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IELTS Grammar: Using ‘could’ in the past
Try this grammar exercise to see if you can use ‘could’ correctly when describing the past.
Writing Task 1: ‘City populations’ answer
Read my band 9 report, and try the quick homework exercise below it.
General Writing Task 1: ‘New Year project’ answer
Here’s my band 9 answer for the ‘New Year project’ task, plus a list of useful vocabulary.
IELTS Speaking Part 1: Typical mistakes
Here’s a list of typical mistakes that IELTS candidates make in part 1 of the speaking test.
IELTS Listening: Spelling test 11
Here’s another spelling test, with 10 words that people often spell wrongly.
IELTS Reading: The Streisand effect (T, F, NG)
Try today’s ‘true, false, not given’ exercise.
IELTS Writing Task 2: ‘Gap year’ essay
Read this model essay and see if you can guess what the missing words are.
IELTS Vocabulary: Make your own sentences
Can you write full sentences using five phrases correctly?
Writing Task 1: City populations ‘future’ sentence
Write one sentence about the year 2040 to finish my report.
General Writing Task 1: ‘New Year project’ part 4
Can you end this letter with something short and appropriate?
IELTS Speaking Part 2: ‘A meal you cooked’ answer
Here’s my full model answer, at band 9 level, for the ‘describe a meal’ task.
IELTS Listening: Industrial Revolution (multiple choice)
Listen to a short introduction to the history of the Industrial Revolution, and complete the multiple choice exercise.
IELTS Reading: ‘Reading’ paragraph heading
Try today’s quick paragraph headings exercise.
IELTS Writing Task 2: Extend, develop, progress
You’ll see these three words in the band descriptors for writing task 2.
IELTS Advice: You are not being compared with others
Some students have the mistaken idea that examiners compare candidates.
Writing Task 1: City populations details
Can you write one correct sentence comparing four figures in one year?
General Writing Task 1: ‘New Year project’ part 3
Can you finish the third paragraph in this letter task?
IELTS Speaking Part 2: A meal you cooked (4)
Let’s continue our description of a meal that we cooked. In this lesson we look at ‘how’ we made the meal.
IELTS Listening: ‘Graduation ceremony’ gap-fill
Listen to a teacher give instructions to students regarding their graduation ceremony. Then fill the gaps.
IELTS Reading: Choose the title 13
Try today’s practice exercise. Read the passage and choose the best title.
IELTS Writing Task 2: ‘Elderly care’ collocations
Let’s look at some different types of collocation in my ‘Elderly care’ essay.
IELTS Advice: How to repeat yourself when speaking
Here is a good way to repeat yourself that can work well in part 2 of the speaking test.
Writing Task 1: Four figures in one sentence
Can you compare four figures in one sentence without making a mistake?
General Writing Task 1: ‘New Year project’ part 2
Can you finish the second paragraph in this letter task?
IELTS Speaking Part 2: A meal you cooked (3)
Let’s continue our description of a meal that we cooked. In this lesson we look at ‘why’ we made the meal.
IELTS Listening: ‘Skydiving course’ gap-fill
Listen to a short presentation about safety on a skydiving course, and fill the gaps in the transcript.
IELTS Reading: ‘Placebo effect’ multiple choice
Try today’s multiple choice exercise.
IELTS Writing Task 2: ‘Elderly care’ essay
Here’s my full band 9 essay for the ‘elderly care’ problem and solution task.
IELTS Grammar: spend time on / ing
Is it better to say “spend time on something” or “spend time doing something”? Read this lesson to find out.
Writing Task 1: City populations overview
Can you complete my overview paragraph by finishing the second sentence?