I took the IELTS as a native level English speaker

I’m a bilingual English speaker and I still had to sit down, prep, and actually take this exam. Here's how it went, how I prepared (spoiler: not much), and a full breakdown of what each component of the test looks like. ♡ Hi! I’m Ellie, welcome to my channel. I’m a German polyglot who speaks German, English, French, Spanish, and Dutch, and I use this channel to document my language-learning adventures and experiences living abroad. CHAPTERS: 00:00 - 02:33 Intro 02:34 - 03:30 Why I chose the IELTS 03:31 - 04:00 Test Day 04:01 - 07:13 IELTS Speaking Exam 07:14 - 08:43 IELTS Listening Exam 08:44 - 10:28 IELTS Reading Exam 10:29 - 13:41 IELTS Writing Exam 13:42 - 17:26 Prep tips for fluent speakers SOURCES: [1] Cambridge Assessment English. n.d. “IELTS (International English Language Testing System) Test Format | Cambridge English.” https://www.cambridgeenglish.org/exam.... [2] “Economist’s View: It’s a Difficult Labor Market for New Grads.” 2026. Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. https://www.post-gazette.com/business.... [3] King, Megan. 2026. “Canada’s Post-secondary Graduates Start Job Hunt Amid High Unemployment Rates.” Global News. https://globalnews.ca/news/11755818/p.... [4] Boampong, Michael, and Kajsa Hallberg Adu. 2025. “What USAID Cuts Mean for Youth Development — and What the World Must Do Next.” World Economic Forum. https://www.weforum.org/stories/2025/.... [5] SWR. 2026. “Jung, Akademiker, Kein Job: Warum Es Für Junge Absolventen Schwieriger Auf Dem Arbeitsmarkt Wird.” SWR Aktuell. https://www.swr.de/swraktuell/jung-ak.... [6] “IELTS One Skill Retake: Retake One Section.” 2026. IELTS. https://ielts.org/take-a-test/booking.... [7] “IELTS Academic: Speaking Test Format.” 2026. IELTS. https://ielts.org/take-a-test/test-ty.... [8] “IELTS Speaking Band Descriptors.” British Council. https://takeielts.britishcouncil.org/... [9] “IELTS Academic: Listening Test Format.” 2026. IELTS. https://ielts.org/take-a-test/test-ty.... [10] “IELTS Academic: Reading Test Format.” 2026. https://ielts.org/take-a-test/test-ty.... [11] “IELTS Reading Test: True, False and Not Given Explained.” 2026. IDP IELTS. https://ielts.idp.com/saudiarabia/pre.... [12] “IELTS Academic: Writing Test Format.” 2026. IELTS. https://ielts.org/take-a-test/test-ty.... [13] Fastrack IELTS. 2025. “IELTS Reading 2026 EXPLAINED (What’s Changing).”    • IELTS Reading 2026 EXPLAINED (What’s Chang...  . [14] Ross IELTS Academy. 2025. “IELTS Speaking Test Band Score 7 With Feedback 2025.”    • IELTS Speaking Test band score 7 with feed...  . [15] Ross IELTS Academy. 2022. “IELTS Speaking Test Band Score 9 With Feedback.”    • IELTS Speaking test band score 9 with feed...  . Intro Music: Music by Nikita Kondrashev from Pixabay Background Music: "Samba Isobel" by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com). Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/b.... Outro Music: "Local Forecast - Slower" by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com). Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/b... ♡ Listen to my music on Spotify: open.spotify.com/artist/0hz7HVaZ995jphWuHRzT1k ✰ Stay Connected: 🤍 Subscribe to my channel for more:    / @multilingualnotes   🤍 Follow me on Instagram:   / elliefatou   💌 For inquiries: [email protected]