AI for IELTS Prep: Prompts That Actually Work
A practical guide for IELTS teachers: how to use AI to generate authentic practice tasks, model answers, and targeted feedback for Writing Task 1, Task 2, and Speaking.
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About this tutorial
IELTS preparation is one of the areas where AI adds the most value — and where the quality of your prompts matters most. Generic prompts produce generic practice materials. This tutorial teaches you how to generate IELTS-authentic content.
We cover: Writing Task 1 (bar charts, line graphs, process diagrams), Writing Task 2 (argument essays, discussion essays, problem-solution essays), and Speaking Part 2 (cue cards) and Part 3 (discussion questions). For each, we show the prompt structure that produces Band 6–7 model answers and the prompt that produces examiner-style feedback.
You'll also learn how to use AI to generate whole sets of varied practice tasks quickly — useful for intensive IELTS courses.
Prompts used in this tutorial
Listening Follow-Up Activity Pack
You are an ESL teacher who has just used a listening activity with your class on the topic of [TOPIC]. The listening was at [CEFR LEVEL]. Design a complete follow-up activity pack including: (1) 3 discussion questions related to the listening topic, (2) a vocabulary focus section with 5 key words/phrases likely heard in the audio, including definitions and example sentences, (3) a short writing task (50–80 words) that connects to the listening theme, and (4) one extension activity for fast finishers.
Full Lesson Plan Generator
You are a professional ESL curriculum designer. Create a full 60-minute lesson plan for [CEFR LEVEL] learners on the topic of [TOPIC]. The lesson should follow this structure: (1) Warmer / Lead-in (5 min), (2) Vocabulary pre-teaching (10 min), (3) Main activity — reading or listening (15 min), (4) Language focus — grammar or vocabulary in context (15 min), (5) Speaking or writing task (10 min), (6) Wrap-up and feedback (5 min). For each stage, include: the activity description, teacher instructions, materials needed, and what students produce. Learning objective: by the end of the lesson, students will be able to [SKILL/LANGUAGE POINT].