Intensive IELTS factsheet

Section 1: Who is Intensive IELTS for?

This course is aimed at students who need to improve the key language skills needed to score as high as possible in all part of the IELTS exam in as short a time as possible.
It combines general English with dedicated IELTS exam preparation lessons and additional exam practice sessions.

Key Facts

Start dates:

Every Monday between 6 January - 8 December 2025

Available in

Oxford

Minimum entry level:

Lower Intermediate (Kings Level 4)

Age:

Duration:

Minimum 2 weeks

Class size:

Maximum 14

Lessons per week:

32 lessons per week total (24 hours)

Included in the price:

32 lessons per week (24 hours)
Welcome Information Pack
Access to multi-format course materials
Placement test on arrival, weekly assignments, group participation and progress tests
Free Wi-fi at school
Full access to Kings social programme, with at least two free activities per week
Full access to join Kings’ school clubs and societies
Optional weekly lecture programme
End-of-course certificate (90% or higher attendance required)
Please note: IELTS exam fee is not included in the course price and should be booked separately. 2025 fees for the IELTS Test at our Oxford Test Centre start at £225. Visit the Test Centre pages for more detail.

Section 2: Course structure and content

A wide range of areas are covered in the course, focusing on the four parts of the exam: speaking, reading, writing and listening. The course is based around daily timed testing practice with analysis, feedback and regular individualised feedback.

Students will be given training in exam techniques and strategies, such as:

working under exam conditions
understanding the requirements of each section of the exam
understanding what the examiner is looking for
planning and reviewing your answers
preparing mentally for exam day
time management
practice completing four parts of the exam under exam conditions (mock exams)

Note: the Intensive IELTS course is intended for the Academic Module only. If you would like information about preparing for the General Training Module, please contact us.

Section 3: About the IELTS exam

IELTS is the ‘International English Language Testing System’ which tests English proficiency across the globe.
It is one of the world’s most popular English-language tests for study, work and migration, conducting 2 million tests in the past year.

The IELTS exam is available in two test formats: Academic or General Training. All candidates take the same Listening and Speaking tests but different Reading and Writing tests.

Academic test is for those who want to study at a tertiary level in an English-speaking country.
General Training test is for those who want to do work experience or training programs, secondary school or migrate to an English-speaking country.

IELTS Testing Centre

Kings Oxford has been the Official Test Centre for the Oxford region since 1996, and today is one of the busiest IELTS Test Centres in the UK.
We currently test over 3,500 candidates per year — a number that continues to grow.
With Kings, your IELTS preparation will be thorough, relevant, and expert, which will ultimately give you the best chance of success.

Test Report Forms

We will issue your Test Report Form (TRF) ten working days after the date of your test.
If you need to prove your test result (for example to a university or employer), we can send a duplicate of your TRF directly to them.

Further information

Full details about IELTS testing at Kings Oxford are available on our website. Here, you can apply for your test online and view your results:

More about the IELTS Test Centre

Sample timetable

Please note:

Sample timetable subject to change. General English lessons may take place in mornings or afternoons in summer.
Placement test, induction, locality walk and ice breaker activities, which take place on the students' first day at Kings, are an essential part of the teaching programme, included in the weekly hours of lessons.

	Mon	Tues	Weds	Thurs	Fri
09:15 – 10:45 (Lessons 1 & 2) General English	Progress test including listening and writing. Individual and group feedback on test.	Grammar Using ‘will’ and ‘shall’ in polite requests. Pronunciation Open and closed questions (intonation). Professional skills Interviews.	Vocabulary Common idioms and phrasal verbs used to describe behaviour. Reading, listening and writing Giving tips on how to behave in different situations.	Listening Understanding how technology works. Functional language Giving instructions. Task-based learning (leadership and team work) — Building a bridge.	Grammar review ‘Will’, ‘shall’ and relative clauses. Video Ted Talk: How to lead a conversation between people who disagree. Discussion Beyond right and wrong?
10:45 – 11:15	Break	Break	Break	Break	Break
11:15 – 12:45 (Lessons 3 & 4) General English	Vocabulary Social behavior: Talking about norms and customs. Discussion Understanding cultural differences.	Video Phone addiction. Role-play Asking for and offering help. Study skills Making effective notes.	Real English People in the newspapers today. Grammar Defining relative clauses. Vocabulary Adjectives of character.	Writing An email describing a new invention. Presentations A future without cars.	Vocabulary Diplomatic language. Professional skills giving and receiving feedback.
12:45 – 13:45	Lunch	Lunch	Lunch	Lunch	Lunch
13:45 – 15:15 (Lessons 5 & 6) IELTS Preparation	Task 1 Writing types; processes Task 2 Introductions and conclusions; differences in question focus	Reading techniques Locating information in the text, dealing with True/False/Not Given questions and unknown vocabulary	Writing skills Urban problems, describing places and writing about advantages and disadvantages	Listening and speaking skills Listening to and talking about personal interests, eating habits, and comparing and contrasting places of interest	Free time
15:30 – 17:00 (Lessons 7 & 8) IELTS Preparation	Free time	IELTS exam practice Reading skills and test practice; grammar for IELTS; speaking Part 1 practice; Reading exam practice (timed)	IELTS exam practice Writing task 2 preparation; writing task 2 test practice (timed); speaking Part 2 practice	Free time	Free time