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Fix Your IELTS Writing – Stop putting the cart before the horse
This is a well-known saying in English and it means that we get things the wrong way round, our priorities are not right. It happens a lot, I feel, when you tackle the writing part of the IELTS test. There are a few reasons for this but all of them maintain this practice of having […]
Continue readingYour Top 10 IELTS Writing Questions Answered
In my experience, IELTS writing is generally the part of the test that takes the longest to reach Band 7. There are several reasons for this. The level of writing you need is quite high and requires fairly sophisticated language (especially if you are looking for Band 8) which is close to that of a […]
Continue readingHow to complete IELTS Writing in less than 60 minutes
Continuing the theme of time, I want to say something this week about IELTS Writing. This is the other area where many students are up against the clock and this can cause some stress and worry. Like the reading, it doesn’t have to be like this and students who get band 7 or above in […]
Continue readingThe 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 […]
Continue readingThe Ninth Day of Christmas – now we’ll take a final look at writing
Today is the ninth day of Christmas. Celebrations are now going on and many people also take the time today to consider their New Year resolutions. I’ve made one about helping even more people in 2018 to get the IELTS result they want. I have written several IELTS programmes and the results so far are […]
Continue readingThe Eighth Day of Christmas – today I want to give you another tip about IELTS Writing
Happy New Year 2018!! Ring out the old ring in the new J I wish you all a prosperous and successful 2018. I really hope that I might be able to support you in that success. I am certain that you will be away celebrating today and may not read this until tomorrow or the […]
Continue readingThe Seventh Day of Christmas – now we’ll look at writing
Today is New Year’s Eve, the very last day of the year and one which is celebrated all across the world. Here in the UK people celebrate in different ways. For the people of Scotland they have a huge celebration – more important than Christmas – called Hogmanay. Others prefer to celebrate in clubs or […]
Continue reading5 Steps to Great Planning for IELTS Task 2 Writing
Not many people who have to write are able to do this automatically and without much thought – even professional writers. I am talking here about native speaker writers. So for those who have English as a second language think how much more difficult it will be to just sit and write. How easy it […]
Continue readingThe Ultimate Strategy for Moving your IELTS Writing from Band 6.5 to Band 7
So here is my IELTS 10-step Writing Strategy. The Ultimate Strategy for Moving your IELTS Writing from Band 6.5 to Band 7 One – make sure that you practise writing regularly. This doesn’t mean that you have to write lots of complete tasks every day. You could just begin by working on your introductions – […]
Continue readingWarning: Don’t ignore grammar errors in writing
There seem to be lots of IELTS myths going around about IELTS writing. Let me tell you that in my experience (and I’ve been teaching IELTS at bands 7 and 8 for well over 20 years) there are no short cuts, tricks or quick solutions to writing. The best way to improve your IELTS writing […]
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