IELTS 8-Week Study Plan (Comprehensive)
Duración: 8 weeks · Tiempo diario: 2 h · Objetivo: 7.0+
Para quién es este plan
You have two months and want the thorough route: enough time to actually raise your English, not just your technique. 2 hours a day, sustainably.
El principio clave
Input alone (memorizing words, watching lessons) stores knowledge; only OUTPUT (dictation, timed tests, speaking aloud, outlining) turns it into a band score. Every day below mixes both — never skip the output half.
La ruta
Marca las tareas a medida que las completes — el progreso se guarda en este dispositivo.
Phase 1 — Foundations (Weeks 1–2)
Baseline tests, daily dictation to rebuild the ear, reading without a timer to rebuild comprehension.
Avanza cuando: Dictation of a Part 1/2 section with fewer than 5 errors; you know your baseline per skill.
Cada día
Dictation drill: replay ONE section of a listening test you already sat, write down every word, then check yourself against the transcript. This trains the ear, not the memory→
20 minimprescindible
One reading passage, timed by its question mix (2 types ≈ 16 min, 3 types ≈ 20, 4 types ≈ 25)→
25 minimprescindible
Re-read yesterday's wrong answers: for each, say out loud WHY the right answer is right before checking the explanation
15 minimprescindible
Durante la fase
Sit one full listening test from the newest month — exam conditions, then mark it→
40 minimprescindible
Sit one full reading test — 60 minutes strict, then mark it and read the explanations for every miss→
75 minimprescindible
Scan this week's new exam recalls — note any 🔥 high-frequency questions in your skills→
10 minesta semana
Phase 2 — Question Types (Weeks 3–4)
Every major format, one at a time, with targeted drills.
Avanza cuando: No question type below 60% on drills.
Cada día
One reading passage, timed by its question mix (2 types ≈ 16 min, 3 types ≈ 20, 4 types ≈ 25)→
25 minimprescindible
Dictation drill: replay ONE section of a listening test you already sat, write down every word, then check yourself against the transcript. This trains the ear, not the memory→
20 minimprescindible
Re-read yesterday's wrong answers: for each, say out loud WHY the right answer is right before checking the explanation
15 minimprescindible
Durante la fase
Study the True/False/Not Given format guide, then find that question type in a test and do just those questions→
25 minesta semana
Study the Matching Headings format guide, then find that question type in a test and do just those questions→
25 minesta semana
Study the Summary Completion format guide, then find that question type in a test and do just those questions→
25 minesta semana
Study the Map Labelling format guide, then find that question type in a test and do just those questions→
25 minesta semana
Study the Multiple Choice (Listening) format guide, then find that question type in a test and do just those questions→
25 minesta semana
Sit one full listening test from the newest month — exam conditions, then mark it→
40 minimprescindible
Phase 3 — Volume & Output (Weeks 5–6)
Daily tests for stamina; writing and speaking move to the foreground.
Avanza cuando: Listening and reading both within 0.5 band of target on two consecutive tests.
Cada día
Sit one full listening test from the newest month — exam conditions, then mark it→
40 minimprescindible
One reading passage, timed by its question mix (2 types ≈ 16 min, 3 types ≈ 20, 4 types ≈ 25)→
25 minimprescindible
Practice answering 3 current speaking topics out loud — record yourself once→
20 minimprescindible
Durante la fase
Sit one full reading test — 60 minutes strict, then mark it and read the explanations for every miss→
75 minimprescindible
Sit one full reading test — 60 minutes strict, then mark it and read the explanations for every miss→
75 minimprescindible
Read TWO band-calibrated sample essays for current questions — study the structure, not the vocabulary→
25 minimprescindible
Build personalized answers for this season's cue cards (your stories, not scripts)→
30 minesta semana
Check this season's reported writing questions and outline one answer (position + 2 main ideas only)→
20 minesta semana
Phase 4 — Simulation (Weeks 7–8)
Full mocks under exam timing; recall wall for the current pool; logistics.
Avanza cuando: Exam day.
Cada día
Re-read yesterday's wrong answers: for each, say out loud WHY the right answer is right before checking the explanation
15 minimprescindible
Practice answering 3 current speaking topics out loud — record yourself once→
20 minimprescindible
Durante la fase
FULL mock: listening + reading back-to-back, exam timing, no pauses. Mark after, not between→
130 minimprescindible
FULL mock: listening + reading back-to-back, exam timing, no pauses. Mark after, not between→
130 minimprescindible
FULL mock: listening + reading back-to-back, exam timing, no pauses. Mark after, not between→
130 minimprescindible
FULL mock: listening + reading back-to-back, exam timing, no pauses. Mark after, not between→
130 minimprescindible
Scan this week's new exam recalls — note any 🔥 high-frequency questions in your skills→
10 minesta semana
Read TWO band-calibrated sample essays for current questions — study the structure, not the vocabulary→
25 minimprescindible
Anclas diarias
Mañana: Read one passage or transcript aloud for 10 minutes before anything else — mouth and ear before eyes.
Antes de dormir: Before bed, review the words you collected today from wrong answers (5–10 minutes, no new material).
Autoevaluación semanal
- Listening: is your score stable or rising? Which section loses the most points?
- Reading: are you finishing in 60 minutes? Which question type costs you most?
- Did you do the OUTPUT work (dictation, outlines, speaking aloud) — or only input?
- Write one sentence: what will you do differently next week?
Un plan es una ruta, no una promesa — ningún horario puede garantizar una puntuación de band. Ajusta los volúmenes a tu realidad y mantén el trabajo de producción.