Prepare for your IELTS Test with the British Council

Exclusively available to all British Council IELTS test takers, IELTS Ready: Premium (powered by GEL IELTS Prep) is your pathway to success.

Test takers who understand the format of IELTS are at an advantage. Make sure you’re familiar with how IELTS testing works.

Prepare for IELTS with our free practice tests and answers.

Road to IELTS is the British Council’s popular free 30-hour online preparation course that will also help you improve English language skills.

This is a series of free webinars that are aimed at providing test takers with the support they need to prepare for the test.

The IELTS Expert Live Sessions on Facebook give test takers the opportunity to interact with an IELTS teacher and ask questions about the test.

Use our range of practice materials to familiarise yourself with the IELTS on computer test and improve your English level.

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IELTS Progress Check is an official online practice test. Completed tests are marked by IELTS trained and qualified markers and you will receive a Feedback Report including an indicative band score for each section of the test.

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Our free IELTS apps allow you to learn English flexibly – wherever you are and whenever you want to prepare.

Read through these tips from past test takers to help improve your performance in all aspects of the test.

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