Can you find and correct the mistakes in five sentences written by members of this site?
Writing Task 1: ‘Household income’ details
Before we describe specific details, there are two important questions to consider…
General Writing Task 1: No need to be ‘interesting’
One thing that you can forget about is the idea that your task 1 letter should be interesting.
Speaking Part 2: Describe… you would like to…
This is a common task structure that we should prepare for.
IELTS Listening: Drumlins (multiple choice)
Listen to a description of a geographical feature called a ‘drumlin’, and complete the multiple choice exercise.
IELTS Reading: It’s a vocabulary test
If you don’t understand the words that you read in the questions or passage, you probably won’t get the right answer.
IELTS Writing Task 2: Finish the paragraph
Can you finish my paragraph by giving a relevant example?
Students’ Questions: Starting essays with ‘Nowadays’
Is it ok to start an essay with ‘Nowadays…’?
Writing Task 1: What to put in the overview
Tip: When the overview seems difficult, keep it short, clear and simple.
General Writing Task 1: ‘Packing for a trip’ answer
Here’s my band 9 answer for the ‘packing for a trip’ letter task. I’ve also made a list of the useful phrases in my answer.
Speaking Advice: Written preparation
Use writing to improve your speaking! This might seem like strange advice, but…
IELTS Listening: Compound nouns
Listen to 10 compound nouns. Would you write them as one word or two?
IELTS Reading: ‘Coral reefs’ which paragraph contains?
As you do this exercise, think about the differences between “match the headings” and “which paragraph contains?”.
IELTS Writing Task 2: Discussion essay ‘skeleton’
Write a conclusion to complete my essay outline or ‘skeleton’.
IELTS Advice: Learn one thing
Here’s my favourite question to ask students at the end of each lesson.
Writing Task 1: ‘Household income’ overview
Can you write a two-sentence overview for this bar chart task?
General Writing Task 1: ‘Packing for a trip’ part 4
Can you write a short ‘ending’ sentence to finish this letter task?
How to ‘control’ Speaking Part 2
Here’s an edited recording of my second Zoom lesson, which took place last Friday.
IELTS Listening (spelling): One word or two?
Should you write ‘seafood’ or ‘sea food’?
IELTS Reading: ‘Coral reefs’ paragraph headings
Try today’s paragraph headings exercise.
IELTS Writing Task 2: Discussion introduction
Use my template to write a two-sentence introduction.
IELTS Advice: Common ways to fail
Sometimes, success doesn’t require anything special. It can be achieved by simply avoiding failure, or not ‘messing things up’.
Writing Task 1: ‘Household income’ bar chart
Can you write a one-sentence introduction for this bar chart task?
General Writing Task 1: ‘Packing for a trip’ part 3
Can you write the third paragraph in this letter task?
IELTS Speaking Part 3: Making new friends
Here are some more speaking part 3 questions with my sample answers.
IELTS Listening: Why study history?
Listen to a short talk by a university lecturer in the history department, and fill the gaps in the transcript.
IELTS Reading: Choose the title 16
Try today’s practice exercise. Read the passage and choose the best title.
IELTS Writing Task 2: Always 13 sentences
Let’s apply the ’13 sentences’ method to a new essay task.
Live Zoom lesson 2
Please read this message about a live lesson this coming Friday.
Academic Writing Task 1: Forget about grammatical range
While grammatical accuracy is important, I think you should forget about grammatical range.