap or targeted writing lessons after drafting an essay. Choose an extra lesson around the specific weakness you want to revise.
Start with these picks. Optional lessons are here for extra depth; you can move to the next chapter whenever you are ready.
Build an essay with a clear position and developed ideas.
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CHAPTER 08 / Review & timed practice
Put it into practice
Compare speaking performances, review your habits, and try official practice materials.
Use a complete model after working through the Speaking chapter.
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Study a different performance and identify specific improvements.
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Review your approach before doing a timed official sample.
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Before you move on
You have completed a practice set and chosen what to work on next. Ask a qualified teacher for Writing and Speaking feedback.
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Review examples after you have practised the underlying skills.
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