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Parts of Speech Review
Find the nouns, verbs, adjectives and adverbs in a sentence.
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Band 4–4.5 Bridge · Academic IELTS course
IELTS Bridge
14 modules and 138 lessons. Themed IELTS units: key grammar, topic words and a first look at every part of the Academic test.
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Module 1 · 9 lessons
Building Better Sentences
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Word Order: Subject, Verb, Object
Build sentences in the right English word order.
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Subject–Verb Agreement
Make verbs agree with their subjects, even in long sentences.
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Subject and Object Questions
Ask who did something and who something happened to.
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Word Families: Noun, Verb, Adjective, Adverb
Build word families with common suffixes.
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Collocations: Words That Go Together
Learn words in natural pairs, the way IELTS examiners reward.
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Ten Mistakes Uzbek Learners Make
Fix the errors that cost Uzbek learners the most marks.
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Academic IELTS at a Glance
Learn the format, timing and band scale of every paper.
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Review: Building Better Sentences
Check the grammar, words and skills of this module and fix what you missed.
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Module 2 · 10 lessons
People and Relationships
- Lesson 10Coming soon
Present Simple and Continuous — Review
Use both present tenses for facts, habits, now and trends.
- Lesson 11Coming soon
Stative and Action Verbs
Use verbs like think, have and see in both meanings.
- Lesson 12Coming soon
Personality and Character
Describe people with precise adjectives.
- Lesson 13Coming soon
Friendship and Family Relationships
Talk about relationships with natural phrases.
- Lesson 14Coming soon
Listening Part 1: Completing a Form
Complete a form in a conversation, with word limits and spelling.
- Lesson 15Coming soon
Reading: Skimming for the Main Idea
Read fast to find what a text is about.
- Lesson 16Coming soon
Speaking Part 1: Family, Friends and Free Time
Give extended Part 1 answers on everyday topics.
- Lesson 17Coming soon
Writing: A Paragraph with a Topic Sentence
Write a paragraph that starts with one clear main idea.
- Lesson 18Coming soon
Pronunciation: Word Stress
Stress longer words correctly.
- Lesson 19Coming soon
Review: People and Relationships
Check the grammar, words and skills of this module and fix what you missed.
Module 3 · 11 lessons
Education and Work
- Lesson 20Coming soon
Present Perfect — Form and Meaning
Connect the past with the present.
- Lesson 21Coming soon
For and Since
Say how long with for and since.
- Lesson 22Coming soon
Just, Already, Yet and Still
Talk about what has and hasn’t happened.
- Lesson 23Coming soon
Present Perfect vs Past Simple
Choose between unfinished time and finished time.
- Lesson 24Coming soon
Schools, Universities and Subjects
Talk about education with IELTS topic words.
- Lesson 25Coming soon
Jobs, Careers and the Workplace
Talk about work with topic words and collocations.
- Lesson 26Coming soon
Listening: Note Completion
Complete notes about a course or a job.
- Lesson 27Coming soon
Reading: True / False / Not Given — First Steps
Learn the difference between FALSE and NOT GIVEN.
- Lesson 28Coming soon
Speaking Part 1: Work or Study
Talk about your studies or job in detail.
- Lesson 29Coming soon
Writing Task 2: Understanding the Question
Find the topic, the task and the parts of an essay question.
- Lesson 30Coming soon
Review: Education and Work
Check the grammar, words and skills of this module and fix what you missed.
Module 4 · 10 lessons
Memories and the Past
- Lesson 31Coming soon
Past Simple and Past Continuous — Review
Tell stories with background and main events.
- Lesson 32Coming soon
Past Perfect — Introduction
Show that one past action happened before another.
- Lesson 33Coming soon
Used To for Past Habits and States
Talk about how things were different in the past.
- Lesson 34Coming soon
Linking Events: Before, After, When, As Soon As
Join events in time order.
- Lesson 35Coming soon
Childhood, Memories and Life Changes
Talk about the past and how life has changed.
