• Academic IELTS Candidate

+35% Overall Band Improvement

Maria took the Academic IELTS to qualify for postgraduate nursing opportunities abroad. While she had strong practical English skills, she struggled with IELTS-specific writing structure, time management, and maintaining coherence under exam conditions.
About Maria Santos
Maria is a nursing graduate from the Philippines seeking international healthcare opportunities in the UK and Australia. Like many Academic IELTS candidates, her difficulty was not everyday communication, but understanding how IELTS examiners assess responses across tasks, descriptors, and timing constraints. She had previously attempted IELTS but narrowly missed her target band due to weaknesses in Writing Task 2 and inconsistent Speaking performance.

The challenge

Maria’s initial IELTS attempt revealed common Academic IELTS issues:

• Writing Task 2 lacked clear argument progression and examiner-focused structure
• Speaking answers were fluent but unfocused and occasionally off-topic
• Weak coherence devices affected clarity in long responses
• Time management issues caused rushed conclusions in Writing

Services Used:
STRENGTH IN NUMBERS

Exam impact

After targeted IELTS coaching and structured exam practice, Maria demonstrated measurable improvement across all assessed skills.

PERFORMANCE METRICS

improvement in Writing task relevance

140 %

increase in Speaking coherence and fluency score

140 %

improvement in confidence with examiner-style questions

ESTEEMED IELTS EXAM SUPPORT

How we supported Maria Santos

Maria received focused Academic IELTS coaching designed to align her existing English ability with IELTS examiner expectations. Support included:

• Writing Task 2 framework training with band-descriptor alignment
• Speaking mock tests with examiner-style feedback
• Coherence and cohesion drills for long-form answers
• Timed practice sessions to improve exam pacing and confidence

What was covered
  • •Academic Writing Task 1 – Interpreting and summarizing visual data accurately
  • Academic Writing Task 2 – Argument structure, clarity, and task response
  • Speaking Part 1–3 – Answer expansion and relevance
  • Reading – Question-type awareness and time control
IELTS Result Summary

Overall Band

Overall band improved with balanced performance across all four skills and stronger examiner alignment.

Writing

Writing scores improved significantly due to clearer structure, stronger task response, and better use of academic language.

Speaking

Speaking performance became more coherent and focused, with clearer development of ideas and controlled fluency.

Reading & Listening

Reading and Listening scores remained strong, with improved accuracy through better question interpretation strategies.