Slow Academy
Practise in the real on-screen test environment. The exam went fully computer-delivered in 2026 — the screen is now part of the test, so train on the screen you'll actually sit.
Your attempts are saved to your name — pick up your progress from any machine.
Listening
A headphone check, then a recording that plays exactly once — no pause, no rewind, volume only. The questions don't follow the audio; moving on is on you, just like test day.
Sit a listening paper →Reading
Passage left, questions right, draggable divider. True/False/Not Given, multiple choice, completion and choose-two blocks, scored the strict way the real test scores them.
Sit a reading paper →Writing
Task 1 with its chart and Task 2, sixty minutes across both. A live word count and — like the real editor — no spellchecker to lean on.
Sit a writing paper →The screen is the point
Every colour, size and control is measured from the live test interface, not guessed: the question navigator with its answered bars and review flags, the clock that changes colour as time runs down, autosave with resume after a dropped connection — and a timer the browser can't cheat, because the server keeps the time.
Built by a teacher, for a classroom
Papers are written and calibrated by a 14-year exam instructor — original passages, recordings and questions at real test difficulty. Teachers author complete papers in minutes: upload a recording, paste the questions, preview, publish.
Teacher sign-in →Slow Academy is an independent practice platform for the computer-delivered IELTS test format. It is not affiliated with, endorsed by or connected to the British Council, IDP or Cambridge English, and it is not the official test. All passages, recordings and questions are original content.