Guides and method
Journal
Notes from our tutors on choosing exams, strategy and scores.
Choosing an examIELTS or Cambridge: how to choose without regrets
Score or level, expiry or lifelong certificate: the differences that actually matter, explained in five minutes.
5 min read
IELTSIELTS Writing Task 2: the four-paragraph structure
A simple, repeatable structure for the argument essay — plus the mistakes that cost the most half-bands.
7 min read
PTEPTE Academic: how the scoring works
Automated marking, tasks that count for more than one skill, and what a 65 or a 79 really means.
6 min read