IELTS: ten practical articles
Each article solves one real problem, from application to renewal, and points to the exact chapter of CredenTrek For IELTS that carries it further. Facts are checked against IELTS partners documents.
- 01Decide · 6 min read
Build an IELTS acceptance table before you choose a version or a date
List every organisation that will receive your IELTS result, find its own rules and email the silent ones, before you pick a version or pay a fee.
- 02Decide · 7 min read
Three IELTS requirements, one target: turning the rules into numbers
Read the overall band, the skill floor and the validity rule for each organisation, then set one target that satisfies them all, with the rounding worked out.
- 03Prepare · 6 min read
IELTS Reading: why band 7 needs about 30 correct answers in one version and 35 in the other
See how raw marks convert to bands in Listening and both Reading versions, which rules cost marks, and how to keep a mistake tally that guides your practice.
- 04Prepare · 6 min read
IELTS Writing: Task 2 carries two-thirds of the score, so plan the hour around it
Task 2 counts twice as much as Task 1. See how to split the 60 minutes, what examiners mark, and a routine that gets your essays marked against the four criteria.
- 05Prepare · 6 min read
The IELTS Speaking test in 14 minutes: three parts and how to use the minute before Part 2
IELTS Speaking is a recorded, face-to-face conversation of 11 to 14 minutes. See what each part asks, how to use the minute of preparation and a daily routine.
- 06Prepare · 6 min read
IELTS Listening: one play, exact spelling and answers the speaker takes back
IELTS Listening has four recordings, 40 questions and one hearing. See what each part sounds like, why speakers correct themselves and how spelling costs marks.
- 07Prepare · 7 min read
A worked IELTS plan: 96 hours, 8 hours a week, Writing as the biggest gap
Follow one candidate from practice scores to a dated IELTS plan: the gap in each skill, the hours, the weeks, the buffer and the four stages.
- 08Book and sit · 6 min read
IELTS is moving to computer: two weeks of screen rehearsal before test day
Paper IELTS is being retired. See which delivery modes remain, what stays the same and a two-week routine that moves your practice on screen.
- 09Book and sit · 6 min read
Six things to settle with your IELTS test centre before you pay
Fees are set locally, transfers have rules and Speaking may fall on another day. Six questions to put to your IELTS test centre in one message before you book.
- 10Leverage · 7 min read
Half a band short on IELTS: lay out the 60 days before you decide
One Skill Retake, Enquiry on Results or a full retake: compare your result with your practice tests, count the 60 days, and send results the right way.