Your 8-week journey to IELTS Academic
AT A GLANCE
This is an 8-week (56-day) journey to IELTS Academic covering all four sections — Listening, Reading, Writing, and Speaking — with daily lessons, practice, mock tests, and vocabulary review. Each task takes 10–90 minutes. Aim for 1.5–2 hours per weekday and 3 hours on Sundays for the mock test. Your first mock (Sweet Potato) sets your baseline on Day 7, and your final mock (Paprika) simulates test day on Day 56.
8
weeks · 56 days
1.5–2h
per weekday
11
mock tests
4
sections covered
✨ Stick with it. Show up daily. The plan adapts to your pace — what matters is consistency, not perfection.
STUDY CENTER
This plan is delivered exactly as it appears in the TestGlider IELTS Study Center.
How to use this plan
01 · DAILY
Open today’s date and check off tasks as you complete them.
02 · WEEKLY
Each Sunday is a full mock test followed by review — this is where the learning consolidates.
03 · ORDER MATTERS
Tasks within each day are ordered for a reason: Speaking warmup → vocab → lesson → practice. Resist the urge to skip the warmup.
04 · USE THE REVIEW PAGE
Use it after every practice session to learn from mistakes. It’s where the real progress happens.
05 · FALLING BEHIND?
Catch up on weekends rather than skipping. Don’t compress multiple days into one — the spacing is intentional.
What’s included
🎧
Listening
6 lessons + 18 passages
📖
Reading
10 lessons + 10 passages
✍️
Writing
9 lessons + 16 prompts
🗣️
Speaking
9 lessons + 42 topics + 150 shadowing exercises
🎯
Mock tests
11 tests (Sweet Potato → Paprika)
📚
Vocabulary
One deck per mock test
The 8 weeks at a glance
| Week | Days | Theme | Mock test |
|---|---|---|---|
| Week 1 | Days 1–7 | Foundations & diagnostic | Sweet Potato · diagnostic |
| Week 2 | Days 8–14 | Building question-type fluency | Mushroom |
| Week 3 | Days 15–21 | Deeper question types | Green Pea |
| Week 4 | Days 22–28 | Mid-program checkpoint | Aubergine · checkpoint |
| Week 5 | Days 29–35 | Listening & Writing focus | Onion |
| Week 6 | Days 36–42 | Synthesis & section tests | Carrot + Avocado section |
| Week 7 | Days 43–49 | Refinement & speed | Turnip + Avocado·Broccoli·Tomato |
| Week 8 | Days 50–56 | Test readiness | Paprika · final |
The 56-day calendar
The full eight weeks laid out like a calendar. Read down a column to see the weekly rhythm (Monday = Listening, Sunday = mock test); read across to see how each week flows. Cell colors indicate the section.
Section: 🎧 Listening 📖 Reading ✍️ Writing 🗣️ Speaking 🎯 Mock · section test
Task icons: 🔥 Speaking warmup | 📚 Vocab deck | 🎬 Lesson video | 📝 Practice · record | 🎯 Test
💡 On mobile, swipe the table left and right. Work through every cell top to bottom, in order.
