It's my job to get you the best IELTS material, whether it's from me or someone else. Here are some of the highlights from this week: IELTS Reading: Newsela article on Robots and Health …
IELTS Speaking: The Three Levels of Pronunciation
English Pronunciation expert Adrian Underhill divides pronunciation skills into three levels... Level 1: Individual Sounds (the individual sounds in English like /r/ or /l/) Level 2: Words …
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IELTS Writing Task 1: Basic Structure
The basic paragraph structure of Task 1 writing is quite simple: Introduction: Explain in your own words what the graph(s), table(s), or diagram(s) is showing Overview: In general terms, tell …
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IELTS Listening: Preparing with Podcasts
Podcasts can be a great place to get IELTS listening practice. They are a great way to study while riding a bus or driving to work. Here are some of my favorites. I recommend you choose one or two …
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IELTS Reading: Looking for Keywords
I often teach the "keyword technique" as the best strategy for IELTS reading (IELTS Simon also uses this). To do this, first find the keywords in the questions and then either find their match or …
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IELTS Listening: Capital Letters and Proper Nouns
Student Question: Should I write in all capital letters for the IELTS listening so I don't lose points for proper nouns? For listening, it doesn't matter if you use capital letters, lower case …
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