Free IELTS Preparation Lessons from Oxford University
Are you preparing for the IELTS exam or looking to improve your English skills from the comfort of your home? Oxford Online English offers premium-quality, free IELTS preparation lessons along with a variety of other courses tailored to your learning goals. Whether you’re aiming for fluency in spoken English, mastering business communication, enhancing your writing skills, or perfecting your grammar and pronunciation, Oxford Online English has something valuable for you.
These lessons are led by native English-speaking teachers with years of experience, and you can study online via Skype, Google Hangouts, WhatsApp, or other accessible platforms. Their flexible, interactive teaching model ensures you get the personalized attention you need to succeed.
What makes it even better? New free video, listening, and reading lessons are published every week, giving you a continuous learning experience without spending a dime.
Whether you’re a student, professional, or someone preparing for immigration, these free IELTS lessons online offer a powerful, practical path toward achieving your goals in English fluency and exam success.
1- IELTS Writing Band 7 – Video
Do you need band seven in the IELTS writing exam? Are you maybe stuck at band six or 6.5? If you’ve taken the IELTS exam many times, and you can’t seem to get higher than six in the writing exam, this video is for you.
2- How to Answer IELTS Writing Task 1 General – Video
In this lesson, you can learn how to answer IELTS Writing Task 1 General.
In the general IELTS writing exam, task one involves writing a letter. Usually, you have to do three things in your letter. You have 20 minutes and you need to write at least 150 words.
In this lesson, you’ll see how to plan and write an effective IELTS writing task 1 general answer. You’ll learn simple strategies you can use to write a better answer and improve your IELTS writing score.
3- Improve Your English Listening – Video
In this lesson, you’re going to learn how you can improve your English listening.
You’ll see simple, effective tips that anyone can use to improve their English listening skills. We’ll also give you a practical, easy-to-follow study plan to help you improve your English listening fast.
4- How to Compare and Contrast – Video
In this lesson, you can learn how to compare and contrast things in English.
When you compare two—or more—things, you need to talk about similarities and differences between them. This is a very global skill; it could be useful in spoken English, or in writing.
In this lesson, you’ll learn different language you can use to talk about how similar or different two things are. We’ll cover many different topics, to show you different ways to use your new language and compare and contrast effectively.
5- IELTS Academic Writing Task 1 – Video
In this lesson, you can learn how to answer IELTS academic writing task one questions. You can learn how to approach these questions and write your own answer. You’ll also see some useful tips to help you improve your IELTS writing score.
In task one of the academic IELTS writing exam, you have to summarise and describe the information given to you in some kind of chart.
You might have to summarise and describe a pie chart, a line graph, a bar chart, a table, a diagram, or even a map.
6- IELTS Writing Linking Words and Phrases – Video
In this lesson, you can learn how to use linking words and phrases in the IELTS writing exam.
Linking words and phrases are important for your IELTS writing, especially for the IELTS Writing Task 2 Essay. Using linking words well can make a big difference to your coherence and cohesion score, which is 25% of your writing score.
Even if you’re not preparing for an IELTS exam and just want to improve your English writing generally, this lesson could help you!
7- IELTS Speaking Exam Part One – Video
In this lesson, you can learn about the IELTS speaking exam. The IELTS speaking test has three parts. In this class, you can learn how to do part one of the speaking exam, how to give better answers, and how to improve your score.
Format
Part 1: The examiner will introduce him or herself and ask you to introduce yourself and confirm your identity. The examiner will ask you general questions on familiar topics, e.g. home, family, work, studies and interests. This section should help you relax and talk naturally.
Part 2: The examiner will give you a task card which asks you to talk about a particular topic, including points to include in your talk. You will be given one minute to prepare and make notes. You will then be asked to talk for 1-2 minutes on the topic. You will not be interrupted during this time, so it is important to keep talking. The examiner will then ask you one or two questions on the same topic.
Part 3: The examiner will ask you further questions which are connected to the topic of Part 2. These questions are designed to give you an opportunity to discuss more abstract issues and ideas.
8- IELTS Speaking Exam Part Two – Video
The IELTS speaking test has three parts. In this class, you can learn in more detail about part two of the speaking exam, and how to improve your score. You’ll learn how to use your preparation time, how to organize your answer, how to make your answer more detailed, and more points which will help you to get a higher score in the IELTS speaking exam part two.
