Course curriculum

  1. 1

    • Day 0 Instructions

    • Day 0 Lecture: Introduction to IELTS format

    • Day 0 Vocabulary: Mental health

    • Day 0 Reading: The Importance of Being Mindful

    • Day 0 Listening: Mental Health at Work

    • Day 0 Quiz

    • Day 0 Survey

    • Day 0 Additional Materials

  2. 2

    • Day 1 Instructions

    • Day 1 lecture: Reading: types of questions, matching headings, skimming & scanning

    • Day 1 Practice: Reading Matching Headings Exercise

    • Day 1 Vocabulary : Beauty & Physical Appearance

    • Day 1 Listening: How your brain decides what is beautiful

    • Day 1 Speaking Practice: Paraphrasing
  3. 3

    • Day 2 Instructions

    • Day 2 Lecture: WT1: Format, Structure, Bar charts

    • Day 2 Vocabulary : Useful words for WT1; Loneliness

    • Day 2 Practice: Writing Task 1: Bar chart exercise

    • Day 2 Speaking Practice: Summarizing Information

    • Day 2 Listening: The Terror of Being Alone

    • Day 2 Quiz: Reading and Writing part 1
  4. 4

    • Day 3 Instructions

    • Day 3 Lecture: Writing Task 2: Types of Questions, Structure, Opinion Essays

    • Day 3 Practice: Writing Task 2: Opinion Essay Exercise

    • Day 3 Vocabulary: Useful Vocabulary for Writing Part 2; Work and Studies

    • Day 3 Speaking Practice: Brainstorming

    • Day 3 Listening: What multitasking does to your brain

  5. 5

    • Day 4 Instructions

    • Day 4 Lecture: IELTS Listening Tips & Essential Information

    • Day 4 Practice: L1 Exercises

    • Day 4 Vocabulary: Medicine

    • Day 4 Reading: Opinion: An Alternative to Injection

    • Day 4 Speaking Practice: Pronunciation
  6. 6

    • Day 5 Instructions

    • Day 5: Writing Part 2 Model Answer

    • Day 5 Lecture: Speaking: Format, Part 1, Common Questions

    • Day 5 Practice: Speaking Part 1 Exercise

    • Day 5 Vocabulary: Useful Vocabulary for Speaking part 1; History

    • Day 5 Reading: History Repeats Itself

    • Day 5 Listening: What is History for?
  7. 7

    • Practice Test 1: L&R Instructions

    • Listening printed version

    • Reading printed version

    • Practice test 1: L&R Test Survey

    • Practice test 1: Writing task and assignment submission

    • Practice test 1: Speaking Test Simulator and assignment submission
  8. 8

    • Day 8 Instructions

    • Day 8 Lecture: Reading: T/F/NG Question Type

    • Day 8 Practice: Reading T/F/NG

    • Day 8 Vocabulary: Animals

    • Day 8 Listening : 30 Animals That Made Us Smarter

    • Day 8 Speaking Practice: Paraphrasing

    • Day 8 Survey
  9. 9

    • Day 9 Instructions

    • Day 9 Lecture: Writing Task 1: Line Graphs

    • Day 9 Practice: Writing Task 1

    • Day 9 Vocabulary: Water and Science

    • Day 9 Listening: NASA Find Liquid Water on Mars!

    • Day 9 Speaking Practice: Shadowing

  10. 10

    • Day 10 Instructions

    • Day 10 Lecture: Writing Task 2: Discussion Questions, Linking Devices

    • Day 10 Practice: Writing Part 2

    • Day 10 Vocabulary: Sleeping

    • Day 10 Listening: Sleep paralysis

    • Day 10 Listening Practice: SpellQuiz

    • Day 10 Quiz

  11. 11

    • Day 11 Instructions

    • Day 11 Listening: Time Management, Multiple Choice Questions

    • Day 11 Practice: Lecture "Study Less - Study Smart"

    • Day 11 Vocabulary: Environment

    • Day 11 Reading : Global treaty to regulate plastic pollution gains momentum

    • Day 11 Speaking Practice: Pronunciation

    • Day 11 Survey
  12. 12

    • Day 12 Instructions

    • Day 12 Lecture: Speaking Part 2, general tips

    • Day 12 Practice: Speaking Part 2

    • Day 12 Vocabulary: Travelling

    • Day 12 Reading: The Digital Nomads Did Not Prepare for This

    • Day 12 Listening: IELTS SPEAKING sample answer 8.0+

    • Day 12 Speaking Practice: Finding Linking Devices

    • Day 12 Quiz
  13. 13

    • Practice test 2: Listening and reading

    • Listening Printed Version

    • Reading Printed Version

    • Practice test 2: Writing

    • Practice test 2: Speaking

    • Practice test 2 Survey (required!)
  14. 14

    • Day 15 Instructions

    • Day 15 Lecture: Reading: Summary Completion

    • Day 15 Practice: Reading Summary Completion

    • Day 15 Vocabulary: Social issues and Gender Issues

    • Day 15 Listening: Why Gender Equality Is Good for Everyone — Men Included

    • Day 15 Speaking Practice

    • Day 15 survey

    • Answers to exercise 2

  15. 15

    • Day 16 Instructions

    • Day 16 Lecture: Writing Task 1: Tables

    • Day 16 Practice: Writing part 1 Describing Tables

    • Day 16 Vocabulary : WT1 useful vocabulary for describing tables; Communication

    • Day 16 Listening: The Science of Social Awkwardness

    • Day 16 Speaking Practice: Idioms
  16. 16

    • Day 17 Instructions

    • Day 17 Lecture: Writing Task 2: Argument Building, Advantages & Disadvantages Essay

