Hello and welcome.
If you want to study for IELTS, please do the Cambridge English Test to find out your current level.
Please read the About and FAQ on this website to find out more about this initiative and about IELTS. You can also go to the IELTS website.
Decide if you need the IELTS Advanced track (university entry abroad) or General track (visas).
Be aware there is currently no IELTS testing in Afghanistan and no online testing in the region. Please read the FAQ for more info.
If you would like to go ahead with IELTS study, please send evidence of your score from the Cambridge English test and state whether you want to do the General or Advanced preparation.
Once your level is determined and your track agreed you will then send written work or audio files to an agreed file drop.
A volunteer native speaker will correct / give feedback on your written work or pronunciation.
Any written work you will send will be, in the first instance, from the "writing task 1" section of the General or Advanced track. For the General track this is a letter. For the Advanced track, it is a summary of some visual data in the form of a report. Both pieces of work are 150 words long. For the exam they are to be completed in twenty minutes. You should note how long the work takes. Writing task 2 is a letter, for the General track and for the Advanced track, 250 words on a given topic.
For speaking practice you can send an audio file, three minutes long (speaking part 1) or two minutes long (speaking part 2). Sample topics are here. You will receive feedback via an audio recording. If you want a transcript you can use a service like Sonix which gives some free transcription minutes.
Volunteers are likely to be native speakers, not professional tutors.
This is a new programme and subject to change.