How to Use IELTS Liz with PrepEx: A Practical Study Plan

Use IELTS Liz to study a technique and work through the relevant lesson, then apply it to a fresh task in PrepEx. Review your answer, choose one change and try again. IELTS Liz already provides practice exercises; PrepEx adds a place for IELTS Academic practice, saved feedback and AI band estimates.

If you understand an explanation but still struggle when the timer starts, your next session needs an attempt of your own. This guide shows how to move from a lesson to Writing, Speaking, Reading or Listening practice, with a weekly routine you can adapt.

This is Kate Feng's suggested study plan. PrepEx is independent of IELTS Liz and is not affiliated with, endorsed by or approved by her. The linked lessons belong to IELTS Liz; the activities and routine below are our recommendations. Sources and product access checked on 25 September 2026.

Choose the right test: the PrepEx practice routes in this guide focus on IELTS Academic. General Training candidates can use the study method, but need General Training Reading materials and letter-writing practice for Task 1.

What can you learn from IELTS Liz?

IELTS Liz is Elizabeth Ferguson's independent IELTS preparation website. It includes free explanations, practice lessons, topics and model answers across the four skills, alongside links to paid learning materials. Her Writing Task 2 resource page, for example, brings together test information, essay questions, model essays and lessons.

That makes it useful when you have a specific question: how an overview works, what a Reading question asks, or how to approach a Speaking topic. Pick the lesson that matches a problem in your own work. You do not need to read the entire website before attempting a task.

Give yourself something to look for during the lesson. “Learn Task 2” is too broad for one sitting. “Check whether my second paragraph explains the reason I gave” is manageable. After reading, close the example and see whether you can apply the point without following it sentence by sentence.

Is IELTS Liz enough for IELTS preparation?

Whether IELTS Liz is enough depends on your current English, target score and how you practise. Lessons and model answers are useful, but you also need evidence that you can produce your own answers under the conditions of your test. No website can establish that just because you have finished its lessons.

You may already have suitable practice materials and someone who gives useful feedback. If so, keep using them. If your preparation mainly involves watching videos and reading answers, add regular attempts and review before collecting more resources.

Check three things in a recent attempt:

• Independence: could you finish without looking at a model answer or asking for suggestions?
• Time: did you complete the task within the time you set?
• Transfer: did a correction from the previous session help on a different question?

PrepEx can support that practice and review process. Its AI feedback and band estimates are practice tools, not official IELTS results. Use official IELTS sample questions as another reference for the test format, and seek a qualified teacher's assessment when you need help resolving a persistent problem.

IELTS Liz and PrepEx: what should you use for each skill?

Start with the lesson you need, complete any relevant exercise there, then choose a new task. The links below pair the two resources by skill; they are not a claim that Liz's lessons or questions are included in PrepEx.

On a narrow screen, scroll the table sideways if needed.

If you are unsure where to start, take PrepEx's free first IELTS diagnostic. It is a short four-skill check, not a full mock or a certified assessment. Use it to select an initial focus, then test that choice through further practice.

How to practise after an IELTS Liz Writing Task 2 lesson

Choose one lesson from Liz's Task 2 page and write down the skill you want to apply. Then open a fresh Task 2 question in PrepEx's Writing section. Read the actual instructions before choosing your position or paragraph plan.

For a timed attempt, allow about 40 minutes and write at least 250 words. IELTS gives you 60 minutes for both Writing tasks, with Task 2 carrying twice the weight of Task 1. These requirements come from the official Academic Writing format.

1. Plan the answer you need to give. Identify every part of the question. Note your position where required and the reasons you can explain.
2. Write independently. Keep the lesson and model essay closed. You want to find out what you can do without their wording.
3. Read feedback against your text. Find the sentence or paragraph that supports a comment. A suggestion is useful only if it fits the question and what you meant.
4. Revise one recurring weakness. Save the first attempt. Change the relevant passage and explain the change in your own words.
5. Try another question later. Check whether the same weakness appears when the topic changes.

What does a useful revision look like?

