Speak in front of the mirror.
The key to learning and preparing for IELTS is habits!

Try attaching your English learning to an existing habit (something you do almost every day/evening).

In the morning: talk about your plans for the day. Things you are going to do.

In the evening: talk about what you did.

This form of practice will expose you to various tenses which you use in English.

Benefits of talking in front of the mirror:

•  you can see your mouth movement

• you can see your body language

• you can see your gestures

•  it feels like you are speaking to someone
  
  If you are focusing on your IELTS writing skills, you can use this tip as a “diary entry” exercise.

Collocations (In English, you will see the phrase “heavy rain” NOT “big rain”)

• Prepare the words (collocations): pick a topic you find interesting/enjoyable. Get some vocabulary and collocations associated with your chosen subject. Create as many sentences as you can using this vocabulary and collocations.

• Practice speaking these sentences in front of the mirror.

• Prepare a short presentation: take a question related to the topic you have chosen and perform a “short presentation” in front of the mirror. Try and use the collocations you have learned.

Practice with short audios
Short audios give you bite-sized chunks of language to learn and use.

A simple process to follow when using audios:

• listen and pick out the stressed words
• repeat the stressed words
• pick out and repeat interesting chunks or phrases
• try and replicate the audio/text using your own words