IELTS A to Z

1. Choose your test type and start at the stage that suits your English. New learners may need general English alongside IELTS preparation.
2. Watch the selected lesson or chapter. For long recordings, stop at the displayed end time; YouTube chapter links do not stop automatically.
3. Try the original EWS task. Save notes, compare with the feedback, revise and mark it reviewed yourself.
4. Use the official practice bank, cue cards and checkpoints below. Finish with fresh timed mocks and teacher feedback.

Beginner, Intermediate and Advanced are EWS study stages, not official IELTS levels or promised bands. Listening and Speaking are shared; Reading and Writing use the selected test type. If an older video differs from current official instructions, follow IELTS and your test centre.

Choose only the extra practice you need. These nine EWS companion activities follow the selected stage, test and skill. Several foundation videos also appear in the main course.

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Original videos: IELTS Advantage. EWS companion activities are original. Public titles and source pages checked 4 November 2026; full recording playback and phone sound remain unverified. Follow current official IELTS instructions if an older lesson differs.

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Original EWS practice topics; these are not predictions of future exam questions. Use one minute to prepare, then speak for one to two minutes. In class, pass the microphone to a learner after pausing the model video.

Two short original learning checks. They are not full IELTS papers and do not produce band scores.

Choose your route. These original official pages provide tasks and matching keys, transcripts or examiner examples where supplied.

• Listening: multiple choice, matching, map/plan/diagram labels, form/note/table/flow-chart/summary/sentence completion and short answers.
• Reading: multiple choice, True/False/Not Given, Yes/No/Not Given, headings, information/features/endings matching, completion tasks, diagram labels and short answers. Yes/No/Not Given concerns the writer’s views; True/False/Not Given concerns information.
• Academic Task 1: line, bar and pie charts, tables, mixed visuals, maps and processes/diagrams. Choose a fresh supplied task for each type.
• General Training Task 1: practise formal, semi-formal and informal letters with a clear purpose and all bullet points covered.
• Task 2: opinions, discussion, advantages/disadvantages, causes/problems/solutions and multi-part prompts. Always answer the actual instructions.
• Speaking: familiar questions, a cue-card long turn and related discussion.

Official band descriptors, marking criteria and examiner examples ↗

Free official keys remain free. Some extended external services require registration or payment; use their free resources here.

1. Pick fresh official material for your selected route. Use a complete test where supplied; individual sample tasks are not a full paper.
2. Take Listening once with no replay. Follow the delivery-specific instructions. The recording takes about 30 minutes; computer and paper answer-check/transfer arrangements differ.
3. Take Reading for 60 minutes and Writing for 60 minutes. Practise them consecutively with Listening when simulating the full session.
4. Arrange an 11–14-minute Speaking practice with another person. Part 2 includes one minute of preparation and a one-to-two-minute talk.
5. Mark Listening and Reading with the matching official keys. Have Writing and Speaking reviewed against the official criteria.
6. Repair two main weaknesses, then use different questions for Mock 2 and the final rehearsal. A guided video with pauses and answers is for teaching, not a fresh timed score.

Some familiarisation samples are untimed; use the instructions on that page. Writing and Speaking need informed feedback; this site does not generate an official score.

After Advanced practice, compare your work with the official descriptors. Focus on clear task coverage, developed ideas, precise natural language and accuracy. Watch the two Saskia demonstrations in Advanced, then transfer one useful habit to a new answer.

• Meet the receiving organisation’s required overall and individual skill scores on fresh practice.
• Complete both writing tasks within 60 minutes; aim for about 20 minutes on Task 1 and 40 on Task 2. Minimum lengths are 150 and 250 words. Task 2 carries twice the weight.
• Speak flexibly across all three parts without memorising whole answers.
• Review your two most persistent errors and get teacher feedback before booking or retaking.

Creator-labelled Band 7/8.5/9 mock examples illustrate performance; they are not verified official results or a promise of your score.

Selection checked 4 November 2026 using public titles, descriptions, chapter lists and available indexed pages. Live browser checks cover stage/test filters, saved attempts, answer gates, cue cards, timers, language help and responsive widths. One complete IELTS Daily mock transcript has been reviewed and its timing error is corrected in EWS guidance. YouTube media remained buffering in the test browser, so full recording playback and physical-phone sound are not certified. Preview external lessons before classroom use.