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IELTS Academic Ratgeber
IELTS Academic 12-week study plan (full build)
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The 12-week plan is the honest answer when a diagnostic sits at Band 5 or below. Below Band 5.5, the limiting factor is usually vocabulary range and grammar accuracy, not test technique. Weeks 1–3 build those foundations before test-technique work begins.
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Prerequisite: honest diagnostic
Diagnose in Week 0 under real conditions. If the diagnostic is above Band 5.5, use the 8-week plan — 12 weeks with too easy a starting point loses focus. A target more than 1.5 bands above the diagnostic is usually unrealistic without extending beyond 12 weeks.
Weeks 1–3 — vocabulary and receptive skills
Vocabulary base + Reading question types + Listening Parts 1–2. No writing or speaking yet — build the raw material first.
- Academic Word List: 20 items a week, tested weekly.
- Reading: two passages a week focused on Matching Headings and T/F/NG.
- Listening: one Part 1 or Part 2 per session with spelling logs.
Weeks 4–6 — grammar accuracy and Writing Task 1
Grammar accuracy is the biggest driver of the Grammatical Range and Accuracy sub-score. Weeks 4–6 fix articles, tenses, and complex sentences before Task 2 essays begin.
- Articles, verb tenses, and complex sentences — one grammar focus per week.
- Task 1: two essays a week; overview + two body paragraphs.
- Speaking Part 1 warm-ups, five minutes a day.
Weeks 7–9 — Task 2 and Speaking Parts 2–3
Full receptive coverage now — Listening Parts 3 and 4 — plus Task 2 essays across five prompt types.
- Task 2: five prompt types (opinion, discussion, problem-solution, advantages/disadvantages, two-part).
- Listening Parts 3 and 4: one section per day.
- Speaking Parts 2 and 3 recorded daily.
Weeks 10–12 — three mocks and taper
Three full mocks with tutor feedback and an error database. Weeks 10 and 11 are hard weeks; Week 12 is deliberately light.
- Week 10: mock 1; error database seeded from Week 10.
- Week 11: mock 2; targeted correction across the top three error types.
- Week 12: mock 3 early in the week; then taper — no new material 48 hours before test day.
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Can I move up two bands in 12 weeks?
Rarely. A full band is realistic; two bands usually need six months of consistent work plus tutor feedback.
Three mocks — is that too many?
Not if each mock is followed by real correction work. Three mocks with no correction is worse than one mock with a full error database.
Should I extend beyond 12 weeks if my diagnostic is Band 4?
Yes — treat Weeks 1–3 as the first block of a longer 16- to 20-week arc; vocabulary and grammar cannot be rushed.
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