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3 things you should know about mastering IELTS Speaking

For many, the speaking part of IELTS is easy and they do not need to do a lot of practice. This is most likely because they use English every day in their work and are quite comfortable speaking English. For others it can be quite worrying and they are afraid of this part of the […]

Your Top 10 IELTS Speaking Questions

1. I don’t have anybody to practise speaking with, how can I improve my speaking?This is a conundrum for many people, especially if you love in a remote area. Clearly to improve speaking you have to speak! However, all is not lost because there are some things you can do to practise. Firstly are you absolutely […]

IELTS Speaking – 5 things to do to get your Band 7 and 8

In my experience there are two camps of IELTS speaking students – those for whom the speaking presents no problems whatsoever and those for whom it is a worry and the difference generally between these two groups is practice. In fact speaking is all about speaking – if you do it regularly you will be […]

The Twelfth Day of Christmas – IELTS Speaking – my final words of advice

Today is the twelfth day of Christmas and the celebration of Twelfth Night. In the past this was a very big celebration with people feasting and partying well into the night. In other countries in Europe twelfth night and tomorrow January 6th (the feast of the 3 Kings) are big festivals but in the UK […]

The Eleventh Day of Christmas – more about IELTS Speaking – putting on your best performance!

Just two days left of the Christmas Season – it’s all gone so fast! Today is tinged with sadness as the festival that we prepared so long for, that we looked forward to for several weeks is now almost over and we will have to wait another whole year for it to come around again […]

The Tenth Day of Christmas – IELTS Speaking – how to knock the examiner’s socks off!

We’re coming towards the end of our Christmas season now. Today is the tenth day of Christmas we’re into the new year yet still a little in party mood. Some people will most likely start to take down their Christmas decorations today although others may want to stretch the Christmas season as much as they […]

IELTS Speaking Made Easy

With the vast majority of band 7 and 8 IELTS students, speaking is generally at a good level. However, what can happen is that the general good level of speaking is not always reflected in the exam result and students who are fluent and confident can sometimes score 6.5 and then have to re-take the […]

The Facts you should know about IELTS Speaking

IELTS Speaking isn’t just a ‘chat’. Just like all the other parts of the IELTS test, it is put together in such a way that you can demonstrate a variety of speaking skills to the examiner – such things as showing your vocabulary, being able to communicate at length about various topics and presenting a […]

10 Easy Ways to Boost Your Spoken Language Skills

I’ve been thinking about some quick ways in which you can practise English as you go about your daily life. I realise that not everybody is in a position where they are surrounded by English every day. (Although, if you can swing it, an immersion programme is an excellent way to skyrocket your English progress, and […]

Are Some People Better at Learning Languages than Others?

I’m sure there is a lot of scientific and linguistic research about this topic and this is not a scholarly post. It is something I have thought about often in the years that I have been teaching and learning languages and I simply wanted to share my thoughts with you. I hope that they strike […]

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