For today’s practice, writing a report for about the following information. Next week I’ll give you some tips and show you part of my answer. The graph below gives information on the differences in clothing exports from three different countries. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant. Write […]
IELTS Listening: ‘Life on Other Planets’
Those of you who have met me know that I love talking about space exploration and science in general. Fortunately, science is one of the main topics for IELTS listening lectures (along with history, geography, etc.)! I watched this TED talk recently and found some great vocabulary in it for IELTS listening. To make things more interesting, […]
IELTS Reading: Food Allergies T/F/NG
Are you working diligently to practice for your IELTS? Success is a marathon, not a sprint. Keep working consistently and you’re bound to succeed! Here’s a text to get you started for the week. Read the passage and answer the questions below: The Science Of Food Allergies Food allergies first develop when a type of […]
IELTS Grammar: Past Tense Mistakes
One of the most common errors I hear during IELTS speaking practice is using present tense instead of past tense. Something like the following sentence: Last Saturday my friends and I go to the store and buy ice cream. Can you find the mistakes with the verb tenses? (Hint: “go” and “buy”) It looks quite easy, but it’s surprisingly […]
IELTS Master Highlights: Volume 3
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 Writing: IELTS Simon on Task 1 Pie Charts IELTS Speaking: IELTS Advantage on Pronunciation General Speaking: Expert Adrian Underhill on English […]
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 (including stress) Level 3: Connected Speech (rhythm, sentence stress) In order to do level 3 well, you need to have strong fundamentals in level 1 and level 2. For more […]