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Is IELTS Reading YOUR Nightmare?

Many students LOVE reading. I do too – it’s my favourite thing in IELTS and the thing I most love to teach. However, if you are wondering how that can be, or thinking; “How can anybody LOVE IELTS Reading?” then this article is definitely for you. Why do I enjoy IELTS Reading?The topics are interesting (mostly)It’s […]

I am a slow reader so how can I manage the IELTS Reading Test

I’m not sure that reading speed is the biggest factor in IELTS Reading. I am quite a slow reader myself as I like to savour the words and the text and think carefully about what I am reading, but I can do the reading test quite quickly and accurately using techniques which don’t really need […]

Your Top 10 IELTS Reading Questions Answered

I get asked about IELTS reading on a daily basis so I have put together a list of the top 10 most asked questions about reading and given my answers. 1. Should I read the whole text? Most IELTS students realise that this is actually not possible to do in the time (for most people). So the […]

How to complete IELTS Reading in 50 minutes

Completing the IELTS reading test within the time allocated is very important if you want to score band 7 or 8. Unless you complete all questions, you are reducing your total possible score. So, for example, if you fail to complete the last 5 questions (something many students report to me) or simply guess them […]

The Sixth Day of Christmas – final advice on IELTS Reading

We are now half-way through our celebration and the end of the year is coming. Tomorrow is a special day in the Christmas holiday season and also for people all around the world. It’s the time when we say goodbye to 2017 and open our arms to 2018 and what it has to offer us. […]

The Fifth Day of Christmas – more about IELTS Reading

Today is the fifth day of the Christmas season and as it’s Friday many people will have already gone back to work – but not for long as another public holiday is only 3 days away! For those lucky enough to have the whole season off there is more festive cheer around in the shops […]

Understanding IELTS Reading

Many IELTS students have the belief that if you read the first sentence (or first two) of the first paragraph and then read the last two this will be enough information to answer the questions that are set. In actual fact for some passages this may just work – but it is too […]

The Dangers of Spending too long on IELTS Reading questions

I love IELTS reading!! There is nothing about it that I don’t really enjoy. I love doing it and I love teaching it. I also love the fact that when I teach it most of my students have ‘blue sky’ moments when it all suddenly makes sense and their scores shoot up. This is the […]

The Truth about Skimming and Scanning

Question: Do I need to skim and scan in IELTS reading? Answer: Yes you do. These are important reading skills which will help you to extract information quickly from a large body of text; this is exactly the skill that is being tested in IELTS reading. It’s important to understand the difference between them and […]

7 secrets to IELTS Band 8 Reading

To be honest there are no real secrets or ‘tricks’ to IELTS reading just good skill and common sense. However under the pressure of the exam (and in practice too) common sense seems to go out of the window and panic takes over. People look for short cuts or quick fixes to get it done […]

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