📘 IELTS Preparation with Karine
Prepare for the IELTS exam with Karine, a native English speaker from England and a former IELTS examiner with extensive experience and expertise in IELTS preparation.

Lessons are tailored to meet your individual needs and goals. Digital course materials are included as part of every course.

🧑🏻‍💻 IELTS Academic vs IELTS General

The IELTS Academic exam is typically taken for university entrance purposes.

The Academic Reading exam includes longer and more complex texts, often from academic sources.

The IELTS General exam is mostly taken for immigration purposes.

The General Training Reading exam focuses on more practical, everyday texts related to life and work.

The Listening and Speaking exams are the same for both IELTS Academic and IELTS General.

💻 IELTS ACADEMIC Writing

Task 1 – Report Writing (150+ words)
Learn how to describe visuals such as graphs, pie charts, bar charts, maps, and processes. You will:
• Understand how Writing Task 1 is graded
• Learn to describe trends, make comparisons, and report data clearly
• Use the passive voice to describe processes
• Learn sequencing and linking phrases
• Understand language for describing locations and maps
• Discuss feedback to improve your band score

Task 2 – Essay Writing (250+ words)
Develop the skills to write well-structured academic essays for the following task types:
• Agree/disagree essays
• Advantages/disadvantages essays
• Problem/solution essays
• Discussion (discuss both views) essays
• Direct question essays (one, two or three questions)

You will:
• Brainstorm and organise ideas
• Plan and structure your essays
• Paraphrase effectively
• Write introductions and conclusions
• Use linking language
• Support your opinions with relevant examples
• Use precise topic vocabulary
• Develop your academic style and avoid repetition
• Understand how Writing Task 2 is graded
• Receive detailed feedback and advice

🗣️ IELTS Speaking Preparation
• Understand the structure and grading of the speaking test
• Prepare for Parts 1, 2 and 3 with sample responses
• Build vocabulary for common topics such as family, studies, holidays, the environment, and global challenges
• Practise with a native English speaker to improve fluency and natural expression
• Work on your pronunciation and stress
• Learn self-correction techniques
• Receive band-specific feedback and clear advice to improve

📖 IELTS Reading and Listening
• Use reading and listening tests for independent practice
• Get support understanding tricky sections or unfamiliar vocabulary
• Discuss main ideas and topic vocabulary
• Track your progress and challenges with Karine

Grammar for IELTS Success
• Verb tenses
• Conditionals
• Passive voice
• Gerunds and infinitives
• Subject-verb agreement
• Prepositions
• Referencing (e.g., using “it”, “they”, “those”)
• Sentence structure
• Punctuation

IELTS GENERAL Writing

Task 1 – Letter Writing (150+ words)
Learn how to write formal, semi-formal and informal letters. You will:
• Identify the appropriate tone and register
• Structure your letter clearly
• Express ideas politely and clearly
• Practise writing letter types such as: requests, complaints, applications, apologies, advice, instructions, references and resignations

Task 2 – Essay Writing (250+ words)
Essay writing is required in both the General and Academic exams. However, questions in the General exam are typically more straightforward.

You will:
• Learn to identify and respond to common IELTS General essay types
• Practise writing essays with clear and relevant arguments
• Improve your grammar, vocabulary, and paragraph organisation
• Receive targeted feedback to suit the IELTS General format