IELTS Speaking Part 2
The IELTS speaking test is comprised of three parts, each of which is a little harder than the previous. Part 2 is different from the…
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Straw No More, by Molly Steer
A few days ago I posted an article to help you with your IELTS listening section 4 preparation. In it, I linked a YouTube video…
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IELTS Listening Section 4 Advice and Practice
The IELTS listening exam is comprised of four sections, and they are each more difficult than the previous. That means section 1 is the easiest,…
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Describe a Restaurant [IELTS Speaking Part 2]
In the IELTS speaking exam, you may be asked about almost any common part of life. There are some predictable topics you often encounter, and…
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How to Succeed in General Training Writing Task 1
As a requirement for migration purposes in many countries worldwide, thousands of people take the IELTS exam every year to validate their English language skills. …
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Essential Apps for IELTS Students
It’s the beginning of a new school year and my students are asking me the same questions I always hear. Chief among them is “What’s…
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1,000 Subscribers
Six months ago, I started a YouTube channel to help students study for the IELTS exam. I had made a few videos before then on…
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Why you should define your fears instead of your goals
Today we are going to look at an interesting TED talk by a popular American author called Tim Ferriss. In his speech, he talks about…
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IELTS Speaking Partners
If you want to improve your speaking skills for the IELTS exam, you need to practice often. It can be hard for some students to…
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Describe something you often do in the evening [IELTS Speaking Part 2]
In today’s IELTS speaking lesson we will look at another cue card. This one asks the candidate to “describe something you often do in the…
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Do You Need to Provide a Balanced Answer to Agree/Disagree Questions?
In the IELTS writing exam, as with other forms of academic English, people often feel as though they need to provide a balanced answer. The…
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Immigration Topic [IELTS Writing Task 2]
Today we’re going to look at a typical IELTS writing task 2 question about immigration. I will show you how to analyze the question, generate…
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How to Get Band 7 in IELTS
The IELTS exam is graded from 0-9, with band 9 indicating an expert user. Generally, band 9 can be thought of as native-level. It is…
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IELTS Topic: Money
Can money make you happier? Does money make the world go round? That’s what some people say. In any case, money is important in our…
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How to Stay Calm When You Know You’ll Be Stressed
They say that stress is a killer. It’s true – being stressed is so bad for your health that it could actually cause you to…
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IELTS Writing Task 2: Two-Part Questions
Today we’re going to look at an IELTS writing task 2 question that often makes students a little worried: the two-part question. This is also…
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IELTS Writing: Should I Write 4 or 5 Paragraphs?
If you’ve been studying IELTS for a long time, you’ll see different teachers and textbooks recommending different structures. Sometimes they recommend a 4-paragraph essay and…
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The Brain-Changing Effects of Exercise
In today’s TED video we hear a neuroscientist (that’s a doctor who specializes in the brain) talk about exercise. Why? Because she has discovered that…
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