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Exam Preparation (IELTS & TOEFL)

Score-focused coaching with real marking criteria, timed practice and honest feedback.

Student working through a timed practice booklet with headphones in a library

About this course

Exams reward technique as much as English. Most candidates lose half a band to timing, task response and structure — all of which are trainable in weeks.

We work from the official band descriptors, mark your work the way a real examiner does, and drill the specific sub-skills between your current and target score.

What you will be able to do

  • Know exactly how each section is scored and what pushes a band up
  • Complete Writing Task 1 and 2 inside the real time limit
  • Use a repeatable structure for every Speaking Part 2 topic
  • Apply skimming, scanning and paraphrase-matching in Reading
  • Walk in with a rehearsed timing plan instead of hope

Week-by-week curriculum

  1. Stage 1

    Full mock & band diagnosis

    A timed mock in all four skills, marked against official descriptors with a per-criterion breakdown.

  2. Stage 2

    Writing Task 1

    Data description, trend language, and the overview sentence examiners look for first.

  3. Stage 3

    Writing Task 2

    Question analysis, position, paragraph architecture and cohesion under 40 minutes.

  4. Stage 4

    Speaking Parts 1–3

    Extension habits, the long turn, and abstract discussion without waffling.

  5. Stage 5

    Reading strategy

    Question-type playbooks, paraphrase spotting and time budgeting per passage.

  6. Stage 6

    Listening strategy

    Prediction, distractor traps, spelling accuracy and note-taking discipline.

  7. Stage 7

    Final mock & exam plan

    Second full mock, band comparison, and a minute-by-minute plan for exam day.

Course details

Length
6–12 weeks · 1–2 lessons/week
Format
Live 1-on-1 · 55 minutes + marked mock papers
Level
Intermediate → Advanced
Price
From $55 / lesson
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Best for

  • Candidates with a specific score deadline
  • Anyone who has already taken the exam and plateaued
  • Students who need honest marking, not encouragement

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