IELTS · Stage 3
IELTS 6.0 → 6.5: a 105-session course
21 weeks × 5 sessions, each about 85 minutes. All four skills; Writing Task 1 has two options: Academic and General Training. Includes a mid-course mock test (sessions 53–55) and an end-of-course mock test (sessions 103–105).
Listening
Reading
Writing 1
Speaking
Writing 2
How is this stage different from 5.0 → 6.0?
- Who it is for: learners who have finished stage 5.0 → 6.0 or are already at about band 6.0 (B2). If you are not sure, start with session 1 – the placement test.
- New focus: accuracy and range – complex sentences, linking ideas, more precise vocabulary; deeper arguments in Task 2; abstract Speaking Part 3; longer, harder Academic reading texts; time management.
- The two threads continue: every session has a Use it now part for work and daily life (including living and working abroad); topics follow common question types. Only topics that match recent lists reported by test takers are labelled “recent test”.
- Review and mock tests: spaced review in sessions 15, 30, 45, 70 and 85; a four-skill mid-course mock test in sessions 53–55; timed practice in week 20; an end-of-course mock test in sessions 103–105, compared with session 1. The mock tests are written by the course and are not converted into a band score.
- Time: about 150 guided learning hours for the whole stage, plus at least 3 hours a week of extra listening and reading. According to Cambridge English, progress takes more hours the higher your level. Results vary from person to person – the course does not promise a higher band.
- All listening scripts, reading texts, test questions and model answers are written by tienganhcanban.com. Official preparation materials: ielts.org.
The lessons themselves are written for Vietnamese learners: the English texts, audio scripts and examples are in English, but the instructions and explanations are in Vietnamese. An English version of the lessons is not available yet; you can use your browser’s translate feature.
Week 1: Personal growth and habits Grammar: Tense and aspect – accurate use
💼 Use it now: Personal development plans; responding to a competency review
Week 2: Work–life balance Grammar: Participle clauses
💼 Use it now: Negotiating your work schedule; politely declining extra work
Week 3: Architecture and urban design Grammar: Cleft sentences and emphasis
💼 Use it now: Describing a workspace; giving feedback on office design
Week 4: Law and society Grammar: Reporting passive: It is said that… / X is thought to…
💼 Use it now: Reading contracts and terms; reporting a breach of workplace rules
Week 5: Artificial intelligence and automation Grammar: Inverted conditionals: Should…, Were…, Had…
💼 Use it now: Writing instructions for a tool; assessing technology risks
Week 6: Climate and energy Grammar: Complex noun phrases
💼 Use it now: Proposing an energy-saving initiative at work
Week 7: Higher education and lifelong learning Grammar: Advanced relative clauses (preposition + which, whose)
💼 Use it now: Writing a short motivation letter
Week 8: Tourism and heritage Grammar: Accurate articles and quantifiers
💼 Use it now: A short guided talk for overseas visitors
Week 9: Food and agriculture Grammar: Cohesion: substitution and ellipsis
💼 Use it now: Ordering catering for a company event; reading food labels
Week 10: Arts and culture Grammar: Hedging and degrees of certainty (modality)
💼 Use it now: Writing an event introduction; commenting on a presentation
Week 11: Psychology and behaviour (mid-course mocks) Grammar: Mid-course review
💼 Use it now: Mid-course self-assessment
Week 12: Business and entrepreneurship Grammar: Advanced concession: even though, much as, nonetheless
💼 Use it now: A short idea pitch
Week 13: Information and misinformation Grammar: Reporting verbs that show stance (claim, acknowledge, dismiss)
💼 Use it now: Checking information before sharing it; writing a correction email
Week 14: Public health Grammar: Advanced cause-and-effect language
💼 Use it now: Explaining insurance benefits; emailing to request sick leave
Week 15: Space and scientific research Grammar: Academic prediction: is set to, is likely to, by + time
💼 Use it now: Summarising a technical report for non-specialists
Week 16: Language and communication Grammar: Collocation and word formation
💼 Use it now: Cross-cultural communication in emails
Week 17: Wildlife and biodiversity Grammar: Advanced comparison: considerably, by far, twice as… as
💼 Use it now: Reporting on corporate social responsibility (CSR) activities
Week 18: Working abroad and cultures Grammar: Emphasis: inversion with Not only, Rarely, Only when
💼 Use it now: Settling into a new workplace; asking about internal procedures
Week 19: Water and resources Grammar: Paraphrasing – combined techniques
💼 Use it now: Writing an incident report with corrective actions
Week 20: Innovation and the future (timed practice) Grammar: Correcting your own errors under time pressure
💼 Use it now: Presenting a six-month personal plan
Week 21: Final mock test Grammar: Correcting your own errors
💼 Use it now: Self-assessment; planning for the 6.5 → 7.5 stage