This article is all about getting IELTS Band 8. If this is the band that you want then read on there are some important things to discover. I haven’t put IELTS Band 9 because it’s very rarely given and would take a very long time to be sure of that result. Even if you don’t need […]
Continue readingBeing focused and doing regular practice is what will get you the score you want in your IELTS. If you are finding it difficult to keep focused, then read on as Iam going to share some simple steps that can help you to do just that. I’m sure most of you heard about the death of […]
Continue readingI want to talk about time. Do you feel that you’re not getting close to your IELTS, or you are not finding time to prepare for your IELTS because you are too busy doing other things? Maybe this post can help you to align your priorities. When I say ‘time’, I don’t mean managing the reading […]
Continue readingIf you are thinking that it’s impossible for you to get a high band in IELTS, then it’s important for you to read on so you can find out how it is possible.Q: Is it possible for everybody to get a high band in IELTS? A: Personally, I believe it is. I’ve worked with many students of […]
Continue readingIf you’re in a situation where you’re thinking maybe you’re going to abandon IELTS, or it’s becoming too difficult or you’re losing focus, then you should read this post because I want to try and remind you why you thought about doing the IELTS in the first place.So why is IELTS important?It isn’t really, it’s […]
Continue readingAre you getting great scores in your listening and your reading, but finding that the writing and perhaps also the speaking is lagging behind? If this describes you then read on – this will help you transform your situation How you can make sure that your IELTS writing reaches a high band? That’s the question. I’ve been an […]
Continue readingIf vocabulary for your IELTS is something that you are concerned about or want to know more about, then you should read this post. I see lots of comments and receive lots of questions about how to improve vocabulary. I’m not surprised, English vocabulary is quite a huge thing. There are over 171,000 words, and the Oxford […]
Continue readingHow To Fail the IELTS exam is a strange title for an article from an IELTS teacher, but sadly, there are lots of students who go into the exam very unprepared and it looks like that’s exactly what they are trying to do. In this article, I want to go through the six ways that will […]
Continue readingI work with IELTS students all the time, so I speak to IELTS students a lot and I’m often very surprised that many don’t have a plan or a system in place to prepare for their IELTS exam. In this post I want to talk about planning your IELTS study. Now, a lot of students don’t […]
Continue readingI’ve been looking recently at some different approaches that I’ve seen students take to their IELTS preparation. This was triggered originally, by a conversation that I had with a student on Monday who was talking about several courses that he taken in IELTS with different IELTS teachers and that he felt he hadn’t really got […]
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