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May 19, 2023
IELTS Reading: The development of the London underground railway
I guarantee that you can do this in under 10 minutes if you follow my system.
Find the Reading online and do it yourself before you listen.
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Apr 20, 2023
IELTS Listening Part 2: Matthews Island Holidays
Get the full blog with audio on my website:
https://ieltsetc.com/2023/04/ielts-listening-tips-complete-guide/
In this lesson, I examine the MACRO and MICRO skills you need to get all of the answers right in this Section 2 IELTS Listening about a holiday company.
For example:
* Background knowledge (what you already know about holiday companies, tour itineraries, travelling/place names in the UK etc etc)
* Vocabulary (phrasal verbs, synonyms, numbers)
* Spelling (ea words, al/ol words)
* Grammar (comparisons, 'used to', perfect modals for guessing)
* Accents (Northern English 'u')
* Pronunciation features (meet you)
* Linking (However...)
* Signalling (What we do is...)
* Predicting
* Remembering
The Members Academy teaches all of these skills in a variety of easy-to-follow short courses with quick video guides and plenty of practice.
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Mar 23, 2023
๐ Which is the best (free) online IELTS writing checker?
There are many free online IELTS Writing checkers available, and they can be useful when youโre starting your IELTS preparation.
Online writing checkers such as Grammarly can give you simple feedback on your grammar, vocabulary and linking words.
There are more sophisticated versions available that claim they can assess your IELTS writing using the Band Criteria, and give you a grade and feedback in a matter of seconds.
But how accurate and reliable are they?
I tested a few and here are my results.
The one I mention in the podcast is testpredikt.com.
Check out my blog here:
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Mar 10, 2023
How many IELTS Reading question types are there? (Tips on how to tackle different questions in the IELTS Reading test)
[Skip the 5-minute introduction if you want to just get to the question types!]
Different websites have different ways of categorising IELTS Reading Question types.
See my latest blog for all the details:
https://ieltsetc.com/2023/03/how-many-ielts-reading-question-types/
In my online courses, I follow the official IELTS.org guidelines, and I have simplified the types so that you focus more on developing your reading skills. Developing good reading skills will enable you to answer all question types.
The 3 basic categories are:
* Matching things (headings, statements, features, sentence endings, dates, people, choosing from a list)
* Filling in gaps (summaries, notes, tables, flowcharts, sentences, diagrams)
* Choosing from a list (Multiple Choice, True, False, Not Given and Yes, No, Not Given)
In this blog, I examine the official 11 Question Types as outlined on IELTS.org and explain how other teachers and websites might label them. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ieltsetc/message
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Feb 20, 2023
How to prepare for IELTS in 10 days
The best thing about the IELTS Test is that you cannot fail it. The test simply takes a โsnapshotโ of your current level of English.
So if youโve suddenly realised that you need to take the test in 10 days donโt panic too much. Consider it a โpractice runโ.
10 days is just enough time to familiarise yourself with the test requirements so you can give yourself the best chance of getting the best indicator of your overall ability.
Hereโs what I would do in the next 10 days.
Read the blog here
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Feb 11, 2023
Pronunciation for IELTS Listening - how to understand fast speech
There are 7 key features of fast speech and pronunciation that you need to develop a better understanding of in order to increase your Listening Score:
* Features of connected speech (dropping sounds, adding sounds, changing sounds, weak sounds and twin sounds).
* Word boundaries
* Homophones
* Sounds that are different or donโt exist in your language
* Accents and rhoticity (โrโ)
* Minimal pairs
* Consonant Clusters
Read the full blog here.
https://ieltsetc.com/2023/02/ielts-pronunciation-tips-listening-test/
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Jan 26, 2023
IELTS Listening: Hotel Staff Turnover
In this Listening Section 2 we look at:
- Multiple choice questions
- distractors - matching from a list
- the word 'staff' and how it's repeated 32 times
- how to pronounce 'staff'
- academic language you can use in Task 2
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Jan 13, 2023
IELTS New Year Resolutions 2023
What will you do differently in 2023? Here are my 7 resolutions to help you get the IELTS test over and done with once and for all. Get all the tips on my Daily Tips page https://app.getbeamer.com/ieltswithfiona/en and get all my lessons on my website ieltsetc.com. Join the Members Academy to make faster progress.
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Dec 16, 2022
IELTS Reading: To catch a king ๐คด๐
In this episode, I'll take you through one of my Guided Readings - it's an Academic Passage 3 from Book 17 and, unusually, it's a book review.
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Nov 13, 2022
IELTS Mindset: ๐ตโ๐ซ How to deal with 'too much information' (feeling overwhelmed)
Question: "How do I cope with so much information when I'm preparing for the IELTS test?"
Answer: "Just do as much as you need to do for the Band score that you want."
In all aspects of life, there are different levels of expertise and knowledge.
Deciding what you want to do with your IELTS score will help you manage your time and your learning.
I've carefully programmed this into the Members Academy.ย
Aiming for Band 6? Just watch the videos.ย
Need to get Band 7? Watch the videos and do the practice.
Want Band 8/9? Do the EXTRA practice that I include in every lesson.
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This podcast talks about managing your learning according to what level of expertise you need to acquire.
I call it the traffic-light system.ย
GREEN: Band 6 - INTERESTED (do a single course)
YELLOW: Band 7 - COMMITTED (join the Members Academy - do all the courses)
RED: Band 8+ - OBSESSED ("To be the best, you have to be obsessed": do the Coaching Program)
But remember this - what is the opposite of "too much information"?ย
The opposite is "not enough information".ย
Not enough info is worse than too much info when it comes to preparing for IELTS because it is not a subject - it's a language and a skill. Can fluent speakers have "too much English knowledge"? I don't think that's possible.
Let me know if you've got any questions.
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Nov 4, 2022
IELTS Listening: ๐ฎ๐ธ The impact of digital technology on the Icelandic language
Can you guess the answers to the gapfill before you listen? In this episode I talk you through a Passage 4 where I think about 60% of the answers are guessable!
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Oct 25, 2022
IELTS Reading: Feathers as decoration in European History
A tricky GT Part 3 Reading with Matching Headings, Multiple Choice, and Matching Sentence Endings.
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Oct 16, 2022
IELTS Mindset Part 3: How to ask SMARTER questions
I've spoken a lot about Mindset for IELTS in 2 earlier blogs:
1. How to train your mindset for IELTS
https://ieltsetc.com/how-to-train-your-mindset-for-ielts/
2. How to stop making excuses and start making progress
https://ieltsetc.com/2020/11/improve-ielts-score/
In this (rather long) podcast I talk about asking SMARTER questions to get smarter answers.
S = Specific (Why, What, Why, When, Where?)
M = Measurable (How much? How many?)
A = Achievable
R = Realistic
T = Time-bound
E = Evaluate
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Sep 26, 2022
IELTS Listening Part 3: Veterinary science students
In this podcast, you'll practice listening for the tricks in Multiple Choice Questions.
This is yet another Listening based on the topic of farming, and it includes many of the keywords on my IELTS planner list Day 1 (Agriculture), for example:
- breed
- bred/reared
- livestock
- to increase production
- domesticated animals
- controlling and eradicating those diseases
Add these to your wordlist and check out the other lessons related to agriculture on my website https://ieltsetc.com.
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Sep 9, 2022
IELTS Reading: Reducing injuries on the farm
This Reading will also help your Task 2 Writing.
Watch this quick video to see why:
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Sep 5, 2022
IELTS Writing Task 2: How to write a Band 9 essay [Introductions]
In today's September Challenge, we're reviewing Task 2 essays, starting with how to write a good Introduction.
Check out the blog I refer to here (with a model essay):
https://ieltsetc.com/2021/03/ielts-band-9-sample-essay-charity/
and learn more about Introductions here:
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Sep 4, 2022
IELTS Writing Task 1: ๐๐Consumption of meat and fish.
Day 3 of the September IELTS Planner Challenge is all about describing changes in Writing Task 1.
See the graph and video here.
https://app.getbeamer.com/ieltswithfiona/en/september-challenge-day-3-writing-task-1
Or just go to my Daily Tips Day 3 on ieltsetc.com --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ieltsetc/message
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Sep 2, 2022
IELTS Listening Part 1: ๐โโ๏ธ Learning to surf
Day 2 of the September 2022 Challenge.
This is a Part 1 but full of TRICKS!
Get the full video version in the Members Academy.
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Sep 1, 2022
IELTS Reading GT: ๐ฅพThe best hiking boots
This is Day 1 of my free IELTS September Challenge 2022.
Follow the challenge every day on my website (What's new - daily tips):
https://app.getbeamer.com/ieltswithfiona/en/september-challenge-day-1-reading-the-best-hiking-boots
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Aug 26, 2022
IELTS Listening: ๐ฆ Buckworth Conservation Group
This is a slightly unusual Listening Part 1 from the latest Cambridge Test Book 17.
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Aug 18, 2022
IELTS Reading GT โฝ๏ธ: History of women's football in Britain
This is a fascinating Section 3 General Training Reading text about the origins of women's football and why it disappeared for 50 years.
Practice ย Multiple Choice Questions, Matching Information and Gapfill Summary.
