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IELTS Perfect-Score Holder & Instructor
Understand IELTS
Understand IELTS
before you start.
From how band scores work to writing & speaking strategy and goal-based study plans — 14 years of classroom know-how, shared as free guides.
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Scores
Band score structure, how it's calculated, and target scores — the fundamentals.
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Practical strategies for the two hardest skills, aligned to the marking criteria.
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Study roadmaps by timeline and goal, with time allocation per skill.
0 guidesKorea Guide
Required scores by goal (study, immigration, promotion) and how to register in Korea.
0 guidesWho writes these guides?
Written by Brian, who taught hundreds of students as a full-time IELTS instructor at Pagoda for 14 years. If a guide isn't enough, we can work through it together 1:1.