IELTS With Azade
IELTS preparation where someone checks your own writing and speaking
Academic and General Training, live on Zoom with Azade. Private lessons are open now, and small-group classes are on the way.
Azade Gholami • IDP-trained IELTS teacher • 18 years teaching
• Group Classes (<8 students)
• 1:1 Lessons
• Start On Any Week
Why my classes are different
Your band score improves when someone marks your work
Examiners mark IELTS writing and speaking against specific criteria. Your score won't change until someone checks your essays and listens to your answers against those criteria, and in most IELTS classes nobody has time to do that.
I taught IELTS at ILAC in Toronto for many years, preparing students for the band scores their universities required. What made the difference every time was feedback on their work. That's what my lessons are built around, whether it's just the two of us or a group of 8.
A Typical Group Class
🅇 20 or 40 students in one Zoom room
🅇 The teacher talks for two hours
🅇 Your essays and speaking answers go unchecked
🅇 Academic and General students share one class
This Course
✓ 8 people, so I hear everyone speak in every class
✓ I read everyone's writing
✓ Feedback on your mistakes, in real time
✓ From a teacher with 18 years in the classroom
Group Classes
If your test is coming up soon, private lessons are the fastest way to fix what's holding your score back. If you'd rather study in a small group, join the waitlist and you'll hear first when registration opens.
The groups will run live on Zoom, all four skills every week, so you can join in any week without falling behind.
How the group classes work
2 Days/Week
To be announced
2 hours per sessionMax 8
Group Classes
Join the waitlist for first seatsZoom
Live, with Azade
Separate Groups for Academic and GeneralWhat we work on together
Private Lessons
1
Find your weak spots before the first lesson
I’ll send you a mock test and review the results to give you feedback on where you need to improve the most.
2
Writing marked against the IELTS criteria
Task 1 and Task 2, checked the way an examiner would check them.
3
Speaking practice with real feedback
You answer Part 1, 2, and 3 questions, and I tell you exactly what's costing you points.
4
Work between lessons
Send me essays and speaking recordings during the week. I’ll mark them and send you feedback.
5
Strategies for every question type
Especially for reading and listening, where knowing the question types saves you time and marks.
I’m Azade!
About me
I started teaching English in 2008, and over 18 years, I have taught thousands of students from more than 25 countries. From 2021 to 2026, I taught academic English and IELTS at ILAC in Toronto, preparing students for the band scores their universities required.
I hold an MA in Applied Linguistics and TESOL from the University of Portsmouth, a CELTA from Cambridge, and I did my IELTS teacher training with IDP.
✓ MA in Applied Linguistics and TESOL, University of Portsmouth
✓ CELTA, Cambridge
✓ IELTS teacher training, IDP
My Credentials
Student Satisfaction Score
18
years teaching since 2008
10k+
students from 25+ countries
99%
Get started
Join the waitlist or start private lessons now!
Groups are capped at 8, so the waitlist is the best way to get a seat. If your test can't wait, message me on WhatsApp and we'll start with private lessons.
Waitlist students hear about dates and prices before I post them anywhere else.
Get the first seats in the IELTS group
Need Private Lessons Now?
WhatsApp me your test (Academic or General), your test date and your target band. I'll reply with times and next steps.
Quick answers
FAQ
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Registration isn't open yet. Join the waitlist and you'll hear the dates and prices before anyone else.
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Both. In the group course they get separate classes, because the reading and writing papers are different tests. In private lessons we work on whichever one you're taking.
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Yes. Plenty of students start with a few private lessons to fix one skill and then join a group.
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Both are accepted for permanent residence and citizenship. CELPIP is taken in one sitting on a computer, speaking included, and uses Canadian accents. IELTS General Training has a face-to-face speaking interview. If CELPIP suits you better, my CELPIP group course is open now.
Learn more about the differences between IELTS and CELPIP and which one’s better for you in this blog post.