| WEEK | MON | TUE | WED | THU | FRI | SAT | SUN |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1
Founda-
tions |
D1
🎧 Listening
🔥 Shadowing 1–5
📚 Sweet Potato 🎬 Completion 🎬 Sentence Completion 📝 Hotel Stay 📝 Levels of Management |
D2
📖 Reading
🔥 P1 reps ×5
📚 Sweet Potato 🎬 Identifying Information & Claims 🎬 Matching Headings 📝 Joseph Conrad (partial) |
D3
✍️ Writing
🔥 Shadowing 6–10
📚 Sweet Potato 🎬 Task 1 – Trend Data 🎬 Task 2 – Agree/Disagree 📝 Newspapers and internet |
D4
🗣️ Speaking
🔥 P1 reps ×5
📚 Sweet Potato 🎬 Speaking Test Overview 🎬 Speaking Bands Overview 📝 P1 Work or school 📝 P1 Tools 📝 P1 Technology |
D5
🎧 Listening
🔥 Shadowing 11–15
📚 Sweet Potato 🎬 Multiple Choice 🎬 Matching 📝 Track Selection 📝 Musical Rehearsal Plan |
D6
✍️ Writing
🔥 P1 reps ×5
📚 Sweet Potato pre-test 🎬 Task 1 – Comparison Data 🎬 Task 2 – Discuss Both Views 📝 Salaries of athletes |
D7
🎯 Mock test
Sweet Potato
diagnostic mock exam conditions · 3h error log + Review |
|
2
Question
types |
D8
🎧 Listening
🔥 P1 reps ×5
📚 Mushroom 🎬 Short Answer 🎬 Labelling (Plan·Map·Diagram) 📝 Spring Hiking Trip |
D9
📖 Reading
🔥 Shadowing 16–20
📚 Mushroom 🎬 Multiple Choice 🎬 Short Answer 📝 All That Glitters Is Not Gold (partial) |
D10
✍️ Writing
🔥 P1 reps ×5
📚 Mushroom 🎬 Task 1 – Multiple Charts 🎬 Task 2 – Advantages vs. Disadvantages 📝 Driverless vehicles |
D11
🗣️ Speaking
🔥 Shadowing 21–25
📚 Mushroom 🎬 Part 1 🎬 Fluency and Coherence 📝 P1 Taking photos 📝 P1 Staying up late 📝 P1 Spending time in nature 📝 P1 Running |
D12
📖 Reading
🔥 P1 reps ×5
📚 Mushroom 🎬 Summary & Sentence Completion 🎬 Matching Sentence Endings 📝 Dinosaur Colouration (partial) |
D13
🗣️ Speaking
🔥 Shadowing 26–30
📚 Mushroom pre-test 🎬 Part 2 🎬 Lexical Resource 📝 P2 A person who was kind to you 📝 P2 A piece of technology that strongly affected you 📝 P2 A skill that you think is important for everyone to learn |
D14
🎯 Mock test
Mushroom
full mock test exam conditions · 3h error log + Review |
|
3
Deeper
types |
D15
🎧 Listening
🔥 Shadowing 31–35
📚 Green Pea 📝 Longhorn Ranch Visit |
D16
📖 Reading
🔥 P1 reps ×5
📚 Green Pea 🎬 Matching Information 🎬 Matching Features 📝 Hieronymus Bosch (partial) |
D17
✍️ Writing
🔥 Shadowing 36–40
📚 Green Pea 🎬 Task 1 – Process Diagram 🎬 Task 2 – Causes and Solutions 📝 Everyday necessities have become expensive |
D18
🗣️ Speaking
🔥 P1 reps ×5
📚 Green Pea 🎬 Part 3 🎬 Grammatical Range and Accuracy 📝 P3 Visiting new places 📝 P3 Visiting friends 📝 P3 Technology |
D19
🎧 Listening
🔥 Shadowing 41–45
📚 Green Pea 📝 Class Reunion 📝 Stonebrooke Medical Centre Temporary Patient Form |
D20
✍️ Writing
🔥 P1 reps ×5
📚 Green Pea pre-test 🎬 Task 2 – Two-part 📝 Country success |
D21
🎯 Mock test
Green Pea
full mock test exam conditions · 3h error log + Review |
|
4
Check-
point |
D22
🎧 Listening
🔥 P1 reps ×5
📚 Aubergine 📝 Dormitory Room Complaint 📝 Science Centre Classes |
D23
📖 Reading
🔥 Shadowing 46–50
📚 Aubergine 🎬 Table Completion 🎬 Labelling a Diagram & Flow-chart Completion 📝 Are Dolphins Friendly? (Table Completion) 📝 Asteroid Collision (Labelling a Diagram) |
D24
✍️ Writing
🔥 P1 reps
📚 Aubergine 📝 Forest land coverage 📝 Military spending |
D25
🗣️ Speaking
🔥 Shadowing 51–55
📚 Aubergine 🎬 Pronunciation 📝 P1 Possessions 📝 P1 Peace and quiet 📝 P1 Musical instruments 📝 Pronunciation: Shadowing 56–75 |
D26
📖 Reading
🔥 P1 reps ×5
📚 Aubergine 📝 Here Be Dragons |
D27
🗣️ Speaking
🔥 Shadowing 76–80