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Jul 27, 2022
IELTS Listening ๐ Maple Syrup ๐จ๐ฆ
In this lesson we cover more words from The List (my 100 Most Common Listening Gap Fill Answers).
Pay special attention to the second half, where the speaker describes how maple syrup is produced. This is really useful for Academic Writing Task 1.
Get my guide to IELTS Reading Book 17 (Course) in the Members Academy with all the other workbooks, guides, planners and lists.
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Jul 18, 2022
IELTS Reading: ๐
Domesticating the tomato
This is an Academic Test Passage 2 Reading from Book 17 and the podcast covers 3 types of questions: matching information, matching people, and gapfill.
In the podcast I discuss how you can understand more of the text if you learn my basic vocabulary lists - you can buy my 3 IELTS vocabulary workbooks and guides on my website shop:
- A complete guide to IELTS Word Formation and Spelling
- A complete guide to IELTS Vocabulary
- A complete guide to the most common IELTS Listening gapfill answers.
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Jul 9, 2022
IELTS Listening: Labyrinths
Book 17 Test 1 Part 4
I chose this Listening just because it's from the most recent Cambridge Practice Test book, and I was pleased to see that all of the gapfill answers conformed to my theories about common IELTS gapfill answers e.g. uncountable nouns, irregular word forms, "made from ____" etc.
I put all of my research together in a handy little booklet which you can get in my shop:
https://payhip.com/b/vQlet
I also mentioned the previous Listening Podcast I did a couple of weeks ago, which also refers to these patterns (The History of Cleaning):
https://app.getbeamer.com/ieltswithfiona/en/ielts-listening-made-of-uncountable-noun
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Jun 25, 2022
IELTS Listening: ๐งผ Early History of Keeping Clean
This is a Section 4 IELTS Listening Test Gapfill Summary based on a lecture about the history of keeping clean.
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May 9, 2022
โญ๏ธIELTS with Fiona daily tips from February 2022โญ๏ธ
Here's my roundup of daily tips from February. Watch the video version on YouTube with this link:
https://youtu.be/zZ0TLDv0qxc
In the podcast we'll review: ย
* - Idioms for IELTS Speaking ('food for thought' 'peckish' 'flagging')ย
* - Formal language ('a high risk of failure')ย
* - How to use inversion (Rarely I have? Or Rarely have I?)ย
* - Tech tools to help you practise Speakingย
* - Collocations with sports (do, go, play or practise?)ย
* - Can or Should? - Task 1 Graphs: "Temperature AVERAGED 25 degrees")ย
* - Portmanteau terms: breakfast + lunch = ?ย
* - 20 WRONG ways to say 'Although' - Pass a test? Take a test? Sit a test? ย
* - What are 'Mustakes'? - Tuesday, Toosday or Chewsday?ย
* - "It's not everyone's cup of tea"ย
* - IELTS Vocabulary: Physical Health
Read the new blog about vocabulary lists for IELTS here:
https://ieltsetc.com/2022/05/ielts-vocabulary-lists/
Get all the daily tips here:
https://app.getbeamer.com/ieltswithfiona/en ---โฆ
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Apr 17, 2022
โญ๏ธ IELTS tips โญ๏ธ Jan 19th - 31st (also on YouTube)
Here's my round-up of the weekly tips that you can find on my website (ieltsetc.com).ย
This podcast is also on YouTube/fionawattam:
https://youtu.be/TNcyL63yWbI
https://app.getbeamer.com/ieltswithfiona/enย
In this episode we look at my daily tips from January 19th:ย
- when to use the contraction 's' instead of 'is' (Pronunciation) ย
- how to start a letter and why you shouldn't use 'maam' (GT Letter Writing)ย
- 'claptrap' advice: "elucidate" (Academic Task 1)ย
- when to use "Having said that" (Academic Task 2) - when to use 'triple' or 'treble' (Academic Task 1)
- feedback or feedbacks? (Grammar)ย
- useful collocations with 'effect' (Vocabulary)
- phrasal verb: "I suppose I'll have to make do with it" (Vocabulary)ย
- Spoonerisms (Collocations)
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Apr 6, 2022
IELTS Reading: ๐๐ฝ Could urban engineers learn from dance?
This is a particularly challenging Reading Passage 1, which follows the structure of a Passage 3 'discursive' argument rather than the usual Passage 1 'factual' description.
The title gives us a warning of this academic style - it starts with a question, suggesting that there will be a theory developed, with the opinions of expert. It will pose a problem and try to find a solution.
This is uncommon for a Passage 1. Also the question types are:
Matching information (rare for Task 1)
Gapfill (normal for Task 1)
Cambridge Book 15 Test 2.
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Mar 19, 2022
โญ๏ธ IELTS tips โญ๏ธ podcast Jan 1st - Jan 17th 2022 with YouTube video
This podcast talks you through a fortnight of daily tips, with an accompanying YouTube video.
https://youtu.be/byb9_Dg2UP8
Get the daily tips here on my website.
https://app.getbeamer.com/ieltswithfiona/en
In this episode we cover:
Pronunciation features - weak sounds e.g Fishnchips
How to spot a terrible "Model answer"
Free Flashcards for common IELTS topics (Quizlet - Marine Ecosystems)
How to use the LABELS in IELTS Task 1 Academic Writing
Synonyms for 'houses' in Task 1
A model Task 1 about the construction of houses
Banned expressions e.g. "No worries"
When to use the ampersand (&)
Do you use 'a' or 'an' before abbreviations like "MA" or "FAQ"?
Collocations: raise awareness
Is it ok to use "and so forth"?
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Mar 3, 2022
IELTS Reading:๐งดPlastic is no longer fantastic
In this IELTS GT Part 3 Reading lesson we'll practise Matching Headings, Multiple Choice and Gapfill summary on the topic of plastic.
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Feb 3, 2022
IELTS โญ๏ธDaily tipsโญ๏ธfrom Fiona Dec 9th - 24th 2021
In today's podcast you'll review my daily tips from my annual advent challenge which you can find on my website under "What's New" and https://ieltsetc.com/ielts-advent-adventure/
* Day 9: "It's not worth + ing"
* Day 10: Pronunciation - Juncture e.g. Ice-cream/I scream, That stuff/That's tough
* Day 11: Factor vs reason vs cause
* Day 12: Linking devices - the present participle
* Day 13: Modals of deduction (must)
* Day 14: Not only but also
* Day 15: Mustn't vs Don't have toย
* Day 16: Academic Phrasal Verbs
* Day 17: The grammar of very polite questions
* Day 18: rise vs raise
* Day 19: suggest + ing
* Day 20: Tense review
* Day 21: damage vs damages
* Day 22: as well as
* Day 23: whereby
* Day 24: a free gift for you
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Jan 26, 2022
IELTS โญ๏ธDaily Tipsโญ๏ธfrom Fiona Nov 20 - Dec 8
In this episode I catch up with the daily tips that you can find on my website under "What's new".
This episode covers:
* Pronunciation of phrasal nouns vs phrasal verbs (to give someone the go-ahead)
* The meaning of 'a shambles = shambolic'
* The real meaning of 'actually'
* The use of 'tripling' (reduce, reuse, recycle)
* Inversion (Never have I ever...)
* 'comfortable' gapfill in the Listening test
* "You do the math" (UK = maths)
* can vs be able to
* despite
* due to
* The closer you get, the slower I go (car sticker)
* Even if
* Few people vs a few people
* Good at/in
* Hyphens
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Jan 4, 2022
IELTS Reading: Marine ecosystems ๐ก
This is a nice GT Part 3 Reading to get 2022 off to a great start. It practises Matching Headings, Multiple Choice AND gapfill, and it's absolutely jam-packed with useful IELTS vocabulary, so I made a Quizlet for you to review it.
Go to my website "What's new" to get the Quiz Link.
https://app.getbeamer.com/ieltswithfiona/en/new-podcast-marine-ecosystems
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Dec 5, 2021
IELTS Reading: Having a laugh
This is an academic Passage 3 about the importance of laughter.
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Nov 27, 2021
โญ๏ธIELTS tipsโญ๏ธ Nov 9th - 20th
In this episode I go through a week of tips about:
"is pissed" vs "ears pierced",
PEEL paragraphs,
Jacinda Ardern and New Zealand accents ("bed" vs "bid"),
Bruce Willis, The Sixth Sense and modals of deduction ("He must be a teacher"),
Why Martin Luther King didn't say "I've got a dream",
Are you feeling OVERWHELMED?,
Cost vs value,
When "I will" sounds like "ul",
Hey! and other offensive words,ย
Third Conditional in the LISTENING test,
When was the last time you had a barbie?
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Nov 24, 2021
โญ๏ธIELTS tipsโญ๏ธ Oct 27th - Nov 8th 2021
This is my weekly round-up of tips from the "What's New" tab on my free website: ieltsetc.com
In this episode we look at
* Pronunciation mazes by Matt Hancock (the 'ou' and 'ow' sounds and spelling),
* What's the opposite of 'must'?,
* "It's not worth it",
* Listening tricks and synonyms "at least" and "a minimum of",
* Is it ok to use "etc" in formal writing?,
* Modal verb meanings e.g "That should be ok",
* fifTEEN versus FIFty (15/50) in the listening test,
* A GREENhouse vs a green HOUSE (word stress),
* How important is the introduction in IELTS Writing Task 2?
