Stax English IELTS Legend Course (Band 9)

Name: Stax English IELTS Legend Course (Band 9)
Rating: 4.7 (8 reviews)

Learn IELTS vocabulary and grammar through videos and games.

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Created byStax English

Last updated 1/2026

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What you'll learn

IELTS Band 9 Speaking
IELTS Band 9 Writing
IELTS Band 9 Reading
IELTS Band 9 Listening

Course content

6 sections • 57 lectures • 2h 54m total length

Introduction to the Stax English IELTS Legend Course1:35

Brain training: The Secret Language0:11
Video: Endangered Languages11:25
Transcript: Endangered Languages6:18
Vocabulary bank: Endangered Languages0:43
Vocabulary Games: Endangered Languages0:11
Extra Games: Endangered Languages0:15
Reading Quiz: Endangered Languages
Grammar Focus: Passive Voice6:03
Explore how the passive voice emphasizes action or outcome, omits the agent when unknown, and adds objectivity and formality to academic and technical writing.
Grammar Focus: Passive Voice Games1:39
Grammar Assignment: Passive to Active voice
Listening: Tom Adams on Endangered Languages2:51
Do not use closed captions (subtitles) for this video!
It is a listening task - Open the quiz and listen to the information.
Try to listen no more than twice (without pausing the video) as this is how it is done during the IELTS Listening test.
Listening Quiz: Tom Adams
Video: Essential IELTS Enrichment (Writing): Focusing on Cultural Context6:32
Explore how cultural context strengthens writing by embedding social and historical factors. Learn to discuss endangered languages, colonial impact, language preservation, and community driven efforts to safeguard cultural identity.
Transcript: Essential IELTS Enrichment (Writing): Focusing on Cultural Context3:01
Quiz: Focusing on Cultural Context in Writing
Writing Task 1: Endangered Languages
Writing Task 2: Saving languages
Paraphrasing task
Speaking Task 2: Describe a person you know who speaks a foreign language well.
Speaking Task 3: Is learning a new language important?
Debate Practice: Endangered Languages
Roleplay: Interview an Ethnolinguist
Learning Journal: Endangered Languages

Brain training: Krabi Puzzle0:11
Video: The Death Railway5:36
Trace the death railway's WWII construction from 1942, its 415-km span, brutal forced labor, and the Hellfire Pass memorials that foster remembrance and reconciliation.
Virtual Tour: Death Railway0:06
Transcript: Death Railway2:35
Vocabulary Bank: Death Railway1:14
Vocabulary Games: Death Railway0:11
Reading Quiz
Grammar Focus: Semicolons5:43
Stax English IELTS legend course covers semicolons, showing how to connect related independent clauses, separate complex lists, link transitional phrases, and create rhythm for clearer writing.
Grammar Focus: Semicolon Games0:53
Grammar Assignment: Use a semicolon
Listening: Kanchanaburi Province1:36
Do not use closed captions (subtitles) for this video!
It is a listening task - Open the quiz and listen to the information.
Try to listen no more than twice (without pausing the video) as this is how it is done during the IELTS Listening test.
Listening Quiz: Kanchanaburi Province
Video: Essential IELTS Enrichment: Linking the past and the present11:46
Learn to link past and present in IELTS writing and speaking using historical background, time markers, and themes of memory and remembrance, with the death railway as an example.
Transcript: Essential IELTS Enrichment: Linking the past and the present5:01
Quiz: Essential IELTS Enrichment: Linking the past and the present
Writing Task 1: Visitors to Bangkok
Writing Task 2: Studying the history of war
Paraphrasing Task
Speaking Task 2: Describe a historical event that you find interesting.
Speaking Task 3: How do historical events influence culture?
Debate practice: War and reconciliation
Roleplay: Interview a historian
Learning Journal: The Death Railway

Mini-Lesson: The Battle of Stalingrad1:27
Fought from July 17, 1942 to February 2, 1943, the Battle of Stalingrad epitomized urban warfare on the Eastern Front and marked a turning point in World War II.
Mini-Lesson: Vocabulary Games0:11
Mini-Lesson: Quiz
Video: Stories from Stalingrad: "Vasili Zaitsev" - The Sniper of Stalingrad8:51
Vasily Zaitsev, the Soviet sniper at the battle of Stalingrad, demonstrates elite marksmanship and concealment amid the ruined city, while the sixes tactic drives strategic impact.
Transcript: The Sniper of Stalingrad4:42
Vocabulary Bank: The Sniper of Stalingrad0:53
Vocabulary Games: The Sniper of Stalingrad0:11
Reading Quiz: The Sniper of Stalingrad
Video: Stories from Stalingrad: "General Freidrich Paulus"14:33
Explore Friedrich Paulus's rise to command of the Sixth Army and his pivotal surrender at Stalingrad, shaping wartime momentum and military history.
Transcript: General Freidrich Paulus8:16
Vocabulary Bank: General Freidrich Paulus1:33
Vocabulary Games: Freidrich Paulus0:11
Reading Quiz: General Fredrich Paulus
Video: Stories from Stalingrad: "Professor Vadim Medish"4:58
Explore the remarkable life of Professor Vadim Madej, a Stalingrad survivor who faced capture, fought in the Korean War, emigrated to the United States, and found resilience and identity.
Transcript: Professor Vadim Medish2:28
Vocabulary Bank: Professor Vadim Medish1:35
Vocabulary Games: Professor Vadim Medish0:11
AI Writing Games: The Battle of Stalingrad1:06
Reading Quiz: Professor Vadim Medish
Listening: The Battle of Stalingrad3:40
Do not use closed captions (subtitles) for this video!
It is a listening task - Open the quiz and listen to the information.
Try to listen no more than twice (without pausing the video) as this is how it is done during the IELTS Listening test.
Listening Quiz: The Battle of Stalingrad
Writing Task 1: Stalingrad Casualties
Writing Task 2: War and Peace
Paraphrasing Task
Speaking Task 2: Describe a war or conflict that you know about.
Speaking Task 3: Are wars ever justified?
Debate practice: Was the Battle of Stalingrad really the turning point of WW2?
Roleplay: Interview a Stalingrad Veteran
Learning Journal: Stalingrad

