Monday · 45 min
Listening
Sections 3 and 4 of a full test, then review every wrong answer and why it was wrong.
How it works
A clear path from your first login to test day.
Bandcrest finds your level, builds a plan to your test date, marks your work in every skill and rehearses the full exam with you, so you always know what to do next and whether it is working.
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Free · 2 minutes
Create your free account
Sign up with your email. No card. Your free trial starts straight away.
- 1 full Listening test and 1 full Reading test
- 1 essay marked by the AI examiner
- Speaking Part 1 with the live examiner
- The first lesson of every Learning Center module
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Free · about 50 minutes
Take the placement check
Four short sections give you a starting band in each skill. You can pause between sections and come back later.
- Reading: a General Training passage with 10 questions in 12 minutes
- Listening: a conversation played once, with 10 questions
- Writing: a Task 2 essay in 20 minutes, marked by the AI examiner
- Speaking: three questions answered out loud and assessed
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Personal
Get your week-by-week plan
Tell us your target band, your test date and the hours you can study. Bandcrest builds the plan around your weakest skill and your real week.
- Two to sixteen weeks, up to your test date
- Sessions shared out by the gap between your level and your target
- Lessons, timed practice, marked work, mocks and weekly reviews
- Today's task on your dashboard and reminder emails if you fall behind
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Every skill
Practise with feedback, every day
Every task gives you a result and tells you what to do about it.
- Listening: 27 full tests with audio and a speed control, answers marked by question type
- Reading: 12 full General Training tests answered inside the passage, marked instantly
- Writing: Task 1 letters and Task 2 essays marked on the four criteria, paragraph by paragraph
- Speaking: Parts 1 to 3 with a live AI examiner and a band for every criterion
- Learning Center: short method lessons with drills, linked to the mistakes you make
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Visible progress
See exactly where you stand
Your Performance page turns every result into a clear picture of your level.
- An estimated band for each skill and overall
- A trend chart, your study streak and an 8-week activity map
- Accuracy by question type and your most repeated writing errors
- An AI coach that turns your results into specific next steps
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Test-day rehearsal
Prove it with full mock tests
Sit the whole exam in order, under real timings. When your mock bands reach your target, book your test with confidence.
- Listening, Reading and Writing back to back, with no pausing
- Each section submits itself when time runs out; answers save as you go
- Speaking the same day or within 7 days
- A full report with your overall band and a 7-day coaching plan
A typical week
Six hours a week, well spent.
Here is how a learner aiming to move from 6.5 to 7.5 might spend a week on the Progress plan.
Tuesday · 60 min
Writing
Plan for four minutes, write a Task 2 essay, then work through the marking paragraph by paragraph.
Thursday · 60 min
Reading and a lesson
A lesson on the question type you miss most, then a timed passage to put it into practice.
Weekend · 90 min
Speaking and review
A full speaking test with the live examiner, a Task 1 letter, and a look at your weekly progress.
Start with the placement check. It's free.
In under an hour you will know your band in each skill and exactly what to work on first.