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Nov 15, 2021
๐What's the best online IELTS course?๐
That's a tough question. It's so hard for anyone to measure the quality and effectiveness of an IELTS course objectively unless they've taken all of the IELTS courses available!
So here's a quick checklist of things to look for in a course. Go to the blog to download the checklist; I designed it to help you make an informed decision.ย
https://ieltsetc.com/2021/11/best-online-ielts-course/
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Nov 5, 2021
โญ๏ธIELTS tipsโญ๏ธ Oct 17th - 27th
Here's the latest round-up of all my IELTS Daily Tips blog that you can find on my website.
In this blog we go through and revise:
Have or get something done
How to pronounce 'ative'
How to pronounce 'able'
Thinking critically
Research vs researchers
Economic vs economical
deteriorate vs get worse
instill vs install
funnest vs the most fun
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Oct 17, 2021
โญ๏ธIELTS tipsโญ๏ธ: a weekly summary
I'm trying out a new way of sharing my tips and advice for IELTS.
If you go to the 'What's new' tab on my website, you'll find a daily tip:
https://app.getbeamer.com/ieltswithfiona/en
You can leave a comment there and ask questions if you need help or if you have any requests.
In this podcast I cover the last 7 days of tips:
* Should I appeal my IELTS score? https://app.getbeamer.com/ieltswithfiona/en/daily-tip-should-i-appeal-my-ielts-score
* Third Conditional and 'be able to' https://app.getbeamer.com/ieltswithfiona/en/daily-tip-can-vs-be-able-to
* 'Just shy of' Academic Task 1 https://app.getbeamer.com/ieltswithfiona/en/daily-tip-just-shy-of
* An elderly person you admire https://app.getbeamer.com/ieltswithfiona/en/daily-tip-no-crying-
* Bring back the big cats https://app.getbeamer.com/ieltswithfiona/en/daily-tip-maymight-have-been
* Polite requests https://app.getbeamer.com/ieltswithfiona/en/daily-tip-asking-for-help-polite-requests
* Phrasal verbs with 'with' (โฆ
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Sep 20, 2021
Things you need to know before you buy an online IELTS Course ๐ค
Have you ever been ripped off, conned, scammed, tricked, duped or just misled when buying an online IELTS course?
In this blog and podcast, I've outlined the 10 'red flags' that you need to know about before you decide which course provider to go with.
Here are are some common tactics that you may not even notice, and they range from being simply 'misleading' to illegal.
For more information and examples that I've collected over 5 years, head to my blog, where you might like to leave a comment.
https://ieltsetc.com/2021/09/read-this-before-you-buy-an-online-ielts-course/
The 10 sales tactics that might trick you into panic-buying an online course.
1. "The course is full" (but suddenly a place became available - buy it quickly before it goes!)
2. "Only 2 spots left!" (in an email to thousands of people, 2 weeks before the course starts)
3. "Totaly value $1999 - buy today for $9.99" (Meaning: it is only worth $9.99)
4. "Normal price $99 - today only $79" (Permanent discount - ilโฆ
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Sep 6, 2021
IELTS Reading: Henry Moore (TFNG Bootcamp Day 1) ๐ฟ
The Members Academy Reading Bootcamp started today (you can still join - it's just $28 and includes 28 days of both live and recorded lessons). This week's focus is on True False Not Given questions, so here's a taster of today's lesson.
This is an Academic Passage 1 about a sculptor called Henry Moore.
I try to get my students to make educated guesses about TFNG questions by the way they're written, and this text is a perfect example of how you can follow a hunch to get the right answer pretty quickly and save time. For example
* NOT GIVEN: turn the statement into a question. If you canโt answer it, itโs NOT GIVEN.
* NO: there is usually an opposite word (antonym) e.g. similar โ different; first โ last
* YES: the answer is usually a synonym or paraphrase e.g complied = did what his father wanted him to do
* There is a balance in the number of True, False, Not Given (fewer NG).
* Donโt OVER-THINK the answer. e.g. Q7 doesnโt exactly say โmore popularโ but itโฆ
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Aug 22, 2021
IELTS Reading: Attitudes to AI ๐ค
This is an Academic Passage 3 Part 3 (Book 16), so it's tough.
In this lesson we'll look at how the language that you learn for Task 2 will help you understand the Reading, and how Reading academic texts like this will help you improve your Writing.
Some of the points I mention include:
- Word formation
https://ieltsetc.com/2020/06/word-formation/
- The 'marc' system for pie charts (Makes up, accounts for, represents, consists of)
https://youtu.be/bsBKQPpVs5g
- Willing to vs want
https://ieltsetc.com/2021/02/willing/
- Hedging
https://ieltsetc.com/2020/12/hedging-in-academic-writing/
- Biased, subjective (Task 2 problems)
https://ieltsetc.com/2021/05/ielts-writing-feedback-40-words/
- How to talk about cause and effect
https://ieltsetc.com/2018/07/free-public-transport/
- The Language of effect
https://youtu.be/Eo8y8ygcgcI
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Aug 13, 2021
How to use idioms in IELTS
Are you using the right idiom in the right place with the right person and the right pronunciation?
To use an idiom correctly there are so many factors that you have to take into account, for example
* who uses this idiom (age, gender, profession, location)?
* when do they use this idiom? (context)
* why do they choose to use this idiom (humour, anger, sarcasm, style)?
* how often do people use this idiom (once in a blue moon?)
In my latest blog, I talk about 3 key factors to help you use idioms correctly:
1. Accuracy
2. Appropriacy
3. Pronunciation
Find out more on my blog.
https://ieltsetc.com/2021/08/how-to-use-idioms-in-ielts/ --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ieltsetc/message
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Jul 19, 2021
IELTS Listening: Stoicism ๐๏ธ
This episode is a Part 4 Listening about an ancient philosophy called Stoicism (don't worry if you've never heard of it - the Listening will explain everything). It's a gapfill summary (one word only) and we also discuss:
* DESPITE (+ noun or + ing verb or + the fact that)
* US and UK spellings (do they matter in IELTS?)
* how my 2-minute Pronunciation feedback can fix a common problem related to your first language (in this case, Spanish).
Review the grammar of 'despite' and 'in spite of' on my blog.
https://ieltsetc.com/2020/12/despite/ --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ieltsetc/message
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Jul 4, 2021
IELTS Reading: ๐ฅBack to the future of skyscraper design.
This passage 2 Academic IELTS Reading is a problem-solution structure.
* The problem: air-conditioning units generate 'spectacular and largely unnecessary energy use and carbon emissions'.
* The solution: use natural ventilation, as they did in 19th-century hospitals.
This IELTS Reading is packed full of useful vocab like 'to squander energy' (= to waste) and 'it uses a FRACTION of the electricity/at a FRACTION of the energy cost' (=a small or tiny part, amount, or proportion of something).
There were also some interesting uses of nouns as adjectives (wards in hospitals = hospital wards) - see my blog about this useful IELTS topic here:
https://ieltsetc.com/2021/06/nouns-as-adjectives/
and adjectives as nouns ('the prosperous' = the people who are prosperous and 'the public').
Get all my reading tips and advice on my website:
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Jun 25, 2021
IELTS Listening: The history of coffee โ๏ธ
This is a Section 4 Listening. I chose this Listening in order to show you why hyphens are NOT important in Listening gap-fill summaries.
There are 3 main types of words in gapfill summaries:
1) Words ending with a suffix like '-tion' or '-sion'
2) Commodities or materials like wool, gold, tea or sugar.
3) Irregular words like plurals ending in y/ies or irregular word forms like poor/poverty.
Get the full article about hyphens on my blog:
https://ieltsetc.com/2021/06/how-to-use-hyphens-in-ielts/
Learn more about Irregular Word Forms on my blog:
https://ieltsetc.com/2020/06/word-formation/
Learn more about the types of Listening gapfill AND the Pronunciation errors that affect your listening in the Members Academy:
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Jun 7, 2021
IELTS Reading: The Effects of Noise ๐
I had a special request for this Academic Passage 3 because it's difficult, but honestly, it's a very early test (Book 7) and is just badly-written.
I think the reading itself is very useful as an example of academic writing, with lots you can learn from it, but the questions are simply not good - you can guess 3 of them without even needing to understand what they mean (a sure sign of a bad test), and there is too much similar language (very few synonyms required).
If you struggled with this one - forget it and move on (but listen for practice ๐.)
Learning points: Hedging - listen to an earlier podcast about hedging:
https://anchor.fm/ieltsetc/episodes/IELTS-Writing-How-to-hedge-in-Task-2-eo21n7/a-a465qt4
and read the blog:
https://ieltsetc.com/2020/12/hedging-in-academic-writing/
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May 16, 2021
IELTS Writing Feedback: improving your Task 2 essays with 40 keywords
When you get IELTS Writing feedback from your teacher, you should be able to see why you are not achieving your desired score.
But this feedback is only useful if you understand exactly what the teacher is talking about when they are pointing out areas you need to work on.
Writing Feedback about LANGUAGE is usually easy to understand โ most people know the language related to grammar (e.g. wrong tense, article missing, third person -s), spelling and punctuation.
But Writing feedback related to CONTENT and academic STYLE is more difficult, especially if you are not familiar with the demands of academic writing. You need to have a good understanding of the terms that the teacher is using so that you can make the necessary changes.