9- IELTS Speaking Exam Part Three – Video
The IELTS speaking exam has three parts. In this lesson, you can learn about the IELTS speaking exam part three, and how to improve your score. You can learn how to make your answers better by adding details and supporting ideas, how to deal with difficult IELTS speaking questions, and how to interact with the examiner in part three of the IELTS speaking test.
10- IELTS Writing Band 7 – Video
Do you need band seven in the IELTS writing exam? Are you maybe stuck at band six or 6.5? If you’ve taken the IELTS exam many times, and you can’t seem to get higher than six in the writing exam, this video is for you.
11- Improve IELTS Essays with Paraphrasing – Video
In this lesson, you can learn about paraphrasing in IELTS essays. Paraphrasing means saying the same thing in a different way.
Probably, you’re watching this video because you think you need to paraphrase the question in your IELTS essay introduction, and you aren’t sure how to do it.
So, in this lesson, you can learn the truth about paraphrasing in IELTS essays. You’ll see the number one mistake that IELTS students make with paraphrasing, and you’ll learn how to use paraphrase effectively in your IELTS writing exam.
12- Top 10 Tips for Your IELTS Speaking Exam – Video
In this lesson, you can get our top 10 tips for your IELTS speaking test.
There’s a lot of information and advice about the IELTS speaking test online. Some of it is good, some of it isn’t. Much of it is similar.
However, after working with hundreds of students who were taking IELTS, we discovered there was a lot of information which isn’t easy to find online, from official sources or not.
We got feedback from students of ours who took the IELTS speaking exam, and we also interviewed several IELTS examiners. Based on this, we’ve put together these ten tips for IELTS speaking. We chose these ten points because they’re things which aren’t easy to find information about, or because they’re points which are often misunderstood.
13- IELTS Writing Task 2 Essay – Video
In this lesson, you can learn how to write an IELTS task two essay.
Task two in the IELTS writing exam is the biggest challenge in IELTS for many students. You have 40 minutes to write an essay, which could be on almost any topic.
In this lesson, you’ll see a model question and a possible answer to it. You’ll learn how to write your own IELTS essay, and we’ll share useful tips to help you improve your IELTS writing score.
14- IELTS Speaking Band 9 Sample Test – Video
In this lesson, you can see a model IELTS speaking exam with band 9 language.
You’ll see each section of the IELTS speaking test, and after each section we’ll highlight the features that could help you to improve your IELTS speaking score.
15- IELTS Speaking Exam Band 7 – Video
In this lesson, you can see what you need to do to get band seven in the IELTS speaking exam.
To get band seven in the IELTS speaking exam, you need to speak at a high level. There’s no other way; no one gets band seven for IELTS without speaking really good English.
In this video, you’ll see exactly what to do to get band seven in the four parts of your IELTS speaking score. You’ll also see some common problems that IELTS candidates have, and we’ll share some practical exercises to help you prepare for your speaking exam and improve your IELTS speaking score!
15- IELTS Life Skills Exam Level B1 – Video
In this lesson, you can learn about the IELTS B1 Life Skills exam. You’ll see what you need to do during the IELTS Life Skills exam, and how you can make sure you pass.
You can learn about each task in the IELTS B1 Life Skills exam, and what to do during each section of the IELTS Life Skills Exam.
16- Band 9 IELTS Writing Task 1 Answer (General IELTS) – Video
In this lesson, you can see how to write a band 9 answer for task 1 of the general IELTS writing exam. You’ll see how to plan your answer for the IELTS Writing Task 1, and useful tips to improve your IELTS writing score.
17- How to Write a Band 9 IELTS Essay – Video
In this Oxford Online English video lesson, you can see how to write a band 9.0 IELTS essay. You’ll see the techniques and thought processes which you need to get a higher IELTS writing score.
18- IELTS Reading – Matching Headings Questions – Video
Are you taking the IELTS examination? What do you know about the IELTS reading exam? Are you having problems with any of the question types?
In this lesson, you are going to learn how to complete matching headings questions in the IELTS reading exam. You’ll see simple, effective techniques which you can use to answer matching headings questions in your IELTS reading test.
19- IELTS Reading Exam T/F/NG and Y/N/NG Questions – Video
In this lesson, you’re going to learn how to complete true/false/not given, and yes/no/not given questions in the IELTS reading exam. But what is the difference between these two types of question?
True/false/not given questions ask you about facts. Yes/no/not given questions can include facts or the writer’s opinion. However, you can think about these two kinds of question in exactly the same way.
Let’s have a look at some techniques you can use to answer true/false/not given questions in your IELTS reading exam.
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