I’ve been teaching IELTS since 2010 and I’ve marked many thousands of essays as part of my writing correction service. In that time, I’ve noticed that there are many words that IELTS candidates always seem to get wrong. These include common words like “individual” and “recently.”

A few days ago, I made this video lesson to help explain these problematic words. I talk about each word and why it is wrong, with examples that show you how to use it correctly.