Free IELTS Lessons

Practical lessons for every stage of your preparation.

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Test Info

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IELTS Academic or General Training: Which Test Do You Need?

Choose the correct test for university, professional registration, work or migration before you book.

Listening

All levels

Listening Question Types: A Complete Preparation Checklist

Know how to approach multiple choice, matching, maps, notes, summaries and short answers.

Reading

Core technique

True, False or Not Given: Find Evidence, Do Not Guess

A clear method for separating a contradiction from information that the passage never gives.

Writing Task 1

Academic

Writing Task 1: Six Visuals You Must Be Ready to Describe

Prepare for bar charts, line graphs, tables, pie charts, maps and process diagrams.

Writing Task 2

Band 6–8

Writing Task 2: Plan a Relevant Essay Before You Write

Turn the question into a position, two developed ideas and a controlled four-paragraph response.

Speaking

Practice lesson

Speaking Part 2: Build a Natural Two-Minute Answer

Use your one-minute preparation time well and develop a Zimbabwean example with enough detail.

Vocabulary

Word lists

Vocabulary for Education, Work, Transport and the Environment

Build useful topic language in context and avoid memorised expressions that do not fit your answer.

Test Day

Zimbabwe guide

Your IELTS Test-Day Checklist for Harare or Bulawayo

Confirm your venue, identification, arrival time and computer-test routine before you leave home.

Student taking notes while preparing for IELTS

Zimbabwe preparation guide

Plan your IELTS journey around the realities of preparing in Zimbabwe.

Choose the correct test, confirm official booking details, protect your identification, practise your chosen format and plan your journey to the test centre.Read the Zimbabwe Guide