Free IELTS Resources

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IELTS First Aid Kit

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Games

Start IELTS – Game Say It Better — Say It Better: IELTS Vocabulary Game.
Swap overused words like very, big, good and nice for natural collocations examiners notice.

Start IELTS lesson thumbnail: Family & Friends IELTS Word Puzzle - Free — Vocabulary Puzzle
Predict and find 15 family words in the word-square. A speaking phrase for each one.

Start IELTS – Prep Challenge — Preposition Challenge
Practise your prepositions with 12 IELTS-style questions. Check your score, correct mistakes and try again!

Start IELTS – Game Sentence Builder — Sentence Builder
Improve your IELTS grammar and writing skills by putting words in the correct order. Practise 100 sentences across five levels.

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Study Skills

Start IELTS – What Comes Up in Writing Task — What Comes Up in IELTS Writing and Speaking
We analysed 377 Writing Task 2 questions and 117 Speaking cue cards. See which topics come up most often.

Start IELTS – 48 Things to Know — 48 Things to Know Before Your IELTS Test
Some IELTS rules are never explained, but they can cost you marks. Learn the patterns and traps in every part of the test, with 12 practical tips for each skill.

Start IELTS lesson thumbnail: IELTS Study Plan – 12, 8 and 4-Week Courses – Free — IELTS Study Plan
Not sure where to start? Check your level, choose a 12, 8 or 4-week course, and follow the plan week by week.

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Free Lessons

Start IELTS – Present Simple Free — Present Simple
Use the Present Simple accurately and naturally to talk about your habits, routines and daily life.

Start IELTS lesson thumbnail: Modal Verbs - IELTS Grammar — Modal Verbs
Use modal verbs confidently in Speaking and Writing, with useful phrases you can learn and adapt.

Start IELTS lesson thumbnail: Essential Speaking Skills. Part 1 — Speaking Part 1
Give fuller answers. Speak clearly and confidently in every part. Learn phrases that will lift your Band Score.

Start IELTS lesson thumbnail: Understanding Paragraphs — IELTS Reading Practice. — Reading Paragraphs
Read faster by understanding how paragraphs work. Find answers quickly and avoid common mistakes.

Start IELTS – Full Reading Test — Full Reading Test
More than a test: a full three-part Reading test that explains why each answer is right or wrong.

Start IELTS lesson thumbnail: Task 2 Writing Strategies Using AI — Writing Task 2 with AI
Use guided AI prompts to analyse Task 2 questions, plan your essay and get useful feedback.

Start IELTS lesson thumbnail: Food & Eating Out — IELTS Vocabulary Practice — Food and Eating Out
Learn useful phrases for talking about food and eating out, with the grammar to use them naturally.

Start IELTS – Vocab Environment — The Environment
A popular Speaking and Writing topic. Learn useful phrases in context and adapt them to your own ideas.

Start IELTS lesson thumbnail: Listening – Form and Note Completion: IELTS Listening Part 1 — Listening – Form & Note Completion
Free IELTS Listening lesson: a full Part 1 test, plus the skills to catch names, numbers and corrections.

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The Start IELTS First Aid Kit

Start IELTS – Speaking First Aid Kit — Speaking
Small changes can make a big difference to your Speaking score. Extend your answers, plan well in Part 2 and give reasons and examples in Part 3.

Start IELTS – Reading First Aid Kit — Reading
In Reading, the answer is always in the text. Learn to find it quickly, check it is correct and do a one-minute final check – all within the time limit.

Start IELTS – Listening First Aid Kit — Listening
Most Listening marks are lost through small mistakes. Spot the key words and avoid distractors with 10 quick checks.

Start IELTS – Writing First Aid Kit — Writing
Small mistakes can cost you marks, and six of them are easy to stop. This free kit gives you six quick checks for the end of your writing.

Start Reading Check 1 → Scanning & Paraphrasing

Start Reading Check 2 → True/False/Not Given

Start Reading Check 3 → Main Ideas & Headings

Start Reading Check 4 → Completion Tasks

Start Reading Check 5 → Opinions & Inference

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