Building and Structure Vocabulary for IELTS
In the IELTS exam, sometimes you need to describe buildings or structures. This can appear in any section of the exam, and having the right…
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IELTS Speaking Topic: Happiness
Lately I’ve been working with my students on an IELTS topic, and I thought I’d share with you some of the questions that came up.…
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IELTS Speaking Questions: Health
Health is an important topic in life and also in the IELTS Speaking Exam, so it is a common topic. Being able to talk about…
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IELTS Speaking Questions About the Environment
It’s impossible to predict what questions you will be asked in the IELTS Speaking Exam, but you can reliably guess what topics will appear. There…
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Describing People – Using Better Adjectives
It is possible that in the IELTS speaking test you could be asked to describe a person. This is most likely to occur in part…
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30 IELTS Speaking Questions About Sport
Sports is one of those topics that sometimes comes up in the IELTS Speaking Exam, but you can actually use a good sports vocabulary to…
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IELTS Speaking Topic: Work
Work is one of the most common IELTS topics. It pops up in the speaking, the listening, and the writing modules. That’s because it’s something…
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Story Structure: IELTS Speaking Part 2
Being able to tell a story is an important IELTS skill. I don’t mean spinning a fictional tale… You don’t have to be the next…
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Don’t Say Delicious! How to Really Talk About Food
IELTS examiners deal with dozens of candidates every day and they hear the same old stories: My hometown is very beautiful. I like pizza. It’s…
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How to Improve your Pronunciation for IELTS
Most IELTS students want to improve their pronunciation skills. In fact, many of them want to speak English like a native. It is certainly worth…
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Talking about Buildings
The topic of buildings is one that sometimes comes up in the IELTS Speaking Test. Sometimes it may appear in Part One, or it…
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Describe a Sportsperson you Admire
In today’s lesson, we are going to look at a question from IELTS speaking part 2 that asks you to describe a sportsperson. I will…
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Phrasal Verbs for IELTS
Phrasal verbs can make your English sound more natural and lead to a higher degree of fluency. This can obviously help you in the speaking…
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Present Continuous for Talking About the Future
The present continuous is a useful tense but learners often find it difficult to know when to use and indeed it is frequently overused. There…
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Describe an Animal [IELTS Speaking]
In part 2 of the IELTS speaking test, you could be asked to describe many different things, from people to charites to places. You could…
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Answering Difficult Questions
Q: What happens when you’re given a question that has no simple answer? A: Take it as a chance to show of your amazing English…
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8 Useful IELTS Speaking Tips
The IELTS speaking test can be really stressful and it causes many talented English learners to panic and perform poorly. However, it is important that…
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