📚 Aubergine pre-test 📝 P2 A product or a service that you recently discovered and enjoy 📝 P2 A historic event that you find interesting 📝 P1 Meeting new people 📝 P1 Jewelry |
D28
🎯 Mock test
Aubergine
full mock test checkpoint exam conditions · 3h error log + Review |
|
5
L&W
focus |
D29
🎧 Listening
🔥 Shadowing 81–85
📚 Onion 📝 Facilities Introduction 📝 The Lincoln Memorial |
D30
📖 Reading
🔥 P1 reps ×5
📚 Onion 📝 Joseph Conrad (full re-read) 📝 All That Glitters Is Not Gold (full re-read) |
D31
✍️ Writing
🔥 Shadowing 86–90
📚 Onion 📝 Student Majors 📝 Working remotely |
D32
🗣️ Speaking
🔥 P1 reps ×5
📚 Onion 📝 P3 Skills 📝 P3 Purchasing products 📝 P3 Providing services 📝 P1 Important books |
D33
🎧 Listening
🔥 Shadowing 91–95
📚 Onion 📝 City Market 📝 Sustainable Urban Agriculture |
D34
✍️ Writing
🔥 P1 reps ×5
📚 Onion pre-test 📝 Edgewater (T1 map) 📝 Food spending (T1 pie chart) |
D35
🎯 Mock test
Onion
full mock test exam conditions · 3h error log + Review |
|
6
Synthesis
+ section |
D36
🎧 Listening
🔥 P1 reps ×5
📚 Carrot 📝 Residential Water Wells |
D37
📖 Reading
🔥 Shadowing 96–100
📚 Carrot 📝 Dinosaur Colouration (full re-read) 📝 Hieronymus Bosch (full re-read) |
D38
✍️ Writing
🔥 P1 reps ×5
📚 Carrot 📝 UK imports and exports (T1 table) 📝 People visiting the gym (T1 bar) |
D39
🗣️ Speaking
🔥 Shadowing 101–105
📚 Carrot 📝 P1 Hometown 📝 P1 Home 📝 P1 Hiking 📝 P3 Pride |
D40
📖 Reading
🔥 P1 reps ×5
📚 Carrot 📝 Are Dolphins Friendly? (full re-read) 🎯 Section: Avocado — Reading |
D41
🗣️ Speaking
🔥 Shadowing 106–110
📚 Carrot pre-test 📝 P2 A place that you visited that was better than you expected 📝 P2 A time when you felt proud of yourself 📝 P3 Paying for services 📝 P3 Libraries |
D42
🎯 Mock test
Carrot
full mock test exam conditions · 3h error log + Review |
|
7
Refine
+ speed |
D43
🎧 Listening
🔥 Shadowing 111–115
📚 Turnip 📝 YMCA Dance Club Registration 🎯 Section: Avocado — Listening |
D44
📖 Reading
🔥 P1 reps ×5
📚 Turnip 📝 Cleopatra Selene 🎯 Section: Broccoli — Reading |
D45
✍️ Writing
🔥 Shadowing 116–120
📚 Turnip 📝 Harbourville (T1 map) 🎯 Section: Avocado — Writing (T1+T2) |
D46
🗣️ Speaking
🔥 P1 reps ×5
📝 P3 History 📝 P3 Expectations 📝 P3 Books 📝 P1 Going to work or school 🎯 Section: Broccoli — Speaking |
D47
🎧 Listening
🔥 Shadowing 121–125
📚 Turnip 📝 University Campus 🎯 Section: Tomato — Listening |
D48
✍️ Writing
🔥 P1 reps ×5
📚 Turnip pre-test 📝 Dragonfly Life Cycle (T1 process) 🎯 Section: Tomato — Writing (T1+T2) |
D49
🎯 Mock test
Turnip
full mock test exam conditions · 3h error log + Review |
|
8
Test
readiness |
D50
🎧 Listening
🔥 P1 reps ×5
📚 Paprika 📝 Commercial Cleaning Services 🎯 Section: Broccoli — Listening |
D51
📖 Reading
🔥 Shadowing 126–130
📚 Paprika 📝 Cat Domestication 📝 Glacial Lake Outburst Floods |
D52
✍️ Writing
🔥 P1 reps ×5
📝 Financial performance in the video game industry (T1 table+bar) 🎯 Section: Broccoli — Writing |
D53
🗣️ Speaking
🔥 Shadowing 131–135
📚 Paprika 📝 P1 Fishing 📝 P1 Dancing 📝 P1 Art 🎯 Section: Avocado — Speaking (P1+P2+P3) |
D54
📖 Reading
🔥 P1 reps ×5
📚 Paprika 🎯 Section: Tomato — Reading |
D55
🗣️ Speaking
🔥 Shadowing 136–140
📚 Paprika pre-test 📝 P2 A book that made a big impact on you 📝 P3 Being kind 📝 P3 Achieving goals 🎯 Section: Tomato — Speaking final mock interview |
D56
🎯 Final mock
Paprika
test-day simulation exam conditions · 3h error log + Review |
📌 Patterns you can see in the calendar
· Sunday is always a mock test (3 hours + 1 hour review). The week’s rhythm closes here.
