r/IELTS

One thing is writing- I just generally focus much better when I can actually feel the paper. But even reading and listening, which I found fairly easy and got a 9 on, are now intimidating to me… On the computer-based test, is there any way to cross out the wrong answers *while* listening/ reading? Any way to take notes? Highlight/ underline text?

Is there maybe a tool online that imitates the test and the interface of the exam?

I need to retake the test because my results are older than 2 years and starting May 2026 there’s no paper based IELTS offered in my country anymore. I’m heartbroken and scared. Any advice and will be useful. Please share your experience

Hey there !! Tell me how much money you guys have spent on preparing for ielts 😭??

I wanna have the test the next year at least cuz i have a lot to do since i just gradauated, however i have alot of time to study english more, im not bad at english at all so i though that i would study each section for at least a month, like i'll start with listening and study it and have some tests everyday for a month and i'll do the same for the rest of it cuz i wanna get at least 7 on the IELTS tes

What do you think about that plan and tell me if u have any idea/advice

To everyone preparing for IELTS: first, don't rely too much on AI to judge your writing and speaking. I am not the strongest in English compared to my friends and I struggle with grammar. Because of this, I kept delaying my exam booking. Every time I checked my writing using AI, it rated me around 5 to 5.5 and pointed out so many flaws that I lost confidence. I finally sat for my exam yesterday, and honestly, I wasn't convinced by my own writing during the test. I felt like I was making the same mistakes I always do. But when the result came, I scored a 6 in writing. Not an amazing score, but enough for what I need for my studies. Also worth mentioning, most of us prepare for fairly predictable, objective speaking topics. But the question I got, and the ones asked to the candidates before me, were more subjective, about emotions, family support, and similar personal topics. So don't let an AI score decide your confidence or your readiness. Trust your preparation and just go for it. I prepared mostly from Ielts advantage and saw few writing tips from ieltsliz in last moment.

Overall 7, reading part 3 was quite tough then expected L8,R7.5, S6.5, W6

How much would it affect my score if made a pun? One of the prompts was about sports. I remember saying "I put the bad in BADminton" earned a chuckle, not sure if my points will be deducted because of that though. In retrospect it probably wasn't the best idea

I am practicing .But idk how to proceed. But how do i practice and all. I know the mark schemes and few techniques i did crash course last year. But i am really scared to even proceed. I have good English background but I am mostly scared about writing and speaking part. I have extreme social anxiety. Please help me out by giving some tips please 🙏🏻🙏🏻

I need a website that gives me the most accurate score. I’ve tried chatgpt, but many IELTs examinees dislike it because it either gives u a much higher or lower score than the reality. So if it’s not accurate what do u recommend instead?

Greetings :) I am sorry if this was asked multiple times before but I'm genuinely confused.

So I'm supposed to have my ILETS exam in September, and been practicing the writing section using AI, especially Task 2.

However, I'm baffled. I've been writing multiple essays for days now.
ChatGPT gave me a band scoring between 7 to 7.5
Gemini gave me 6.5
Deepseek gave me 6-6.5

Most of the recommendations given by them is to try to "sound more natural"

But I'm wondering if I'm maybe doing something wrong by relying on AI for this? Has anyone been through the same thing?

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I prepped in a week but really locked in the last 2 days before my exam. (Wouldn't recommend anyone to cram, but I advise that regardless of the situation that ur in - do ur best and utilise the time you have) I had no choice due to many events which were important. However the score I got is what I need to get into the uni options I have so I'm happy.

Feel free to ask me questions!

Hi everyone! I am thinking of taking my academic ielts exam in next 2 weeks. I am computer science graduate who wants to study abroad. I would really appreciate sharing your advice for the preparation of all the sections depending on the duration of preparation i am targetting for. I have job so i can spare 2 hours to it daily and 4-5 on weekends. Tips, tricks, guide, experience you had or roadmap you followed, really Anything would help a lot.