Did my first IELTS exam yesterday, after 2 weeks of practice, and got it by today. SOO HAPPY.

Hi everyone,
I’ve already taken my IELTS General Training exam, and I’ve posted my scores here as well.
I’m now trying to figure out how I can improve my Writing score for my next attempt. I’d really appreciate advice from people who scored Band 7+ in Writing.

Hello guys, I’ve just received my IELTS results. The only reason I’m making this post is to point out how much both ChatGPT and Claude (as well as Perplexity) underestimated my scores.
They usually rated my Writing Task 1 or Task 2 at around 6–6.5 at best, with 6 or even 5.5 being the more common estimate. The same applied to Speaking: Claude usually gave me a 6, occasionally a 6.5, while ChatGPT occasionally rated me a 7 (during the actual exam, I felt quite pressured and honestly felt that I performed even worse than I had when practising at home).
Therefore, if y’all are using ChatGPT or Claude to evaluate your IELTS performance, relax and don’t take their estimates too seriously. They can significantly underestimate your actual score, especially for Speaking and Writing.

I feel like i'm doing great at listening and reading but when my score comes out i only got a 6.5 and 6.0.How can i improve my input score?

I want to download the pdf but it is not letting me

Hello there I want to talk to people just to activate my knowledge

My English is not bad but there is a long time I haven't been in touch with So I'd be happy if anyone would like to join to talk about anything :)

I took IELTS exam first time in 2024 (to apply for unis abroad) and back then I only studied a few vocabulary sets online for 2 days, and did 2/3 mock tests for listening. My score back then was 6.5.

In both cases, the score I needed is 5.5 for my uni.

A quick background( English is my 3/4th language, I did studied the basics starting from middle school to HS, the rest was just self-study, work etc)

This August I had to retake the test because mine expired and I’m enrolling in an MBA in English, I took the exam with 3 days study (each day 3-4h) focused on reading because my initial score was 5.0 and I managed to get it to 7.5, my best tip is the take as much as you can of reading mock tests. They are definitely much harder than the actual exam and try to watch some IELTS Advantage videos they show how to deal with each question type, and also time management is key! I’m so happy I got to get that score with a few days of practice.

However, I thought I’m still good at writing which was my strong point yet I got only 6.0 in it because I was lowkey off topic for the first half I wrote almost 200 words and didn’t have enough time (-again time management!!!) so I just carried on writing and had about 500 words in total lol.

For listening , I did mess up and zoned out in the first 3 questions yet I managed at the end and it was much easier than thought.

Speaking was also okay, I thought I’d get a 8 tbh ahah. I just spoke to the instructor as if I’m having a daily conversation with a friend .

Good luck everyone,

I know these points are not high but i am not flexing it honestly I am just rly happy and greatful for this group for tons of advices i got from people cuz this was all i needed Months agoo my points in everything was 5.5 and i asked if it was possible to get 7.0 or 6.5 because i needed it for my university and some comments were that I couldn’t cuz language was not like a math test or something and i needed more time however today i got answers and I got 7.0 which i am extremely happy
Test was harder than Cambridge tests and I tghout i would get higher points in ielts reading and listening but getting 6.0 and 6.5 in speaking really helped me

Hello! I am currently applying for master degree in Australia for teaching. After graduation, I need 8.0 for speaking to register as a teacher. I have 2-3 years to prepare for ILETS while studying in Australia. My current score is 7.0, and I would like to know about your experiences how difficult it was. My current overall score is 7.5 with 8/8/7/6.5 (R/L/S/W)

Looking for some individual to hop on google meet and test one another regarding IELTS Speaking test and where we stand together as per the band level.

Anyone?

Can I take notes on a piece of paper during the one-minute preparation time for Part 2 of the IELTS Academic Online Speaking test?

Hi everyone, I'm looking for a platform where I can take full IELTS mock tests for free and actually receive a band score.

The most important thing for me is that the difficulty level should closely match the actual IELTS exam, so I can get a realistic idea of my current level.

If you've used any free platforms that you found accurate, please let me know!

it's urgent!! I feel hopeless because as I was going through section three in the reading test, I wasn't able to locate the answer anywhere. I was trying to focus hard to look for the answer. When I finally checked the answer I saw it was something which I never thought it would be. It's hard to explain but I was not able to understand the correlation between the question and the paraphrased answer, my vocabulary is not that great I'd admit but I've seen so many people (even non native or self taught like me) score band 9 in reading, genuinely how?

My requirement is 6.5 overall, with at least 7.0 in Speaking. I got the overall 6.5 I needed, but unfortunately, I only got 6.5 in Speaking.
What makes this even more frustrating is that I literally focused SO much on Speaking and Writing during my preparation because those were the areas I was most concerned about. I barely studied for Reading and Listening because I was already fairly comfortable with them. 😭

Now I’m stuck between two options: requesting an EOR (Enquiry on Results) for Speaking or taking an OSR (One Skill Retake).

I’ve been reading so many different experiences online, and now I’m even more confused. I’m also wondering whether it’s worth trying an EOR first, especially since I’m only 0.5 away from my required Speaking score, or if I should just retake Speaking and prepare much better this time.

