IELTS Outdoor Activities topic title image containing text "Outdoor Activities"

IELTS restaurants topic title image containing text "Restaurants"

IELTS family topic title image containing text "Family"

IELTS appearance topic title image containing text "Appearance"

IELTS driving and traffic topic title image containing text "Driving & Traffic"

IELTS money topic title image containing text "Money"

IELTS sport topic title image containing text "Sport"

IELTS personality topic title image containing text "Personality"

IELTS extreme experiences topic title image containing text "Extreme Experiences"

IELTS hopes and dreams topic title image containing text "Hopes & Dreams"

IELTS childhood topic title image containing text "Childhood"

IELTS environmental problems topic title image containing text "Environmental Problems"

IELTS business topic title image containing text "Business"

IELTS mobiles topic title image containing text "Mobiles"

IELTS good manners topic title image containing text "Good Manners"

IELTS hometown topic title image containing text "Hometown"

IELTS studying topic title image containing text "Studying"

IELTS home topic title image containing text "Homes"

IELTS celebrations topic title image containing text "Celebrations"

IELTS work topic title image containing text "Work"

Academic Writing Task 1: Paraphrasing the 5 task types

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Academic Writing Task 1: Paraphrasing the 5 task types

he first thing you should do in the introduction of your IELTS Academic Writing Task 1 answer, is paraphrase the task rubric.

Academic Writing Task 1: How to choose key features for the overview

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Academic Writing Task 1: How to choose key features for the overview

After this, you should identify the key features or main trends in the graph, chart or diagram.

IELTS Writing Task 2: How I use (and don’t use) linking adverbs and phrases

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IELTS Writing Task 2: How I use (and don’t use) linking adverbs and phrases

Now, there are two major problems I see in the way IELTS students often use linkers. One, they don’t use them at all, and the links between

IELTS Writing Task 2: How I paraphrase 4 common phrases in Task 2 Questions

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IELTS Writing Task 2: How I paraphrase 4 common phrases in Task 2 Questions

Did you know that one of the best ways to start your IELTS writing task 2 is simply to paraphrase the task question?

IELTS Speaking: Past simple, past continuous and past perfect (narrative tenses)

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IELTS Speaking: Past simple, past continuous and past perfect (narrative tenses)

The past simple, past continuous, and past perfect. These narrative tenses make an answer in IELTS Speaking much more effective.

The 3 things you need to know about question types in IELTS Writing Task 2

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The 3 things you need to know about question types in IELTS Writing Task 2

Today we're going to look at the different kinds of IELTS Writing Task 2 questions that you might see, and discuss how you approach

IELTS Vocabulary: 20 Advanced words & phrases for outdoor activities

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IELTS Vocabulary: 20 Advanced words & phrases for outdoor activities

Topic specific advanced vocabulary for outdoor activities Outdoor activities is one of those topics that regularly comes up in IELTS....

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Should you lie in the IELTS test?

Should you lie in the IELTS test? This may seem like a funny question, but it’s an important one, because often candidates get into trouble

IELTS Speaking Part 1: From 6 to 6.5 in IELTS with grammar you already know!

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IELTS Speaking Part 1: From 6 to 6.5 in IELTS with grammar you already know!

There are clearly things you can do in the IELTS test to improve your score without necessarily learning any new vocabulary or grammar.

Writing Task 2: Band 6.5 to 7.0 just by choosing the right kind of idea

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Writing Task 2: Band 6.5 to 7.0 just by choosing the right kind of idea

It’s much easier to raise your score by half a band than if you had a vocabulary or grammar problem.

IELTS Writing Task 2: 6 Reasons Why This a Band 9 Answer

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IELTS Writing Task 2: 6 Reasons Why This a Band 9 Answer

Today, we’ll discuss 6 reasons why this IELTS Writing Task 2 model answer will score in bands 8 to 9 in IELTS writing.

IELTS Vocabulary: 20 Advanced words & phrases for restaurants and food

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IELTS Vocabulary: 20 Advanced words & phrases for restaurants and food

If you want to reach the high bands in IELTS you'll need context specific vocabulary, so here's 20 advanced words and phrases you can use

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See model answers to IELTS Speaking parts 1, 2 and 3, and IELTS Writing tasks 1 and 2. All answers use British English, and were written by a native speaking English teacher, with topic-specific vocabulary, good collocations, and a good variety of complex sentences for a high grammar score.

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