Terms of use.
Free to use for your own IELTS preparation, provided honestly and without a promised result. This page sets out the fair, readable terms for using the site.
The short version. The resources here are free to use for your own IELTS preparation. They are provided honestly and in good faith, but without any guarantee of a particular exam result, and the content remains the author’s work.
What you may do with these resources.
Proper English Grammar is a free IELTS preparation site run by Adam J. Smith. You are welcome to use every page, drill and tool here for your own study, and to use them with your own students if you teach. By using the site you accept these terms. They are meant to be fair and readable, not a wall of legal text.
Please do not repackage it as your own.
The passages, drills, models, tools and writing on this site were written by Adam J. Smith and remain his intellectual property. You may link to any page freely, and you may use the material for teaching and study. You may not copy the content wholesale, republish it as your own, or sell it. If you would like to use something more extensively, ask through the Preply profile.
Honest help, not a promised band score.
These resources are here to help you prepare well, and they are built with care, but no website can promise a particular IELTS band. Any band figures shown next to sample answers are indicative teaching estimates, not official IELTS marking, and the model answers are described as models written by the tutor rather than real marked scripts. Your result depends on your own work and on the official examiners on the day.
Reasonable expectations.
The site is offered free and as it is. Adam works to keep it accurate and available, but does not warrant that every page will be error-free or online at all times, and cannot accept liability for any loss arising from using a free resource. If you spot a mistake, telling him through the Preply profile is genuinely welcome and helps everyone.
Booking happens on Preply.
Lessons are booked and paid for through Preply, under Preply’s own terms and pricing, not on this site. Nothing on this site takes payment or forms a contract for tutoring; the pages here simply describe the lessons and link you to the Preply profile where booking takes place.
The legal footing, and the date.
These terms are governed by the law of England and Wales. They may be updated if the site changes, and the current version is always the one published here. This version is current as of July 2026. Any question about these terms can go to Adam through the Preply profile.