If you are struggling to get the score that you need in the reading test, this is perhaps the first question to ask yourself.
IELTS Writing Task 2: ‘University subjects’ essay
Here’s my full band 9 model answer for the ‘university subjects’ topic.
Live Zoom lesson 3
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Writing Task 1: ‘Mirror’ the overview
Here’s an easy way to decide how to group the information for your two details paragraphs.
General Writing Task 1: ‘Product return’ task
Let’s start work on a new formal letter task.
IELTS Speaking Part 2: Describe a new friend
Let’s look at a new topic: Describe a new friend you would like to make.
IELTS Listening: Drumlins (gap-fill)
Listen to a description of a geographical feature, and fill the gaps in the summary sentences.
IELTS Reading: ‘Government officials’ paragraph heading
Try today’s paragraph heading exercise.
IELTS Writing Task 2: Finish the paragraph (2)
Can you finish my paragraph by writing a “By contrast” sentence?
IELTS Grammar: Some recent mistakes
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.