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General Reading Practice- Choosing a title

For this IELTS task, you choose the most appropriate title from a list, to match with specific parts of the text. Main skills: * Being able to skim read * Being able to scan for information * Being able to make connections between vocabulary from title to paragraph * Being able to summarise the

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IELTS Reading- Sentence completion

The test * In the reading test, candidates are required to complete a sentence * In this type of task, you are given sentences from the reading with a gap- you may have to fill it with words taken directly from the reading * Some tasks ask you to take the words exactly

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Reading Practice: Short answer questions

This article provides non-fiction samples to reflect the sort of tasks you could get in your IELTS General Training Reading exam. These samples are not taken from the official IELTS websites, but individually sourced to give you an array of text types. The answers are at the very bottom, but

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Reading Practice

True, False, Not Given In your IELTS exam, one of the most common questions is a true, false or not given, based on a passage you are provided with. There are ten question types in total and you could be assessed on any of them, but not necessarily all of

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IELTS Writing- Letter of Apology

What makes an informal letter, informal? * Much of the level of formality or lack of, will depend on whom it is addressed to. If it is your friend, this is a clear signal that the letter is informal * It is informal if you are writing to someone you know very

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IELTS Essay Writing Tips

Yesterday was my first live IELTS Q&A! I have spent this morning making some reflective notes about it. A concern from students was about the essay questions; understanding them, essay strategies and they key differences between them. This article revises what the essay types are, how to answer

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IELTS Speaking Tips

Let's do a quick recap of what the speaking exam consists of before we get onto intonation. IELTS speaking exam recap * There are three sections to the speaking exam * Section 1- A brief introduction and short Q&A * Section 2- Individual speaking on a specific topic. You

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IELTS Academic Writing Task 1

IELTS Writing Task 1 Sample I came across a post from someone on Reddit, who shared a question they found difficult. I understood why and wanted to share a post on how to tackle this. Let’s say you don’t get a graph, bar chart, pie chart, line graph,

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IELTS Speaking Practice

The list of questions below are intended to be representative of speaking part 1. However, these are questions that you can generally practice for any part of the speaking exam, as there are a mixture of easier and more difficult questions. When practising, try to extend your responses so you

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IELTS Advantages and Disadvantages Essay

This essay provides a plan and model response for an advantages and disadvantages essay in your writing paper. Essay question: Nowadays many people choose to be self-employed, rather than to work for a company or organisation. Why might this be the case? What could be the disadvantages of being self-employed?

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IELTS Discussion Essay

This post will help you navigate how to write your discussion essay. 1. Essay tips 2. What does the question look like 3. What distinguishes this essay from its essay counterparts? 4. Steps to answering the question 5. Answering the question with a model response Essay tips * Consider both sides

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6 strategies for IELTS Reading

1 - Read the questions Quickly read the questions so you have an idea of what you are looking for. This means you are actively reading. 2 - Read the text Skim read the text and underline parts that relate to the questions, fro your initial checking with the questions.

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IELTS Opinion Essay

This article is a quick run through of how you answer a task 2 opinion based question. Although more and more people read the news on the internet, newspapers will remain the most important source of news for the majority of people. Do you agree or disagree? Paraphrase the statement

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IELTS Reading Practice- Academic

Academic Reading Practice 1. Basic information 2. Methods to achieve the correct answers 3. Exam tips Basic information * Three sections to the test * 1 hour to complete all three sections (this is a tall order so practicing until you can complete the paper with the allotted time is absolutely crucial)

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Your Essential Guide to the General Test

Contents: 1.1- IELTS General Reading Test (section 1) 1.2- IELTS General Reading Sample (section 1) 1.3- IELTS General Reading Tips 1.1- IELTS General Reading Test The IELTS General Reading test has three parts. Each section of the test has three different texts. With each section, the

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How to write your detailed paragraphs in writing task 1

This article will explain how you write your paragraph 3 and 4 in writing task 1. Paragraph 3 and 4 is where you identify key features. Make sure to read the first part of how to answer task 1. When looking at the data and eventually discussing it, it’s

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Mastering IELTS Line Graph Analysis

Contents: * What is writing task 1? * The marking criteria * Think, then write * How to answer writing task 1 * Other resources What is writing task 1? IELTS writing task 1 consists of summarising some visual information in at least 150 words. The visual is usually a graph or chart. Your key

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Everything you need to know about IELTS essay writing

* Introduction * IELTS essay writing format * The types of essays * IELTS essay writing topics * IELTS writing task 2 example Task 2 on the IELTS writing paper is definitely worth having a deeper dive into. The topics are wide-ranging and you should be applying a specific structure to your writing, regardless of

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The ultimate IELTS linking words guide

Using linking words in your writing exam task 2 is essential. Linking words help to connect your sentences and paragraphs. They help to build a logical flow and signal the relationship between sentences and paragraphs. In the writing exam, coherence and cohesion count for 25% of your marks, so using

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How to prepare for your IELTS at home

The best way to prepare for your IELTS at home is to create a routine that’s easy to follow. This blog post discusses the specifics of how you can prepare for your IELTS at home, with easy actions to implement. And it isn’t just about practice papers. There

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IELTS reading practice

What is the IELTS Reading Test? IELTS Reading Test * The test takes 60 minutes * There are 40 questions * You will be asked to read 3 different passages * The content of reading is different for the Academic and General test The reading paper tests you on the following (academic and general)

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IELTS listening tips

What does the IELTS listening exam consist of? * There are four sections to the IELTS exam: reading, writing, speaking, listening. * Listening, reading and writing are done on the same day. The speaking test is typically scheduled in the afternoon but it can be scheduled within seven days before or after

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IELTS score range

IELTS scores: 3 easy ways of understanding IELTS results * A brief study of the IELTS score range * IELTS score calculator * What is a good IELTS score? An overview IELTS scores are graded from a scale 1 to 9. With 1 being the lowest, and 9 the highest. A score is

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How to prepare for your ielts writing task 2

In my previous post, the ielts writing task 1 was covered, bringing us to task 2 for the ielts writing paper. IELTS writing task 2 is a different to its sibling, task 1. It requires a different set of skills. Task 1 asks you to summarise and present clear, concise

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How to prepare for your IELTS Writing Task 1

How to prepare for your IELTS exam Writing paper- Task 1 You’re preparing for your IELTS exam and you want to pass with impressive results. Whether it's for university, a nursing job, immigration purposes, or just because you want to be the most proficient at English as