I get around 1000 questions per day from students through email and during my Facebook Live sessions. Nearly all of them are one of the 25 below, so I decided to put the answers all in one post to …
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A Guide to Telling the IELTS Examiner Lies
I was chatting to an IELTS examiner about things that stop students doing well on their speaking and writing tests and one thing he said was really interesting- 'The speaking and writing tests are not …
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7 Ways Idioms Can LOWER Your IELTS Score
Avoid these mistakes when using idioms in IELTS: Only use idioms when it is appropriate. Writing Task 1 Academic, Writing Task 2 and formal letters are not appropriate as they require a formal …
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7 IELTS Fluency Problems
How to improve IELTS fluency: Speak calmly and smoothly. Listen to native speakers and try to copy their pace of speech. Don’t focus on the quality of your ideas. Instead, focus on the quality of …
How to Improve IELTS Reading and Listening Skills
Students often ask me 'How do I improve my reading and listening skills?' The short answer is 'Read and listen more.' However, this is not a very good answer because you need to know HOW to …
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Top 6 Mistakes General Training Students Make
https://youtu.be/5ovyqyx1XW0 ---- What is the difference between General Training and Academic IELTS? The Listening and Speaking tests are exactly the same for both. The Reading tests are …
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