In this lesson, you will get a clear overview of the IELTS Reading test and understand how to study Reading with an evidence-first approach.

You will learn why Reading problems are not always vocabulary problems, how to use skimming, scanning, paraphrase recognition, and evidence checking, and how to build a practical mistake-review routine.

This lesson will also help you diagnose your main Reading weakness before you move into specific question types.

Click the Exercise Files tab to download and study the PDF workbook for this lesson. Complete the baseline task and mistake-log activity before moving to the next lesson.