Here is a โglossary of termsโ that I use regularly in my IELTS Writing Feedback Sessions in the Members Academy.
https://ieltsetc.com/2021/05/ielts-writing-feedback-40-words/
See also
How to make your writing more formal for Task 2:
https://ieltseโฆ
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May 3, 2021
IELTS Reading: Attitudes to language
This is an Academic Part 1 text. The text and subject matter is difficult but the questions (YNNG) are NOT.ย
In fact, in this episode I will show you how you can mostly guess the answers without reading or understanding very much of the text.
Get more help with Yes, No, Not Given questions on my website.
If you'd like to contribute to the upkeep of my website and podcast, you can buy me a coffee here:
https://www.buymeacoffee.com/fionawattam
Many thanks
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Apr 11, 2021
IELTS Reading: What is exploration?
Cambridge Book 15 Test 1 Passage 3
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Mar 29, 2021
IELTS Listening: 'Street Play Scheme' โน๏ธโโ๏ธโน๐ปโโ๏ธ๐
This is a really useful Part 2 IELTS Listening (Book 15) about a community that closed their road to traffic so that the children could play safely outside.
It practises Multiple Choice and Choosing from a list.
Useful vocab:
'the idea caught on' = the idea became very popular in other places
'give it a go' = try it
Useful grammar:
Present Perfect vs Past Simple
'The scheme's been up and running for 3 years' = 'The Street Paly Scheme first took place 3 years ago'.
'Be able to' with conditionals
'We'd love to be able to close our road for longer'.
Conditionals
* 'People can use their cars as long as they drive at under 20kph'.
* 'They're happy to see children outside - even if it does get quite noisy'.
* 'Kids are getting fresh air, even if they're not doing anything energetic'.
Past Perfect
* As we'd predicted, air quality was better, but what I hadn't expected was how much quieter it would be.
Academic Task 1 Vocabulary
* 'Sales in the shops went up considerabโฆ
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Feb 14, 2021
IELTS Reading TFNG: Alexander Henderson ๐ธ๐ธ๐ธ
This is a nice and easy Academic Reading Part 1 (great for GT too).
It goes in chronological order, so it's easy to find information from dates, names and places, and there are 2 sets of questions (TFNG and gapfill).
If you're aiming for 7 and you can get 10/13 correct in less than 20 minutes, you're doing very well.
Check your band score here:
https://ieltsetc.com/ielts-band-score-calculator/
Get the conditionals review here:
https://ieltsetc.com/2021/02/conditionals-review/
Learn about 'willing to' vs 'want to' here:
https://ieltsetc.com/2021/02/willing/
Join the Conditional Bootcamp here:
www.members.ieltsetc.com/academy/
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Feb 1, 2021
IELTS Listening: ๐ฆฃ๐ฆฃ๐ฆฃWoolly mammoths on St Paul's Island
Today's Listening is a 6/10 for difficulty. It's a Part 3 Listening with multiple choice and matching from a list.
Useful vocabulary and synonyms:
surprising = amazing
got cut off = became isolated
exact = precise
contact = get in touch with
make detailed notes = write down all the ideas
check timing = make sure we won't overrun
add personal opinions = give your own viewpoint
Join the Conditionals Bootcamp here.
https://members.ieltsetc.com/conditionals/
Get the Signals and Signposts lesson here.
https://ieltsetc.com/2019/09/ielts-listening-how-to-recognise-signals-and-signposts/
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Jan 11, 2021
IELTS Reading/Writing: Driverless Cars ๐
This is a really really useful passage to read because of how it can help your WRITING.
The passage itself is not difficult, but it is jam-packed full of excellent examples of Formal Academic Writing so if you have this reading at home, go through it carefully.
- 'PEEL' paragraphs
- Hedging
https://ieltsetc.com/2020/12/hedging-in-academic-writing/
- Linking words
https://ieltsetc.com/2019/07/ielts-complex-sentences/
- Noun forms
- Conditionals
https://ieltsetc.com/2020/03/ielts-conditionals/
- Critical Thinking
Want to say thanks?
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Dec 29, 2020
IELTS Reading: Motivational Factors and the hospitality industry ๐ฉโ๐ณ๐งโ๐ณ
This is an extremely difficult Academic Reading Passage 3.
It took me 30 minutes to find the answers even with the answer sheet in front of me.
What can we learn from a text like this?
* Background knowledge and vocabulary will aid understanding
* Strategies such as locating the researchers' names will speed up your responses
* Every little helps - 2 of my recent daily tasks from the Writing Challenge will help you break down the dense text
1) affect vs effect
https://ieltsetc.com/2020/12/affect-vs-effect/
2) factor vs reasonย
https://members.ieltsetc.com/factor-vs-reason/
Add these synonyms to your list:
* managers need to know = it is beneficial for hotel managers to understand
* to increase employee retention = to encourage staff to remain
* employees feel obligated to stay = staff feel they shouldn't move
* little is done = undeveloped practices
* employee development = improve their skills
* if cooperation is encouraged = if managers encourage employeesโฆ
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Dec 12, 2020
IELTS Advent Challenge Tasks ๐1 - 12
No time to do my Advent Challenge? This podcast (watch the video version on www.YouTube.com/fionawattam) talks you through the past 12 days, so you'll get up and running really quickly!
It's never too late to start - just go to my website:
https://ieltsetc.com/ielts-advent-adventure/
and open the windows which will take you through to all the links.
Come and post your sentences on Facebook, where I will check them every day:
https://www.facebook.com/groups/ieltsAtoZ
If you'd like to say thanks and contribute to the costs of running the free challenge, you are very welcome to do so here on my 'Buy Me A Coffee' page:
https://www.buymeacoffee.com/fionawattam
In return, I will send you a copy of my A-Z of IELTS Advent when it's ready in the New Year.
Many thanks in advance - your donations help me pay for the cost of the website, graphics, advent page and podcast, so you'll be helping me to help others.
Best wishes
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Nov 25, 2020
IELTS Listening Part 3: Children's Literature Course ๐
Is this Listening more difficult than usual? I got a special request from Elango in my Members Academy, and yes I think it is a tricky one!
I had to read the tapescript very carefully to figure out the answer to Question 27, and it even required a bit of background knowledge (possibly true of Question 28 too!).
Apart from that, this is a really good one to practise listening for:
- Signals and Signposts:
https://ieltsetc.com/2019/09/ielts-listening-how-to-recognise-signals-and-signposts/
- Synonyms (fascinating = interesting; amazed = surprised; type = genre)
- Grammar (not many = few)
- Language of hedging (comics can serve a really useful purpose = comics have the potential for being useful)
- Pronunciation of key words (ballet)
Catch up on the Free Writing Task 2 Challenge here:
https://ieltsetc.com/2020/03/ielts-writing-workouts/ --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ieltsetc/message
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Oct 24, 2020
IELTS Reading: Why fairy tales are really scary tales ๐งโโ๏ธ๐ป
I had a special request from Isabella on Instagram today ๐๐ง๐ท. She asked me to look at a really difficult text (yes, this one's 9/10!).
It's an Academic Passage 3 and it follows the Reading Type 2 structure (discursive) which goes like this -
Title: asks a question (Why? The answer is not what everyone thinks).
1. Old theory: Everyone thinks fairy tales have endured because the STORIES give us WARNINGS about life e.g. Little Red Riding Hood.
2. New theory: Everyone is wrong. There's another reason.
3. Test to prove the old theory is wrong: Is the STORY important? 'NO'. Is the WARNING important? Answer: 'NO'.
4. Results of the test: The reason why fairy tales have endured is just that people enjoy scary stories.
5. Althernative theory (instantly proved wrong): The stories remain relevant because they're about women as victims.
6. Conclusion: Everyone likes scary stories because they build up our resistance to negative emotions, so the first theory is probably right.
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Oct 18, 2020
IELTS Reading: ๐ดโโ๏ธBike-sharing schemes around the world
Do you have a bike-sharing scheme where you live? In London there are the so-called 'Boris bikes' (named after Boris Johnson, who launched them in 2010 after being inspired by the success of a similar scheme in Paris, which is mentioned in this reading).
This is a Section 2 Academic Text with 3 types of questions: Matching Statements, Choosing from a List and Gapfill.
So whenever there's a lot to do, the text is slightly easier. This is a chronological text (in order of time) and is suitable for General Training practice too.
It has some fantastic language that you can use in your writing e.g.
* urban bike-sharing scheme
* an answer to the threats of air pollution and consumerism.
* The police were opposed to the initiatives
* The council rejected ('turned down') the plan.
* 'The bicycle belongs to the past'
* That mentality has totally changed.
* By 1999, people had become more environmentally conscious.
* The system, however, was prone to vandalism and theft.
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Oct 10, 2020
IELTS Listening: The hunt for sunken settlements and ancient shipwrecks ๐ขโ๏ธโฑ๏ธ
This is a difficult Section 4, but if you listen to my podcast regularly, you will be very familiar with this common IELTS topic!
It's about marine archaeology, the use of technology to find ancient shipwrecks and building under the sea, and the lessons researchers can learn about how ancient civilisations lived.
In this episode I refer to similar IELTS Reading/Listening texts, so you can see how important it is to learn the vocabulary that is relevant to so many IELTS texts.
