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 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 opposite in the reading passage. For example, I’ve highlighted the keywords in this question… “Tourism has a social impact because it promotes recreation.” (Cambridge […]
IELTS Reading: “True, False, Not Given” Question Order
True, False, Not Given questions come in the same order as the reading. This is great because you can follow along. However, with “Not Given” questions, you can spend a long time looking for an answer that’s not actually there. Because of this, I recommend the following strategy: For T/F/NG questions, read at least one question […]
IELTS Reading Practice: Newsela
It’s a well-known secret that to do well on the IELTS reading test, you need to have a strong vocabulary and be comfortable reading academic-style articles. One website I’ve found extremely useful with many of my students is the news website, Newsela. It has news articles taken from around the internet and re-written at different reading levels. The […]
IELTS Academic Overview Part 1: Listening and Reading
The IELTS test consists of four parts: listening, reading, writing, and speaking. This 2-part series will give a brief overview of each part, common problems IELTS students have, and some brief solutions to each of these problems. Looking for the writing and speaking sections? Click here for Part 2 of the IELTS Academic Overview. IELTS Listening Overview: The […]