Set expectations honestly
Two weeks is enough time to fix format-unfamiliarity and sharpen technique — it's not enough time for major underlying language growth. If your diagnostic shows you're already close to your target band, this plan will get you there. If you're two full bands away, be realistic about what two weeks can and can't do, and consider whether your test date is movable.
Day 1 — Diagnose
Take a full mock or our free score estimate to find your baseline and your single weakest section. Everything else in this plan is built around that one number.
Days 2–4 — Format immersion
Do at least one practice set of every 2026 task type — Complete the Words, Read in Daily Life, Academic Passage, Listen and Choose a Response, Listen and Repeat, Take an Interview, Build a Sentence, Email, Academic Discussion. The goal isn't mastery yet, it's eliminating "I've never seen this task before" as a source of lost points.
Days 5–10 — Concentrated weak-skill drilling
Spend most of each day on your weakest section from Day 1, with a lighter daily touch on the other three. Review every piece of AI feedback closely — for Writing/Speaking, look for the same mistake repeating across submissions and fix that pattern specifically rather than starting from scratch each time.
Days 11–12 — Full mock under real conditions
Take a complete, timed mock test exactly like exam day — same time of day if possible, no pausing. Compare directly against your Day 1 baseline to see what moved.
Days 13–14 — Taper, don't cram
Light review only. Re-read your own AI feedback notes, do one short practice set per skill to stay warm, and prioritize sleep and low stress over squeezing in more content — fatigue costs more points on exam day than one extra practice set gains.
Have more runway?
See our 30-day study plan for a fuller version of this same structure with more room for genuine skill-building.
Start with your baseline
Every day of this plan depends on knowing your real starting point first.