IELTS guides
Clear explanations of how the exam works and how it is scored, so you can spend your practice time where it counts.
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- How IELTS Band Scores Are CalculatedHow your IELTS overall band is worked out: rounding rules, raw score tables for Listening and Reading, and how Writing and Speaking are marked.
- IELTS Exam Format: All Four SectionsThe IELTS exam format explained: timing, question counts and tasks for Listening, Reading, Writing and Speaking, and how Academic and General Training differ.
- IELTS Writing Task 2 Essay StructureA simple four-paragraph structure for IELTS Writing Task 2, how to spend your 40 minutes, the main essay types, and common mistakes that lower your band.