- Lesson 36Coming soon
Listening Part 2: One Speaker, One Topic
Follow a talk by one speaker and answer questions in order.
- Lesson 37Coming soon
Reading: Finding Information in a Biography
Find dates, events and reasons in a life story.
- Lesson 38Coming soon
Speaking Part 2: Describe a Memorable Event
Use one minute to plan and talk about an event from your past.
- Lesson 39Coming soon
Writing Task 1: A Line Graph About the Past
Describe changes over time with past simple and trend words.
- Lesson 40Coming soon
Review: Memories and the Past
Check the grammar, words and skills of this module and fix what you missed.
Module 5 · 10 lessons
Health and Lifestyle
- Lesson 41Coming soon
Should, Ought To and Had Better
Give advice with the right strength.
- Lesson 42Coming soon
Must, Have To and Don’t Have To
Talk about rules, necessity and choice.
- Lesson 43Coming soon
Can, Could and Be Able To
Talk about ability in the past, present and future.
- Lesson 44Coming soon
Health, Illness and Medicine
Talk about health with IELTS topic words.
- Lesson 45Coming soon
Fitness, Diet and Sleep
Talk about lifestyle choices.
- Lesson 46Coming soon
Listening: Multiple Choice
Choose A, B or C when the speaker says it in different words.
- Lesson 47Coming soon
Reading: Sentence Completion
Complete sentences with words from the text.
- Lesson 48Coming soon
Speaking Part 1: Health, Sport and Food
Answer Part 1 questions on health topics.
- Lesson 49Coming soon
Writing Task 2: A Problem and Solution Paragraph
Explain a problem and suggest a solution.
- Lesson 50Coming soon
Review: Health and Lifestyle
Check the grammar, words and skills of this module and fix what you missed.
Module 6 · 10 lessons
Cities and Places
- Lesson 51Coming soon
Comparatives and Superlatives — Review
Compare cities, places and numbers accurately.
- Lesson 52Coming soon
Much, Far, Slightly and A Bit with Comparatives
Say how big a difference is, ready for Task 1.
- Lesson 53Coming soon
Articles with Places and General Ideas
Use a, the and no article with places and general nouns.
- Lesson 54Coming soon
Urban Life: Housing, Transport and Services
Talk about cities with topic words.
- Lesson 55Coming soon
Listening: Labelling a Map — First Steps
Follow a speaker and label places on a map.
- Lesson 56Coming soon
Reading: Scanning for Names, Numbers and Dates
Find specific information fast.
- Lesson 57Coming soon
Speaking Part 2: Describe a City You Have Visited
Talk for one to two minutes about a city.
- Lesson 58Coming soon
Writing Task 1: Comparing Data in a Bar Chart
Compare the bars and write an overview.
- Lesson 59Coming soon
Pronunciation: Numbers and Dates
Say numbers, years and percentages clearly.
- Lesson 60Coming soon
Review: Cities and Places
Check the grammar, words and skills of this module and fix what you missed.
Module 7 · 10 lessons
Travel and Tourism
- Lesson 61Coming soon
Future Forms — Will, Going To, Present Continuous
Choose the right future form for plans, predictions and arrangements.
- Lesson 62Coming soon
Future Time Clauses: When, As Soon As, Until
Use the present after when and as soon as for the future.
- Lesson 63Coming soon
Predictions: Will, Might and Be Likely To
Say how sure you are about the future.
- Lesson 64Coming soon
Travel, Holidays and Tourism
Talk about tourism with topic words.
- Lesson 65Coming soon
Phrasal Verbs for Travel
Use common phrasal verbs about travel.
- Lesson 66Coming soon
Listening Part 1: Booking a Trip
Complete a booking form with names, dates and prices.
- Lesson 67Coming soon
Reading: Short-Answer Questions
Answer questions with words from the text, inside the word limit.
- Lesson 68Coming soon
Speaking Part 3: Tourism — First Steps
Answer simple why and how questions about tourism.