· Mondays and Fridays lean Listening; Wednesdays and Saturdays lean Writing, and Speaking sits regularly on Thursdays.
· Weeks 1–4 are lesson-driven; from Week 5 the plan shifts to practice-driven.
· Section tests (🎯) start on Day 40 and begin appearing inside weekdays.
· Every cell also includes the fixed daily routine (🔥 Speaking warmup + 📚 Vocab review) that isn’t spelled out again in each square.
· Sunday is always a mock test (3 hours + 1 hour review). The week’s rhythm closes here.
· Mondays and Fridays lean Listening; Wednesdays and Saturdays lean Writing, and Speaking sits regularly on Thursdays.
· Weeks 1–4 are lesson-driven; from Week 5 the plan shifts to practice-driven.
· Section tests (🎯) start on Day 40 and begin appearing inside weekdays.
· Every cell also includes the fixed daily routine (🔥 Speaking warmup + 📚 Vocab review) that isn’t spelled out again in each square.
Week-by-week schedule
An expanded version of each calendar square, laid out as Day → Lesson → Practice.
Section: 🎧 Listening 📖 Reading ✍️ Writing 🗣️ Speaking 🎯 Mock · section test
Week 1 · Days 1–7 — Foundations & diagnostic
Goal — Meet each section and take the first mock to establish a baseline. Don’t worry about the score — focus on understanding the test format.
| DAY | 🎬 Lesson | 📝 Practice · task |
|---|---|---|
|
Day 1
🎧 Listening 🔥 Shadowing 1–5
📚 Sweet Potato |
Completion 13m Sentence Completion 6m |
Hotel Stay Levels of Management |
|
Day 2
📖 Reading 🔥 P1 reps ×5
📚 Sweet Potato |
Identifying Information & Claims 18m Matching Headings 15m |
Joseph Conrad partial · 20m Identifying Information / Claims·Views / Matching Headings only |
|
Day 3
✍️ Writing 🔥 Shadowing 6–10
📚 Sweet Potato |
Task 1 – Trend Data 12m Task 2 – Agree/Disagree 12m |
Newspapers and internet full essay · 40m |
|
Day 4
🗣️ Speaking 🔥 P1 reps ×5
📚 Sweet Potato |
Speaking Test Overview 8m Speaking Bands Overview 7m |
P1 Work or school · Tools · Technology record → review → correction |
|
Day 5
🎧 Listening 🔥 Shadowing 11–15
📚 Sweet Potato |
Multiple Choice 7m Matching 5m |
Track Selection Musical Rehearsal Plan |
|
Day 6
✍️ Writing 🔥 P1 reps ×5
📚 Sweet Potato pre-test 20m |
Task 1 – Comparison Data 13m Task 2 – Discuss Both Views 13m |
Salaries of athletes full essay · 40m |
| Day 7 · 🎯 Mock test — Sweet Potato diagnostic mock (~3h, exam conditions) → error log + Review page walkthrough (~1h) | ||
Week 2 · Days 8–14 — Building question-type fluency
Goal — Most days now follow a lesson → practice rhythm. The mock tests start counting — track your error patterns.
