IELTS Academic Exam & Classes
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WizMantra's IELTS Academic preparation for the UAE is live one to one coaching online for university admission, with writing marked against the band descriptors and speaking practised with a real person. The course costs AED 1,038, and it starts with an AED 30 demo that shows where your band stands today.
Achieve Your Study Abroad Dreams with IELTS Academic
Any student in the UAE aspiring to study abroad must demonstrate proficiency in the English language. Alongside TOEFL and PTE, the IELTS Academic test is among the most sought-after by international students.
English serves as the medium of instruction in most universities globally. Students from non-English speaking schools or even English-medium backgrounds often find it challenging to match the advanced language requirements abroad. Therefore, universities require specific proficiency levels for students from non-native English-speaking countries. IELTS Academic scores are essential for meeting these standards.
What is the IELTS Academic?
The IELTS Academic test evaluates your English knowledge across four key areas: reading, writing, speaking, and listening. Familiarity with the test format and systematic preparation are critical to success.
WizMantra UAE conducts dedicated IELTS coaching classes for students, helping them achieve their study abroad aspirations.
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Fees are in UAE dirhams for live one to one online classes. Every course starts with the AED 30 demo, which includes a level assessment. Full price list on the AED fees page.
What the IELTS Academic Course Covers
The order follows your weakest module. Most people's is writing, so that's usually where the hours go.
- Academic Reading: three long passages, True/False/Not Given and matching headings under a 60 minute clock
- Listening: all four sections, paraphrase spotting and spelling under time pressure
- Writing Task 1: describing line graphs, bar charts, tables, maps and process diagrams in 150 words
- Writing Task 2: opinion, discussion and problem solution essays of 250 words
- Every essay marked against the four public writing criteria, with a rewrite
- Speaking Parts 1, 2 and 3, practised live with your trainer
- Grammar range and accuracy work built from your own scripts
- Academic vocabulary for trends, comparison and cause and effect
- Timed mock tests with a band estimate per module
- A level check and band estimate in the AED 30 demo
- A recording and written notes after every class
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1Live 1-on-1 IELTS trainer
230-minute focused classes
3Task 1 graphs and Task 2 essays marked
4Speaking practised live
5Slots in Gulf Standard Time
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What is IELTS?
The International English Language Testing System (IELTS) is designed to evaluate the English language skills of candidates who plan to study or work in environments where English is the primary language of communication. IELTS is a mandatory requirement for university admissions in the UK and many other countries.
How Do You Prepare for the IELTS?
Rigorous preparation is essential for success in the IELTS exam. Start by regularly reading English newspapers and quality books. Practice speaking English with others as much as possible. Watching English movies without subtitles is another effective way to improve your listening skills. Additionally, focus on writing good English by paying close attention to grammar. Use simple and clear language to minimize mistakes.
Join a Reliable Test Series
When you feel confident in your preparations, join a reliable test series. Mock tests are an excellent way to simulate the actual exam and refine your skills. Performing well in these tests boosts your confidence, making it easier to achieve the minimum overall band score of ‘6’. With consistent practice and guidance, scoring high on the IELTS becomes a manageable goal, and you also develop advanced English proficiency.
Texts for the Academic Reading test are taken from books, journals, magazines and newspapers.
A variety of tasks is used, including: multiple choice questions, identifying information, identifying writer’s views/claims, matching information, matching headings, matching features, matching sentence endings, sentence completion, summary completion, note completion, table completion, flow-chart completion, diagram label completion, short-answer questions.
- Methodologies & importance of Reading sections.
- Improving reading speed and comprehension.
- Annotation guidelines for improving accuracy.
- Tips for quick understanding of True/False/Not Given questions.
- Handling for completion type questions.
- Mastering matching type questions.
- Reading Practice Tests Evaluation and Discussion.
- Grammar lessons and recap on weak areas.
3 long reading passages, 40 questions, 60 minutes
Each section contains one long text. Texts are from books, journals, magazines and newspapers.
- Listening test pattern- detail comprehension.
- Listening strategies & important points.
