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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

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

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

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QoeKYAqBRtE After your 2 minute monologue in Part 2 of the Speaking test, the examiner will ask you around 4-5 more

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EbfM8XClyoU Many consider Speaking Part 2 to be the most difficult part of the IELTS Speaking test because it is a

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TnPsrlxITmI Speaking Part 1 lasts between 4-5 minutes and you will be asked questions about familiar topics, such

This article will look at how long your answers should be in Part 1 of the Speaking test and some simple ways to make your answers better. I am often

Introduction On the IELTS Speaking test, you will be graded on four different things: Vocabulary (25%) Grammar (25%) Fluency and Coherence

What to do if you don’t understand a Speaking question: Ask the examiner to repeat the question. Ask the examiner to explain the meaning of one