Daily lessons with Simon,
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IELTS Listening: Wealth study gap-fill

Listen to the description of some controversial research regarding wealth and personality, then fill the gaps in the summary sentences.

IELTS Reading: Yes, no, not given

Read the passage about the importance of exercise for children, and complete the ‘yes, no, not given’ exercise below it.

Vocabulary: Review every week

The ability to use a wide range of vocabulary is probably the main thing that separates band 7-9 candidates from those at band 6 or lower.

Speaking Part 3: ‘Television’ topic

Do most people watch TV for education or for entertainment? Today’s lesson contains my sample answer to this question and two others.

IELTS Listening: Map directions

There’s a ‘map’ question in Cambridge IELTS book 11. Would you be able to follow the map directions quickly?

Writing Task 1: The overview

An IELTS examiner recently told me that the most common mistake in students’ writing task 1 answers is that there is no overview.