- Developing proficiency in listening test.
- Working on listening speed.
- Paraphrasing skills for listening actions.
- Solving complex Questions.
- Practice tests on listening section, with analysis and discussion.
- Grammar lessons and extra attention on weak areas.
4 sections, 40 questions, 30 minutes:
1. Section 1: a conversation between two people
2. Section 2: a monologue set in an everyday social context
3. Section 3: a conversation between up to four people set in an educational or training context
4. Section 4: a monologue on an academic subject
5. Each section is heard once only
- Understanding & FAQ’s speaking section.
- Strategies for tasks
- Phrases, vocab and idioms
- Grammar lessons and Drills on weak areas.
- Preparation & discussion on general questions
- Random speaking practice from random questions
- Conceptualization of ideas and expression on thoughts
An interview, 15 minutes
Part 1 Introduction and interview
Part 2 Individual long turn (you have to talk about a topic)
Part 3 Two-way discussion (The examiner asks further questions which are connected to the topic of Part 2.)
- Introduction/ Conceptualization IELTS writing tasks.
- Understanding Summary/Report writing.
- Writing presentation for Bar/Pie/Line and different diagrams.
- Vocabulary and Idioms for Summary/Report writing.
- Understanding Writing complexities-Component of a good essay.
- Writing: Argumentative, Opinion-based, Cause-effect etc.
- Concept Ideation, visualization and writing essay flows.
- Scientific technique for improving coherence and cohesion.
- Writing Specific Grammar and vocabulary.
- Writing Task 1 mocks and Evaluation.
- Essay Writing mocks, Evaluation and Discussion.
Part 1: describe, summarise or explain the information in a graph, table, chart or diagram
Part 2: write an essay in response to a point of view, argument or problem
Levels and Scores
The IELTS is a multi-level exam where candidates receive a score ranging from 1 to 9. Half scores, such as 6.5, are also possible. Universities typically require an IELTS score of 6 or 7, with some institutions mandating minimum scores in each of the four sections: Reading, Writing, Listening, and Speaking.
Click here to view a detailed explanation of IELTS Band Scores. You can also use the IELTS Band Score Calculator on this site to convert your raw reading and listening scores.
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Your journey with WizMantra UAE extends beyond the classroom. Explore our IELTS previous question papers to gain insights into exam patterns. Enjoy the flexibility of Online IELTS Speaking Classes, designed to fit seamlessly into your schedule while providing an enriching learning experience.
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The WizMantra UAE IELTS Academic page provides comprehensive information and resources to help students and professionals achieve their IELTS goals. Tailored for the UAE audience, the page highlights key features of the IELTS Academic test, including its role in university admissions and professional development in English-speaking countries.
With a range of courses, online classes, and expert coaching, WizMantra UAE caters to aspirants in Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Sharjah, Ajman, and other emirates. The content emphasizes personalized learning, preparation tips, band score details, and access to practice materials, ensuring candidates excel in reading, writing, listening, and speaking.
Whether you are aiming to join a top-tier university abroad or seeking professional opportunities, WizMantra UAE equips you with the tools to achieve your IELTS Academic goals.
What Is IELTS Academic Preparation at WizMantra UAE?
It's live one to one coaching online for candidates who need an IELTS Academic score for a university place or a professional registration, 30 minutes a class at a fixed slot in Gulf Standard Time. The full course is AED 1,038 and it starts with an AED 30 demo, where a trainer estimates your band in each module and plans the hours around the weakest one. For most applicants here, that's writing.
Who needs IELTS Academic rather than General Training?
Anyone applying to a university, a college course or a professional register that asks for it. That covers most Grade 12 students in Dubai and Sharjah applying to the UK, Canada, Australia or Ireland, and plenty of working professionals going back for a master's.
General Training is the version for migration and work files, and it's a different test in reading and writing. If your paperwork says Academic, book Academic. If you're not sure which one your file needs, the IELTS preparation overview compares the two, and the IELTS General Training course covers the migration side in detail.
