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IELTS General Training
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Free IELTS General Training study notes for International English Language Testing System (IELTS) students. Each chapter breaks down a key concept with examples and practice prompts you can turn into AI drills in the thinka app.
Grammar for IELTS
Tense Review: Present Perfect vs Past Simple
Passive Voice and Reduced Relative Clauses
Complex Sentences: Subordinate and Relative Clauses
Conditionals and Hypothetical Language
Modality and Hedging: Degrees of Certainty
Articles and Dense Noun Phrases
Referencing and Cohesive Devices
Vocabulary Skills
Paraphrase Recognition: Synonyms and Restatement
Collocations in Context
Word Formation: Prefixes, Suffixes and Word Families
Everyday and Workplace Vocabulary: Notices, Ads and Contracts
Signal Words: Cause, Contrast and Sequence
Guessing Meaning from Context
Reading Strategies by Question Type
Skimming for Gist and Text Structure
Scanning for Names, Numbers and Details
True/False/Not Given: Fact, Contradiction or Absence
Yes/No/Not Given: Identifying the Writer's Opinion
Matching Headings: Paragraph Main Ideas
Matching Information, Features and Sentence Endings
Sentence, Summary, Table and Diagram Completion: Word-Limit Discipline
Multiple Choice and Short Answer: Eliminating Distractors
Reading Everyday Texts: Notices, Advertisements and Workplace Documents
Listening Skills
Numbers, Names and Spelling: Form Completion
Predicting Answers from Question Stems
Maps, Plans and Directions
Multiple Choice and Matching Questions
Recognising Distractors and Self-Correction
Paraphrase in Academic Discussions
Lecture Note Completion and Signposting Language
Writing Task 1: Letters
Letter Types and Purposes: Complaint, Request, Application, Invitation
Formal, Semi-Formal and Informal Register
Letter Openings, Closings and Fixed Phrases
Covering All Three Bullet Points
Polite Language: Requests, Apologies and Suggestions
Writing Task 2: Essays
Essay Types: Opinion, Discussion, Problem-Solution and Two-Part
Planning and Thesis Statements
Paragraph Development: Topic Sentence, Explanation, Example
Cohesion: Linking Words Without Overuse
Formal Style and Avoiding Informal Language
Complex Structures for Band 7 and Above
How Writing Is Scored: The Four Band Criteria
Speaking and Exam Strategy
Part 1: Extending Short Answers Naturally
Part 2 Long Turn: Structuring Two Minutes
Part 3: Speculating, Comparing and Justifying
Word Stress and Weak Forms
How Speaking Is Scored: The Four Criteria
Computer-Based IELTS: On-Screen Tools and Time Management
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