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Practice all four IELTS Academic skills for free: Listening, Reading, Writing, and Speaking. Get full mock tests with predicted band scores, AI scoring trained on IELTS rubrics, and a study plan made just for you.
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How Do I Prepare for IELTS Academic with Arno?
Arno covers all four IELTS Academic skills with free unlimited practice. Get AI band scoring trained on IELTS rubrics, full mock tests with band predictions, and a personalized study plan. You also get ChatIELTS (your AI tutor) and a vocabulary builder with thousands of academic words.
Arno is also the #1 preparation platform for the Duolingo English Test, trusted by over 350,000 students worldwide. We bring the same AI-powered technology and expertise to IELTS Academic.
Free & Unlimited Practice
Practice every IELTS Academic question type as much as you want, across Listening, Reading, Writing, and Speaking. Our questions closely match the format and difficulty of the official test.
Accurate AI Band Scoring
Our AI scoring engine is trained on the IELTS band descriptors so your practice scores closely match what you would receive from official examiners. You know exactly where you stand before test day.
Full Mock Tests with Band Predictions
Take full-length IELTS Academic mock tests that simulate the real exam. Get a detailed score report with predicted band scores per section and feedback on every answer.
Learn more about our mock tests →Personalized Study Plans
Arno analyzes your performance across Listening, Reading, Writing, and Speaking and creates a daily study plan to raise your overall band the fastest.
Expert Advice, Powered by AI
ChatIELTS is your personal AI tutor. It answers your questions about IELTS strategies, band descriptors, and gives you personalized recommendations to improve your weakest sections.
Vocabulary Builder
Learn the academic vocabulary that appears most often on IELTS through interactive exercises and spaced repetition, carefully selected to help you score higher.
What Is IELTS Academic?
IELTS Academic is an English test for university admissions and work visas. It tests four skills: Listening, Reading, Writing, and Speaking. The whole test takes about 2 hours 45 minutes. You get a band score from 0 to 9.
4 Skills Tested in IELTS Academic
4 recorded sections covering conversations, monologues, and academic discussions. Question types include multiple choice, matching, plan/map/diagram labelling, form/note/sentence completion, and short answers.
3 long passages from books, journals, magazines, and newspapers. Question types include multiple choice, true/false/not given, matching headings, matching information, sentence completion, summary completion, and short answers.
Task 1 (about 150 words in 20 min): describe a graph, chart, table, or diagram. Task 2 (about 250 words in 40 min): essay on an academic topic, argument, or opinion question.
Part 1: interview about familiar topics. Part 2: long turn (1 to 2 minute monologue from a cue card). Part 3: deeper discussion connected to the Part 2 topic. Conducted face-to-face or by video call with a certified examiner.
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