IELTS Retake Study Plan (Second Attempt)
Duração: 4 weeks · Tempo diário: 2 h · Meta: close your specific gap
Para quem é este plano
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.
O princípio principal
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.
A rota
Marque as tarefas conforme concluir — seu progresso fica salvo neste dispositivo.
Phase 1 — Autopsy (Week 1)
Re-test under exam conditions; compare with your report; name the leak.
Avance quando: You can write one sentence: "Last time I lost most points to ___."
Todos os dias
Re-read yesterday's wrong answers: for each, say out loud WHY the right answer is right before checking the explanation
15 minessencial
Durante a fase
FULL mock: listening + reading back-to-back, exam timing, no pauses. Mark after, not between→
130 minessencial
FULL mock: listening + reading back-to-back, exam timing, no pauses. Mark after, not between→
130 minessencial
Compare your mock results with your official score report — which skill and which section diverge?
30 minessencial
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.
Avance quando: The leak metric hits target twice in a row.
Todos os dias
45 minutes on your named weakness (type drills, dictation, or output work — whatever the autopsy said)
45 minessencial
Re-read yesterday's wrong answers: for each, say out loud WHY the right answer is right before checking the explanation
15 minessencial
Durante a fase
Sit one full listening test from the newest month — exam conditions, then mark it→
40 minessencial
Sit one full reading test — 60 minutes strict, then mark it and read the explanations for every miss→
75 minessencial
Read TWO band-calibrated sample essays for current questions — study the structure, not the vocabulary→
25 minessencial
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.
Avance quando: Two full mocks at or above your target. Then book.
Todos os dias
Re-read yesterday's wrong answers: for each, say out loud WHY the right answer is right before checking the explanation
15 minessencial
Practice answering 3 current speaking topics out loud — record yourself once→
20 minessencial
Durante a fase
FULL mock: listening + reading back-to-back, exam timing, no pauses. Mark after, not between→
130 minessencial
FULL mock: listening + reading back-to-back, exam timing, no pauses. Mark after, not between→
130 minessencial
Scan this week's new exam recalls — note any 🔥 high-frequency questions in your skills→
10 minesta semana
Rituais diários
Manhã: 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).
Autoavaliação 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?
Um plano é um caminho, não uma promessa — nenhum cronograma garante uma band. Ajuste o volume à sua realidade e mantenha o foco na produção.