One overlap catches people out. Australia's skilled visas accept either version for competent English, at least 6 in each of the four components, but they don't accept tests taken online at home, including IELTS Online (Australian Department of Home Affairs). Sit it at a test centre.
How much does the IELTS Academic test cost in the UAE?
At IDP UAE it's AED 1,590 on computer. Here's the current table, before you add a single class:
| IDP UAE test option | Fee |
|---|---|
| IELTS Academic or General Training, on computer | AED 1,590 |
| IELTS Academic or General Training, on computer with writing on paper | AED 1,750 |
| IELTS for UKVI | AED 1,680 |
| One Skill Retake (one module only) | AED 1,000 |
Source: IDP UAE test dates and fees. Test fees are set by the test centre and can change, so check before you book.
So a full resit costs more than our whole course. That's the honest case for preparing properly once. IELTS for UKVI is the version some UK visa routes ask for; university admission on its own usually doesn't need it, but your offer letter will say.
Test centres operate in Dubai, Abu Dhabi and Sharjah, among other cities. Our pages on IELTS in Abu Dhabi and IELTS in Sharjah cover booking in those emirates.
What does Writing Task 1 actually ask you to do?
Describe a visual in at least 150 words. It might be a line graph of tourist arrivals, a bar chart comparing energy use in three countries, a table, a map of a town before and after, or a diagram of how something's made.
Most candidates lose marks in the same two places. They describe every number in order, and they never write an overview. Examiners want the main trends and the biggest comparisons picked out in one or two sentences, then the detail that supports them. No opinions. No reasons the chart doesn't give you.
- Open by paraphrasing the question, then give the overview straight away.
- Group the data. Two body paragraphs, each about one clear pattern, beat five paragraphs of numbers.
- Use a range of trend language: rose steadily, peaked at, fell back to, remained flat, roughly a third.
- For a process diagram, use the passive and sequence words, since nobody in the picture is doing the action.
Task 2 is the 250 word essay and it carries more of the writing score, so it gets more class time. You can try prompts on the IELTS Writing Task 2 practice page before your first class and bring your answer to the demo.
Which IELTS Academic band do UAE applicants usually need?
Usually 6 or 7 overall, and often a minimum in each module as well. A course might ask for 6.5 overall with no band below 6.0, for example. The catch is the second number: a strong 7.5 in reading won't rescue a 5.5 in writing if the university sets a floor.
Check the exact entry requirement on each course page, write it down per module, and plan for the hardest one. To turn practice scores into a band, use the IELTS band score calculator. If your target is 7 or above, our article on what band 7 takes for UAE candidates explains where the marks sit.
Where do Arabic, Hindi, Urdu, Malayalam and Tagalog speakers lose marks?
In predictable places, which is useful. Your first language shapes the mistakes you make in English, and a trainer who knows the pattern can go straight at it.
- Arabic speakers often write very long sentences joined with and, drop is and are, and swap p and b when speaking, because Arabic has no separate p sound.
- Hindi and Urdu speakers tend to overuse the continuous tense ("the graph is showing") and leave out a and the, which costs marks for grammatical accuracy in both tasks.
- Malayalam and Tamil speakers often keep statement word order in questions, which shows up in speaking Part 3.
- Tagalog speakers sometimes mix up he and she, because Filipino uses one pronoun for both.
Students from English medium schools here aren't exempt. Their risk is different: fluent, informal writing that sounds like a WhatsApp message, with no overview in Task 1 and a vague position in Task 2. Fluency gets you a long way in speaking. Writing needs structure.
How does a 30 minute online class prepare you for test day?
One skill, one problem, one fix per class. A typical week might be a Task 1 line graph marked and rewritten on Monday, a reading set on Wednesday timed to the minute, and a speaking Part 2 practised twice on Friday.
Thirty minutes sounds short. It isn't, when nobody else is in the room. You write the essay before class, so the class is spent on what went wrong in it: the overview you skipped, the paragraph that drifted, the three grammar slips that keep coming back.
- Speaking is practised live with a person, so you get used to being interrupted and asked to say more.
