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This Week in English: The Meghan Markle interview

In This Week in English, we look at interesting language based on what is going on in the news and other media. In this article, we’ll be looking at the recent interview between Meghan Markle and Oprah Winfrey.

IELTS myths: Should you be aiming for a band nine?

IELTS Myths

After reading this page you’ll have a better idea about a common IELTS myth: that everyone who takes the IELTS exam should be aiming for a band nine. You’ll learn about IELTS band requirements for visas and university admissions. You’ll also know how to set goals for IELTS study and why it can be more effective to aim for a band seven than a band nine.

Learn English with podcasts: Abdi the American pt. 1

This is the first of a series that will be looking at one of my favourite episodes of, popular podcast, This American Life. Check out the video bellow and then click through to find the original podcast (this episode covers the section named ‘prologue’) and a transcript.

Rewriting an IELTS task one essay: Describing a bar chart

Want to find out how to improve your IELTS task one writing? You’ve come to the right page. On this page, you can watch me break down a real IELTS essay sent in by a student. I’ll then show you how I would rewrite this essay to improve its score. The student who sent me this essay also send me a task two essay, so be sure to take a look at that too.