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IELTS PRACTICE TESTS

Prepare for your IELTS test with SLC’s online IELTS practice tests.

The SLC IELTS Academic practice tests were written by an experienced IELTS test writer. They replicate a full IELTS test and accurately assess your score as if you were to sit an actual test.

You take the online tests under timed conditions so you can see how well you can manage your time in the actual test. 

The Reading and Listening tests are scored automatically. The Writing test is submitted for marking by the SLC Academic team. The Speaking is live with an experienced IELTS expert who also marks you according to the official IELTS criteria.

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Timings are set as per the official IELTS test.

You take a Speaking test with an IELTS examiner which follows exactly what you would do in an official test. 

The SLC Academic team mark your Writing test using the official IELTS criteria so you can see where you have done well and where you need to improve.

Your scores will give you a good idea of what you can expect to achieve in the official test. 

Taking a practice test is excellent preparation for an official test. In particular, it shows you where you need to improve and therefore what you need to work on. This allows you to target your study effectively. 

You will receive your Writing test marks within 1 week of submission. You will already have your scores in the Reading, Listening and Speaking tests. 

2 practice tests
£80
€100 / $110

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Timings are set as per the official IELTS test.

You take a Speaking test with an IELTS examiner which follows exactly what you would do in an official test. 

The SLC Academic team mark your Writing test using the official IELTS criteria so you can see where you have done well and where you need to improve.

Your scores will give you a good idea of what you can expect to achieve in the official test. 

Taking a practice test is excellent preparation for an official test. In particular, it shows you where you need to improve and therefore what you need to work on. This allows you to target your study effectively. 

You will receive your Writing test marks within 1 week of submission. You will already have your scores in the Reading, Listening and Speaking tests. 

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About the IELTS practice tests

When you open the test, the timer starts. You have 30 minutes for the Listening and 60 minutes for the Reading. The format and question types are the same as you would expect to see in an official IELTS test. 

When you have finished, you have some time to check your answers. When you are happy or when the timer is up, you submit your answers.

You then see your scores on the Results pages, along with grade we predict you would score.

When you log in to the IELTS Writing paper, the timer starts. You answer two tasks, just as in the official test. You have 60 minutes to write your answers. You cannot stop the timer. At the end you submit your answers.

An examiner then marks your texts. They mark both answers using the official IELTS writing criteria: (1) task response (2) coherence and cohesion (3) lexical resource (4) grammatical range and accuracy.

IELTS Speaking tests take place on Zoom. SLC schedules the Speaking test with you and an examiner at a convenient time. At the agreed time, you login and you have an interview following the same format as the official test. The test takes between 11 and 14 minutes.

At the end, the examiner marks you using the official IELTS Speaking criteria: (1) fluency and coherence (2) lexical resource (3) grammatical range and accuracy (4) pronunciation.

You receive a test report which shows all four scores, including the Writing and Speaking criteria. You also get an overall band score.

As long as you take the test in a quiet space where you are not disturbed, then your scores will reflect your level.

The tests were written by an experienced IELTS test writer, so you know the content is very similar to an actual test.

Taking a practice test is an excellent way to see your current IELTS level and your strengths and weaknesses. You then know where to focus your study and practice before taking the official test.

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