IELTS Band 6.0 Study Plan (Foundation)
Duración: 6 weeks · Tiempo diario: 2 h · Objetivo: 6.0
Para quién es este plan
You are working toward 6.0 — often the visa or foundation-course threshold. At this level the plan builds comprehension first and adds exam timing only once accuracy exists.
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 — Comprehension First (Weeks 1–3)
Untimed reading with full understanding; short dictations; vocabulary from context only.
Avanza cuando: A full passage understood without a dictionary; a Part 1 section dictated with fewer than 6 errors.
Cada día
One reading passage, UNTIMED — understand every paragraph before answering→
35 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
Sit one full listening test from the newest month — exam conditions, then mark it→
40 minimprescindible
Study the Keywords format guide, then find that question type in a test and do just those questions→
25 minesta semana
Study the Paraphrasing format guide, then find that question type in a test and do just those questions→
25 minesta semana
Phase 2 — Add the Clock (Weeks 4–6)
Timed passages, full tests, and instruction discipline (word limits, spelling).
Avanza cuando: Exam day.
Cada día
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
Practice answering 3 current speaking topics out loud — record yourself once→
20 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
Study the Word-Limit Instructions format guide, then find that question type in a test and do just those questions→
25 minesta semana
Read TWO band-calibrated sample essays for current questions — study the structure, not the vocabulary→
25 minimprescindible
Scan this week's new exam recalls — note any 🔥 high-frequency questions in your skills→
10 minesta semana
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.