How to use this course
A routine that works: learn a strategy, practise it, check it under time.
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Lesson quiz
Check what you have learned. Choose an answer to see whether it is right, and why.
Quick check: What does the free diagnostic show you?
- Which skill needs you most
- Your final IELTS band
- Which test centre to book
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A: Which skill needs you most — Take it first: your plan then starts with the skill that needs you most.
Quick check: How often should you sit a full mock test?
- Every day
- Every two to four weeks
- Only once, the day before the test
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B: Every two to four weeks — Sit it in one sitting, with headphones, as if it were the real day.
Quick check: Which teaches you more about Writing?
- Writing three new essays without feedback
- Reading model essays only
- Redrafting one essay using the corrections
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C: Redrafting one essay using the corrections — Redrafting one essay with its corrections teaches more than writing three new ones.
Quick check: Which study pattern works best?
- Thirty minutes a day
- One long session a week
- Only the week before the test
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A: Thirty minutes a day — Little and often keeps your listening and reading speed up.