IELTS Academic Reading Course
Twelve lessons covering the format, core reading skills, every question type, timing and a study plan.
- Lesson 1 · 12 min
How the IELTS Academic Reading test works
The format, timing, question types and scoring of IELTS Academic Reading in 2026, including what changes on the computer-delivered test.
- Lesson 2 · 15 min
Skimming, scanning and close reading
Learn the three reading speeds every IELTS candidate needs, with a worked example showing how to map a passage in three minutes.
- Lesson 3 · 15 min
Keywords and paraphrase – how questions hide the answer
IELTS Reading questions almost never repeat the words of the passage. Learn the seven kinds of paraphrase and how to choose keywords that lead you to the answer.
- Lesson 4 · 18 min
True / False / Not Given and Yes / No / Not Given
A clear method for the most feared IELTS Reading question type, with the difference between False and Not Given explained through worked examples.
- Lesson 5 · 15 min
Matching headings
How to choose the right heading for each paragraph in IELTS Reading - finding the main idea, avoiding detail traps and managing extra headings.
- Lesson 6 · 15 min
Matching information and matching features
Strategies for 'Which paragraph contains…?' and for matching statements to people, places or theories in IELTS Reading, with worked examples.
- Lesson 7 · 14 min
Multiple choice questions
How to answer single-answer and multiple-answer multiple choice questions in IELTS Reading by predicting, locating and eliminating distractors.
- Lesson 8 · 16 min
Completion tasks – sentences, summaries, notes, tables, flow-charts and diagrams
One method for every gap-fill task in IELTS Reading - predict the word type, locate, copy exactly and check grammar and the word limit.
- Lesson 9 · 12 min
Matching sentence endings and short-answer questions
Two IELTS Reading task types that reward careful grammar and exact reading - how to match sentence halves and how to answer questions within the word limit.
- Lesson 10 · 12 min
Time management in the Reading test
A minute-by-minute plan for the 60-minute IELTS Reading test, with rules for when to guess, when to move on and how to train your pace.
- Lesson 11 · 14 min
Dealing with vocabulary in the Reading test
What to do with unknown words in IELTS Reading - using context, word parts and reference words - and how to build the academic vocabulary the test rewards.
- Lesson 12 · 14 min
From Band 6 to Band 8 – analysing mistakes and a four-week plan
How to review IELTS Reading practice tests so that every mistake improves your score, plus a four-week study plan and a test-day checklist.