I’d really appreciate any advice or experiences. I’ve been overthinking this for the past two days and honestly don’t know which direction to take. 😭
Thank you so much! ❤️

I’m taking the IELTS on computer, but I chose the paper-based writing option because I can write much faster on paper. The problem is… my handwriting is honestly not that great It’s readable, but definitely not neat, will bad handwriting actually affect my Writing score?

the thing is, I never passed the test before and didn't even look up how it is like... genuinely and got surprised while I was passing the test, because I definitely shouldve at least looked up how the test is like.. I struggled a lot in listening, and maybe because of stress also, I would zone out, my short term memory wouldn't store info, I don't know, I'm really frustrated, especially because im applying for scholarships this year

Hey everyone,

I took the computer-based academics IELTS recently after about 2 weeks of overall prep and received my results:

Listening: 9.0

Reading: 8.0

Writing: 7.5

Speaking: 7.0

Overall: Band 8.0

A few honest takeaways from my experience:

Reading was harder than Cambridge tests: In my practice runs using the official Cambridge books, Reading felt fairly straightforward. However, on test day, the actual passages felt noticeably trickier. I struggled with a few True/False/Not Given (Yes/No/Not Given) questions and a couple of fill-in-the-blanks, which is definitely where I dropped marks down to an 8.0. Don't take Reading too lightly if you are scoring high on mock tests!

Writing & Speaking (The 2-day cram): I honestly only gave about 2 days of focused practice to Writing and Speaking. Looking back, I really wish I had dedicated more time to both—with a bit more practice, pushing Writing and Speaking into the 8.0+ range was definitely within reach.

What saved Writing (7.5): Since time was short, I focused entirely on structural discipline rather than trying to use fancy vocabulary. Keeping the Task 1 overview clean (no numbers in the overview) and using fixed complex sentence patterns helped hit 7.5 without needing weeks of essay writing.

Happy to answer any questions about the computer-based interface, Reading question types, or how to handle last-minute prep!

Task: Robot and artificial intelligence are being developed to replace human in the workplace. Why is this happening? Do you think this will have a positive or negative impact on society?

Some decades ago, people could not imagine that a piece of metal probably will replace humans' work or even themselfs. In this essay we will find the answer to this phenomenon and try to come up with the answer wether it is has positive or negative effect to society.

Firstly, the aim of robots or technologies was to make a humans' work lighter and help them. However, with every developing piece in their system, they are more likely to be a human-robot instead and take a individuals's workplace. There are some reasons to this such as absence of basic demands of a human-being. It means that robots will do only work. For instance, without any time to have a lunch, to relax to 20 minutes as an employers do, and they will not be tired at all. Eventually, in this situation enterpreneurs are getting more benefits such as less money to make a workplace comfortable and less time to look for an appropriate candidate to this occupation for example. That is why bussiness-owners are buying owning machines. At the same time, they are helping to developers of these machines by using their work and giving a motivation to move on in producing robots.

From my point of view, it will have negative influence to society by lack of places to work. Nowadays it is relevant problem to younger generation when they are choosing their future profession. Because students are considering the relevance of a profession too, wether artificial intelligence will not replace them. Therefore, in occupations where machines can easily replace real human-being less and less individuals. Subsequently, it will lead a country to unemployment among nation and will be reflexed on the economy of government.

In conclusion, developers of artificial intelligence and robots and enterpreneurs of factories are having advantages from replacing individual in the workplace. Meanwhile society and furthermore the government will be occured in negative side.

Hi, I'm studying with AI tools and both say my overall writing score is 6.0 (sometimes they say its 5.5). I have been studying for months and sometimes I am misreading the task1 especially new style ones. On top of that I have chronic grammar mistakes and i have a trouble to figure this out. I am frustrated because of that, it's strange but i feel like i am the only student who has this problem. I need your advice to improve my writing skills, and i dont* even want to be 7.0....... 6.5 would be enough...many thanks

Who already tried 9.0 niner mock exam academic? What topics did you get? Especially in speaking section

Nowadays, we can witness an increasing trend in the number of people struggling with stress. With the emergence of internet, social media and artificial intelligence, in my opinion, two factors have become extremely detrimental to our mental health: a fast-paced environment and an isolation caused by social media.

First and foremost, the modern realities are rapidly changing, thus everyone is under pressure not to fall behind, which, in turn, triggers the feeling of constant alert and anxiety. It can be exemplified by the artificial intelligence deployment and related job cutoffs, due to which a lot of employed people live in the state of constant fear of getting laid off, having sleepless nights and burning out.

Secondly, deprivation of social interactions caused by social media influence, leads to increased levels of stress. This effect is based on two aspects, given that people are all the time comparing themselves to others, which significantly hurts their confidence; as well as people are used to communicating only online, excluding completely in-person meetings.

Nevertheless, stress navigating should be prioritized over being efficient or getting to grips with the changes. For example, sport lays the groundwork for a good physical shape, better sleep quality, meanwhile it can be also combined with social networking, if one chooses team sport activities. Face-to-face communications also contribute to lower stress levels, since they allow people to express emotions, provide mental support and reduce the feeling of loneliness.

In conclusion, current realities are a double-edged sword. At a first glance, we significantly progressed technologically, but at the same time it comes at a considerable cost to our mental health. For this reason one should put more efforts into mental stability by doing sport, having eight hours sleep and hanging out with friends.

I’ve been stuck in the same score range for a while, especially in Writing and Speaking. I’ve tried doing more practice tests, watching YouTube tips and learning new vocabulary, but honestly, I’m not seeing much difference.

For those who managed to jump a band or even 0.5 after being stuck for a while, what actually made the difference for you? Was it changing your practice method, getting feedback, or something completely different?

hi everyone myself nithish i did my ielts exam two times my 5.5 i got stuck in that score how improve my score for masters i need 6.5 above or either 6 is enough so kindly help me get the exam better score i plan to do ielts on october last or november first. And another one i mock test i score 7 to 7.5. but i real time i get 5.5 how can i prepare?