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IELTS and academic English: 20 words you must know

Dominic Cole — Sat, 30 Jul 2011 12:28:37 +0000

A series of exercises on words from AWL list 1. If you work through the exercises, you will learn not just these words but should also improve your vocabulary learning skills. The idea is to recognise that these words form part of word families and you need to be able to use the whole word family to succeed.

Connectors: contrast vocabulary

Dominic Cole — Sun, 03 Jul 2011 16:38:52 +0000

A list of more advanced "connecting" words and phrases for IELTS writing, together with online practice exercises. The idea is to learn to vary the way you write your sentences when you are expressing contrast: there are more words than "although" and "but".

Key essay vocabulary – 8 AWL exercises

Dominic Cole — Thu, 18 Nov 2010 14:42:08 +0000

Exercises on the academic word list to help write essays. The idea is to show you how the AWL words are used in context.

Paragraph coherence: linking words

Dominic Cole — Wed, 17 Nov 2010 22:38:02 +0000

Advice on how to make your IELTS writing more coherent by using linking words correctly and using synonyms for coherence