Study materials · 2026

Everything the exam rewards, in one place.

Real strategies, dos and don'ts, ready-to-use templates, and tips for every task type across all four skills — aligned to the current 2026 IELTS format.

Listening

One play, four recordings, 40 questions.

The Listening test is identical for Academic and General Training: four recordings of increasing difficulty, played ONCE…

5 guides

Reading

60 minutes, 40 questions, no extra transfer time.

Academic Reading has 3 long passages from books, journals and newspapers. General Training has shorter everyday and work…

6 guides

Speaking

A 11–14 minute conversation in three parts.

A face-to-face (or video) interview, identical for Academic and General Training. Marked on Fluency & Coherence, Lexical…

3 guides

Writing

Two tasks, 60 minutes, four scored criteria.

Task 1 (20 min, 150+ words) and Task 2 (40 min, 250+ words, weighted double). Marked on Task Achievement/Response, Coher…

Task 1 & Task 2 · Band 9 models

Writing sentence banks & templates

Band 7–9 sentence patterns for Task 1 and Task 2 you can adapt to any topic — the quick reference to go with these guides.

Open templates

Guides & tips

Latest from the blog

All articles

Speaking 12 min

Recent IELTS Speaking questions — July 2026 (Part 1, 2 & 3 with model answers)

The IELTS Speaking topics most commonly reported this July 2026 cycle — real-style Part 1, 2 and 3 questions, cue cards, and model answers you can practise today.

Read article

Speaking 10 min

Recent IELTS Speaking questions — June 2026 (Part 1, 2 & 3)

The IELTS Speaking topics commonly reported in the June 2026 cycle — Part 1 questions, Part 2 cue cards and Part 3 discussion prompts, with tips to answer each well.

Read article

Writing 10 min

Recent IELTS Writing Task 2 topics — July 2026 (with essay plans)

The IELTS Writing Task 2 essay questions and themes commonly reported this July 2026 cycle — grouped by type, with quick plans and a Band 8 opening for each.

Read article

All articles