IELTS Retake Study Plan (Second Attempt)
Duración: 4 weeks · Tiempo diario: 2 h · Objetivo: close your specific gap
Para quién es este plan
You have a score report and a gap to close. A retake without a diagnosis repeats the result — this plan spends its first week finding exactly where the points went, then attacks only that.
El principio clave
Your last score report is data. Half a band usually lives in ONE fixable place: a question type, timing, or an output skill. Find it before you rebook.
La ruta
Marca las tareas a medida que las completes — el progreso se guarda en este dispositivo.
Phase 1 — Autopsy (Week 1)
Re-test under exam conditions; compare with your report; name the leak.
Avanza cuando: You can write one sentence: "Last time I lost most points to ___."
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
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
Compare your mock results with your official score report — which skill and which section diverge?
30 minimprescindible
Scan this week's new exam recalls — note any 🔥 high-frequency questions in your skills→
10 minesta semana
Phase 2 — Targeted Repair (Weeks 2–3)
All firepower on the named leak; the rest goes to maintenance.
Avanza cuando: The leak metric hits target twice in a row.
Cada día
45 minutes on your named weakness (type drills, dictation, or output work — whatever the autopsy said)
45 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
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
Phase 3 — Prove It (Week 4)
Simulations must show the gap closed BEFORE you sit again.
Avanza cuando: Two full mocks at or above your target. Then book.
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
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.