| DAY | 🎬 Lesson | 📝 Practice · task |
|---|---|---|
|
Day 8
🎧 Listening 🔥 P1 reps ×5
📚 Mushroom |
Short Answer 5m Labelling (Plan·Map·Diagram) 8m |
Spring Hiking Trip |
|
Day 9
📖 Reading 🔥 Shadowing 16–20
📚 Mushroom |
Multiple Choice 26m Short Answer 11m |
All That Glitters Is Not Gold partial · 20m Multiple Choice (one answer) / Short-answer only |
|
Day 10
✍️ Writing 🔥 P1 reps ×5
📚 Mushroom |
Task 1 – Multiple Charts 9m Task 2 – Advantages vs. Disadvantages 14m |
Driverless vehicles full essay · 40m |
|
Day 11
🗣️ Speaking 🔥 Shadowing 21–25
📚 Mushroom |
Part 1 9m Fluency and Coherence 14m |
P1 Taking photos · Staying up late · Spending time in nature · Running |
|
Day 12
📖 Reading 🔥 P1 reps ×5
📚 Mushroom |
Summary & Sentence Completion 19m Matching Sentence Endings 16m |
Dinosaur Colouration partial · 20m Sentence / Summary Completion / Matching Sentence Endings only |
|
Day 13
🗣️ Speaking 🔥 Shadowing 26–30
📚 Mushroom pre-test 20m |
Part 2 7m Lexical Resource 14m |
P2 A person who was kind to you · A piece of technology that strongly affected you · A skill that you think is important for everyone to learn |
| Day 14 · 🎯 Mock test — Mushroom full mock test (~3h, exam conditions) → error log + Review page walkthrough (~1h) | ||
Week 3 · Days 15–21 — Deeper question types
Goal — The three-part Speaking structure is introduced. Note which Reading question types feel hardest — you’ll use that in Week 6.
| DAY | 🎬 Lesson | 📝 Practice · task |
|---|---|---|
|
Day 15
🎧 Listening 🔥 Shadowing 31–35
📚 Green Pea |
— | Longhorn Ranch Visit |
|
Day 16
📖 Reading 🔥 P1 reps ×5
📚 Green Pea |
Matching Information 15m Matching Features 10m |
Hieronymus Bosch partial · 20m Matching Information / Matching Features only |
|
Day 17
✍️ Writing 🔥 Shadowing 36–40
📚 Green Pea |
Task 1 – Process Diagram 12m Task 2 – Causes and Solutions 12m |
Everyday necessities have become expensive full essay · 40m |
|
Day 18
🗣️ Speaking 🔥 P1 reps ×5
📚 Green Pea |
Part 3 8m Grammatical Range and Accuracy 10m |
P3 Visiting new places · Visiting friends · Technology |
|
Day 19
🎧 Listening 🔥 Shadowing 41–45
📚 Green Pea |
— | Class Reunion Stonebrooke Medical Centre Temporary Patient Form |
|
Day 20
✍️ Writing 🔥 P1 reps ×5
📚 Green Pea pre-test 20m |
Task 2 – Two-part 12m | Country success full essay · 40m |
| Day 21 · 🎯 Mock test — Green Pea full mock test (~3h, exam conditions) → error log + Review page walkthrough (~1h) | ||
Week 4 · Days 22–28 — Mid-program checkpoint 🔄
Checkpoint — The Aubergine mock is your halfway pulse-check. By the end of this week you’ll have seen every Reading lesson type.