Suppose your paragraph says that flexible working benefits employees, but never explains the benefit. Replacing ordinary words with longer ones would leave that gap untouched. A useful revision would make the reason and its consequence clearer.

Revision note: My paragraph repeats that flexible hours are helpful. I will explain how a worker could shift their start time around a fixed childcare commitment, then connect that example to the benefit I am arguing for.

This is an original, unscored planning example, not a Liz quotation, a learner testimonial or a model essay. Your revised paragraph still needs to fit the particular task. For a fuller worked example, use the PrepEx Writing Task 2 guide.

Do not accept an AI suggestion simply because it sounds more formal. Check whether it preserves your meaning, improves the reasoning and uses language you understand. The guide to AI IELTS Writing score accuracy includes an actual PrepEx assessment and explains how to interpret feedback without treating the number as an official band.

How to use IELTS Liz for Academic Writing Task 1 practice

Liz's Task 1 page covers visual reports with lessons and model answers. Choose a visual type you find difficult, then practise on a different chart, map or process. The point is to make your own selection of important information.

Before writing, identify the main features the reader needs to understand. For a chart, those might be an overall trend and a large contrast. For a process, they may be the beginning, end and main stages. Avoid forcing every visual into the same wording.

Write at least 150 words and budget about 20 minutes within the Writing hour. After your attempt, check:

• Does the overview describe the major features rather than list isolated figures?
• Are comparisons supported by the visual, including units, dates and categories?
• Have you added an explanation for a change that the visual never gives?

Use the Academic Writing Task 1 guide if you need more help with overviews and comparisons. General Training Task 1 is a letter: chart practice does not replace preparing that task.

How to turn IELTS Liz Speaking tips into speaking practice

Use Liz's Speaking resources to understand the parts and explore topics. Then speak aloud before reading or listening to a sample response. In PrepEx, choose the Speaking part you want to practise and review the resulting feedback alongside your own response.

For Part 2, rehearse the official timing: one minute to prepare, then a talk lasting up to two minutes. Make brief notes rather than writing a speech. For Part 3, practise explaining a view and responding to a further question rather than delivering a memorised paragraph.

Listen for a specific problem. Perhaps you abandon sentences when searching for a word, or give several reasons without explaining any of them. Choose one short stretch to practise again. Then use a new topic so you can tell whether the improvement goes beyond familiarity with the recording.

IELTS Speaking considers Fluency and Coherence, Lexical Resource, Grammatical Range and Accuracy, and Pronunciation. The official scoring guidance explains the criteria. A transcript can help you review wording, but cannot by itself show all the pronunciation and delivery information in your voice.

The PrepEx Speaking practice guide links to Parts 1, 2 and 3 examples. If you need practice responding to an unfamiliar person, add live conversation with a partner or teacher; an individual recorded attempt serves a different purpose.

How to practise Reading and Listening after a lesson

Liz already has Reading and Listening exercises. Complete the relevant exercise and study the explanation, then use a fresh PrepEx task to check your understanding. Repeatedly answering a question whose solution you remember tells you less about your progress.

Reading: keep the evidence for your answer

After a Reading attempt, select two or three missed questions. Find the relevant passage and explain why your answer failed. Separate a vocabulary problem from a question-type problem or a rushed decision.

For True/False/Not Given, ask whether the statement agrees with the text, contradicts it, or needs information the text does not provide. Do not fill a gap with what you know about the topic. For matching headings, check the paragraph's main purpose rather than choosing a heading because it repeats one word.

The Academic Reading guide provides more practice with evidence and question types. Once you understand the mistake, choose a new passage and see whether you can make the decision independently.

Listening: identify what made you lose the answer

For a test-style attempt, listen without pausing to search for an answer. Afterwards, revisit the relevant audio or explanation where available. Work out whether you missed a word, accepted information that was later corrected, lost your place, or wrote an answer that broke the instructions.

A wrong answer caused by spelling needs different practice from one caused by misunderstanding a speaker's change of plan. Record the cause and a small action for the next attempt. The Listening practice guide explains distractors and answer checks in more detail.

