IELTS Listening Advice: Transcribing
In this lesson I explain why, and how, you should make transcribing part of your listening practice.
IELTS Reading: Make vocabulary notes
After doing a practice test or exercise, I recommend that you also make vocabulary notes.
Writing Task 2: Essay writing process (video)
The video in this lesson summarises a recent Zoom lesson, in which we planned and wrote a full essay.
IELTS Advice: My favourite language skill
Can you guess what it is?
Writing Task 1: Paraphrasing phrase by phrase
The easiest way to write the introduction is to paraphrase the task statement phrase by phrase. This lesson contains a good example.
General Writing Task 1: ‘First day at work’ answer
Here’s my band 9 answer for the ‘first day at work’ task. There’s also a quick vocabulary exercise below it.
IELTS Speaking Part 2: Describe a law
Let’s look at a new topic: Describe a law that you thought was a good idea.
IELTS Listening: Spelling test 18
The words in this spelling test were all answers to test questions in Cambridge IELTS 19.
IELTS Reading: The Golden Mean (multiple choice)
Try today’s multiple choice reading exercise.
Writing Task 2: ‘Shorter working week’ essay
Here’s the band 9 model essay that we wrote in last week’s Zoom lesson.
IELTS Advice: Opinions and perspectives
Don’t forget that you can have different opinions from different perspectives.
Writing Task 1: Social activities graph
Can you write a one-sentence introduction for this line graph task?
General Writing Task 1: ‘First day at work’ part 4
Can you finish this task by writing a short ‘ending’ sentence?
IELTS Speaking Part 1: Food from other countries
Here’s an interesting topic from Cambridge 19. How would you answer question 4?
IELTS Listening: Spelling test 17
Here’s another quick spelling test.
Reading Advice: Understanding ‘true, false, not given’
Here are three examples that illustrate the differences between true, false and not given.
Writing Task 2: Opinions (video)
Here’s a summary of our most recent live Zoom lesson.
IELTS Vocabulary: How to use “In fact”
I’ve noticed that students use “In fact” wrongly. So let’s have a look at how and how not to use it.
Writing Task 1: Always try to ‘group’ information
In this lesson I’ve highlighted phrases that show how I ‘group’ information.
General Writing Task 1: ‘First day at work’ part 3
Can you finish the third paragraph in this letter task?
IELTS Speaking Part 3: How to extend an answer
Here’s my tip for extending your answers (making them longer) in part 3.
IELTS Listening: Urban farming (gap-fill)
Listen to a short presentation about urban farming, and fill the gaps to complete the notes.
Reading Advice: Miss it and move on
People who don’t follow this advice get stuck and waste time.
Writing Task 2: Cohesion, vocabulary, grammar (video)
Here’s a summary of our most recent live Zoom lesson.
IELTS Advice: Concise vs wordy
Which word best describes your speaking and writing style?
Writing Task 1: Island maps answer
Here’s my band 9 model answer for the ‘island maps’ task, plus a list of useful vocabulary.
General Writing Task 1: ‘First day at work’ part 2
Can you finish the second paragraph in this letter task?
IELTS Speaking Part 1: Short, efficient answers
The ideal answer in part 1 of the speaking test is short and efficient, rather than long and wordy.
Listening Advice: If you miss it, move on
This might seem like easy advice…
IELTS Reading: Urban bees (multiple choice)
Try today’s multiple choice reading exercise.