How to prepare for IELTS in 15 Days? - Day Wise Study Plan

IELTS exam is conducted to evaluate the capability of the candidate for migrating to an English-speaking country. It is required if you want to settle for study or work in abroad. For getting easily merged into the abroad study lectures and with the people of the country this test is specifically designed to evaluate the skills of the candidate on the basis of their reading, writing, listening, and speaking skills. A high level of dedication and practice is required to meet the eligibility criteria for the country where you want to settle.

But what if you have a shortage of time?

You just simply need to be organized with a fully structured plan on how to prepare for your IELTS exam in just 15 days. Yes, you read it right. You can get a 7+ band score by just following the given IELTS study plan for 15 days.

Day 1- Understand the IELTS Exam Format

First and foremost, the thing is you need to decide that whether you are going for IELTS Academic or IELTS General exam. According to that, understand the IELTS exam format and other requirements for preparing well such as-

Just make sure that the structure of IELTS exam is completely clear in your mind.

Day 2- Start with a Mock Test

It’s good to have a reality check before diving into the actual exam. Starting with a free practice test from any Best IELTS preparation platform is good practice. You don’t need to crack that test with a good band score, it is recommended to you to get a general idea of how the IELTS exam will look like, what difficulties you might face during the exam, in which module you are lacking the most and it also helps you to identify your strengths and weaknesses in IELTS exam.

Day 3- Collect Study Material from Reliable Sources

Now as you are clear with your actual position with your mock test marking, it’s time to collect some reliable information from Best IELTS resources.

Make sure that the resource that you choose for collecting IELTS exam study material must be reliable and have master experience in IELTS teaching whether its online or offline.

Students can also enroll for Dr. Roma Complete IELTS Preparation Course Online and get access to reliable IELTS material of all four modules anytime anywhere.

Plan you whole day in collecting enough practice material from reliable IELTS resources with which you can structure the further plan.

Day 4- Identify Reading Techniques

IELTS Reading test evaluates the ability of the candidate to read the passage, understand the questions, and answer accordingly. As you have limited days to prepare for the IELTS exam from which you can only give 2 days for IELTS reading module preparation so it is not possible to read every passage in detail.

The best tip to crack the IELTS reading exam is to follow the tip of skim and scan. Skimming is having a general idea of by passage by speedily reading it and side by side marking the important keywords from the passage and scanning refers to locating the answers quickly on the basis of keywords marking.

What to do for reading practice?

  • Understand & practice the concept of skimming and scanning.
  • Start reading speedily
  • Develop speed in marking keywords
  • Understand the concept of paraphrasing & rewriting.

Day 5- Time management in Reading

As you know that only 60 minutes will be provided to each candidate for giving answers to 40 questions. In these 60 minutes, a candidate has to read 3 different passages and answer each question accordingly. So, it becomes really important to manage your time in the IELTS reading exam.

Practice is the only way to do so. Read and solve as many as paragraphs in your Day 5 varies on different difficulty levels, topics & different types of passages, and more.

Day 6- Time for Some Listening Practice

IELTS listening exam includes listening to 4 different types of audio simultaneously and answering questions according to the audio.

Often students face difficulty in the IELTS listening exam due to differences in accent with no repeat and pause mode. So what you have to do is-

Before audio begins take a quick look at questions and highlight the keywords in the questions.

Practice the skill of writing answers with audio playing in continuity.

Try not the miss the answer of the upcoming in the hustle of moving to the next question or coordinating with the audio.

Make it your habit to listen to BBC news reports, interviews, commercials, etc to get used to hearing and understanding the varied accents and tones.

Day 7- Writing Task 1- Report/ Letter

Depending upon the type of IELTS exam you are preparing for i.e. IELTS Academic or IELTS General the writing task varies.

If you are going for IELTS Academic exam then develop the skill of understanding the figures and symbols and generate a report on the basis of it for approximately 150 words.

For IELTS general exam task 1 will be letter writing. It can be any of the three types- formal, informal or semi-formal.

Prepare well with different topics and multiple diagrams, if you don’t want to get surprised on actual exam day.

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Day 8- Writing Task 2- Essay Writing

IELTS writing task 2 is essay writing in both exam types be it general or academic. A timespan of 40 minutes will be given to a candidate for writing 250 words. What do you need to prepare?

  • Understand the different types of essays
  • Prepare some common essay topics for the IELTS exam
  • Develop rich vocabulary as per the common essay writing topics of IELTS exam
  • Write essay topics on your own

Day 9- Speaking Preparations

Speaking is divided in three parts- introduction & interview, speaking on the cue card, discussion on cue card given in task 2 and you just have 11 minutes in order to excel in IELTS speaking exam. Essential tips for IELTS Speaking exam-

  • Keep a confident and firm tone while speaking
  • Don’t get nervous about your accent
  • Take pauses with the use of phrases
  • Avoid using fillers while speaking
  • Being some variation in tone
  • Use mix of grammar structure
  • Use rich vocabulary

Day 10- Boost your speaking confidence

Speaking is all about being confident of what you are saying to the examiner with complete clarity of ideas and a way of presenting it in a confident tone. Practice is the only key to get success in IELTS speaking exam. Practice as much as you can do. Give yourself the latest speaking cue cards and speak in front of the mirror to boost your confidence. Remember, you just have 11 minutes to impress the examiner with your speaking skills.

Day 11- Another Mock Test or Maybe multiple

As you have given a day or two for the practice of each module, now it’s time to see the level of improvement from the previous mock test given before initiating the IELTS 15 day study plan. Try giving one or more mock tests for a better understanding of your current ranking and where you are lacking in getting desired band score. However, we strongly recommend you to make sure that your mock test is being evaluated from reliable sources so that you get a clear picture of your current status.

Day 12- Identify your weaker sections from all tests given so far

Now from multiple IELTS mock tests marking, you must come up with the list of weaker sections. It is room for improvement. Ensure that you have seen and observed every mock test result. Check for even minute mistakes such as wrong use of articles, spelling mistake, inaccurate understanding of listening audio, speaking mistakes, lack of confidence while speaking, and so on.

Day 13- Working on Specific Skills

Take out the list of your common mistakes from previous mock tests results observations and start working on the specific skills that are becoming hurdles in the journey of getting desired band score in the IELTS exam. Practice more with the left-over practice material and sharpen your skills.

Day 14- Try with Another Mock Test- Practice

As you have worked on your weaknesses in IELTS exam. It’s time to test it with another mock test. See, the more you practice, the more you will get introduced to the types of exams and prevent from getting any surprises on final exam day. Again, evaluate your test and see if there any improvements required.

Day 15- Revise your journey

The last day must be given to review your 15 day IELTS study plan journey. Devote this day to reiterate the lessons you have learned so far and start revision.

On this day, we expect you to be fully aware of exam patterns and must develop an IELTS exam strategy. Revise all the things and ensure to take sound sleep before your exam day.

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