IELTS 1-Week Study Plan (Last Minute)
Duration: 1 week · Daily time: 3+ h · Target: protect your current level
Who this plan is for
Your exam is days away. New material now costs more than it gives. This week is about exam rhythm, the current question pool, and not losing points to logistics.
The one principle
This close to the exam, output IS the preparation: full simulations, spoken answers, transfer-time discipline. Read less, do more.
The route
Tick tasks as you complete them — progress is saved on this device.
The Final Week
One full simulation daily; between them, the current pool (recalls) and your own error list.
Move on when: Exam day.
Every day
FULL mock: listening + reading back-to-back, exam timing, no pauses. Mark after, not between→
130 minmust-do
Re-read yesterday's wrong answers: for each, say out loud WHY the right answer is right before checking the explanation
15 minmust-do
Practice answering 3 current speaking topics out loud — record yourself once→
20 minmust-do
Within the phase
Scan this week's new exam recalls — note any 🔥 high-frequency questions in your skills→
10 minthis week
Read the 🔥 high-frequency recalls twice this week — these questions are circulating right now→
15 minmust-do
Check this season's reported writing questions and outline one answer (position + 2 main ideas only)→
20 minthis week
Logistics check: ID, location/login, transfer rules, what you may bring. Decide your section time budgets
20 minmust-do
Daily anchors
Morning: Read one passage or transcript aloud for 10 minutes before anything else — mouth and ear before eyes.
Before bed: Before bed, review the words you collected today from wrong answers (5–10 minutes, no new material).
Weekly self-review
- Are your simulation scores stable? If one skill collapsed, drill only that tomorrow.
- Sleep beats one more mock on the last two days.
A plan is a route, not a promise — no schedule can guarantee a band score. Adjust volumes to your reality and keep the output work.