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IELTS Speaking Part 2: ‘Summer holiday’ answer
Here’s my full model answer, at band 9 level, for the ‘summer holiday’ task.
IELTS Listening: Marine Biology (multiple choice)
Listen to a short talk about a university degree course in Marine Biology, and answer the multiple choice questions.
IELTS Reading: Choose the title 12
Try today’s practice exercise. Read the passage and choose the best title.
Writing Task 2: Making sentences clearer
Compare two sentences written by students with my improved versions.
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Academic Writing Task 1: An interesting word choice
I used an unusual word in one of my recent model answers. Can you explain why?
General Writing Task 1: ‘University offer’ part 2
Can you finish the second paragraph in this letter task?
IELTS Speaking Part 2: Summer holiday
Can you finish my ‘summer holiday’ answer with a short description of something you particularly enjoyed?
IELTS Listening: ‘Bronze Age’ gap-fill
Listen to a description of the period known as the Bronze Age, then fill the gaps in the summary sentences.
IELTS Reading: Photosynthesis (T, F, NG)
Try today’s ‘true, false, not given’ exercise.
IELTS Writing Task 2: ‘Friends and opinions’ essay
Here’s my full band 9 essay for the ‘friends and opinions’ task.
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Academic Writing Task 1: Put the overview second
You can put the overview at the end of the report if you want, but I prefer to put it straight after the introduction.
General Writing Task 1: ‘University offer’ part 1
Can you finish the first paragraph in this letter task?
IELTS Speaking Part 2: Summer holiday ideas
Let’s continue our summer holiday description.
IELTS Listening: Spelling test 8
Here’s another spelling test. See if you can write all 10 words without making a mistake.
Reading Advice: Go deeper, learn more
Every reading exercise is also an opportunity to learn more about the English language.
IELTS Writing Task 2: ‘Friends and opinions’ paragraph 3
Can you add a personal example to finish my paragraph?
IELTS Advice: Stay 100% on-topic
In both the IELTS writing and IELTS speaking tests, you must stay 100% on-topic.
Writing Task 1: ‘Population ages’ pie charts
Read the model report and answer the study questions below it.
General Writing Task 1: ‘University offer’ task
You received a letter offering you a place on your chosen university course, and you must respond to accept the offer.
IELTS Speaking Part 2: Summer holiday
Let’s invent an answer together for the following task: Describe a summer holiday that you enjoyed.
IELTS Listening: Youth centre (matching exercise)
Listen to a short description of a youth centre called ‘Horizon’, then try today’s matching exercise.
IELTS Reading: ‘CBT’ paragraph headings
Try today’s paragraph headings exercise about ‘Cognitive Behavioural Therapy’.
IELTS Writing Task 2: Staying on-topic
In this lesson we compare a paragraph that stays on-topic with two sentences that go off-topic.
IELTS Advice: The right mindset
It seems to me that too many students have a “grammar mindset”.
Writing Task 1: ‘Languages’ tables
Read the model report and answer the analysis questions below it.
General Writing Task 1: A bit more natural
Compare the students’ sentences with my versions, which are a bit more natural.
IELTS Speaking Part 1: ‘Summer’ topic
Here are some more part 1 questions and model answers. How would you answer question 4?
IELTS Listening: Hotel booking gap-fill
Listen to a description of a hotel booking, and fill the gaps in the sentences below it.