You've studied for months. Maybe years. You've done the practice tests, watched the YouTube videos, memorised the vocabulary lists. And you're still not hitting your target band score.
Here's why.
Most IELTS candidates prepare without ever seeing how their exam is actually marked — what the examiner is looking for, what costs you points, and how small the gap between Band 6 and Band 7 actually is.
The Foundation Series fixes that. Three free live sessions that take you from "I'm doing everything right but my score won't move" to "I know exactly what to fix."
What changes after the series:
- You stop preparing for the wrong things and start targeting exactly what loses you marks
- You can read a Band 5 answer and a Band 7 answer side by side and explain the difference
- You build a preparation plan based on your actual weak points, not generic advice
The three sessions:
1. How IELTS Examiners Actually Mark Your Work (May 17) The four criteria that determine every band score — Task Response, Coherence and Cohesion, Lexical Resource, and Grammatical Range and Accuracy — in plain language. Most candidates fix the wrong thing. This session shows you what to fix instead.
2. Band 5 vs Band 7 — Can You Spot the Difference? (May 31) Four live practice rounds. You see two extracts — writing and speaking — and decide which one scores higher and why. The differences are smaller and more specific than anyone tells you.
3. What Band Score Are You Really At? (June 14) Mini-tests across all four skills. You self-assess, then I reveal the estimated band for each. Your weakest skill defines your overall score more than your strongest — this session shows you which one to focus on first.