IELTS Preparation curriculum
Everything you study on the IELTS Preparation for International Students and Professionals, in the order you study it. 6 chapters, 23 lessons and roughly 17 hours of guided study, finishing with full timed mock exams in your student area.
Chapters and lessons
- 01
Orientation and diagnostic
Before teaching starts you sit a short diagnostic mock for IELTS Preparation, meet your tutor and receive a personalised study timetable built around your sitting date.
- How the exam is built and markedLesson30 min
A clear map of the IELTS Preparation format: sections, question styles, timing and how marks are awarded.
- Diagnostic mock testDrill45 min
A scored diagnostic in the student area that highlights your strongest and weakest topics.
- Building your study timetableWorkshop25 min
Turn your diagnostic report into a realistic weekly plan that fits around clinical shifts or study.
By the end of this chapter: Know your starting score, your weakest topics and exactly what to study in week one.
- 02
Listening strategies
Signposting, prediction, and note-taking across all four listening sections.
- Listening strategies: core conceptsLesson45 min
A structured walk through the examinable core of listening strategies, with the definitions, mechanisms and guidelines examiners expect you to quote accurately.
- Listening strategies: applied casesWorkshop50 min
Case-based teaching that turns listening strategies theory into clinical or exam decisions, including the reasoning steps that earn marks and the traps that lose them.
- Listening strategies: question drillingDrill40 min
Timed question practice on listening strategies, with worked explanations for every option so you learn why the wrong answers are wrong.
- Listening strategies: recall and consolidationReview30 min
Spaced-recall summaries, flashcard sets and a short checkpoint quiz that confirms listening strategies is retained before you move on.
By the end of this chapter: Confidently explain the foundations of listening strategies and pass the chapter checkpoint quiz.
- 03
Reading for band 7+
Skimming, scanning and inference practice on academic and general texts.
- Reading for band 7+: core conceptsLesson45 min
A structured walk through the examinable core of reading for band 7+, with the definitions, mechanisms and guidelines examiners expect you to quote accurately.
- Reading for band 7+: applied casesWorkshop50 min
Case-based teaching that turns reading for band 7+ theory into clinical or exam decisions, including the reasoning steps that earn marks and the traps that lose them.
- Reading for band 7+: question drillingDrill40 min
Timed question practice on reading for band 7+, with worked explanations for every option so you learn why the wrong answers are wrong.
- Reading for band 7+: recall and consolidationReview30 min
Spaced-recall summaries, flashcard sets and a short checkpoint quiz that confirms reading for band 7+ is retained before you move on.
By the end of this chapter: Apply reading for band 7+ to unseen cases and justify your answer the way examiners expect.
- 04
Writing task 1 and task 2
Weekly feedback on your writing with band-descriptor breakdowns and rewrites.
- Writing task 1 and task 2: core conceptsLesson45 min
A structured walk through the examinable core of writing task 1 and task 2, with the definitions, mechanisms and guidelines examiners expect you to quote accurately.
- Writing task 1 and task 2: applied casesWorkshop50 min
Case-based teaching that turns writing task 1 and task 2 theory into clinical or exam decisions, including the reasoning steps that earn marks and the traps that lose them.
- Writing task 1 and task 2: question drillingDrill40 min
Timed question practice on writing task 1 and task 2, with worked explanations for every option so you learn why the wrong answers are wrong.
- Writing task 1 and task 2: recall and consolidationReview30 min
Spaced-recall summaries, flashcard sets and a short checkpoint quiz that confirms writing task 1 and task 2 is retained before you move on.
By the end of this chapter: Apply writing task 1 and task 2 to unseen cases and justify your answer the way examiners expect.
- 05
Speaking parts 1-3
Live speaking clinics on fluency, lexical resource and pronunciation.
- Speaking parts 1-3: core conceptsLesson45 min
A structured walk through the examinable core of speaking parts 1-3, with the definitions, mechanisms and guidelines examiners expect you to quote accurately.
- Speaking parts 1-3: applied casesWorkshop50 min
Case-based teaching that turns speaking parts 1-3 theory into clinical or exam decisions, including the reasoning steps that earn marks and the traps that lose them.
- Speaking parts 1-3: question drillingDrill40 min
Timed question practice on speaking parts 1-3, with worked explanations for every option so you learn why the wrong answers are wrong.
- Speaking parts 1-3: recall and consolidationReview30 min
Spaced-recall summaries, flashcard sets and a short checkpoint quiz that confirms speaking parts 1-3 is retained before you move on.
By the end of this chapter: Answer full exam-standard questions on speaking parts 1-3 within the real time limit.
- 06
Final revision and mock exams
The closing block is pure exam rehearsal: full timed mocks for IELTS Preparation, score-report reviews with a tutor, and a targeted plan for the last two weeks.
- Full timed mock examDrill120 min
A complete mock under exam conditions in the student area, marked instantly with explanations.
- Score report reviewWorkshop45 min
A tutor-led review of your mock report, converting weak topics into a short revision list.
- High-yield final sweepReview60 min
A rapid pass over the facts, algorithms and phrases that appear most often in the real paper.
- Exam-day strategyLesson25 min
Pacing, flagging, guessing policy and nerves management for the day itself.
By the end of this chapter: Sit full mocks at or above the pass threshold and walk in with a written exam-day plan.
Study resources included
Task-by-task technique notes
Model structures, linking language and scoring criteria explained for each examined task.
Graded practice tasks
Reading, listening, writing and speaking tasks graded from foundation to exam standard.
Model answer breakdowns
Annotated model answers showing exactly why each response reaches the target band or grade.
Writing and speaking templates
Reusable frameworks for letters, referrals, summaries and spoken role-plays.
Suggested study plan
| Stage | Focus |
|---|---|
| Weeks 1-2 | Diagnostic mock, timetable build and the first teaching block of IELTS Preparation. |
| Weeks 3-6 | Core chapters with weekly question drilling and a checkpoint quiz per chapter. |
| Weeks 7-10 | Applied case workshops, weak-topic repair and half-length timed papers. |
| Final 2 weeks | Full timed mocks, score-report reviews and the high-yield final sweep. |
Important disclaimer
WispGold is an independent training provider. This curriculum is our own teaching plan, aligned with the published exam format, and is not endorsed by or affiliated with any examining body or regulator.