IELTS Preparation Time: How Long It Actually Takes
IELTS preparation time depends on your starting band, not on a fixed number of weeks. Here is how to work out your own timeline before you book a date.
IELTS Academic vs General Training: Which One Do You Need
IELTS Academic vs General Training explained: what actually differs across the four sections, who needs which, and why the wrong booking costs you a whole test.
IELTS Listening Band 7: Why You Lose Marks You Knew
IELTS Listening Band 7 is lost after you hear the answer: spelling, word limits, plurals and losing your place. How to stop each of the four.
IELTS Reading Band 7: It Is a Time Problem, Not a Vocabulary
IELTS Reading Band 7 is a clock problem, not a vocabulary one. The 20-minute rule, which question types to do last, and how to stop reading every word.
IELTS Speaking Band 7: What Examiners Reward and Ignore
IELTS Speaking band 7 explained: the four criteria, why your accent is not marked, what Part 2 actually tests, and the memorised-answer habit that caps you at 6.
IELTS Writing Band 7: What the Examiner Is Actually Marking
Stuck on 6 or 6.5 in IELTS Writing? The four criteria are each worth 25%. Here is what Band 7 needs in each, and the rounding rule that decides your overall score.