Brain Drain [Sample Essays and Vocabulary]
For today’s English lesson, we are going to look at the topic of “brain drain.” This is a phenomenon that occurs when lots of talented…
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Compound Adjectives
For today’s grammar lesson, we are going to learn about compound adjectives. These are groups of words that come together to function as an adjective.…
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Uncountable Nouns
When I’m giving IELTS writing corrections, I often tell people that they have made a mistake with an uncountable noun. This is hardly surprising. These…
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10 Common Grammatical Errors (And How to Fix Them)
Spot common grammar errors and see how to correct them in your own writing.
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Animal Rights Essay
In the IELTS writing exam, you could be asked to write an essay about animals. Most likely, your question would relate to animal rights. This…
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Sample IELTS Letter (English Lessons)
When it comes to IELTS academic writing, it is quite possible that you could be asked to write a letter of complaint. Today, I’m going…
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Compound-Complex Sentences
There are four types of sentence in English and one of them is called the compound-complex sentence. In this article, I will tell you everything…
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History is Important Essays
In the IELTS writing exam, you could be asked about the topic of history. Today, I am going to show you two sample band 9…
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Describe your Ideal Home
In the IELTS speaking test, you are sometimes asked to describe a building. I have written about that before several times. However, today we’re going…
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Gerund Phrases
Today, we are going to look at gerund phrases. Don’t worry if you aren’t familiar with this term. The concept is actually quite easy to…
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Should Have (Should’ve) + Past Participle
Today, we are going to take a quick look at an important part of English grammar. It is the phrase “should have,” which can be…
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Sample Essay on Rising Crime Rates
There are many common IELTS topics that you frequently see in task 2 of the writing test, and one of those is the topic of…
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Opinion Essays [IELTS Writing Task 2]
In the past, I have explained how to answer each type of IELTS writing task 2 question and today we are going to look at…
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IELTS Vocabulary
I’ve been teaching IELTS since 2010 and have run this website since 2016 and in all that time the most common thing people want to…
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How to Describe a Graph
In IELTS writing task 1, you will be asked to describe some sort of visual data. It could be a line graph, a bar chart,…
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Bad Behaviour in Schools [IELTS Task 2]
Today, I want to show you a sample band 9 answer for an IELTS writing task 2 question about bad student behaviour. This is an…
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Present Perfect vs Past Perfect
When it comes to success in IELTS, you need a good grasp of grammar. That involves many things, from articles to prepositions to punctuation. One…
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Animal Testing Essay
There is a wide range of topics used in the IELTS writing test and many of them overlap. Today, we are going to look at…
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