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IELTS Counselling Service Improve your

English for
IELTS with the
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Thank you for joining our IELTS counselling service where

we will be guiding and supporting you in your IELTS

preparation journey, helping you to achieve your goals.

This toolkit will give you access to key preparation

materials, and your counsellor will be exploring this more

with you after your level check.

Please take time to look through this and start familiarising

yourself with the available resources as soon as you can.

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Get started with free self-study resources to understand the
tips and strategies of how to improve your score in Listening,
Reading, Writing and Speaking tests.

Watch our range of introductory videos to get tips, strategies and advice
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Read our IELTS blog. Written by British Council IELTS experts, IELTS
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English Improve your
English Skills
Skills for success
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LearnEnglish GRAMMAR
Choose a grammar point and start revising
and improving your grammar today!
LearnEnglish READING
Practice to understand texts with everyday or
job-related language. Texts include articles,
travel guides, emails, adverts and reviews.
LearnEnglish SPEAKING
Learn and practise useful phrases that will help
you to speak English clearly and effectively.
LearnEnglish LISTENING
Understand extended, standard speech about
familiar topics that may contain complex
ideas. Situations include broadcasts, reviews,
presentations and lectures.
LearnEnglish AUDIO AND VIDEO
Watch and listen to real, everyday English
conversations to improve your listening skills.
LearnEnglish VOCABULARY
Learn new words to understand and
express yourself more clearly in English!
Johnny Grammar’s WORD CHALLENGE
A fun quiz for you to test common vocabulary,
spelling and grammar that appears in everyday
English!
LearnEnglish WRITING
Write clear, detailed text on a wide
range of topics related to your interests.
Texts include essays, reports, reviews,
messages and emails.
LearnEnglish GREAT VIDEOS
24 videos with audioscripts, a glossary with
new vocab and comprehension questions to
check your learning.
LearnEnglish SOUNDS RIGHT
Having difficulty with the sounds and
pronunciation of the English language?
Just tap a sound and you will hear it.
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