LanguageCert Academic study plan

Map the Listening and Reading task types and time limits, then write a one-page format sheet from memory

Take a timed 25-question Listening set and a timed 20-question Reading set under exam conditions and record raw scores

Build a 40-item academic vocabulary log from words missed in both sets, with part of speech and a self-written example sentence

Practise note-taking on three short academic talks, capturing keywords and signposting phrases rather than full sentences

Identify the four Listening question stems that appear most often in your practice sets and write a strategy note for each

Complete six timed Reading passages, spending no more than 20 minutes on each and flagging every answer you changed

Train prediction before listening: read questions first and write a one-line guess for ten items before audio starts

Reduce average time per Reading question by 15 percent versus week 1 while holding accuracy

Write two 150-word academic emails under a 20-minute limit and self-mark them against a four-criterion checklist (task, cohesion, range, accuracy)

Transcribe and analyse three Listening sections to separate distractor traps from correct paraphrases

Draft one 250-word argument essay plan with a clear thesis, two body claims and a counterpoint

Record yourself summarising one listening passage aloud in 90 seconds to test comprehension without notes

Write two full 250-word essays in 40 minutes each and mark them for cohesion devices and paragraph topic sentences

Build a personal phrase bank of 25 academic linking and hedging expressions and use at least 10 in one essay

Record three two-minute Speaking responses on academic topics and review them for fluency breakdowns and filler words

Practise paraphrasing ten written sentences aloud within 15 seconds each to build spontaneous reformulation

Practise the Speaking long turn: prepare and deliver four two-minute monologues with one minute of preparation each

Answer ten follow-up questions aloud, keeping responses to 30-45 seconds with a clear reason and example

Complete two full Listening sections and note every instance where a speaker corrects or qualifies an earlier statement

Record and self-assess pronunciation of ten academic words you consistently mispronounce

Complete eight timed Reading passages, including at least two matching-headings tasks, and log error types

Write one 150-word email and one 250-word essay back-to-back in 60 minutes to simulate stamina demands

Rewrite your two weakest week-3 essays using the phrase bank and compare word count and cohesion

Summarise three Reading passages in 60 words each to test gist extraction

Sit one full mock covering all four domains in a single sitting and record section scores

Analyse mock errors by domain and write three specific fixes per domain scoring below target

Re-record two Speaking responses from week 5 and compare fluency against the earlier versions

Redraft the lowest-scoring mock writing task under timed conditions

Sit a second full mock and compare section scores against week 7

Drill only the two weakest task types with 30 minutes of focused practice each day

Rehearse Speaking timing so each monologue lands between 100 and 130 seconds without watching the clock

Review the phrase bank and vocabulary log, retiring items you now use automatically