On the writing and reading papers time is your enemy. Sometimes it can seem fairly straightforward to complete an IELTS essay in 40 minutes, but can you do it under exam circumstances when you have just spent 60 minutes doing three readings?
Perhaps the obvious thing to do is to do all your writing and reading timed. I disagree. In fact, I think it’s a big mistake. If you… Continue reading
Do you want free IELTS practice? Why not? Do you know where to get it? Maybe not. So what I intend to do is suggest some of my favourite links – the trouble being that not everything you can find out there is top quality.
This is a brief post on exam preparation. It’s not just about what you do, it’s also about how you do it. That may be obvious, but also consider the “how much”question.
Perhaps the number 1 rule in IELTS writing is to answer the question. This may sound obvious, but it is surprising how many candidates fail to get it right. Even though their English may be high quality, they won’t get the grade they need if their essay doesn’t address the question.
The starting point is to recognise that there is in fact a question to be answered… Continue reading
The language of cause and effect is critical to IELTS – both in writing and speaking. The reason for this is that it helps answers the question “Why?” and allows the candidate to give an extended and coherent answer.
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