IELTS General Training preparation guide

If you want to achieve a high band score in all the IELTS test components, find good resources, tips, advice and free practice tests. Or maybe just having trouble with improving your writing skills and looking for a qualified IELTS teacher or examiner to correct your writing tasks.

This IELTS preparation website is for you!

Be successful in the IELTS test the first time

You can use this site as a guide where you'll find everything you need to be well prepared for the IELTS General Training module.

This website has been built together with IELTS teachers and examiners to create the most comprehensive, yet easy to follow IELTS preparation guide especially focused on the IELTS GT module.

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Here you will learn how to prepare step-by-step to be successful in the test at the first attempt. It also provides you with good tips and advice from the IELTS trainers and test takers.

This site covers all the test components of IELTS General Training module

Plus even more! You will also find lots of useful resources, such as:

Additionally, you can take free IELTS practice tests as well.

IELTS writing skills improvement

Based on the IELTS test taker performance data, the average writing score is less than 6, which makes it the lowest of the four test components. Therefore, IELTS letters and essay writing will be covered in more detail.

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Scroll down to find out more about IELTS general writing tasks!

IELTS GT Writing: Letters and Essay

Informal Letter

Can be the easiest and also the hardest type of all the different types of IELTS letters. Therefore, we'll give you tips on how to start your letter and go more into detail. Moreover, find a sample letter!

Business Letter

You'll find useful tips for structuring your letter and as always, vocabulary and phrases to use. Here you will also find a little bonus, a sample letter with markups!

Complaint Letter

Detailed structure of the letter, for instance, tips what to write in each paragraph. There are also a lot of useful phrases and vocabulary, plus a sample letter with markups!

Request Letter

Learn how to write a request letter and what you should explain. For instance, who you are, exactly what information you need, when and why. There is also a sample letter with markups and brief comments!

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Job Application Letter

How many paragraphs? Shall I write why I am interested? Answer to these questions, structure of job application letter and a lot of useful phrases you can find by clicking here.

Essay

Learn how to write an IELTS essay. You'll find also useful phrases for beginnings, endings and for stating viewpoints. Additionally, see a sample essay assessed by an IELTS examiner.