Find the Modals of Deduction Grammar here [e.g. Atlit-Yam MAY HAVE BEEN DESTROYED by a tsunami, climate change MAY HAVE CAUSED glaciers to melt.
Find the Reading about the Lapita [Beyond the Blue Horizon] here.
Get all my lessons in one place in the Members Academy.
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Oct 3, 2020
IELTS Reading GT Part 2: Border crossing and Dealing with absence in the workplace
Both texts are gapfill summaries.
The first one gives you practice with summary Flow Charts (IELTS 28-Day Planner Day 12) and the second covers the common topic of how to deal with absence in the workplace (good practice if you never usually read this kind of document).
Get more General Training Reading tips on my website.
Follow me on Instagram and Facebook for daily practice.
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Sep 22, 2020
IELTS Listening: Agricultural programme in Mozambique ๐ฉ๐ฝโ๐พ๐พ๐๐ฃ
Listen out for the 5 most common gapfill types in this Part 4 gapfill on the very common topics of Agriculture and Water (28-Day Planner Week 1).
Practise these topics on my website:
https://ieltsetc.com/?s=agriculture
Watch my YouTube 5-minute Vocab review of Agriculture here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ha1KIJfkglA&t=56s
And here's the Honeybee Listening I mentioned:
https://ieltsetc.com/2018/08/ielts-listening-honeybees-australia/
Get the 28-Day Planner here - do NOT let it get lost in your computer. Print it off. Use it every day.
https://landing.mailerlite.com/webforms/landing/j2u2r0
Listen to another Part 4 about agriculture in Africa here:
https://youtu.be/5tbkd0n5f4Y
Get lots more help on my website:
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Sep 13, 2020
IELTS Reading: Nutmeg - a valuable spice ๐ฐ๐ฅ
This is an Academic Reading Part 1 (so it's good for GT too).
The structure is chronological (in order of time) which helps you locate the answers more easily.
It's also very similar to a text on my website: The Story Of Silk, which you can find here:
https://ieltsetc.com/2018/12/ielts-reading-story-silk/
and I refer to last week's podcast about The Eucalyptus Tree to show you how similar they are in terms of the gapfill answers.
https://anchor.fm/ieltsetc/episodes/IELTS-Listening-The-Eucalyptus-Tree-in-Australia-ehm3hd/a-a2s5his
Check out my blog relating to the grammar in this reading here:
https://ieltsetc.com/2020/09/how-to-use-the-former-the-latter/ --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ieltsetc/message
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Aug 16, 2020
Factors influencing your IELTS Score ๐ฐ - how my new IELTS Progress predictor works.
If you've taken my IELTS Progress Predictor Test, you may be wanting to know a bit more about how it works and what it means for your IELTS Preparation.
This podcast talks you through how to make the most of your assets and build a mindset that will help you prove the test wrong! Get the quiz and full blog here https://ieltsetc.com/2020/07/how-long-will-it-take-to-increase-my-ielts-score/
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Aug 4, 2020
IELTS Listening: The Eucalyptus Tree in Australia ๐ฆ๐บ
#ielts Listening Part 4 - gapfill summary. Find a similar topic here: https://ieltsetc.com/2018/08/ielts-listening-honeybees-australia/
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Jul 27, 2020
IELTS Listening: Birth order and personality ๐ผ
IELTS Listening Part 3: How birth order affects your personality.
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Jul 19, 2020
IELTS GT Reading: ๐ฆ๐ฆDinosaurs and the secrets they hold ๐ฆ๐ฆ
IELTS GT Reading Part 3 - gapfill summary, multiple choice and choosing from a list.
Find a similar reading with the vocab you need to know about animals here:
https://ieltsetc.com/2019/04/ielts-reading-history-of-the-tortoise/
Listening about a dinosaur museum and how to spot distractors:
https://ieltsetc.com/2018/08/ielts-listening-dinosaur-museum/
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Jul 13, 2020
IELTS Listening - Cities built by the sea ๐๐๏ธ
This is a Section 3 (dialogue between 2 students) with lots of vocab related to the environment:
- urban planning
- coastal cities
- pollutants are discharged into rivers
- to protect against flooding
- global warming
- sea levels are rising
- they need to consider the whole ecosystem
- environmentalists
https://ieltsetc.com/2019/09/ielts-listening-how-to-recognise-signals-and-signposts/
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Jun 29, 2020
IELTS Reading: Saving bugs to find new drugs ๐๐
A long and difficult but FASCINATING text with SO MUCH useful vocabulary which I list at the end.
- Matching Information with paragraphs
- Choosing from a list
- Gapfill summary
It's a KEY TOPIC (see similar texts on my website - https://ieltsetc.com/2019/01/ielts-reading-doctoring-sales/ and https://ieltsetc.com/2018/10/ielts-gt-reading-snake-oil/) and I also talk about how parts of the text help us with Writing. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ieltsetc/message
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Jun 21, 2020
IELTS Reading: An unusual Academic Passage 1 - The concept of intelligence.
This passage has an academic, theoretical structure rather than a factual, chronological one.ย
Watch the video on YouTube to see how it looks:
https://youtu.be/7JHQdVkENMU
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Jun 15, 2020
IELTS GT Reading: Parts 1 and 2
Finding a roommate, the best fitness apps, How to Delegate and Choosing the right CV Format. Find the word formation booklet here: https://ieltsetc.com/2018/04/how-a-knowledge-of-word-forms-can-increase-your-score/
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Jun 7, 2020
IELTS Listening: ๐บMAPS and MCQs
This video looks at Section 2 of the IELTS Listening Test, which often includes a MAP in the second half.ย
Watch the video on YouTube if you would like to practice with the real test.
https://youtu.be/PwXSREaBQ-k
The first part is Multiple Choice and this video shows you how to recognise distractors: 'rather than' and 'instead of' are CLUES which tell you that you should choose the correct answer RATHER THAN/INSTEAD OF the trick!
I break the Listening up into more manageable parts, so this is a LEARNING video rather than a test, but you can pause the video to test yourself too. ย
I also point out the useful vocabulary that you can extract from the listening to help you with Writing Task 1 (Academic - describe changes to a building; General Training - tell your friend about your new home) ย Here is an extra Listening to help you describe changes to maps:ย
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May 29, 2020
IELTS Reading: Why companies should welcome disorder
So sorry for the delay - I'm back now! Been working on the daily YouTube lives during Lockdown. Did you miss them? Just go to my YouTube channel (I'll add this podcast as a video if you prefer to read the text and try it for yourself).
This is a difficult Academic Passage 3 with Matching Headings, Gapfill and TFNG.
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Apr 18, 2020
IELTS Experts - 10 of your most common questions about IELTS answered
In this podcast (also on YouTube) I ask my boss Max to give us his insider tips about #IELTS (it's exactly the same as what I say but people actually listen to him!).
Watch the video here:
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Mar 24, 2020
IELTS Reading Time Management Tips
Need to read faster in the test? In this video and podcast, I'll take you through a Reading test and show you what you can do at each stage to answer the questions more quickly.
The text is called 'The Birdmen' and you can watch the video and try it yourself on YouTube:
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Mar 17, 2020
IELTS Computer-Delivered General Training Reading Test Part 1
This podcast is taken from my YouTube Video (watch this to see the text).
https://youtu.be/Fq000OEq_OU
I take you through the first part of a Computer-Delivered #IELTS General Training Reading Test and look at the benefits of taking the test online (as well as the drawbacks!).ย
The first reading is horrendous - the second is much easier, so skip forward if you don't like the first one!ย
This is the practice test I used:ย
https://ielts.com.au/computer-delivered-ielts/computer-reading-practice-test/ย
Test 1 Part 1: Difficulty rating 8/10 ๐ฃย
Test 1 Part 2: Difficulty rating 3/10 ๐ย
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Mar 11, 2020
IELTS Writing Error Correction - The Blue Book project ๐
Do you rely on a teacher to correct your writing mistakes for the IELTS Test? Is this the most effective way? ย ย
In this podcast I look at some research that's been done about the best way to learn from your mistakes - and the answers may surprise you! ย
Here is the YouTube video, where you can see all the texts that I mention:
https://youtu.be/JPjqoJA-Fhk
You can find out more about the award I won from EnglishUK and CambridgeESOL for my research on error correction here:ย
https://www.englishuk.com/en/about-us/news-press/english-uk-news?newsId=2202 ย
Here are some of the tools you can use to correct your own writing:ย
https://www.grammarly.com/ย
https://prowritingaid.com/ย
https://www.grammarcheck.net/
I also talk about times when a teacher is essential for helping students meet the criteria of the IELTS test.
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Mar 5, 2020
IELTS Listening: ๐The history of weather forecasting ๐
I made this as a YouTube video so you can watch it here if you'd like to see the text at the same time:
https://youtu.be/3px5vTBQ5Mk
It's a Part 4 gap-fill Listening and I would give it a difficulty rating of 9/10!
What do you think?
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Feb 26, 2020
IELTS Reading: Matching Headings - A visit to Oymyakon ๐ฅถ
GT IELTS Matching Headings and gapfill practice.