Braintraining: Pengo0:21
Play a 5 minute mini-game to help stimulate your memory, prepare for problem solving, and get your brain ready to learn...

Brain training games have been shown to...
Improve memory retention
Expand your attention span
Boost your critical thinking
Promote problem-solving skills
Speed up your reaction times
Video: The history of passports3:24
Transcript: The history of passports1:49
Vocabulary Bank: The history of passports1:26
Vocabulary Games: The History of Passports0:11
Play the games to learn the vocabulary.
To use Udemy resources on a phone, open the mobile course player, tap More, and then select Resources. A list of lectures with available games will appear; tap on a lecture and then tap the game to play.
Reading Quiz: The History of Passports
Listening: The Australian Passport Office1:28
Do not use closed captions (subtitles) for this video!
It is a listening task - Open the quiz and listen to the information.
Try to listen no more than twice (without pausing the video) as this is how it is done during the IELTS Listening test.
Listening Quiz: The Australian Passport Office
Learning Journal: The history of passports

Braintraining: Rome in a day0:11
Mini-Lesson: A day in the life of a Roman Gladiator3:01
A gladiator's day blends intense training, discipline, and rest, from dawn at the ludus to arena preparation, with weapons practice, conditioning, meals, and mental focus.
Mini-Lesson: Vocabulary Games0:11
Mini-Lesson: Quiz
Chat with a Roman Gladiator0:02
AI Writing Games: Stories from the Colosseum1:07
Play an AI writing game to help practice your narrative skills.
Video: A complete history of the Roman Empire12:24
Explore the complete history of the Roman Empire, from Romulus and Remus to the Byzantine era, tracing the Roman Republic, the Pax Romana, and the fall of the Western Empire.
Transcript: A complete history of the Roman Empire6:19
Ambient Vocabulary Video: A complete history of the Roman Empire4:06
Ambient vocabulary videos anchor memory by combining visual context, emotional calm, and repeated exposure — creating stronger, more natural recall than isolated word lists.
Vocabulary Bank: A complete history of the Roman Empire1:37
Vocabulary Games: A complete history of the Roman Empire0:11
Listening: The Fall of Rome3:36
Listening Quiz: The Fall of Rome
Virtual Tour: Explore Rome2:36
Writing Task 1: Public Expenditure in Ancient Rome and Modern Europe
Writing Task 2: Ancient Civilizations and the modern world
Paraphrasing Task
Speaking Task 2: Describe an interesting, important historical event.
Speaking Task 3: Learning about history
Debate Practice: Reflections on history
Interview a Roman Historian about the fall of Rome
Learning Journal: The history of the Roman Empire

Requirements

Intermediate English Skills

Description

This is a topic-based IELTS Course for people looking to achieve a Band 9.

It is suitable for students who are currently achieving a Band 7.5 or above.

This course will guide you through all aspects of the IELTS test, with hands-on practice and stimulating subjects.

The Stax English IELTS Legend Course (Band 9) is our most advanced course to date, with more ways to expand your vocabulary, get to grips with grammar, perfect your writing and reading, and boost your speaking and listening.

Modules can be done in any order and at any time; if you have a few minutes, try a mini-lesson. If you have an hour, try a writing task. If you're feeling motivated, practice your speaking with a roleplay scenario, or just sit back and play a few vocabulary games.

This course will remain free until we develop more modules.

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You can also check out the other Stax English courses we have available.

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NOTE: This course contains some AI generated imagery and the use of AI chatbots for roleplay purposes.

Who this course is for:

People who want to achieve a Band 9 in IELTS Writing
People who want to achieve a Band 9 in IELTS Speaking
People who want to achieve a Band 9 in IELTS Listening
People who want to achieve a Band 9 in IELTS Reading

Stax English IELTS Legend Course (Band 9)

What you'll learn

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Course content

Introduction1 lecture • 2min

Language: Endangered Languages12 lectures • 39min

Interesting places: Death Railway, Thailand12 lectures • 35min

History: Stories from Stalingrad17 lectures • 55min

History: The history of passports6 lectures • 9min

History: The Roman Empire13 lectures • 35min

Requirements

Description

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