1. Engnovate
Engnovate is an amazing IELTS preparation resource. You can find the online versions of all IELTS Cambridge practice tests on the platform. With the discount available on their website, the monthly fee comes to around 12 dollars.
Through Engnovate, you can access all official Cambridge practice tests, save your scores, and track your progress in all skills through graphs in the “Your Progress” section. You can also complete the Listening, Reading, and Writing tests section by section.
One of the most useful features is the AI tool for Writing. It scores your essay, marks your grammar mistakes one by one, corrects misused collocations, and, if you wish, rewrites your essay in an improved version. For the Speaking section, you can also practise with Cambridge-style tests. Engnovate allows you to record your voice, gives your answer a score, and shows your grammar and sentence-level mistakes.
Engnovate was definitely the resource I benefited from the most during my IELTS preparation journey. You can sign up through this link: https://engnovate.com/?ref=K1YGPR8X
If you register through the link and send a screenshot of your registration to the email address below, I will share my IELTS preparation notes with you by email. I highly recommend signing up!
2. Chris Pell’s IELTS Speaking Videos
For the Speaking test, I strongly recommend watching every video in English with English audio and subtitles. What matters in the Speaking test is being able to answer naturally, calmly, and comfortably without sounding forced. At this point, Chris Pell’s IELTS Speaking videos with his students on YouTube can be extremely helpful.
However, instead of simply watching these videos passively, it is much more effective to pause the video when a question is asked, answer it yourself first, and then listen to the speaker’s response. You can take notes of useful collocations, expressions, or vocabulary from the answers that sound fluent and natural. Later, using these structures in your own Speaking practice can be very beneficial.
3. Fastrack IELTS
Another great YouTube resource is Fastrack IELTS. It gives clear and practical guidance on how to approach the Listening, Reading, and Writing sections. I personally found it especially helpful for Reading and Listening. The channel explains how to deal with different question types and gives useful strategies and tips.
4. Ecem Kopuz and ESL Academy
And finally, Ecem Kopuz. She is my teacher, from whom I received both general English and IELTS preparation training. She is a Doctoral Researcher in Neurological Basis of Learning, Cognition and Memory at Columbia University, and she also runs a course called ESL Academy.
She is truly an outstanding teacher who does this work not only with deep knowledge and experience, but also with genuine care and dedication. Her course is completely online, so you can easily join from anywhere in the world. You can check out the course content through this link.
I also benefited greatly from the IELTS Reading and Writing books she personally wrote. These books are incredibly detailed and carefully prepared for improving the Reading and Writing sections. With countless practice exercises, they prepare you for IELTS in a very comprehensive way and help you build vocabulary effectively. If you would like to check out or purchase her books, you can reach them through this link.