Daily lessons with Simon,
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IELTS Reading: ‘Reading’ paragraph heading
Try today’s quick paragraph headings exercise.
IELTS Writing Task 2: Extend, develop, progress
You’ll see these three words in the band descriptors for writing task 2.
IELTS Advice: You are not being compared with others
Some students have the mistaken idea that examiners compare candidates.
Writing Task 1: City populations details
Can you write one correct sentence comparing four figures in one year?
General Writing Task 1: ‘New Year project’ part 3
Can you finish the third paragraph in this letter task?
IELTS Speaking Part 2: A meal you cooked (4)
Let’s continue our description of a meal that we cooked. In this lesson we look at ‘how’ we made the meal.
IELTS Listening: ‘Graduation ceremony’ gap-fill
Listen to a teacher give instructions to students regarding their graduation ceremony. Then fill the gaps.
IELTS Reading: Choose the title 13
Try today’s practice exercise. Read the passage and choose the best title.
IELTS Writing Task 2: ‘Elderly care’ collocations
Let’s look at some different types of collocation in my ‘Elderly care’ essay.
IELTS Advice: How to repeat yourself when speaking
Here is a good way to repeat yourself that can work well in part 2 of the speaking test.
Writing Task 1: Four figures in one sentence
Can you compare four figures in one sentence without making a mistake?
General Writing Task 1: ‘New Year project’ part 2
Can you finish the second paragraph in this letter task?
IELTS Speaking Part 2: A meal you cooked (3)
Let’s continue our description of a meal that we cooked. In this lesson we look at ‘why’ we made the meal.
IELTS Listening: ‘Skydiving course’ gap-fill
Listen to a short presentation about safety on a skydiving course, and fill the gaps in the transcript.
IELTS Reading: ‘Placebo effect’ multiple choice
Try today’s multiple choice exercise.
IELTS Writing Task 2: ‘Elderly care’ essay
Here’s my full band 9 essay for the ‘elderly care’ problem and solution task.
IELTS Grammar: spend time on / ing
Is it better to say “spend time on something” or “spend time doing something”? Read this lesson to find out.
Writing Task 1: City populations overview
Can you complete my overview paragraph by finishing the second sentence?
General Writing Task 1: ‘New Year project’ part 1
Can you finish the first paragraph in this letter task?
IELTS Speaking Part 2: A meal you cooked (2)
Let’s continue our description of a meal that we cooked. I’ve chosen home-made pizza.
IELTS Listening: Spelling test 10
Here’s another spelling test. Do you find any of these 10 words tricky to spell?
IELTS Reading: ‘Parentese’ (Y, N, NG)
Try today’s ‘yes, no, not given’ exercise.
IELTS Writing Task 2: Elderly care solutions
In this lesson we’ll write the solutions paragraph for the ‘elderly care’ task.
IELTS Grammar: ‘Elderly care’ mistakes
Can you find and correct the mistakes in five sentences?
Writing Task 1: New ‘line graph’ task
Let’s start work on a new ‘line graph’ task.
General Writing Task 1: ‘New Year project’ task
Let’s start work on a new informal letter task from Cambridge IELTS 18.
IELTS Speaking Part 2: A meal you cooked
Let’s invent an answer together for the following task: Describe a meal that you prepared or cooked.
IELTS Listening: Exam invigilator (multiple choice)
Try today’s multiple choice exercise.
IELTS Reading: ‘Lobsters’ paragraph headings
Try today’s paragraph headings exercise.
IELTS Writing Task 2: Elderly care problems
In this lesson we’ll write the problems paragraph for the ‘elderly care’ task.