- Lesson 69Coming soon
Writing Task 2: Advantages and Disadvantages
Write one paragraph of advantages and one of disadvantages.
- Lesson 70Coming soon
Review: Travel and Tourism
Check the grammar, words and skills of this module and fix what you missed.
Module 8 · 10 lessons
Technology in Our Lives
- Lesson 71Coming soon
Zero and First Conditionals
Talk about facts and real possibilities.
- Lesson 72Coming soon
If, When and Unless
Choose between if, when and unless.
- Lesson 73Coming soon
Gerunds and Infinitives — Common Verb Patterns
Use -ing or to after common verbs.
- Lesson 74Coming soon
Technology, Gadgets and the Internet
Talk about technology with IELTS topic words.
- Lesson 75Coming soon
Listening: Sentence Completion
Complete sentences while you listen, with grammar that fits.
- Lesson 76Coming soon
Reading: Multiple Choice
Choose the right answer and see why the others are wrong.
- Lesson 77Coming soon
Speaking Part 1: Phones, Computers and the Internet
Talk about the technology in your life.
- Lesson 78Coming soon
Writing Task 2: Agree or Disagree
Give a clear opinion and support it with two reasons.
- Lesson 79Coming soon
Pronunciation: Sentence Stress
Stress the important words in a sentence.
- Lesson 80Coming soon
Review: Technology in Our Lives
Check the grammar, words and skills of this module and fix what you missed.
Module 9 · 10 lessons
The Natural World
- Lesson 81Coming soon
Second Conditional
Talk about imaginary situations.
- Lesson 82Coming soon
First or Second Conditional?
Choose between real and imaginary possibilities.
- Lesson 83Coming soon
Too, Enough, So and Such
Say that something is more or less than we need.
- Lesson 84Coming soon
Environment: Pollution, Climate and Wildlife
Talk about the environment with topic words.
- Lesson 85Coming soon
Word Building: Prefixes and Suffixes
Make new words with un-, dis-, -ful and -less.
- Lesson 86Coming soon
Listening: Matching
Match speakers or places to information.
- Lesson 87Coming soon
Reading: True / False / Not Given — Practice
Answer True / False / Not Given questions about a nature text.
- Lesson 88Coming soon
Speaking Part 2: Describe a Place in Nature
Talk for two minutes about a natural place.
- Lesson 89Coming soon
Writing Task 2: Problems and Solutions
Write two paragraphs: the problems and the solutions.
- Lesson 90Coming soon
Review: The Natural World
Check the grammar, words and skills of this module and fix what you missed.
Module 10 · 9 lessons
Food and Consumers
- Lesson 91Coming soon
Few, Little, A Few, A Little, Plenty Of
Talk about small and large amounts precisely.
- Lesson 92Coming soon
Each, Every, All, Both, None
Talk about groups of people and things.
- Lesson 93Coming soon
Food, Farming and Diet
Talk about food with IELTS topic words.
- Lesson 94Coming soon
Money, Shopping and Advertising
Talk about spending and adverts.
- Lesson 95Coming soon
Listening: Table Completion
Complete a table while you listen.
- Lesson 96Coming soon
Reading: Note and Table Completion
Complete notes and tables with words from the text.
- Lesson 97Coming soon
Speaking Part 1: Shopping and Food
Answer Part 1 questions about shopping and food.
- Lesson 98Coming soon
Writing Task 1: Describing a Pie Chart
Describe proportions with percentages and fractions.
- Lesson 99Coming soon
Review: Food and Consumers
Check the grammar, words and skills of this module and fix what you missed.
Module 11 · 10 lessons
Science and Inventions
- Lesson 100Coming soon
Passive Voice — Present Simple
Say what is done when the action matters more than the person.
- Lesson 101Coming soon
Passive Voice — Past Simple
Talk about inventions and history in the passive.
- Lesson 102Coming soon
When to Use the Passive
Choose active or passive in a text.
- Lesson 103Coming soon
Inventions and Discoveries
Talk about science with topic words.
