Level B1 (approx. band 4-5) · Academic and General Training Your results arrive, and one score is lower than you need. Many candidates panic and book a full new test at once, without understanding the rounding, the remark or the One Skill Retake. In this episode you will learn how to read your results, how the overall band is rounded, what an Enquiry on Results is, and the exact rules for retaking one skill in 2026. In this episode: • When and how results arrive • How the overall band is calculated • Enquiry on results: asking for a remark • One skill retake: the rules • Listening lab • Language bridge • Practice • Self-check questions with answers Key points: • Results come online, never by phone, and are usually valid for 2 years. • Average the four bands; .25 goes up to .5, and .75 goes up to the next whole band. • A remark is for a score that is clearly out of line, and it costs a fee. • One skill, one retake, within 60 days, same provider, same mode. IELTS Complete Course: a self-study podcast from A1 to C2 for Academic and General Training. Listen, pause and answer, then take the 52-question quiz. Audio voiced with AI from an original script by Dr. Rashmi R Nair. Independent course, not affiliated with the IELTS test owners.