Level B2 (approx. band 5.5-6.5) · Academic and General Training You find the right place in the text. You understand the answer. And you still lose the mark, because you wrote three words when the instruction allowed two, or you changed "racks" to "rack", or you misspelled a word you copied. In this episode: • Word limits • Word list or words from the text? • Predicting the grammar of the gap • Spelling, tables and flow-charts • Reading lab • Language bridge • Practice • Self-check questions with answers Key points: • Read the limit first, and count your words before you write. • With a box, choose by meaning. Without a box, copy words. • Predict the word class and the number before you search. • Copy spelling exactly, and let headings and arrows guide you. 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.