- Writing is marked against the four public criteria: task achievement or response, coherence and cohesion, lexical resource, and grammatical range and accuracy.
- Every class is recorded, with written notes, so you can replay the corrections.
- Timed mocks give a band estimate per module, so you know when you're ready to book.
For speaking prompts between classes, the IELTS speaking questions page has Part 1 to Part 3 sets you can record yourself answering.
How long should you prepare before booking the test?
It depends on the gap, and nobody can tell you honestly without hearing you first. That's what the demo is for. A candidate already at 6.5 who needs 7 is in a very different spot from one at 5.5 who needs 6.5 in every module.
A sensible rule: don't book the test until your timed mocks reach the target in every module, twice. Work back from your application deadline and start early enough that you're not paying AED 1,590 a second time.
If you sit the test and miss in one module only, IDP's One Skill Retake lets you resit that module for AED 1,000. It's worth knowing about, but plan to pass the first time. If you'd rather compare other tests, there's TOEFL preparation and PTE preparation too, and every price is on the AED fee page.
IELTS Academic Course Fees (AED)
One price for the full course, taught one to one online. The test fee is separate and goes to the test centre, not to us.
| Option | What you get | Fee |
|---|---|---|
| IELTS Academic, Regular Module | Full preparation in all four modules, live 1-on-1 online | AED 1,038 |
| Extensive Program | Longer preparation for candidates starting further from their target | On request |
| Demo class | Level check, band estimate and a study plan | AED 30 |
Each class is a 30 minute live one to one session. A plan runs for its stated length from activation and unused sessions lapse. Every IELTS fee is also listed on the AED fee page.
Why Prepare for IELTS Academic with WizMantra UAE
One trainer, one candidate. Every minute of the class is about your scripts and your speaking.
Writing marked properly. Task 1 and Task 2 scored against the public criteria, then rewritten.
Speaking with a person. Parts 1 to 3 rehearsed live, the way the test runs.
30-minute sessions. Short enough to keep around university applications and work.
Gulf Standard Time slots. A fixed weekly slot from anywhere in the UAE.
Recordings and notes. Replay each class and revise the exact corrections.
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IELTS Academic Exam & Classes
Common questions about iELTS Academic Exam & Classes, answered.
1Who should take the IELTS Academic exam?
The IELTS Academic exam is for students who want to study at universities or colleges in English-speaking countries such as the UK, USA, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand. It is also required for certain professional registrations in fields like medicine and engineering.
2How are your IELTS Academic classes conducted?
Online and one to one, with a trainer who works only with you. We don't operate a physical centre in the UAE, so every class is live on video at a fixed weekly slot in Gulf Standard Time, with a recording and written notes afterwards.
3What will I learn in this course?
You will be trained in all four modules of the IELTS Academic exam:
- Listening: Strategies to answer correctly and improve comprehension
- Reading: Techniques to handle complex academic passages
- Writing: Task 1 (Graph/Chart Analysis) & Task 2 (Essay Writing) with feedback
- Speaking: One-on-one practice to improve fluency and confidence
4Do you provide mock tests and practice materials?
Yes! We offer full-length mock tests under real exam conditions, along with past IELTS questions and practice exercises to help students improve their scores.
5Do I need prior knowledge of English to join?
Yes, a basic to intermediate level of English is recommended. However, we offer beginner-friendly classes and advanced-level coaching for students aiming for a band score of 7.0 or higher.
6What are the fees for the IELTS Academic classes
The IELTS Academic course is AED 1,038 for live one to one classes online. It starts with an AED 30 demo that includes a level check, and the full list is on the AED fee page.
The test fee is separate and is paid to the test centre.
7Do you offer one-on-one coaching for IELTS Academic?
Yes! We provide personalized one-on-one coaching to help students work on specific weaknesses and get targeted feedback for faster improvement.
8How can I enroll in the IELTS Academic classes?
You can enroll by filling out our online registration form or contacting us via WhatsApp, email, or phone. Our team will guide you through the enrollment process and help you schedule your classes.
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