Watch the podcast on YouTube so that you can see the text and my explanations (and try the test for yourself).
https://youtu.be/R7H38LB28P0
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Feb 20, 2020
BONUS episode! My interview with Dr Heidi Brumbaugh, creator of the Vocab Victor app.
This week I interview the creator of the marvellous Vocab Victor app, Dr Heidi Brumbaugh.
Dr Heidi realised that my 28-Days of IELTS Word List would be a perfect match for her app, so now you can practise the essential words that you need to learn for IELTS in a fun and motivating way.
In the interview, we talked about:
* the problems students have when they try to learn intermediate vocabulary (and how Vocab Victor solves this problem)
* how vocabulary is more important than grammar when you're trying to increase your band score
* the best ways to learn vocabulary and retain new words
* the benefits of learning from carefully-chosen word lists
* the importance of reviewing words in different contexts (Reading, Writing, Listening and Speaking which are included in every day of my 28-Day IELTS Vocabulary Booster Course and Challenge).
On top of that, this episode is GREAT listening practice! (Nice to have an American accent for a change!).
Find out more about Vocab Victorโฆ
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Feb 16, 2020
Computer-delivered IELTS: An interview with Jessica from the IELTS Energy Podcast
This week on the podcast I was very happy to invite Jessica Beck from All Ears English and the IELTS Energy Podcast to talk about the pros and cons of the Computer Delivered IELTS Test (amongst other things!).
Jess actually took the test herself, and in the interview she tells us what she thinks is great about doing the test on a computer.
Here's the link to my blog about the podcast:
https://ieltsetc.com/2020/02/ielts-paper-computer/
Find Jess's fantastic IELTS Podcast here:
https://www.allearsenglish.com/episodes/ielts
And there are lots of IELTS tips on their IELTS Preparation page here:
https://www.allearsenglish.com/ielts-preparation-page/
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Feb 10, 2020
IELTS Listening: Kite-making kite ๐ช by the Maori people of New Zealand ๐ณ๐ฟ
Part 4 IELTS Listening on the topic of Civilisation (again! See my YouTube video about this). Vocab Victor is the app where you can develop your IELTS vocab with my 28 days of Vocab wordlists.
YouTube video about Civilisation:
https://youtu.be/FzJCdaWMB7o
NEW!Vocab Victor App with all my IELTS Vocabulary wordlists from the 28-Day Vocabulary Course and Challenge!
www.vocabvictor.com
Join the course:
www.members.ieltsetc.com/mayday/
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Feb 3, 2020
IELTS Listening: Natural Dyes ๐งถ๐งต
Multiple Choice and Matching in a Part 3 (student and tutor).
Watch my YouTube video about how to recognise signals in Part 3 Listening:
https://youtu.be/x6TE-ZND6xA
The Reading I mentioned is called Henry Perkins - the man who invented synthetic dyes, and I did a podcast about it with all the questions on Instagram. https://anchor.fm/ieltsetc/episodes/IELTS-Reading-last-one--The-man-who-invented-purple-e17bnl/a-a2p95f --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ieltsetc/message
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Jan 27, 2020
IELTS Reading GT Section 1: How synonyms work in Part 1 - The best suitcases ๐ผ๐งณand The Oxford School of Drama ๐ญ
GT Reading is not always as easy as it looks in Part 1. Yes, the texts are shorter but you have to do 2 of them in 20 mins and you need a good level of Vocab to get the answers quickly and not fall for the tricks! Here we look at Matching Info and TFNG. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ieltsetc/message
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Jan 20, 2020
IELTS Reading: Meet the Organoleptics ๐คฅ๐บ๐๐ฝ๐ฝ
GT Reading Part 3 - matching people, matching info and TFNG.
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Jan 10, 2020
IELTS listening: Field Trip Proposal ๐
Listening Part 3 (Book 8 Test 1). Looking at signals, multiple choice and gap fill. Get more help with Part 3 here https://ieltsetc.com/2019/09/ielts-listening-how-to-recognise-signals-and-signposts/ and watch my video about the Answer Sheet here https://youtu.be/iVM_uRkWpm4. Join my A-Z of IELTS challenge here https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLvkiACElwBjPMqV7c3kRiwxxY8AmTEc3a
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Dec 19, 2019
IELTS Reading: The return of artificial intelligence ๐ค
Reading passage 3 Test Book 5.
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Nov 22, 2019
IELTS Reading: The Lost City ๐ต๐ช
Hereโs the full blog https://ieltsetc.com/2019/11/ielts-reading-the-lost-city/
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Nov 15, 2019
IELTS Reading: Venus in transit ๐ญ๐ช
This has been on my list of things to do for about a year! Such a tough text but so easy to guess at least half of the answers without a PhD in Astronomy!
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Nov 7, 2019
IELTS Reading: Biological control of pests ๐ฆ๐๐๐ฆ
A truly awful text but totally worth it for the vocab and strategies. Learn how to answer these questions without understanding almost anything ๐ฏ!
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Oct 28, 2019
IELTS Reading: The truth about the environment ๐บ๐งฏ
Passage 3 with lots of Vocab you can use in Writing Task 2.
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Oct 21, 2019
IELTS listening: ๐Marine renewable energy (Ocean Energy)
A fabulous Part 4 Listening with tons of Vocab and expressions useful for both Task 1 Writing โ๐ฝ (processes) and Task 2 Writing โ๐ฝ.
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Oct 11, 2019
IELTS Tips: What to do when you hit a plateau โฐ
Have you hit a plateau with IELTS? Are you stuck at the same band despite studying really hard? Iโve done some research and condensed it into this 40-minute episode so that you can push yourself to the next level.
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Oct 4, 2019
IELTS GT Reading: Out of the ashes ๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฅ
Passage 3 about the restoration of an 18th century house which caught fire. Excellent for Vocab about Buildings (Day 8 in the Vocab Course).
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Sep 28, 2019
IELTS Reading: Endless Harvest ๐๐๐
Academic Passage 2 about over-fishing, commercial fishing, sustainable fishing and environmental responsibility. T/F/NG.
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Sep 12, 2019
IELTS Reading: Rural Transport Project ๐ ๐ด
Ok this one is pretty tedious BUT! it covers 4 question of the WORST types (Matching Headings, YNNG, Sentence completion and Q40) so itโs well worth a listen. There are also some fab collocations at the end.
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Sep 6, 2019
IELTS Listening: โ๏ธ โ๏ธSignposts Part 2
Last week I outlined the 10 signals and signposts that lead you to the answer in the Listening Test (see my blog for more details and a YouTube video). This week Iโm showing you an almost identical example so that you can see exactly how these patterns work in other tests and you can apply the same principles to all your tests. https://ieltsetc.com/2019/09/ielts-listening-how-to-recognise-signals-and-signposts/
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Aug 29, 2019
IELTS Listening: โ๏ธ SIGNALS and SIGNPOSTS to lead you to the answer.โ๏ธ
Listening Part 3 is a very carefully structured dialogue full of signals like โSo!โ โโWell!โ โโNow!โ, emphatic structures (โWhat I decided to do was....โ), negative tones (โBut Iโm afraid I didnโt manage to...โ) and advice structures (โIf I were you Iโd...โ โI think you should...โ โYou really do need to...โ).
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Aug 22, 2019
IELTS Reading: Sustainable Architecture - ๐ lessons from the ant ๐
Reading about a building in Zimbabwe whose โair-conditioning systemโ was based on termite mounds. Fascinating!
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Aug 15, 2019
IELTS Grammar: a simple way of remembering the difference between โingโ and infinitives ๐๐ฝ
If you struggle to work out when to use โingโ the solution is here! Find the whole blog on my website and 10-minute tutorial on YouTube. https://www.ieltsetc.com/2019/08/ing-versus-infinitives/
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Aug 2, 2019
IELTS Vocab and Reading: The true cost of food ๐๐๐ฉ๐ฝโ๐พ
I chose this one JUST because of the vocab! Itโs fabulous to review the topic of intensive industrial agriculture and its impact on the environment.
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Jul 18, 2019
IELTS Reading: Climate change and the Inuit โ๏ธ๐๐
A problem-solution structure with matching headings and gap-fill.
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Jul 4, 2019
IELTS Reading: Bring back the big cats ๐
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If you listen to just one podcast this week, make sure it's this one! A fascinating text bursting with IELTS vocabulary.
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Jun 27, 2019
Can I prepare for IELTS in one month?
This episodes encourages you to dust off your 28-Day Planner and use it more effectively. Find all the tips and links on my blog https://www.ieltsetc.com/2019/06/28-ways-ielts-planner/
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Jun 11, 2019
IELTS Reading part 1: The history of cinema ๐ฌ๐
Academic passage 1 (good for GT too) all about how cinema developed. Good to learn about this topic (there's a listening about it here https://www.ieltsetc.com/2019/01/ielts-listening-history-moving-pictures/)! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ieltsetc/message
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May 21, 2019
IELTS Listening: Neolithic Ireland โ๏ธ
This episode focuses on the grammar of Modals of Deduction in IELTS Listening. Find a full explanation with practice on my website. https://www.ieltsetc.com/2019/05/ielts-grammar-modals-deduction/
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May 9, 2019
28 ways to improve your IELTS Vocabulary.๐
Check out my website for all of the 28 tips with links https://www.ieltsetc.com/2019/05/28-ways-improve-ielts-vocab/.
