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How getting expert help for your IELTS can make a huge difference

In February this year my husband bought me piano lessons for my birthday. I had played years ago and got to a reasonable level but was mostly self-taught apart from two short periods where I had a piano teacher. I had always wanted to play well, but at the time I was able to manage […]

I am too scared to practise my IELTS

IELTS phobia is not funny and it is a genuine fear for some people. If you find that when you start a reading or listening that you can’t concentrate or you begin to panic as soon as you sit down and you easily get lost and the more you try the worse it seems to […]

Can you get your IELTS band alone?

If you have been watching the interviews that I have done with some of my students who have now passed the IETS with the bands that they wanted you will know that they all said one of the things that changed everything for them was not trying to get their IELTS score alone. Here are […]

Improve your English language skills for a better IELTS score

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I once received a comment from a student who had asked me for the best way to improve their IELTS score which made me laugh but was at the same time quite tragic. I had told him that the best way to get a higher band was to focus on his English language skills and […]

What is the best way to practice for the IELTS exam?

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I was speaking to an IELTS student today and she told me that because she had got a low score in the listening test last time she was now concentrating just on listening and would review the other parts of the exam the week before the exam. This is a high risk strategy and shows […]

How to get Band 7 in the IELTS

Many students I teach want at least band 7 in their test and although this is not easy, it is possible with the right level of English language and the right preparation. If you are looking for band 7 and still keep getting band 6 or 6.5 then this post will show you how to […]

How to be a good IELTS language student – My Top 10 Tips

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I have taught many students and am always interested to see how they each approached the process of IELTS language learning. It seemed that the results do not necessarily relate to the amount of effort they put in. All of them worked hard and made progress and were delightful to teach and work with but […]

What should you do if you don’t get the IELTS score you need?

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Have you been disappointed with your IELTS results? Wondering if you will ever reach the Band 7 or Band 8 in IELTS? Sometimes it happens, you study hard, you know you have put in 200% effort, you are really prepared, motivated and ready for the exam but somehow, for some reason you don’t get the […]

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