01 — Diagnostic first
Most candidates repeat the same half-band three sittings in a row. Our paid diagnostic marks one Task 1, one Task 2 and a recorded speaking sample against the four band criteria, returns a written dossier in five working days, and names the exact rewrites that move the number. 1,200 UAH.
02 / Where points are lost
Each note names the criterion it breaks. IELTS and TOEFL reward the same thing: evidence the examiner can point to.
Writing / Task 1 and Task 2, Integrated and Academic Discussion
Speaking / Parts 1 to 3, Independent and Integrated tasks
03 — Marked work
This is page two of a Task 2 script submitted from Lviv. Four of its six notes are shown unedited, each tied to the criterion it fails and matched with a rewrite.
Some people believe that governments should spend public money on public transport instead of building new roads.1 Firstly, this is because buses and metro lines carry more passengers per kilometre than private cars do.2 Moreover, it is very good for the environment and also beneficial for society in many different ways.3 However, some people think roads are important too.4
Task Response · 6.0 → 6.5
The position arrives only in the conclusion. Band 7 asks for a clear position throughout. Rewrite the topic sentence: “Public transport should take the larger share of the city budget.”
Coherence and Cohesion · 6.0
“Firstly” and “Moreover” form a mechanical linker chain, which the Band 6 descriptor flags as over-use of cohesive devices. Replace “Moreover” with the cause itself: “One bus lane moves more people than two car lanes.”
Lexical Resource · 5.5 → 6.0
“Very good”, “beneficial” and “many different ways” stack three vague phrases in one clause. Band 6 rewards less common vocabulary and penalises imprecision. Name the effect: “cuts roadside nitrogen dioxide.”
Grammatical Range and Accuracy · 5.0
The counter-argument is one bare sentence, so neither range nor development appears. Band 5 notes limited flexibility in complex structures. Rewrite: “While road repairs matter, they rarely move people.”
Every script returns with its criteria lines and a rewrite for each note.
Book the 1,200 UAH diagnostic04 — Week by week
A sample plan for a candidate targeting Band 7.0. Every row names a dated piece of work, the artefact you produce, and the scheduled slot where an instructor checks it against a band descriptor.
| Week | Focus | Deliverable | Instructor check |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Scoring baseline | Full diagnostic, both skills, marked within 5 working days | Written band note per criterion, 25-minute review call |
| 2 | Task 2 position and paragraph logic | Timed Task 2 draft, 40 min, marked within 24h | Rewrite of one body paragraph to a Band 7 model |
| 3 | Task 1 data selection and overview | Two Academic Task 1 reports, 20 min each | Overview accuracy check against a model overview |
| 4 | Speaking Part 2, long turn under time | Six recorded 2-minute turns, transcribed | Fluency and lexical note with timestamped examples |
| 5 | Parts 1 and 3, extension and register | Mock interview, 14 min, recorded | Band descriptors filled in during the call, then explained |
| 6 | Error patterns carried forward | Two timed sections, error log in your own words | Pattern review, 20 min, one habit retired per week |
| 7 | Full mock under exam conditions | Complete mock, both skills, marked within 48h | Readiness statement with the remaining gap per skill |
| 8 | Timing and consolidation | Two redrafts of your weakest task type | Final criterion table, no score guarantee offered |
Plans run six to eight weeks and are rewritten after the diagnostic, not before it. Book the paid diagnostic to start the clock.
06 / Instructors
Four instructors. Every note they write cites a band descriptor and proposes a rewrite, so you can see the reason before the number.
| Instructor | Teaching credential | Years | Languages |
|---|---|---|---|
| Olena Kovalenko | Former IELTS examiner, Writing and Speaking (2016 to 2022); CELTA | 11 | English, Ukrainian |
| Dmytro Savchenko | MA Applied Linguistics, Kyiv; ETS rater training, 2019 | 9 | English, Ukrainian, German |
| Iryna Havrylova | CELTA and DELTA Module 2; academic writing lead since 2015 | 12 | English, Ukrainian |
| Claire Whitfield | Former IELTS examiner, Speaking (2014 to 2021); BA English, University of Leeds | 14 | English |
If your target band depends on a skill none of the four covers, we say so in the dossier instead of assigning a mismatched plan. Send an enquiry or read what the diagnostic dossier contains.
07 — Booking
The diagnostic costs 1,200 UAH and returns a written dossier within five working days: a skill-by-skill gap table, marked samples of your speaking and writing, and a dated study plan. The plan is yours whether or not you continue with us.