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The Four Ps to Achieving Your Dreams

Patience, Perseverance, Practice, and Performance. With this Posse of Ps it’s hard not to reach your English goal (and hard to keep away from P-words too!) 🙂 So, let’s expand on them and see how they can help you achieve your dream of fluency in English.

How Can I Prepare for the Speaking Section of the IELTS?

Your approach to preparation in the IELTS tells me a lot about how you will succeed. I meet students who are organised, who have a plan and who create a process for their learning and their preparation. They balance their general English practice with their IELTS test practice and know that it is impossible to […]

Reading and Writing Accelerator

I know how hard getting the score that you need in the IELTS can be. Sometimes it can feel like trudging through the freezing snow somewhere and going uphill both ways, there and back! Studying for it is hard, you wade through all of those practice tests and read essay after practice essay. You spend […]

Fact or Fiction?

There are so many rumors that run wild about the IELTS, and as a teacher and former examiner I have heard them all! Today I wanted to take the time to clear up many misconceptions so that you, as a student, can set your heart at ease, and to make clear what you really need […]

What Does Design Have to Do with EFL?

I have been thinking back to an IATEFL conference I attended a few years ago in Glasgow. One of the sessions that struck a real chord with me was the Plenary given by Diana Laurillard. In this plenary, she explored ideas of teacher communities and also course design, but a course design that was adaptable to many […]

Take Your First Step to Passing the IELTS: IELTS Step by Step Learning Programme

There is so much information out there about taking the IELTS test and developing your language skills. An overwhelming amount of information. It can take months or even years to go through it all and to figure out what works for you! What if there was a way that you could get focused training to […]

Four Things NOT to Do When Taking the IELTS

We talk a lot about what to do when taking the IELTS, well here are a few things NOT to do.

October Ultimate Workshop

Do any of the following describe you…? You’re feeling frustrated by the IELTS… For the amount of time and energy you’re putting into your study it feels like you’re not making progress, and you’ve lost the spark and enthusiasm you once had … You feel like you’re constantly having to push yourself to work harder […]

Why Take the IELTS?

Trying to decide whether to tackle the test or not? Undertaking the International English Language Testing System can be a time consuming and challenging adventure, but with our help and some hard work on your part you can make your dreams come true. This test can open many doors to you. Here are some of […]

Do You Know Which IELTS Test to Take?

According to IELTS.com there are two types of IELTS tests you can possibly take: IELTS Academic and IELTS General Training. Let’s compare both and decide which of the two is right for you. The first step you need to take before you can decide which of the two to take is to know what your […]

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