Get the IELTS score you need with our free online materials. Sign up for our nine-week preparation programme and you'll get access to webinars, free practice activities, online platforms and mock tests. Read on to learn more and apply.
Free preparation webinars
This is a series of free IELTS preparation webinars that are aimed at providing you with the support you need to prepare for the test, during this difficult time.
IELTS preparation webinars will be conducted by IELTS experts over the next nine weeks, twice a week. Each webinar will last for approximately 60 minutes and will help you find out what to expect during the test. It will also help answer frequently asked questions about each section of the test: Listening, Reading, Writing and Speaking.
Webinar schedule (Weeks five through nine)
| Date | Title | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Tuesday 28 April 2020 | Introduction to IELTS | Overview of the IELTS test, the difference between Academic and General Training, paper-based and computer-delivered tests. |
| Thursday 30 April 2020 | Acdemic Writing – Task 1 | Overview of Task 1 skills and strategies |
| Tuesday 5 May 2020 | General Training Writing – Task 1 | Overview of task 1, skills and strategies, and essential vocabulary |
| Thursday 7 May 2020 | Academic Writing – Task 1 | Overview of Academic Writing Task 1; process diagrams and maps |
| Tuesday 12 May 2020 | Writing – Task 2 | Format, types of questions, analysis and writing introductions |
| Thursday 14 May 2020 | Writing – Task 2 | Problem and solution essays, and cause and effect essays |
| Tuesday 19 May 2020 | Academic Reading | Overview and strategies |
| Thursday 21 May 2020 | General Training Reading | Overview and strategies and difficult question types |
| Tuesday 26 May 2020 | Listening | Overview and strategies |
| Thursday 28 May 2020 | Speaking | Overview and strategies |
We suggest you register for the webinars as early as possible since the number of participants is limited and places are allocated on a first come, first served basis.
IELTS expert Facebook sessions
You can also join our IELTS Expert Facebook live sessions, which run on Fridays at 12.30 – Join now!
| Date | Topic |
|---|---|
| Friday 24 April 2020 | Collocation and idiomatic language |
| Friday 8 May 2020 | IELTS Academic Writing Task 1: Describing numbers |
| Friday 15 May 2020 | Responding to “Give reasons for your answers and include any relevant examples from your own knowledge and experience” questions in IELTS Academic Writing Task 2 |
| Friday 29 May 2020 | Topical vocabulary |
| Friday 5 June 2020 | True/False/ Not Given question types |
| Friday 19 June 2020 | Prefix and Suffix |
| Friday 26 June 2020 | Paraphrasing |