ย Get the full vocabulary course in the Members Academy www.ieltsetc.com --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ieltsetc/message
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Apr 25, 2019
IELTS Reading: The history of tortoises ๐ข
A very difficult Passage 3 where a Degree in Zoology might help. Here is the text on the website https://www.ieltsetc.com/2019/04/ielts-reading-history-of-the-tortoise/
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Apr 17, 2019
IELTS Reading: Reducing the effects of climate change ๐๐ถ๐๐
Academic Passage 3 Book 11 Test 1 - a really useful text for vocabulary. Also good practice for completing a table and matching researchers. ๐ฉ๐ปโ๐ฌ๐จ๐ฝโ๐ฌ
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Apr 15, 2019
IELTS Reading: Glow-worms ๐
A fantastic reading for vocab. Matching information and T/F/NG questions.
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Apr 11, 2019
IELTS Reading: Hearing problems ๐๐พ
Speed-reading strategies for texts with 3 or more sets of questions. Book 9 Test 2 Passage 1.
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Apr 4, 2019
IELTS Reading: This Marvellous Invention ๐ฃ
A VERY difficult Academic Reading Part 3 (sorry!). Book 11 Test 4. See also 'How did writing begin?' on my website.
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Mar 28, 2019
IELTS Reading: Stepwells ๐ฎ๐ณ
This is a REALLY interesting Passage 1 Academic (good for GT too). Great for vocab topics (Water and Buildings) and speed-reading practice (just find the dates and names - ignore the rest). Please check on my website soon for the full text. www.ieltsetc.com
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Mar 21, 2019
IELTS Listening: Business Cultures ๐ค
Section 4 made up entirely of gap fill! Have a look at all the signals that can help you keep your place https://www.ieltsetc.com/2019/03/ielts-listening-business-cultures/. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ieltsetc/message
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Mar 14, 2019
IELTS General Training Part 1: Passport Applications and Auckland International Airport Services ๐๐
A quick look at TFNG and a less common type of Matching Headings. Get the full text here https://www.ieltsetc.com/2019/03/ielts-gt-reading-passports-and-airports/
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Mar 7, 2019
IELTS Listening: Nanotechnology ๐ค
Find out how my mindmaps can help you get over 70% of these answers correct! This #ielts listening Part 4 (Book 10 Test 4) will help you with multiple choice and gap-fill. Find out how to sponsor me and get all the worksheets with a special bonus for the first 100 people to sign up at https://www.patreon.com/fionawattam Thank you for your continued support ๐๐พ
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Feb 28, 2019
IELTS Reading: Is there anybody out there? ๐ฝ Matching Headings
How to match headings quickly using only first lines. See the video on YouTube and get the full text on my website ๐ฝ https://www.ieltsetc.com/2019/02/ielts-reading-match-headings-first-lines/ ๐ฝ https://youtu.be/OWorhQ_nw1A #ielts
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Feb 21, 2019
IELTS Reading: how to use comparisons in TFNG
To celebrate #motherlanguageday, this difficult Academic Passage 3 gives you some easy ways of filling gaps and recognising 'Not Given'. Find the full text here and please let me know what you think about the new style layout ๐ https://www.ieltsetc.com/2019/02/ielts-reading-benefits-being-bilingual/
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Feb 7, 2019
IELTS Listening: Study Skills Tutorial ๐ฉ๐พโ๐๐จ๐พโ๐๐๐
Test Book 9 Test 3 Section 3: Listen to a tutor giving advice to a student about her dissertation and practice listening for signals and Gap fill.
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Feb 2, 2019
How to learn the vocab you need for IELTS ๐๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ฆ
This episode helps you through the vocab you need to learn for the #ielts test. It is based on the hedgehog reading from 2 days ago but shows you how the same topics apply in all parts of the exam.
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Jan 31, 2019
IELTS Reading and vocab: Hedgehogs ๐ฆ
A difficult Part 3, which I made specially for #hedgehogday on February 2nd to raise awareness of the dramatic decline in the hedgehog population.
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Jan 24, 2019
IELTS Listening: Thor Heyerdahl ๐ถ
Test Book 10 Test 2 Section 3. The life and theories of Thor Heyerdahl.
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Jan 20, 2019
IELTS Reading: Museums of Fine Art ๐ฉ๐พโ๐จ Part 2
A difficult Passage 3 - Multiple Choice and Yes No Not Given. Also a rant about where NOT to get your #ielts practice materials.
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Jan 17, 2019
IELTS Reading: Museums of fine art Part 1 ๐ฉ๐พโ๐จ
A complex and sophisticated Academic Reading Part 3, so I'm breaking this podcast up into more manageable parts. Please come back for the next bit ๐
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Jan 11, 2019
IELTS Reading: Doctoring Sales ๐๐๐๐ฉ๐พโโ๏ธ๐จ๐ผโโ๏ธโ
Book 6 Passage 1: Matching Headings and Yes/No/Not Given. Get the full text here https://www.ieltsetc.com/2019/01/ielts-reading-doctoring-sales/ --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ieltsetc/message
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Jan 5, 2019
IELTS Listening: The History of Moving Pictures ๐ฝ๐ฌ๐
Test Book 6 Test 2 Listening Section 4. Multiple Choice and Gap Fill. ๐ https://www.ieltsetc.com/2019/01/ielts-listening-history-moving-pictures/
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Dec 30, 2018
IELTS Reading: The Story of Silk ๐
Book 11 Academic Test 3 Section 1 - a chronological structure with gap fill and True False Not Given.
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Dec 24, 2018
IELTS Listening: A social history of London ๐
Listening Part 4. Book 6 Test 1. ๐๐
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Dec 18, 2018
IELTS Reading: Autumn Leaves ๐
A tough Passage 2 from #ielts Book 10 Test 3, with matching statements, True/False/Not Given and Gapfill. Get the full Reading on my website https://www.ieltsetc.com/2018/12/ielts-reading-autumn-leaves/
Also a 5-minute review of when and when not to sound the 'r' in words like 'leaRn', 'teacheR' and 'ManchesteR aiRpoRt' (see the Advent Adventure, December 18th 2018 for more information. Full course coming soon).
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Dec 14, 2018
IELTS Reading: Beyond the blue horizon ๐ถ
Academic Reading Passage 3.
Multiple choice, gap-fill and Yes/Not/Not Given.
Full Reading now on my website https://www.ieltsetc.com/2018/12/ielts-reading-beyond-blue-horizon/
Downloadable PDF with essential vocabulary in the Members Academy. www.members.ieltsetc.com/academy/
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Dec 9, 2018
IELTS Listening: The Dolphin ๐ฌ Conservation Trust
#ielts Listening Section 2.
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Dec 5, 2018
Listening Section 2: An open-air swimming ๐๐พโโ๏ธ pool
Multiple choice tricks and synonyms. Key vocab and frequent words. Skip the LAST 5 minutes if you want! ๐ฌ
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Nov 28, 2018
IELTS Listening: 3 types of distractors you need to know about
This Section 3 has examples of 3 different types of distractors that you need to listen for: โshould have, could have, would haveโ ๐ค
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Nov 25, 2018
IELTS GT Reading: The Iron Bridge ๐ค
A special request from the Speaking Challenge WhatsApp group! Use the structure of a descriptive/factual/chronological text to help you find the answers quickly.
I also mentioned 'How The Pyramids Were Built'. Sorry this isn't on the website yet but will be soon!
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Nov 21, 2018
IELTS GT Reading Staff Benefits ๐ค๐ค๐ง๐ฝโโ๏ธ๐ฉ๐พโ๐๐ด๐ฝ
#ielts Cambridge Book 9 Test A Section 2 Part 2 JLP Retail: Staff Benefits plus useful vocab ๐ www.ieltsetc.com
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Nov 21, 2018
IELTS GT Reading: Dress Codes ๐๐๐งข๐๐
#ielts Cambridge Tests Book 9 Test A Section 2. Get the full reading on my website www.ieltsetc.com ๐
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Nov 18, 2018
IELTS Listening: A public building - Taylor Concert Hall ๐
Part 4 on the topic of architecture.
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Nov 14, 2018
IELTS Reading: How did writing begin? ๐บ๐บ๐บ
On a scale of 1 - 10 in terms of difficulty, this is a 10 sorry ๐!! So if youโre aiming for a 7/8 itโs worth a listen, but please donโt feel discouraged by it! Focus on the strategy rather than the answers in this example. The questions are perfectly divided according to the text structure (โproblemโ/โsolutionsโ) (problem = no-one knows; solution = lots of theories).
