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Help – My IELTS Speaking Test is tomorrow!

I hear this often with IELTS students. I really don’t understand why people leave it so late. Going over the exam procedure, making sure that you know what to do and when things are happening, checking the times etc.. is one thing you should do the night before, but trying to address the whole speaking […]

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 […]

4 top tips for your IELTS essay – Task 2 | How to improve IELTS

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Did you know that the IELTS writing usually scores to lowest band in any IELTS exam session? The IELTS writing test can be a hard mountain to climb but with the right preparation you can make sure that your IELTS essay will be good enough to attract the score that you really want. Taking time […]

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 […]

10 tips for improving IELTS Scores

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I feel like I have been working with IELTS for years, in fact a long time ago I administered the Davies Test which was a pre-cursor of IELTS!! I wanted to pass on to you my top 10 tips for improving your IELTS exam results. This is what I give my own students who are […]

Do you need band 7 or 8 in each IELTS paper?

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Are you struggling to get those band 7/8s? Do you practise english every day yet still seem to be stuck with the same IELTS scores? Have you sat the test multiple times and spent a lot of money on teachers? Are you worried that you’ll never get the score you want? If you are feeling […]

How to improve your Speaking and Listening

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As with reading and writing, these two skills are linked. You can use language from your listening practice to help with your speaking and vice versa. The more you practice the speaking the more you will be able to pick up on the listening. Can you think about examples of issues you have with either […]

How to prepare for your IELTS exam

I’ve just been helping my 11 year-old daughter prepare for a mid-term French test. I was ironing and she was at her books. We practised some short dialogues about the weather, transport, time etc.. did some drilling on pronunciation, new words and word order and then the usual recitation of irregular verbs. A few weeks […]