IELTS Help from a Real Teacher
Find your level, fix your weak spots, and know exactly what to practise next.
What’s your IELTS level?
Not sure where to start?
Stuck on something?
Want a teacher’s view?
How It Works
1. Check your level
Take the free 10-minute IELTS Readiness Check, then choose a 12, 8 or 4-week course in the Study Plan.
2. Fix your weak spots
Find the problem that sounds like yours, try three quick fixes, then go deeper with a lesson from 99p.
3. Test yourself
Take a full practice test that explains every answer, so you know why you lost each mark.
🆕 A Listening Test That Explains Every Answer
Most practice tests give you a score and nothing else. This full test, with four Parts and 40 questions, shows you the exact words that gave each answer, the trap that caught you, and the type of mistake you made. Then it points you to the lessons that fix it.
Choose Your Skill
Or see all lessons by skill.
Free to Try
Study Plan
A level check and week-by-week courses. Download
IELTS Games
Vocabulary, grammar and writing games for any device. Play
First Aid Kits
Ten ways to stop losing marks in each skill. Download
Free Lessons
Full lessons for every skill, free to download. Browse
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Bundles and Courses
Save on sets of lessons, or follow a complete 12, 8 or 4-week course.
Practise with AI
Use professionally designed prompts and courses to practise with AI and get feedback.
Start IELTS Books
Complete courses and IELTS books for structured independent study.
Why Start IELTS?
IELTS preparation built on teaching experience
Start IELTS is created by Kevin Hardwicke: an English language teacher and Director of Studies for 28 years, a former IELTS examiner, and a writer of IELTS materials since 2019.
Practical materials help you build your English, develop IELTS skills and use AI effectively as you work towards your target score.
Have a question? Ask Start IELTS and you’ll usually get a reply within 24 hours.
Start IELTS is an independent educational resource and is not affiliated with or endorsed by IELTS, the British Council, IDP or Cambridge University Press & Assessment.
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