| DAY | 🎬 Lesson | 📝 Practice · task |
|---|---|---|
|
Day 22
🎧 Listening 🔥 P1 reps ×5
📚 Aubergine |
— | Dormitory Room Complaint Science Centre Classes |
|
Day 23
📖 Reading 🔥 Shadowing 46–50
📚 Aubergine |
Table Completion 9m Labelling a Diagram & Flow-chart Completion 10m |
Are Dolphins Friendly? Table Completion · 10m Asteroid Collision Labelling a Diagram · 10m |
|
Day 24
✍️ Writing 🔥 P1 reps
📚 Aubergine |
— | Forest land coverage 20m Military spending 40m |
|
Day 25
🗣️ Speaking 🔥 Shadowing 51–55
📚 Aubergine |
Pronunciation 10m | P1 Possessions · Peace and quiet · Musical instruments ＋ Pronunciation: Shadowing 56–75 40m |
|
Day 26
📖 Reading 🔥 P1 reps ×5
📚 Aubergine |
— | Here Be Dragons full passage |
|
Day 27
🗣️ Speaking 🔥 Shadowing 76–80
📚 Aubergine pre-test 20m |
— | P2 A product or a service that you recently discovered and enjoy · A historic event that you find interesting P1 Meeting new people · Jewelry |
| Day 28 · 🎯 Mock test — Aubergine full mock test (mid-program checkpoint) (~3h, exam conditions) → error log + Review page walkthrough (~1h) | ||
Week 5 · Days 29–35 — Listening & Writing focus
Goal — Heavier focus on Listening and Writing for accuracy and confidence. Reading stays as maintenance. From this week on, days are practice-driven with no new lessons.
| DAY | 📝 Practice · task |
|---|---|
|
Day 29
🎧 Listening 🔥 Shadowing 81–85
📚 Onion |
Facilities Introduction The Lincoln Memorial |
|
Day 30
📖 Reading 🔥 P1 reps ×5
📚 Onion |
Joseph Conrad full re-read · all Q types All That Glitters Is Not Gold full re-read · all Q types |
|
Day 31
✍️ Writing 🔥 Shadowing 86–90
📚 Onion |
Student Majors 20m Working remotely 40m |
|
Day 32
🗣️ Speaking 🔥 P1 reps ×5
📚 Onion |
P3 Skills · Purchasing products · Providing services P1 Important books |
|
Day 33
🎧 Listening 🔥 Shadowing 91–95
📚 Onion |
City Market Sustainable Urban Agriculture |
|
Day 34
✍️ Writing 🔥 P1 reps ×5
📚 Onion pre-test 20m |
Edgewater T1 map · 20m Food spending T1 pie chart · 20m |
| Day 35 · 🎯 Mock test — Onion full mock test (~3h, exam conditions) → error log + Review page walkthrough (~1h) | |
Week 6 · Days 36–42 — Synthesis & section tests
Goal — The first section-only test (Avocado) appears. Use it to isolate your weakest section.
| DAY | 📝 Practice · task |
|---|---|
|
Day 36
🎧 Listening 🔥 P1 reps ×5
📚 Carrot |
Residential Water Wells |
|
Day 37
📖 Reading 🔥 Shadowing 96–100
📚 Carrot |
Dinosaur Colouration full re-read · all Q types Hieronymus Bosch full re-read · all Q types |
|
Day 38
✍️ Writing 🔥 P1 reps ×5
📚 Carrot |
UK imports and exports T1 table · 20m People visiting the gym T1 bar chart · 20m |
|
Day 39
🗣️ Speaking 🔥 Shadowing 101–105
📚 Carrot |
P1 Hometown · Home · Hiking P3 Pride |
|
Day 40
📖 Reading 🔥 P1 reps ×5
📚 Carrot |
Are Dolphins Friendly? full re-read · all Q types 🎯 Section Test: Avocado — Reading |
|
Day 41
🗣️ Speaking 🔥 Shadowing 106–110
📚 Carrot pre-test 20m |
P2 A place that you visited that was better than you expected · A time when you felt proud of yourself P3 Paying for services · Libraries |
| Day 42 · 🎯 Mock test — Carrot full mock test (~3h, exam conditions) → error log + Review page walkthrough (~1h) | |
Week 7 · Days 43–49 — Refinement & speed ⏱️
Goal — A second wave of section tests (Avocado · Broccoli · Tomato). Time management is the focus this week — daily practice plus one section test.
