AcademicTarget band 7.0From band 6.0~12 weeksSample plan

Academic IELTS — Road to Band 7

A structured 12-week plan that takes you from a confident Band 6 to a solid Band 7 across all four skills. Diagnostic-led, with adaptive practice, AI feedback on Writing and Speaking, and full timed mock tests.

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Total study

6.2 hrs

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Foundations & Orientation

Get placed, learn the exam format, and build the study habits that make the rest of the path effective.

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Start here: diagnostic & exam map

A short placement check plus a tour of the Academic test format and band scoring.

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How IELTS Academic works

The four modules, timing, and how raw scores become band scores.

Placement diagnostic

A 25-minute mixed check across Listening and Reading to set your starting level.

Diagnostic25 min+40

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The Academic test format

What to expect in each module and how marks convert to bands.

Lesson8 min+10

Build a 12-week study rhythm

Spaced practice beats cramming — here is how to plan it.

Strategy tip5 min+10

Listening

Train your ear for detail, signposting and paraphrase across all four sections.

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Sections 1–2: forms, maps & everyday talk

ListeningBand 5.5–7.0

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Requires Start here: diagnostic & exam map

Catching details under pressure

Predicting answers, spelling, numbers and dates.

Predict before you listen

Strategy tip4 min+10

Form completion drill

Drill12 min+20Target 6.5Form completion

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Map & plan labelling

Practice15 min+25Target 6.5Plan / map / diagram labelling

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Sections 3–4: discussions & lectures

ListeningBand 6.0–7.5

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Requires Sections 1–2: forms, maps & everyday talk

Following academic speech

Signposting language, attitude and distractors.

Signposting & distractors

Lesson9 min+10

Lecture note completion

Practice18 min+30Target 7.0Note completionMultiple choice

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Reading

Skim, scan and read for detail — and beat the clock on all three passages.

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Identifying information & views

ReadingBand 5.5–7.0

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Requires Start here: diagnostic & exam map

True / False / Not Given mastery

The decision process that stops you over-thinking.

TFNG vs YNNG decision tree

Lesson10 min+10

True/False/Not Given drill

Drill14 min+20Target 6.5True / False / Not Given

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Matching headings & summary completion

ReadingBand 6.0–7.5

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Requires Identifying information & views

Reading for the main idea

Topic sentences, paraphrase and elimination.

Matching headings practice

Practice16 min+25Target 7.0Matching headings

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Summary completion practice

Practice14 min+25Target 7.0Summary completion

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Writing

Plan, structure and refine both tasks — with instant AI feedback against the official band descriptors.

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Task 1: describing data

WritingBand 5.5–7.0

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Requires Start here: diagnostic & exam map

Summarising trends accurately

Overview sentences, grouping data and the right tense.

Anatomy of a Band 7 Task 1

Lesson11 min+10

Line graph: write & get AI feedback

Writing task20 min+35Target 7.0

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Task 2: the opinion essay

WritingBand 6.0–7.5

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Requires Task 1: describing data

Arguing a position clearly

Thesis, topic sentences, cohesion and developed examples.

Coherence & cohesion that scores

Lesson12 min+10

Opinion essay: write & get AI feedback

Writing task40 min+45Target 7.0

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Speaking

Build fluency and range across all three parts, with AI feedback on the four criteria.

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Parts 1–3: fluency & the long turn

SpeakingBand 6.0–7.5

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Requires Start here: diagnostic & exam map

Mastering the 2-minute long turn

Using the prompt card, extending ideas and managing notes.

Structure for the Part 2 long turn

Lesson9 min+10

Record a Part 2 answer

Speaking task12 min+35Target 7.0

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Vocabulary & Collocation

High-yield academic word lists and the collocations that lift your Lexical Resource.

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Academic word power

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Topic vocabulary: environment & technology

Words and collocations for the most common essay themes.

Environment & sustainability set

Vocabulary10 min+15

Technology & society set

Vocabulary10 min+15

Mock Tests

Full timed sections and complete tests to rehearse exam-day conditions.

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Timed practice tests

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Requires Matching headings & summary completion, Sections 3–4: discussions & lectures

Full Reading mock

Three passages, 40 questions, 60 minutes.

Academic Reading — full mock

Mock test1 hr+60Target 7.0

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Listening — full mock

Mock test40 min+50Target 7.0

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