Educational Qualifications Essay

3 years ago

Today, we are going to look at an IELTS writing question that is all about educational qualifications and explore some…

Synonyms for People

3 years ago

Have you ever been in the middle of writing an essay and you realise you have used the word “people”…

Electricity Pie Chart [Sample IELTS Essay]

3 years ago

In IELTS writing task 1, you might be asked to describe a pie chart. In this article, I’m going to…

IELTS Speaking Cue Cards: A Comprehensive Guide

3 years ago

In part two of the IELTS speaking test, you will be given a cue card. On it, there will be…

A Simple Guide to Conditionals [English Grammar]

3 years ago

Conditionals are really common in English. If you want to get a good score in IELTS writing or speaking, you…

What is a Good IELTS Score?

3 years ago

Around the world, tens of thousands of people are preparing to take IELTS and they will all have a target…

How IELTS Speaking is Marked

3 years ago

When I was teaching IELTS at a university in China, my students would always ask me about the “IELTS speaking…

Describe a Big City You Would Like to Visit

3 years ago

Last week, I posted a series of sample answers to writing task 2 questions from Cambridge IELTS 17. Today, I…

Sentence Fragments: A Big Grammar Problem

3 years ago

I have written about sentence fragments before in posts about common grammatical mistakes, but I think it’s time now for…

Cambridge IELTS 17: Sample Band 9 Answers

3 years ago

Cambridge recently released the 17th instalment in their IELTS series and I wanted to give you my sample answers for…