Stuck at IELTS 5.5 for Three Months. The Problem Wasn't Practice.
Practice tests measure wrong answers, but they rarely expose the exact listening bottleneck behind them.
Score Plateau
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TOEFL Listening Score Stuck at 20.
Practice tests confirm the score, but they do not automatically train the lecture-processing bottleneck behind it.
IELTS Listening 5.9. Again.
For many Chinese learners, a 5.5-5.9 IELTS listening plateau is less about effort and more about an ear that is still lagging behind.
IELTS 6.0 Feels Close. It Still Blocks the Next Step.
The 6.0 plateau often reflects an ear that is still undertrained for the way IELTS listening actually sounds under pressure.