IELTS Practice Tests | British Council

Need to take IELTS but haven’t had the chance to prepare?

Have prepared but want to know how the real test looks like?

As co-creators of IELTS, no one is better placed than we are to offer practice test sessions to all who would like to develop their IELTS test taking skills in action!

Take our practice Academic and General Training Module IELTS tests to experience the test under similar conditions to a real IELTS test and get comprehensive feedback on your performance from our trained IELTS teacher!

Our practice tests will offer you the opportunity to:

get to know the test format
experience the types of tasks you will be asked to undertake
test yourself under timed conditions, following the same procedures as the real test session
review your answers and get feedback from our trained IELTS teacher.

Format

Day one (Saturdays): You will take the Listening, Reading and Writing tests with no breaks in between.
Day two (Wednesday): The speaking test will be held following the format of the real test and will be moderated by our trained IELTS teacher.
Day three (Friday): You will then sit a two-hour feedback session with our trained IELTS teacher to receive feedback on your performance.

The venue address and timing for each day will be sent to you via email after the registration.

Academic and General Training Module IELTS practice test sessions

Academic IELTS practice test

First Session

Practice test (Reading, Listening and Writing)	03 August
Speaking test	06 August
Feedback session	08 August

Second Session

Practice test (Reading, Listening and Writing)	17 August
Speaking test	20 August
Feedback session	22 August

Third Session

Practice test (Reading, Listening and Writing)	31 August
Speaking test	03 September
Feedback session	05 September

General IELTS practice test

First session

Practice test (Reading, Listening and Writing)	10 August
Speaking test	13 August
Feedback session	15 August

Second session

Practice test (Reading, Listening and Writing)	24 August
Speaking test	27 August
Feedback session	29 August

Important Notes

The feedback session is a full two-hour session which aims to provide you both with general test taking tips and an opportunity for a detailed review of your performance. You are strongly recommended not to miss this session.
During the feedback session, you are not going to receive a definitive band score for your performance. Only official IELTS examiners are eligible to assess your performance accurately and reliably. Instead, you are going to receive a comprehensive feedback using the public assessment rubrics as well as estimate band scores using IELTS score calculators available for public. These estimate scores may not be reflected in or can be noticeably different from your eventual IELTS test results.

Registration and Payment

Fill in the registration form. You can fill it in our office or electronically by downloading the registration form below.
Send the filled in registration form to our Customer Service Assistant Kristine Arzakanyan at Kristine.Arzakanyan@britishcouncil.am to secure your place in the practice test.
Pay the practice test fee (10,000 AMD) within two working days after submitting the registration form.
The payment must be made only via bank transfer to British Council Armenia’s account using the info below:

HSBC Bank Armenia

001-146026-050

Reason: Payment for MT-IELTS by (candidate's full name)

5. After making the payment, send the payment slip to Kristine.Arzakanyan@britishcouncil.am, after which your place in the practice test session will be confirmed and further instructions will be provided.

Regulations and Refund Information

Whilst every effort is made to run the practice tests advertised, the British Council Armenia reserves the right to cancel the test session if a minimum number of participants is not reached. If this happens we will provide a full refund.

For cancellation you need to contact British Council Armenia at least 1 week prior to the practice test date for a full refund. Any request after this period will not be considered unless as explained in point 2.
Candidates, who cancel their registration within 1 week before the practice test date will receive a refund of paid fee minus 25% administrative charges, if they provide supporting evidence (documents) that their ability to sit for the test has been affected by serious illness or cause:

Serious Illness – hospital admission or serious injury
Loss or Bereavement – death of a close family member
Hardship/Trauma – victim of a crime, victim of a traffic accident
Military Service

Only original certificates will be accepted and this must state your inability to attend the course on the scheduled dates. If you fail to attend the test without giving a notice or for any reason other than a medical issue, bereavement or hardship/trauma, you will not be eligible to receive a refund.

Disclaimer

IELTS Practice Test sessions are independent of IELTS test and the course participants need to follow the registration and test procedures outlined on IELTS official website (www.ielts.org) to take the test.