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IELTS examiners love to ask questions about global warming and environmental change. That means that you should do what you can to prepare yourself by practicing writing on this topic. You should also check out this band nine model answer and our guide, including vocabulary, to why it is a band nine.
When you are preparing for the IELTS exam, it can be easy to feel overwhelmed by connecting words, also known as cohesive devices. We know they are part of your coherence and cohesion score when you are graded. However, there are so many connectors and it is not always clear which type you should use. In this guide, I’ll clear up this confusion and give you a list of the most important connectors for your IELTS task one.
For a lot of people, the IELTS test is a big deal. Passing the test can be a step on path to the visa, job or university course of your dreams. The most common goal for the IELTS test is a band seven, but how do you get one? In this guide, I’ll explain what it takes to get a band seven, give some useful tips and tricks and then answer some common questions.
I came across this IELTS task one process diagram question recently on Facebook and thought that it looked really hard! It can be easy as an IELTS tutor to just pick interesting questions where it is easy to show off some good techniques, so I thought it would be a good idea to do the best possible job with a less than ideal question. After all, IELTS students don’t get to cherry pick questions; why should teachers?
Wild animals isn’t the most common IELTS topic, but as you’ll see, it is a very flexible one that you can use even if you aren’t directly asked about it. In this article, I’ll share some Vocabulary with definitions, examples and sample answers.
Feeling nervous is a natural response to an important situation. When you are preparing for the IELTS exam, you might feel nervous because there is a lot on the line. This is especially true when it comes to the IELTS speaking exam where you are face to face with an examiner. In this article, I’m going to share nine ways to take control of your nervousness and feel confident in the IELTS exam.
Our band nine sample essays are here to show you what you should be aiming for with your IELTS writing. Keep scrolling down for a breakdown of the structure, grammar and vocabulary that make this essay band nine.
If you’re studying for the IELTS exam, you probably already know that you need to use a range of different types of grammar. However, you might not know that some types of grammar are better than others when it comes to scoring a band seven, band eight or even a band nine in the IELTS test. On this page, I’m going to share one way you can improve your grammar: using because to start a sentence.
Our band nine sample essays give you the opportunity to learn from successful essays that show off the best structure, vocabulary and grammar. This IELTS essay on ambition looks at if this is a positive or a negative character trait. Scroll down for why this essay scores a band nine.
‘Although’ and ‘even though’ are two easy ways to inject some more complex grammar in the IELTS exam. In this blog post, we will provide a detailed guide on how to use these words in the IELTS exam. We will also provide example sentences to help you understand their usage.