The course will be online. 

• This saves travel time for you as well as me. 
• This provides a lot more flexibility. For example you could study during your lunch break
• We will use Zoom, google classrooms, and google document to connect

• The classes are normally Monday to Thursday. 
• They can be at any time of the day.
  • Morning
  • Lunch
  • Afternoon
  • Evenings
• When it is the best time for you to study 
• When it fits in my existing schedule of other classes.
• Together we will decided 

• It all depends on the time you have and how long it will take you to prepare for the exam.
• Some people will be ready in 
  • 1 month
  • Other people will need a whole year
• It also depends on how many hours per day you want to study

• Yes the classes will be live.
• They are NOT recorded videos you will watch and listen to.

• The classes are private. 
• This means it will be just you and me.

• That depends on your level of English and the time you have.
• Technically it takes about 150hrs to jump from 1 band to the next band. 
• If you have a 6 now and want a 7 for IELTS you will need to study for about 150 hours (study = study with a teacher and practice, but also practise outside class and do homework, so not 150 hours of class time) 

I, Kristof Abrath, will teach you.

• I have more than 17 years of experience teaching on 4 different continents. 
• I have taught 1000s of students from around the world, online and face-to-face.
• Have a look at my CV for more information on me.
• Contact me and ask me any question you would like.

Yes.

• I have been teaching IELTS preparation classes for the last 8 years.
• I have taught students online and face-to-face from around the world.
• I have taught group and one-to-one IELTS preparation classes.
• Almost all my students reached the score they wanted
• You can find more feedback here.

Yes.

• I have taught groups and individual classes, face-to-face and online.
• Almost all the students got the score they needed.

The course will be online, so you will need:

• A computer, if not possible a mobile phone or tablet
• A good internet connection
• A camera
• A working microphone and sound
• Zoom: because that is how we will connect and have our classes.
  • Download zoom

Everything you need to help you practise for the course.

• Live classes
• Additional homework practice outside class
• Exam practice in and outside class
• Extra grammar and vocabulary practice
• Writing practice and feedback
• Speaking practice and feedback
• Writing and speaking correction
• Mock tests

Depending on the length of the course you might need to buy a book to help you study. This book and the price of the book is not included in the price of the course. You will have to order and pay for the book yourself.

• Other books to practise IELTS
• Worksheets to practise IELTS
• videos to help you learn
• Texts to read to help you learn and deal with the exam 
• Free online resources you can use to help you practise and learn

• I will create a google classroom 
• In this classroom you will get an overview of what we did
• You will also get all the worksheets and exercises in digital format for you to review and practice
• You will get additional resources there too.

• Yes we will use different kinds of books.
• You might need to buy 1 of the books.

Yes!

• For every class you will have written and or spoken feedback on some of the problems you had and how to improve them. 
• You will get to know your strengths and what you already do very well. 
• You will also get to know what language you will need to improve to get a better score
• You will get detailed feedback on your speaking performance
• You will get detailed feedback on your writing performance 
• If you need additional feedback, I will provide it to you.

• First of all you will be assessed by doing a mock exam
  • You will do 4 parts of the exam under exam conditions.
  • This will give you your starting score and will help you understand what problems you have and what needs to improve. It will also show your strengths and what you don’t have problems with.
• You will be compared to the IELTS band score you need.
• You will do different exercises and tasks in and outside class which will be assessed and help you understand the problems you face.
• You will do additional exam practice and get exam scores

• It depends on how much time you have outside class.
• Some students have very little time and do 30 minutes of homework a week
• Other students do 2,3,4 hours of homework outside class
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No.

• You will have to book the exam yourself at the time and place where you want to do the exam.
• You will have to for booking the exam yourself

Yes, you can cancel a class and reschedule it for some other time.

No, you do not need to pay extra.

• Yes, you can.

  • When you are not available at a certain day and or time we can do the class at some other day or time.
  • No, it will not cost you extra.

Yes, if you feel you are not happy with the course you can cancel the course at any time.

You only need to pay for the classes you did.

If you paid additional money, it will be refunded to you on your credit cards or bank account within the week.

• Yes, you can get the extra money you paid back.

  You cannot get money back for classes you already had.

• You can pay online by credit card or debit card
• You can pay by bank transfer.
• You can pay weekly
• You can pay monthly
• Before the course start we will agree on the payment

Just contact me and ask.