    • Day 17 Practice: Writing Part 2 advantages/disadvantages essay

    • Day 17 Vocabulary: Manufacturing

    • Day 17 Listening: Why AI Will Never Replace The Role Of Humans

    • Day 17 Speaking Practice: Brainstorming

    • Day 17 Quiz
  17. 17

    • Day 18 Instructions

    • Day 18 Lecture: Listening: Map Labelling

    • Day 18 Practice: Listening Map Labelling

    • Day 18 Vocabulary: Bullying

    • Day 18 Reading: 8 Reasons Why Teens Bully Others:

    • Day 18 Speaking Practice: Pronunciation

    • Useful Vocabulary For Map Labelling and Map Description

  18. 18

    • Day 19 Instructions

    • Day 19 Lecture: Speaking Part 3

    • Day 19 Practice: Speaking

    • Day 19 Vocabulary: Idioms; Family

    • Day 19 Reading: Is Your Family Toxic?

    • Day 19 Listening: Daddy Issues

    • Day 19 Quiz

    • Day 19 Survey
  19. 19

    • Practice Test 3: Listening and reading

    • Listening printed version

    • Reading printed version

    • Practice Test 3: Writing

    • Practice Test 3: Speaking

    • Practice Test 3: Speaking Submission

    • Practice Test 3 Survey (required!)
  20. 20

    • Day 22 Instructions

    • Day 22 Lecture: Reading: MCQ

    • Day 22 Practice: Reading MCQ

    • Day 22 Vocavulary: Trees

    • Day 22 Listening: The Secret Language of Trees

    • Day 22 Speaking Practice: Shadowing

    • Day 22 Survey
  21. 21

    • Day 23 Instructions

    • Day 23 Lecture: Writing Task 1: Maps

    • Day 23 Practice: Writing: Describing a Map

    • Day 23 Vocabulary: Map description; Education

    • Day 23 Listening 1: Defending a teacher's right to disconnect

    • Day 23 Listening 2: Teaching during a pandemic: Resilience

    • Day 23 Exercise: Grading
  22. 22

    • Day 24 Instructions

    • Day 24 Lecture: Writing Task 2: Coherence & Cohesion; Problem-Solving

    • Day 24 Practice: Writing part 2: Problem Solving Essay

    • Day 24 Vocabulary: Crime

    • Day 24 Listening: How Norway's Prisons are Different From America's

    • Day 24 Listening Practice: SpellQuiz

    • Day 24 Survey

    • Day 24 Quiz
  23. 23

    • Day 25 Instructions

    • Day 25 Lecture: Listening: Final tips

    • Day 25 Practice: Listening Part 3

    • Day 25 Vocabulary: Memory

    • Day 25 Reading: How Human Memory Works

    • Day 25 Speaking Practice: Brainstorming

    • Additional Vocabulary: Idioms about Memory

  24. 24

    • Day 26 Instructions

    • Day 26 Lecture: 23 IELTS Speaking IDIOMS for a Band 9 Score

    • Day 26 Practice: Speaking

    • Day 26 Vocabulary: Idioms; Extreme Activities

    • Day 26 Reading: How to Tell If You're an Adrenaline Junkie

    • Day 26 Listening: How Strong Can An Adrenaline Rush Make You?

    • Day 26 Quiz: Listening and Speaking

    • Day 26 Survey
  25. 25

    • Practice Test 4: Listening&Reading

    • Listening printed version

    • Reading printed version

    • Practice test 4: Speaking Test Simulator

    • Practice Test 4: Upload your speaking here

    • Practice Test 4: Writing

    • Practice Test 4 Survey
  26. 26

    • Day 29 Instructions

    • Day 29 Lecture: Writing Task 1: Process Diagrams, Pie Chars

    • Day 29 Practice: Writing part 1: Diagrams

    • Day 29 Vocabulary: Advertisement

    • Day 29 Listening: Brand boycott: what's the future of ads on social?

    • Day 29 Speaking Practice: Paraphrasing
  27. 27

    • Day 30 Instructions

    • Day 30 Lecture: Writing Task 2: Double Question Essays (Part 1)

    • Day 30 Lecture: Writing Task 2: Double Question Essays (Part 2)

    • Day 30 Practice: Writing: Double Question Essay

    • Day 30 Vocabulary: Advertisment (Continued)

    • Day 30 Reading: Can an App Help Change Your Personality?

    • Day 30 Listening: The Business of eSports