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Guides that actually move your band score

Straight answers to the questions students actually get stuck on, one IELTS skill at a time. Every guide ends with a task you can try in minutes.

Reading

IELTS Reading: True, False, Not Given (The Complete Method)

True/False/Not Given is the question type most students fear, and Not Given is why. Here is the exact method, plus the one trap that quietly costs you marks.

8 min read

Writing

IELTS Writing Task 1: The Overview Paragraph (The Sentence That Decides Your Band)

Most students either skip the overview or bury it in specific numbers. Here is exactly what it is, where it goes, and why it quietly caps your Task Achievement score.

7 min read

Speaking

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Speaking

IELTS Speaking Part 2: The One-Minute Preparation Method

You get sixty seconds and a pencil before you have to talk for two minutes straight. Here is exactly how to spend that minute so you never run dry.

7 min read

Listening

IELTS Listening: The Word Limit Rule (The Silent Way You Lose Marks)

You can hear the answer correctly and still lose the mark. Here is exactly how the word limit rule works, and the small habits that quietly break it.

7 min read