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Practice from 900+ lessons across Parts 1, 2, and 3.
Rory explains why Chow Chows make great guard dogs and reveals his surprising favorite animal! Learn key vocabulary and grammar to ace questions about pets, even if you don't have one yourself.
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Ever get 'stuck in a rut'? Rory describes his ideal flexible career, packed with idioms and advanced grammar. Listen to see how he avoids boredom and creates a 'win-win' work-life situation for himself!
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Rory explains why money isn't everything when choosing a career. He discusses how to find a job that fits your personality and why you might need to reinvent yourself just to keep up with the times.
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How it works
You don't have to sit the whole speaking test.
Choose a Part 1, 2, or 3 lesson and practice only the skill you need.
Most speaking practice starts blind — you answer without knowing what a strong answer actually sounds like. This starts differently. You hear one first, then study how it's built: the vocabulary it uses, how ideas get extended, where a one-line answer becomes a full one. By the time you record your own response, you already know what you're reaching for.
This is where preparation becomes performance. The questions come from the topic you just studied — but there's no script in front of you and no chance to read ahead. Just you, the mic, and 4–6 questions over around five minutes. Press space or tap the mic to start — then just talk.
Your answers are scored across all four official IELTS criteria — Fluency, Lexical Resource, Grammar, Pronunciation. Every answer is broken down: what worked, what didn't, the exact moments that cost you, and your response rewritten at a stronger band — same idea, same voice, just the version you were reaching for.
Every IELTS speaking topic you're likely to meet — organised by part, tagged by skill, and growing every week.
Rory explains why Chow Chows make great guard dogs and reveals his surprising favorite animal! Learn key vocabulary and grammar to ace questions about pets, even if you don't have one yourself.
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Ever get 'stuck in a rut'? Rory describes his ideal flexible career, packed with idioms and advanced grammar. Listen to see how he avoids boredom and creates a 'win-win' work-life situation for himself!
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Rory explains why money isn't everything when choosing a career. He discusses how to find a job that fits your personality and why you might need to reinvent yourself just to keep up with the times.
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Rory struggles to remember his school days! Listen to him talk about his favorite subjects, the ones he was 'rubbish at', and the mischief he got up to. A perfect lesson on speaking about the past.
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Rory recounts a chaotic 90s interview he saw on Instagram featuring a pop diva and a gate-crasher. Maria breaks down how to use this Band 9 vocabulary and grammar to talk about celebrities and media.
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Ever wonder what to wear to an interview? Rory explains how to "dress the part" and avoid "shenanigans" while Maria probes the difference between real interviews and stage-managed chats.
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From real exams and real students. Every topic in the archive has come up in an actual IELTS test, reported by students who sat it.
No. Part 1, 2, and 3 each train a different skill. Pick the one you need.
Explore all lessonsA predicted band plus the four official marks: Fluency and Coherence, Lexical Resource, Grammatical Range and Accuracy, and Pronunciation. Each answer also comes with a stronger rewrite of what you said.
No. It's a reference to show where you are and what to fix — not a guarantee of your exam result.
Every month you get four new Part 1 episodes with full audio and transcripts, unlimited access to a 300+ episode archive, vocabulary and topic insights to build your responses, and one AI-graded mock. Plus and Pro unlock Parts 2 and 3 and add more mocks each month.
Explore free lessonsSpeaking is the same for both. These mocks work whichever paper you're taking.
Part 1 is about five minutes, 4–6 questions. Parts 2 and 3 take a little longer. Prepare with the lesson first — that's where most of the time goes.
Yes. Open the lesson in the browser, tap the mic, and speak. Headphones help, but you don't need an app.