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To get IELTS Band 7 or 8 you have to do what it takes!

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I was speaking to another IELTS teacher today and he was telling me about his students and how they struggle with the reading and writing part of IELTS. During our conversation he mentioned the fact that many of his students really didn’t do much reading or writing because they didn’t really ‘like it’. I get […]

Why what you are doing might be stopping you from getting the IELTS result you want

There are lots of ‘rules’ ‘tricks’, tips and shortcuts around IELTS which I see online and also hear about from my students and I can tell you that none of them will help you to get your IELTS band as much as good English skills and strong techniques. In fact, in many cases the opposite […]

Is IELTS Band 7 enough?

I was speaking to one of my students, Abdullah, this morning to work out what he needed to do next to get his band score in his upcoming IELTS exam. We’ve been working together for quite a few months now. When I first met him last year he had just taken the exam and got […]

Key IELTS writing techniques you must remember

In my experience it generally takes longer for the writing to reach these bands and one of the main reasons is that many students don’t really know exactly what they need to do in order to give the examiner what they want. Here are some things that you MUST bear in mind for IELTS Bands […]

2 Quick IELTS Reading Tips

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(short and sweet today) I get asked all the time about reading and how to conquer it. To which I have 2 answers:Firstly – have a good level of English (vocabulary, grammar, sentence structure etc.)Secondly, – acquire great techniques (skimming, scanning, key words)Now practise and practise and practise and when you’ve done that, practise some more.Oh, […]

IELTS – the gateway to many dreams

IELTS is the gateway to many dreams. I’m sure if you are reading this, you have your own dream for you, and maybe also your family, and IELTS is the thing that you need to unlock those dreams. So, if IELTS is the key, then you need to take it very seriously indeed. I am sure that you […]

Don’t make this mistake in IELTS!

Sophia took 10 years to get her IELTS band. She also took 12 tests and just couldn’t get her required score in one sitting. Eventually she managed to get her result at the 13th time of sitting the test. During all that time and all those tests she lacked one major thing…… A Plan Any journey needs […]

The 6-Step process to IELTS Writing Band 7/8

I’ve been thinking about the IELTS Writing section and the journey that takes students from Band 5.5 or 6 to Band 7 or 8. I was looking back at all the students I have worked with over the past few years who achieved their goal of 7 or above for writing and thought about the […]

IELTS Reading made easy – the 3 SSS’s

Sometimes ‘acronyms’ can be helpful to remember things so I have come up with one for IELTS reading – SSS (sounds like a snake) but it stands for Simple – Systematic – Successful! SimpleReading isn’t difficult but it is often made difficult, in my opinion by students making ‘a mountain out of a molehill’ in […]

IELTS Reading summaries with a list

Of the two summary questions in IELTS Reading, the one where you have a list of words is the most difficult. This is because there are more steps to this type of question and also the words may not be exact synonyms but there will be words there in the box that look as though […]