IELTS Reading Skills and Strategies

Learn how to skim IELTS Reading passages for structure and main ideas without trying to understand or remember every detail.

Learn how to scan IELTS Reading passages for names, dates, numbers and distinctive words before reading the surrounding evidence carefully.

Learn how to select useful keywords in IELTS Reading questions and search for names, numbers, concepts and paraphrased equivalents.

Learn how IELTS Reading questions paraphrase passage ideas through synonyms, changed word forms and altered sentence structures.

Use a practical 60-minute IELTS Reading time-management plan, decide when to move on and reserve time to check every answer.

Build useful IELTS Reading vocabulary by learning word families, collocations, context clues and paraphrases instead of isolated word lists.