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IELTS Speaking – 5 things to do to get your Band 7 and 8

In my experience there are two camps of IELTS speaking students – those for whom the speaking presents no problems whatsoever and those for whom it is a worry and the difference generally between these two groups is practice. In fact speaking is all about speaking – if you do it regularly you will be […]

How 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 […]

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 […]

Why Time might be your IELTS Enemy!

“I don’t have time to practise!” I hear this over and over again and I get it, I really do. Life takes over, work takes over, responsibilities take over 🙁 “I can’t do the reading and writing in the time” – this is another ‘time refrain’ that I hear a lot – […]

Why ‘crossing your fingers’ is not a good IELTS strategy

I have been speaking to lots of IELTS students over the past two weeks and I have been very surprised by how many of them trust their IELTS result to fate. They go into the exam hoping that this time it will be ‘their turn’ to get their band. As strategies go this is probably […]

The 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 […]

The Eleventh Day of Christmas – more about IELTS Speaking – putting on your best performance!

Just two days left of the Christmas Season – it’s all gone so fast! Today is tinged with sadness as the festival that we prepared so long for, that we looked forward to for several weeks is now almost over and we will have to wait another whole year for it to come around again […]

The Tenth Day of Christmas – IELTS Speaking – how to knock the examiner’s socks off!

We’re coming towards the end of our Christmas season now. Today is the tenth day of Christmas we’re into the new year yet still a little in party mood. Some people will most likely start to take down their Christmas decorations today although others may want to stretch the Christmas season as much as they […]

The 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 […]

The 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 […]