Find out why topic sentences are important and how to write a simple topic sentence and then develop it into a high band score one
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Practise writing a simple high band-score introduction.
After reading your introduction, the examiner should know
> what is the question about
> what your position is
IELTS Writing Task 2 – a detailed explanation of why my paragraph about staff uniform would get a high band score.
If you’re serious about succeeding in IELTS, learn what a high band-score answer looks like
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IELTS Writing Task 2 – Watch me convert a simple paragraph into a high band score one.
If you’re serious about succeeding in IELTS, learn how to improve your cohesive devices.
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In the speaking test, you need to persuade the examiner that you can speak at length without noticeable effort in order to get a band score 7 for Fluency and Coherence.
Here’s a useful tip to help you to do that
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If the examiner asks you a “what type of” question in the IELTS speaking test, it is better not to give him a boring list
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Idioms are important.
Find out how to find idioms and how to use them in the speaking test
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Do you get frustrated because you forget things you want to remember? Help is at hand, with a programme called Anki.
Watch me showing a student how to use Anki to learn basic modal verbs
If you have to learn anything, Anki is the best way to remember.
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Lexis for IELTS Writing Task 1 – take every opportunity to show off your lexis. Be prepared beforehand with some less common lexical items such as …
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Do you get frustrated because you forget things you want to remember? Help is at hand, with a programme called Anki.
Watch me showing a student how to use Anki to learn basic tenses and auxiliaries
If you have to learn anything, Anki is the best way to remember.
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Watch a live classroom recording of me and my students talking about how to organise a task 1 question about mobile and PC ownership
If you’re serious about succeeding in IELTS, organise your Task 1 answer in a logical way
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Watch a live classroom recording of me answering a question about the most popular types of food in a particular country.
If you’re serious about succeeding in IELTS, copy my pronunciation, intonation, and lexis 🙂
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Lexis for IELTS – take every opportunity to show off your vocabulary in Writing Task 1
Be prepared
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How to think of vocabulary in a Writing Task 1 process
Ask yourself questions – why questions, where questions, etc
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Do you find you forget most of what you learn in class?
If so, you’re not alone, and your brain is acting normally.
Learn how to make your brain work for you, and remember things the easy way with Anki – computer-based flashcards.
And it’s absolutely free 🙂
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Read about why doing your homework once is not enough, if you’re serious about succeeding in IELTS
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It is important to understand noun phrases and noun clauses if you want to get a high score in the IELTS exam
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It is important to understand noun phrases and noun clauses if you want to get a high score in the IELTS exam
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You really should be able to pronounce advantages and disadvantages 🙂
Read the sentence below.
Then listen and repeat.
One of the main disadvantages of taking a gap year is that by time you get to university, you’ll have forgotten everything you learnt at school.
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