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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?
General Writing Task 1: ‘New Year project’ part 1
Can you finish the first paragraph in this letter task?
IELTS Speaking Part 2: A meal you cooked (2)
Let’s continue our description of a meal that we cooked. I’ve chosen home-made pizza.
IELTS Listening: Spelling test 10
Here’s another spelling test. Do you find any of these 10 words tricky to spell?
IELTS Reading: ‘Parentese’ (Y, N, NG)
Try today’s ‘yes, no, not given’ exercise.
IELTS Writing Task 2: Elderly care solutions
In this lesson we’ll write the solutions paragraph for the ‘elderly care’ task.
IELTS Grammar: ‘Elderly care’ mistakes
Can you find and correct the mistakes in five sentences?
Writing Task 1: New ‘line graph’ task
Let’s start work on a new ‘line graph’ task.
General Writing Task 1: ‘New Year project’ task
Let’s start work on a new informal letter task from Cambridge IELTS 18.
IELTS Speaking Part 2: A meal you cooked
Let’s invent an answer together for the following task: Describe a meal that you prepared or cooked.
IELTS Listening: Exam invigilator (multiple choice)
Try today’s multiple choice exercise.
IELTS Reading: ‘Lobsters’ paragraph headings
Try today’s paragraph headings exercise.
IELTS Writing Task 2: Elderly care problems
In this lesson we’ll write the problems paragraph for the ‘elderly care’ task.
IELTS Advice: “I know this already”
Remember: There is a huge difference between understanding something and really knowing it.
Academic Writing Task 1: Where to put the figure
Let’s compare some sentences with figures in different positions.
General Writing Task 1: Formal phrases to informal
Can you rewrite five formal phrases in an informal way?
IELTS Speaking Part 3: Computer games
Here are some part 3 questions and band 9 sample answers on the topic of ‘computer games’.
IELTS Listening: Words with silent letters
In English, some words contain silent letters. Test your spelling of 10 of these words.
IELTS Reading: Habits (Y, N, NG)
Try this ‘yes, no, not given’ exercise.
IELTS Writing Task 2: ‘Problem + solution’ essay skeleton
Read my essay skeleton for the ‘elderly care’ task. What can you learn from it?
IELTS Grammar: Test the simplest form
If you want to know whether a phrase is grammatically correct or possible, here’s a useful trick.
Academic Writing Task 1: Ways to prepare
Here are some study ideas for Academic Writing task 1.
General Writing Task 1: ‘University offer’ answer
Here’s my band 9 answer for the ‘university offer’ letter task. I’ve also made a list of the useful phrases in my answer.
IELTS Speaking Part 1: Be direct!
Compare two possible answers to a speaking part 1 question. Which is best?
IELTS Listening: ‘Antarctic lakes’ gap-fill
Listen to the beginning of a lecture about lakes in Antarctica, and fill each gap in the summary sentences with ONE word only.
IELTS Reading: ‘Computer art’ multiple choice
Try today’s multiple choice exercise.
IELTS Writing Task 2: ‘Elderly care’ topic
Can you finish my introduction for this ‘problem and solution’ essay task?
IELTS Grammar: Past habits with ‘used to’ and ‘would’
We need to be very careful when describing past habits with these words.