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IELTS vocabulary isn’t about memorising thousands of rare words. It’s about using the right words accurately, flexibly and in the right context. This guide covers the vocabulary that matters for Writing and Speaking, six topic word banks, the collocations that make English sound natural, common mistakes, and how to learn new words so
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IELTS General vs Academic comes down to one question: which test does the organisation receiving your result ask for? Academic is usually for university study and professional registration, and General Training is usually for migration and work. Both test Listening, Reading, Writing and Speaking, and only Reading and Writing are different. This
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IELTS test dates in Pakistan 2026 aren’t a fixed national calendar. IELTS on computer runs on many days of the week, and the dates open to you depend on your city, test centre, test type and the seats still free, so the only reliable list is the live booking system of the
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IELTS Writing Academic Task 1 gives you a graph, chart, table, process diagram or map and asks you to select and report its main features in at least 150 words, in about 20 minutes. You describe what the visual shows: you don’t give opinions or explain causes. This complete guide covers how Task
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This free IELTS reading exam practice test has three original Academic-style passages and 40 questions, with a full answer key and an explanation for every answer. It covers six question types: True/False/Not Given, sentence completion, matching headings, multiple choice, matching features and Yes/No/Not Given. The passages were written for this practice test
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Good IELTS reading exam practice starts with knowing exactly what you’ll face: 3 passages, 40 questions and 60 minutes, across 10 question types that each have their own trap. This guide explains every question type, how to manage your time, the mistakes that cost the most marks, and the best free practice materials.
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These IELTS questions for speaking cover all three parts of the test, with sample answers that show how to develop a response. The Speaking test is an 11–14-minute, face-to-face interview with a certified IELTS examiner, and it’s the same for Academic and General Training. The practice questions below are original, grouped by common
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IELTS validity, in one line: IELTS recommends treating a result as valid for two years from your test date. The real deadline, though, is set by whoever receives your result, your university, employer, regulator or immigration authority, and some accept older results while others are stricter. This guide explains the two-year recommendation, how
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IELTS stands for International English Language Testing System. It’s the English test that universities, employers and immigration departments around the world use to check how well you listen, read, write and speak in English, and this guide explains what it is, which version you need and where to start. If you’ve just been
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Your IELTS band score is a number from 0 to 9, in whole and half bands. This guide explains what every band means, how your four skill scores become one overall band, and why your lowest skill can matter more than your overall score. Most candidates know their target band but not exactly
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