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The Global Study Awards

Watch this video about a winner of The Global Study Awards then read the information below to find out how you can apply for one of these awards. What are …

Live events

During the next six weeks we’ll organise a number of events to answer as many of your questions as we can. Lots of you have similar questions about the IELTS …

Live events

Read about the live events we organise for you during the course. During the next six weeks we’ll organise some events to answer as many of your questions as we …

Facebook and Twitter IELTS Clinics

This week we’ll be having another two live IELTS Clinic on both Facebook and Twitter with the Understanding IELTS educators. If you have any questions about reading or anything you’ve …

The Understanding IELTS Blab

On Thursday 15 October we’ll hold a live Blab to answer your questions about anything we’ve looked at in the course. If you’re not familiar with Blabs, they are live …

One-to-one coaching

We’re introducing a new service for people who want a little extra help as they prepare for their IELTS test. All of the information, advice and practice materials in this …

What can I do to improve my writing?

Listen to Rob talking about things you can do to improve your writing. Add your own ideas in the comments below. As Rob mentioned, there are many excellent online resources …

Facebook Live

On Thursday 23 February we held our first ever Facebook Live broadcast. We were really pleased to see the massive number of people who joined us and asked lots of …

Share your advice

Listen to Rob giving some final tips on the Speaking test. Have you taken the IELTS interview or another English speaking test? What advice would you give to other learners? …

Video review of Week 2

Neeraj, one of our educators, looks back at some interesting talking points from this week in his video. Below are links to comments that Neeraj mentions and a resource that …

What can I do to improve my speaking?

Listen to Rob talking about things you can do to improve your speaking skills. Add your own ideas in the comments below. Here are links to some online resources to …

Video review of Week 1

Alister, our lead educator, looks back at some of the interesting talking points from this week in his video. Alister starts by thanking everyone who contributed with comments on the …

Facebook and Twitter IELTS clinic

This week we’ll be having two live clinics with the Understanding IELTS educators on both Facebook and Twitter . If you have any questions about anything you’ve seen in the …

Marking the Speaking test

Listen to Rob talking about how the Speaking test is marked. Fluency and coherence: This describes how fluent and connected your English sounds. Do you speak without much hesitation and …