Tips for Reading - IELTS | IELTS Learning Tips

Bad habits in IELTS Reading that cost you marks!

Over the past few months as I’ve started working with new students, I have noticed quite a few practices that are really not helping them to achieve a high score and are often, in fact working against them, especially in getting everything done in the time. So, what are these things that stop you from […]

Dealing with YNNG and TFNG in IELTS Reading

[Article] - IELTS Reading – Dealing with YNNG and TFNG

Many students tell me that they struggle with YNNG and TFNG are tricky for them and in all my years of working with IELTS students, they are often the last type of question to click with students and indeed, I myself can sometimes have a doubt over a TFNG/YNNG, especially if they appear in Section […]

IELTS Reading – the 1-minute rule to manage your time

You have 60 minutes to complete the IELTS Reading Test. There are 40 questions to do, so it’s logical that you have to work quickly to complete all the questions. The passages become trickier as you go through and some types of question take a little longer than others so balancing all these things, it […]

How to tackle Headings in IELTS Reading

Headings can take time. By not looking for a single answer but accepting any that are possible you can cut down your time. This also makes sure that you won’t get them wrong by choosing an incorrect answer for the first 1 or 2 choices. Here is a Heading question: The passage is about Tea, there are […]

Valuable ‘tricks’ for IELTS Reading

Recently I was asked by a student for some ‘valuable tricks’ for reading. In all honesty, there are NO tricks for reading. Just strong language skills, good technique and suitable strategies for answering the question well. ‘Tricks’ suggest short cuts and sadly there are no ‘short-cuts’ in IELTS. Remember IELTS tests your English language level […]

Why using common sense in IELTS Reading can be your best strategy

Common sense can be your greatest ally in IELTS. So many IELTS students get bogged down in rules and strategies that they forget to use a common-sense approach and end up tying themselves in knots making it impossible to get to the heart of the question. Ask yourself how many times you have chosen an […]

How to solve MCQ questions in IELTS Reading

1 COMMENT

Although I have covered this topic before, it seems that many IELTS students still find MCQ in listening and reading rather difficult. I’ll try and clarify again here the best approach to dealing with these questions. MCQ Listening For these questions you have to look at the question, check the choices, listening, find the key word for […]

Five Timing Strategies for IELTS Reading

Managing the time in IELTS Reading and Writing is one of the issues that IELTS students bring to me the most. It seems that for many IELTS students the BIG problem in both IELTS Reading and Writing is often making sure they complete everything in the time available. As this seems to be such a […]

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 […]

Category Archives for Tips for Reading – IELTS