IELTS Step-by-step Mastering Listening & Reading

From ex-IELTS examiner James Castleden’s YouTube channel IELTS Step-by-step comes a COMBO course dedicated to improving both your listening and reading skills — your confidence, understanding and time management in the IELTS Listening & Reading exams will be greatly improved. Together you and James will complete 12 past papers (Listening) and 12 Academic and 12 General Training past papers (Reading), and then review them in detail.

You’ll also learn hundreds of tips, tricks, skills and techniques that will significantly improve your IELTS Listening & Reading grade in nearly 100 videos focusing on your personal needs to get that 7+ in Listening and Reading!

★★★★★ “I finished the Listening Module! Before your course, I was scoring 32 of 40. In my first attempt after learning more about the IELTS listening, I took 37/40. I’m really happy with my new results! You are such a good teacher! Congratulations”—Gustavo

★★★★★ “beautifully elaborated”—Ruchika

★★★★★ “This is a top notch course which deserves the best ratings.”—Deepika

★★★★★ “I think it’s a super video lessons!”—Naz

• Reviews for the Listening part of the course: •

★★★★★ “I have been studying for IELTS nearly 6 months. Previously, I had taken private course from teachers face-to-face. However, I can say honestly that, this course is the best and you cannot find that type of course anywhere. Thank you for you great support James :)”—Muralinker

★★★★★ “An outstanding course that was well-above my expectations; I would have no hesitation in recommending it to my friends and colleagues. Thank you James for an exceptionally well-structured course, jam-packed with practical tips and strategies that actually worked! My score on completion of the final Listening Test was 40/40 (Level 9) in spite of my hearing disability. I would never have achieved this score without James’s course given that my first attempt at taking a Listening Test was absolutely abysmal!”—Julieta

★★★★★ “Just superb. You couldn’t ask for anything better.”—Chris

★★★★★ “This course somehow helps me to achieve IELTS listening band 8.5; a year ago I got band 6 on listening.”—Supakrit

★★★★★ “Great Course for IELTS Listening. I have corrected silly mistakes and gained a lot of confidence from this course. Thanks James.”—Mahipal

• Reviews for the Reading part of the course: •

★★★★★ “Really helpful content. By the end of the course, I was able to score 39-40 in a few tests. Thanks a lot!”—Lovy

★★★★★ “Took my IELTS test on march 12th 2022 and I got 8 band ,wouldn’t be possible without the help of this course. The tips and tricks which you taught for every type of questions asked in IELTS was very useful. The amount of practice test included in this course definitely helped me out in improving my score gradually. Would highly recommend IELTS aspirants to take up this course and also the course “MASTERING LISTENING” by James Castleden. Thank you James and keep continuing the great work.”—Krishnukumar

★★★★★ “Excellent tricks to resolve questions quickly.”—Mohammed

★★★★★ “A Big Thanks, this course helped me a lot to achieve 9 Bands in reading module of GT.”—Sharanjeet

★★★★★ “First of all, James, thank you very much for putting this course together. Today, I got my IELTS results and I have managed to score a perfect score of 9. I am a working professional and never had enough time to prepare for IELTS. This course is designed to deliver as much information as you need in the shortest amount of time, and not to mention the practice tests were a huge help. My advice, If you listen to the lectures, follow the tips and tricks and apply them in the mock tests, you will score high for sure.”—Ovais

★★★★★ “Amazing, above expectations. I am now a band 8”—Sandra

★★★★★ “Thank you James , With great sound knowledge, tips and information of this course I achieved 7 bands in an official IELTS exam recently.”—Muhammad

Rating Distribution

• 1 stars: 3 votes
• 2 stars: 3 votes
• 3 stars: 19 votes
• 4 stars: 51 votes
• 5 stars: 97 votes

Frequently Asked Questions

How long do I have access to the course materials?

You can view and review the lecture materials indefinitely, like an on-demand channel.

Can I take my courses with me wherever I go?

Definitely! If you have an internet connection, courses on Udemy are available on any device at any time. If you don’t have an internet connection, some instructors also let their students download course lectures. That’s up to the instructor though, so make sure you get on their good side!