- Lesson 104Coming soon
Sequencing a Process: First, Next, Once, Finally
Describe the stages of a process in order.
- Lesson 105Coming soon
Listening: Flow-Chart Completion
Complete the stages of a process while you listen.
- Lesson 106Coming soon
Reading: Labelling a Diagram
Label the parts of a machine or a plant from the text.
- Lesson 107Coming soon
Speaking Part 2: Describe a Useful Invention
Talk for two minutes about an invention.
- Lesson 108Coming soon
Writing Task 1: Describing a Simple Process
Describe a process with the passive and sequencers.
- Lesson 109Coming soon
Review: Science and Inventions
Check the grammar, words and skills of this module and fix what you missed.
Module 12 · 10 lessons
Media and Communication
- Lesson 110Coming soon
Reported Speech — Statements
Report what people said.
- Lesson 111Coming soon
Reported Questions and Requests
Report questions and requests.
- Lesson 112Coming soon
Say, Tell, Ask and Other Reporting Verbs
Choose the right reporting verb.
- Lesson 113Coming soon
News, Media and Advertising
Talk about the media with topic words.
- Lesson 114Coming soon
Listening Part 3: Students Giving Opinions
Follow two students and understand who thinks what.
- Lesson 115Coming soon
Reading: Fact or Opinion?
Tell facts from the writer’s opinions.
- Lesson 116Coming soon
Speaking Part 3: News and Social Media
Give opinions with reasons on media questions.
- Lesson 117Coming soon
Writing Task 2: Discuss Both Views — Introduction
Write about two opposite views in a simple essay.
- Lesson 118Coming soon
Pronunciation: Intonation in Questions
Use rising and falling intonation correctly.
- Lesson 119Coming soon
Review: Media and Communication
Check the grammar, words and skills of this module and fix what you missed.
Module 13 · 10 lessons
Culture and Society
- Lesson 120Coming soon
Defining Relative Clauses: Who, Which, That, Where
Add information about people, things and places.
- Lesson 121Coming soon
Relative Clauses with Whose and Without a Pronoun
Use whose and leave out who/which when you can.
- Lesson 122Coming soon
Contrast: Although, However, But, Despite
Show contrast in and between sentences.
- Lesson 123Coming soon
Cause and Result: Because, Because Of, So, As a Result
Explain causes and results.
- Lesson 124Coming soon
Arts, Traditions and Festivals
Talk about culture with topic words.
- Lesson 125Coming soon
Listening Part 4: A Short Lecture — First Steps
Follow a short academic talk and complete notes.
- Lesson 126Coming soon
Reading: Matching Headings — First Steps
Match each paragraph to its main idea.
- Lesson 127Coming soon
Speaking Part 2: Describe a Festival or Celebration
Talk for two minutes about a festival.
- Lesson 128Coming soon
Writing Task 2: A Full Essay — Introduction, Body, Conclusion
Plan and write your first full 250-word essay.
- Lesson 129Coming soon
Review: Culture and Society
Check the grammar, words and skills of this module and fix what you missed.
Module 14 · 9 lessons
Bridge Mock Test
- Lesson 130Coming soon
Grammar Review: Tenses
Choose the right tense across past, present and future.
- Lesson 131Coming soon
Grammar Review: Modals, Conditionals and the Passive
Check the key structures of this level.
- Lesson 132Coming soon
Vocabulary Review: IELTS Topics and Collocations
Check the topic words of every unit.
- Lesson 133Coming soon
Mock Test: Listening
A short IELTS-style Listening test under time.
- Lesson 134Coming soon
Mock Test: Reading
A short IELTS-style Reading test under time.
- Lesson 135Coming soon
Mock Test: Writing
A Task 1 chart and a Task 2 essay under time.
- Lesson 136Coming soon
Mock Test: Speaking
A full three-part Speaking test.
- Lesson 137Coming soon
Bridge Final Test
Show that you are ready for the Core level (band 5).
- Lesson 138Coming soon
Your Band Report and Next Steps
Read your results, find your weakest skill and plan the next level.