7 Easy Steps to Achieve IELTS Success
It is famously difficult to succeed in the IELTS exam because it is such a good test of your English ability. There are no quick…
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Essay Correction: Family Topic [Task 2]
One of my Chinese students wrote an essay on the following topic, which I corrected and am sharing here for the benefit of my website…
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8 Question Types in IELTS Reading and Listening [IELTS Hints]
In order to prepare for the IELTS exam, you need to know the types of question that you will encounter. Once you know these question…
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Hesitation in the IELTS Speaking Exam
What is hesitation? Hesitation means pausing for a moment before you continue speaking. This is a perfectly natural part of speech. You probably do it…
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Ray Zahab: My trek to the South Pole
In January 2009, Ray Zahab broke the record for fastest unsupported trek across Antarctica, to raise awareness and money for kids’ environmental education. In 2006,…
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Joe Landolina: This gel can make you stop bleeding instantly
Forget stitches — there’s a better way to close wounds. In this talk, TED Fellow Joe Landolina talks about his invention — a medical gel…
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Angela Lee Duckworth: Grit: The power of passion and perseverance
Leaving a high-flying job in consulting, Angela Lee Duckworth took a job teaching math to seventh graders in a New York public school. She quickly…
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Improve your IELTS Speaking Score Immediately
The IELTS Speaking Exam terrifies many students, but it shouldn’t. If you are prepared, you have nothing to worry about. Don’t view the examiner as…
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Graham Hill: Less stuff, more happiness
Writer and designer Graham Hill asks: Can having less stuff, in less room, lead to more happiness? He makes the case for taking up less…
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Sebastian Thrun: Google’s driverless car
Sebastian Thrun helped build Google’s amazing driverless car, powered by a very personal quest to save lives and reduce traffic accidents. Jawdropping video shows the…
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3 Ways to Prepare for Process Diagrams
This is just a short post today because I’m on holiday. 🙂 I’m currently in Antwerp, in Belgium, on a brief tour of Europe. Let…
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Jay Walker: The world’s English mania
Jay Walker explains why two billion people around the world are trying to learn English. He shares photos and spine-tingling audio of Chinese students rehearsing…
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Analyzing an IELTS Task 2 Question
In the IELTS Writing Exam, you are mostly being judged on your ability to construct a well-written essay. However, part of the task is responding…
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Model Essay: Bar Chart
Question You should spend about 20 minutes on this task. The graph below shows female unemployment rates in each country of the United Kingdom in…
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David Gallo: Underwater Astonishments
David Gallo shows jaw-dropping footage of amazing sea creatures, including a color-shifting cuttlefish, a perfectly camouflaged octopus, and a Times Square’s worth of neon light…
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IELTS Writing Task 2 Activity
Here’s a cool task to help you work on coherence and cohesion – which is one of the four areas on which your IELTS Writing…
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Richard St John: 8 secrets to success
Why do people succeed? Is it because they’re smart? Or are they just lucky? Neither. Analyst Richard St. John condenses years of interviews into an…
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IELTS Writing Task 1 Practice Activity
Ok, so here’s an activity I put together for a student I tutor. It’s based on a pretty simple line graph, and I’ve just written…
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