A seven-day IELTS Liz and PrepEx study plan

This is a suggested week for an Academic candidate who can usually set aside 45–75 minutes a day. Split longer sessions if needed. It is a way to organise practice, not a promise of a particular score after seven days.

A full mock needs its own longer appointment. When you want to check pacing and stamina across sections, use the IELTS Academic mock-test guide. Leave time afterwards to review the result. PrepEx full mocks require IELTS Pro; official sample materials offer another way to practise the format.

A simple error log you can copy

Keep a note with six fields: date; task; what went wrong; evidence; next action; result on a fresh task. You can use a notebook or document; this does not require a special tracking feature.

Illustrative entry: Reading / True-False-Not Given. I chose False because the claim seemed unlikely, but the passage did not establish the opposite. Next action: distinguish contradiction from missing information before deciding. Fresh-task check: record whether I can justify the next answer from the passage.

A repeated score may hide a useful change in your work. An improved score may also reflect an easier task. Use the notes to understand what happened instead of judging every session by a single number.

Can you follow this plan for free?

You can begin with free IELTS Liz lessons, official sample questions and PrepEx's free entry options. A free PrepEx account includes the first four-skill diagnostic and selected practice samples. Account, daily-use and credit limits apply. You do not need to buy a plan just to read this guide or the linked public lessons.

PrepEx's wider practice access and full Academic mocks are part of IELTS Pro. Premium AI tools have credit allowances, so unlimited daily practice does not mean unlimited premium AI usage. Check the current IELTS plans and allowances before choosing a subscription.

The PrepEx IELTS Community also offers public discussions, published resources and available webinar recordings. Participation requires joining with an account; some live sessions have additional access requirements. A public question does not guarantee an individual teacher correction.

Choose paid help for a defined need: more practice variety, regular automated feedback, or a teacher who can explain an unresolved issue. If you already have effective materials and feedback, there is no need to replace them merely to follow this routine.

Questions about using IELTS Liz with PrepEx

Does IELTS Liz have practice exercises?

Yes. IELTS Liz provides practice lessons and exercises as well as tips and model answers. This guide suggests adding fresh tasks and feedback to your routine; it does not mean you must leave her website to do any practice.

Can IELTS Liz help me get Band 7?

Her lessons can be part of preparation towards that target. Your result depends on your English and performance across the assessed skills. Completing lessons or receiving a PrepEx estimate does not guarantee Band 7. Check the section requirements of the organisation that will receive your result.

Do I need an IELTS Liz alternative?

Only if you need something different from your current resources. If her explanations work for you, keep using them. Add a practice platform for tasks and feedback, or a qualified teacher for individual instruction, according to the gap you have identified.

Should I memorise IELTS Liz model essays?

Use model essays to study how an answer addresses a question. Then write independently on a new task. Memorised passages can leave you answering a different question from the one you were given and make it harder to see what you can produce yourself.

Can General Training candidates use this study plan?

They can use the practice-and-review routine. The PrepEx routes here are for Academic preparation, and General Training candidates need the correct Reading materials and Task 1 letters. Select the matching test on the official IELTS sample-question page.

Is PrepEx recommended or approved by IELTS Liz?

This article does not claim her recommendation or approval. PrepEx and IELTS Liz are independent resources. The suggested combination is PrepEx's editorial recommendation.

Are PrepEx AI band estimates official IELTS scores?

No. They are practice estimates intended to support review. Use the comments to inspect your response, and get qualified human guidance when needed. Only the actual IELTS assessment produces your official test result.

Choose one lesson and one fresh task

If you already know your weak area, choose the matching route in the lesson-to-practice table and make an attempt today. If you need a starting point, take the free first IELTS diagnostic. Then use PrepEx IELTS practice to work on the problem your attempt reveals.

Sources and further reading

• IELTS Liz: website and author introduction, plus the five skill resource pages linked in the table. These are the sources for the descriptions of her materials.
• IELTS: Academic Writing format, Speaking format, scoring criteria and official sample questions.
• PrepEx: diagnostic guide, current plan terms and content team. The study schedule and error-log examples are Kate Feng's suggestions, not an official IELTS or IELTS Liz programme.