IELTS Academic

An IELTS band is four criteria averaged, and what separates a 6 from a 7 is written down. These posts put the descriptors in plain words, set them against what universities and visas ask for, and show what IELTS's own figures say about the parts people find hardest.

Now get a score of your own

Everything here is how the marks are given. The quickest way to know where you stand is to answer one question and read the marks on your own words.

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