IELTS Reading: Choose the title 19
Try today’s practice exercise. Read the passage and choose the best title.
IELTS Writing Task 2: ‘Happiness’ essay
Here’s the full band 9 answer (with minor edits) that we wrote in the last two Zoom lessons.
IELTS Advice: Use opposites to generate ideas
Without realising it, my students and I used a useful technique!
Writing Task 1: ‘Harbour’ diagrams
Can you write a one-sentence introduction for this ‘diagram comparing’ task?
General Writing Task 1: ‘Research project’ part 4
Can you finish this letter with a short, appropriate ‘ending’ sentence?
IELTS Speaking Part 2: A person who inspires you
Let’s look at a new topic: Describe a person who inspires you.
IELTS Listening: Commonly confused spellings 3
Would you spell these 20 words correctly?
IELTS Reading Advice: Read ‘real’ things
Do you spend more time reading English language textbooks than ‘real’ English texts?
IELTS Writing Task 2: ‘Happiness’ paragraph
We wrote the first half of the essay in our most recent Zoom lesson.
IELTS Grammar: Notice your mistakes
Students often don’t notice when a teacher corrects their mistakes. Look at this example…
Writing Task 1: Three important sentences
In academic writing task 1, there are three important types of sentence that you must practise and master.
General Writing Task 1: ‘Research project’ part 3
Can you finish point 3 in this letter task?
IELTS Speaking Part 1: ‘Games’ topic
Here are some questions and model answers on the topic of ‘games’. How would you answer question 4?
IELTS Listening: Sports centre (multiple choice)
Try today’s multiple choice practice exercise.
IELTS Reading: Halloween (True, False, Not Given)
Try today’s quick reading exercise.
IELTS Writing Task 2: ‘Happiness’ introduction
How would you finish the second sentence of my introduction?
IELTS Advice: Is band 9 possible?
Is it possible to get a band 9 if English is not your first language? And is band 9 a realistic aim?
Writing Task 1: Why the overview is so important
If you want a high score, your overview needs to be good.
General Writing Task 1: ‘Research project’ part 2
Can you finish point 2 in this letter task?
IELTS Speaking Part 1: ‘Numbers’ topic
Here are some questions and model answers on the topic of ‘numbers’. How would you answer question 4?
IELTS Listening: Don’t get stuck!
Perhaps the biggest danger in the listening test is that you get stuck on a difficult question.
IELTS Reading: Try this ‘time’ experiment
Try this experiment to find out how time is affecting you. You will need a full reading test from one of the Cambridge IELTS books.
IELTS Writing Task 2: ‘Happiness’ two-part question
Let’s start work on a new ‘two-part question’ task.
Study Advice: How to use this site
“A dripping tap eventually fills the sink.”
Writing Task 1: ‘Dance classes’ charts
Can you fill the gaps in this band 9 model answer?
General Writing Task 1: ‘Research project’ part 1
Can you finish the first paragraph in this letter task?
Zoom Video: Speaking tips and practice
Here’s the full recording of our most recent speaking lesson.
IELTS Listening: Commonly confused spellings 2
Would you spell these 20 words correctly?
IELTS Reading: ‘Telecommunications and cities’ paragraph heading
Students usually find this particular exercise quite tricky.
Writing Task 2: Forget about ‘word lists’
Here’s the alternative approach that I recommend.