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IELTS Academic Ratgeber
IELTS Academic 4-week study plan (crash)
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The 4-week plan only works if a diagnostic already places you at Band 6 or above. Below that, the timeline is too short to move a full band responsibly — pick the 8-week or 12-week plan instead. This plan trades breadth for focus: two full mocks, tight error correction between them, and a real taper before the test.
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Prerequisite: a real diagnostic
Take a full-length diagnostic in test conditions before Day 1. Only a diagnostic reveals whether the gap is Reading speed, Writing structure, Listening spelling, or Speaking fluency. Planning without a diagnostic wastes at least a full week of the four you have.
Week 1 — Reading and Writing Task 1
Anchor the week around Reading question types and a repeatable Task 1 structure. One full mock at the weekend under real timing.
- Days 1–3: two Reading passages per session with the specific question types your diagnostic flagged (matching headings, T/F/NG, sentence completion).
- Days 4–5: Task 1 structure — overview + two body paragraphs; write two Task 1 essays.
- Day 6: full mock (Listening + Reading + Writing) in one sitting; log every error by type.
Week 2 — Listening and Writing Task 2
Listening signposting and five Task 2 prompt types. No new Reading this week — the Week 1 patterns need consolidation.
- Days 1–3: one full Listening test per day; focus on spelling and number transcription.
- Days 4–5: Task 2 essays across opinion, discussion, problem-solution, advantages/disadvantages, and two-part prompts.
- Day 6: rest.
Week 3 — Speaking Parts 1–3 and second mock
Daily recorded Speaking practice. One full mock mid-week and honest self-assessment against the band descriptors.
- Days 1–5: 15 minutes recorded Speaking daily (Part 2 cue cards plus 5 minutes Part 3 follow-up).
- Day 3: second full mock — compare error types against Week 1's mock.
- Day 6: targeted error clean-up from both mocks.
Week 4 — Taper and test-day rehearsal
No new mocks. Sleep, dry-run the test-day route, and taper practice volume so the exam itself is your peak effort.
- Days 1–3: one short session per skill per day (30–45 minutes).
- Day 4: dry-run the test-day route, ID, timing.
- Days 5–6: rest; light Reading only. 48 hours before test day: no new material.
Häufige Fragen
Can I move up a full band in 4 weeks?
Rarely. A half band is realistic if you were already close to your target; a full band usually needs 8 to 12 weeks of consistent work.
What if I have less than Band 6 on the diagnostic?
Switch to the 8-week or 12-week plan. Four weeks is too short to build accuracy from below Band 6 without cutting corners.
Two mocks in four weeks — is that enough?
Yes. More mocks without room to fix the errors between them stops being useful; a mock without corrections is just fatigue.
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