IELTS Advice: What can you memorise?
Are there things that you can memorise for your exam? Here are some ideas.
Writing Task 1: Sugar process answer
Here’s my full model answer for the ‘sugar manufacture’ task.
General Writing Task 1: ‘Lost property’ letter
Here’s my band 9 answer for the ‘lost property’ letter task. You’ll also see a list of the good vocabulary that I used.
IELTS Speaking: The importance of part 2
Students often ask me what will happen if they do badly in part 2 of the speaking test. Is it still possible to get a high score?
IELTS Listening: ‘School experiments’ multiple choice
Listen to descriptions of four school science experiments, and match each experiment with the correct problem.
IELTS Reading: ‘Bilinguals’ gap-fill
Complete the summary by choosing the correct words from the list below it.
IELTS Writing Task 2: ‘Professionals’ vocabulary exercise
Here’s a quick exercise that highlights some of the good vocabulary that I used in last week’s ‘professionals’ essay.
IELTS Grammar: I would appreciate it if…
“I would appreciate it if” is a formal way of requesting something. Let’s take a quick look at how to use this phrase correctly.
Writing Task 1: Describing steps in a process
Read my introduction and overview, then write your own paragraph describing the first 3 steps in the sugar production process.
General Writing Task 1: ‘Lost property’ part 3
Can you write two error-free sentences asking for assistance to find some lost documents?
IELTS Speaking Part 3: Customer service
This lesson contains three model answers using my “answer, explain, example” method.
IELTS Listening: ‘Isaac Newton’ gap-fill
Here’s another listening practice exercise for you to try!
IELTS Reading: Migrating birds (paragraph headings)
Choose the best heading for each paragraph in a passage about migrating birds.
IELTS Writing Task 2: Discussion essay (professionals)
Here’s my band 9 essay on the topic of whether professionals should be allowed to work abroad. There’s also a quick homework task.
Grammar: Nouns that can be countable and uncountable
Some nouns can be either countable or uncountable, depending on how we want to use them.
Writing Task 1: Sugar manufacture
Let’s work on a new ‘process diagram’ task together.
General Writing Task 1: ‘Lost property’ part 2
Can you write two error-free sentences that explain why some lost documents are important?
IELTS Speaking Part 1: Shoes
Here’s a topic that might seem strange at first, but that is actually quite easy if we follow the normal method.
IELTS Listening: ‘Urbanisation’ gap-fill
Listen to a recording about cities and urbanisation, and complete the summary sentences.
IELTS Reading: Paragraph headings about dictionaries
Try today’s paragraph headings exercise. Many people find this one tricky!
IELTS Writing Task 2: Professionals working abroad
See if you can finish the last sentence of my paragraph.
Writing Advice: Balanced opinion vs concede + answer
A subscriber asked me to explain the difference between these two types of essay structure.
Writing Task 1: Process diagram paraphrasing
Try this quick paraphrasing task, but remember that you won’t be able to change every word.
General Writing Task 1: ‘Lost property’ part 1
Can you write two error-free sentences that explain where and when you lost some important work documents?
IELTS Speaking Part 1: Holidays
Here are some more part 1 questions with my model answers. Remember that the priority in part 1 is to answer fluently, not to show off!
IELTS Listening: ‘Work experience’ gap-fill
Listen to a talk by a director from Stanford Business School, and fill each gap in the summary with ONE word only.
IELTS Reading: First sentence of each paragraph?
Is it a good idea to read the first sentence of each paragraph before you attempt any questions?
IELTS Writing Task 2: Easy conclusion method
Some students write long conclusions because they think that a long, ‘impressive’ conclusion will boost their scores. Is this true?
IELTS Advice: Know what you know!
What should you do in the final week before your IELTS exam?
Writing Task 1: Silkworm life cycle
The model answer in this lesson contains an interesting contrast between active and passive verbs.