| DAY | 📝 Practice | 🎯 Section test |
|---|---|---|
|
Day 43
🎧 Listening 🔥 Shadowing 111–115
📚 Turnip |
YMCA Dance Club Registration | Avocado — Listening |
|
Day 44
📖 Reading 🔥 P1 reps ×5
📚 Turnip |
Cleopatra Selene | Broccoli — Reading |
|
Day 45
✍️ Writing 🔥 Shadowing 116–120
📚 Turnip |
Harbourville T1 map · 20m | Avocado — Writing (T1+T2) |
|
Day 46
🗣️ Speaking 🔥 P1 reps ×5
|
P3 History · Expectations · Books P1 Going to work or school |
Broccoli — Speaking |
|
Day 47
🎧 Listening 🔥 Shadowing 121–125
📚 Turnip |
University Campus | Tomato — Listening |
|
Day 48
✍️ Writing 🔥 P1 reps ×5
📚 Turnip pre-test 20m |
Dragonfly Life Cycle T1 process · 20m | Tomato — Writing (T1+T2) |
| Day 49 · 🎯 Mock test — Turnip full mock test (~3h, exam conditions) → error log + Review page walkthrough (~1h) | ||
Week 8 · Days 50–56 — Test readiness 🏁
Final week — The final mock simulates exam day. Light review only — trust your prep, sleep well, hydrate.
| DAY | 📝 Practice | 🎯 Section test |
|---|---|---|
|
Day 50
🎧 Listening 🔥 P1 reps ×5
📚 Paprika |
Commercial Cleaning Services | Broccoli — Listening |
|
Day 51
📖 Reading 🔥 Shadowing 126–130
📚 Paprika |
Cat Domestication Glacial Lake Outburst Floods |
— |
|
Day 52
✍️ Writing 🔥 P1 reps ×5
|
Financial performance in the video game industry T1 table+bar · 20m | Broccoli — Writing |
|
Day 53
🗣️ Speaking 🔥 Shadowing 131–135
📚 Paprika |
P1 Fishing · Dancing · Art | Avocado — Speaking (P1+P2+P3) |
|
Day 54
📖 Reading 🔥 P1 reps ×5
📚 Paprika |
— | Tomato — Reading |
|
Day 55
🗣️ Speaking 🔥 Shadowing 136–140
📚 Paprika pre-test 20m |
P2 A book that made a big impact on you P3 Being kind · Achieving goals |
Tomato — Speaking final mock interview |
| Day 56 · 🎯 Final mock — Paprika (test-day simulation) (~3h, exam conditions) → error log + Review page walkthrough (~1h) | ||
Three routines that repeat every day
This plan works not because of any clever trick, but because the same fixed routine repeats daily. In the tables above, that’s the small gray text under each Day.
🔥
Speaking warmup
~10 min · daily
Five shadowing exercises or five Part 1 question reps, alternating day to day.
📚
Vocab review
~10 min · daily (20 min Sat)
The deck named after that week’s mock test, reviewed daily. Saturdays add a pre-test pass.
📝
Review page
after every practice
The plan assumes you do this. Skip it and the whole plan spins its wheels.
On test day
🎓
Sleep well the night before, hydrate, and eat a good breakfast. Trust the prep.
⚠️ Don’t review new material the morning of — it just creates anxiety. Review your error log instead.
FAQ
How much should I study each day?
Aim for 1.5–2 hours per weekday and 3 hours on Sundays for the mock test. Individual tasks take 10–90 minutes.
How many mock tests are there?
Eleven in total, named Sweet Potato through Paprika. A full mock falls on each Sunday, and section-only tests (Avocado, Broccoli, Tomato) are added in Weeks 6–8.
What if I fall behind?
Catch up on weekends rather than skipping. Don’t compress multiple days into one — the spacing is intentional.
Can I skip the warmup?
Better not to. The order within each day — Speaking warmup → vocab → lesson → practice — is set for a reason.
What if my first mock score is low?
Day 7’s Sweet Potato is a diagnostic. Don’t worry about the score — the goal is to understand the test format, so a low baseline is expected.
If I could only get one thing right?
The Review page. The real progress happens when you go back over what you got wrong.
Final word
Eight weeks is neither short nor long. This plan rests on one idea —
consistency, not perfection
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