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Nov 7, 2018
IELTS Reading: Crows and tools ๐งฐ
Quick tips to help you with the Speaking Challenge followed by a Reading Passage 2 about the tool-making abilities of crows (and what we have in common with them). True/False/Not Given. Get the full reading here https://www.ieltsetc.com/2018/11/ielts-reading-two-wings-toolkit/
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Nov 4, 2018
IELTS November Speaking Challenge and Reading about a pay rise
It's the first week of the November Speaking Challenge and in this podcast I explain the benefits of taking part, speaking every day, recording yourself and joining the Facebook group! https://www.facebook.com/groups/321358865317293/
It's never too late to start the Challenge - get your Progress Log on my website or click on this link http://eepurl.com/dL6rPk
As for the Reading, this week it's a tricky General Training, with lots of True/False/Not Given questions (it also gives a lot of useful real-life tips on how to get a pay rise!) Get the full Reading on my website https://www.ieltsetc.com/2018/11/ielts-gt-reading-pay-rise/
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Oct 31, 2018
IELTS ๐ Speaking Challenge
An explanation about the โpinkyโ story, the importance of contractions and an introduction to the November 1 minute Speaking Challenge! #ielts1min ๐
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Oct 28, 2018
IELTS Reading: Snake oil ๐๐๐
This is a long one and a tough one but really worth spending time on. Matching Headings and True False Not Given. Full test coming soon on www.ieltsetc.com
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Oct 26, 2018
IELTS Reading: Differences at work ๐ฉ๐ฝโ๐ซ๐จ๐ฝโ๐ซ
Find the full Reading here: https://www.ieltsetc.com/2018/10/ielts-reading-women-management/
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Oct 23, 2018
IELTS Reading: Tidal Power ๐๐
This reading gives you practice with matching statements, and it recycles key IELTS vocabulary related to renewable energy.
Find the full test and explanations here: https://www.ieltsetc.com/2018/10/ielts-reading-tidal-power/
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Oct 18, 2018
IELTS Listening Part 2: A theatre ๐ญ
Learn how to avoid the traps of multiple choice. Get the floor plan on my website.
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Oct 14, 2018
IELTS Listening: BABY COTS ๐ถ๐ป
Listening Section 2 about cots, with a little bit of pronunciation thrown in!
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Oct 10, 2018
IELTS Listening: labelling a map ๐บ
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Oct 7, 2018
IELTS Labelling a diagram: worms! ๐ ๐
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Sep 23, 2018
IELTS Reading: Nature/Nurture Day 3 ๐คฑ๐ป๐คฑ๐ป๐คฑ๐ป
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Sep 20, 2018
IELTS Reading: Nature or nurture Day 2 ๐คฑ๐ป๐คฑ๐ป
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Sep 19, 2018
IELTS Reading: Nature or nurture? Day 1๐คฑ๐ป
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Sep 14, 2018
IELTS GT Reading: Professional credentials ๐ฉ๐ฝโ๐ซ
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Sep 13, 2018
IELTS GT Reading: Train information ๐๐
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Sep 12, 2018
IELTS GT Reading - Young Personโs Railcard ๐
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Sep 7, 2018
IELTS Reading: T/F/NG The Mary Rose ๐นโ๏ธ
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Sep 4, 2018
IELTS Listening: Manham Port โด๐ขโ๏ธ
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Aug 31, 2018
IELTS Reading Day 3: Water ๐ฆ
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Aug 29, 2018
IELTS Reading Day 2 Matching Headings Water ๐ฆ๐ฆ
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Aug 28, 2018
IELTS Reading - Matching Headings Water ๐ฆ Day 1
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Aug 22, 2018
IELTS Matching Headings: ๐ฟEaster Island ๐ฟ
https://ieltsetc.com/2018/08/ielts-reading-easter-island/
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Aug 19, 2018
IELTS Listening: A dinosaur museum ๐ฆ๐ฆ
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Aug 15, 2018
IELTS Reading: Tourism Day 2 โ๏ธโ๏ธ
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Aug 13, 2018
IELTS Reading: Matching Headings - Tourism Day1 โ๏ธ
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Aug 8, 2018
IELTS Listening: Gender in finance ๐ฐ
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Jul 31, 2018
IELTS Listening: CO2 and soil ๐จ๐ฝโ๐พ๐ฉ๐ฝโ๐พ
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Jul 27, 2018
IELTS Reading: The megafires of California Day 2 ๐ฉ๐ฝโ๐๐จ๐พโ๐
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Jul 26, 2018
IELTS Reading: The Megafires of California ๐ฉ๐ฝโ๐
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Jul 18, 2018
IELTS Listening: Asiatic lions Day 2 ๐ฆ๐ฆ
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Jul 17, 2018
IELTS Listening: Asiatic Lions ๐ฆ Day 1
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Jul 14, 2018
IELTS Reading: Crop-growing skyscrapers Day 2 ๐พ๐พ
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Jul 12, 2018
IELTS Reading: Crop-growing skyscrapers Day 1 ๐พ๐ข
Latest episode of IELTS Made Easier
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Jul 10, 2018
IELTS Listening: Ethnography in Business Day 2 โ
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Jul 7, 2018
IELTS Listening: Ethnography in business Day 1 ๐
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Jul 6, 2018
IELTS Listening: Changes to a town (Barford) Day 2 ๐ก๐
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Jul 5, 2018
IELTS Listening: Changes to a town (Barford) Day 1 ๐ก
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Jul 2, 2018
IELTS Reading: Johnsonโs Dictionary Day 3 ๐๐๐
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Jun 30, 2018
IELTS Reading: Johnsonโs Dictionary Day 2 ๐๐
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Jun 29, 2018
IELTS Reading: Johnsonโs Dictionary Day 1
Latest episode of IELTS Made Easier
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Jun 26, 2018
IELTS Reading Day 2: History of glass ๐น๐น
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Jun 25, 2018
IELTS Reading; History of glass Day 1: ๐น
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Jun 22, 2018
IELTS Writing Task 2 paragraph structures ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐
Find the full blog on www.ieltsetc.com
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Jun 20, 2018
IELTS Reading Matching Information Kauri Gum Day 3 ๐จ๐จ๐จ
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Jun 19, 2018
IELTS Reading Matching Statements: Kauri Gum Day 2 ๐จ๐จ
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Jun 18, 2018
IELTS Reading: Kauri Gum Matching Statements ๐ณ๐ฟ
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Jun 15, 2018
IELTS Listening: Serendipity Day 3 ๐กโ๏ธ
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Jun 14, 2018
IELTS Reading: Serendipity Day 2 ๐ธ
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Jun 13, 2018
IELTS Reading: Serendipity ๐จ๐ฝโ๐ฌ๐ฉโ๐ฌ Day 1
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Jun 12, 2018
IELTS Reading. Serendipity: discoveries in science
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Jun 9, 2018
IELTS Writing โ๐ฝTask 2: an ageing population ๐ด๐ฝ๐ต๐ฝ
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Jun 6, 2018
IELTS Writing GT: TV ๐บ company
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Jun 4, 2018
IELTS GT Writing โ๐ฝ Task 1: Museum Letter ๐
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Jun 3, 2018
IELTS Listening: Research about doctors Day 3 ๐โ
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Jun 1, 2018
IELTS Listening: Research about doctors Day 2 ๐๐จ
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May 31, 2018
IELTS Listening:Research about doctors ๐จ๐ฝโโ๏ธ๐ฉ๐ฝโโ๏ธ Day 1
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May 27, 2018
IELTS Listening: Australian honey bees Day 2 ๐๐
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May 24, 2018
IELTS Listening: Honey bees in Australia ๐ฏ๐๐ฆ๐บ
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May 23, 2018
IELTS Listening: Beijing Olympic Stadium Day 2 ๐ง๐ค
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May 22, 2018
IELTS Listening: Beijing Olympic Stadium Part 1๐ฅ
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May 20, 2018
IELTS GT Writing Task 1: Noisy neighbours ๐
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May 17, 2018
IELTS Writing Task 2: Training for parents ๐คท๐ฝโโ๏ธ
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May 16, 2018
IELTS Reading GT Final Day! Gap fill Calisthenics ๐คผโโ๏ธ
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May 14, 2018
IELTS Writing โ๐ฝ T2: bicycles ๐ฒ v cars๐
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May 13, 2018
IELTS GT Reading Day 7! Calisthenics ๐ง๐ฝโโ๏ธ
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May 12, 2018
IELTS GT Reading Day 6: Calisthenics! ๐๐ฝโโ๏ธ
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May 10, 2018
IELTS GT Reading Test Day 5: Dismissals ๐๐ฝ
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May 9, 2018
IELTS GT Reading: Day 4 Work Dismissals ๐ฏ
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May 8, 2018
IELTS GT Reading Day 3: Matching Headings ๐ฉ๐ฝโ๐ป๐จ๐ปโ๐ป
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May 6, 2018
IELTS General Training Reading Day 2: Business Courses
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May 5, 2018
IELTS GT Reading Day 1 - Evacuation Procedures ๐ฅ
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May 3, 2018
IELTS: Pulling strings to build pyramids 3๏ธโฃ Gapfill
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May 2, 2018
IELTS T/F/NG: Pulling strings to build pyramids ๐
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May 1, 2018
IELTS Reading: Pulling strings to build pyramids ๐
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Apr 30, 2018
IELTS Writing: using PAST participles as linking words! ๐ฏ
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Apr 28, 2018
IELTS T2: ๐ฝDiscuss both views - a simple answer
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Apr 27, 2018
IELTS Participle Clauses ๐๐ฝ And a very special offer ๐ฏ
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Apr 26, 2018
IELTS Writing: Being more complex! ๐ง
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Apr 25, 2018
IELTS Task 2: ๐ค Robots!
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Apr 24, 2018
IELTS โ๐ฝ: predictions in Task 1 and 2 ๐๐ฎ
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Apr 23, 2018
IELTS Writing: Pie charts and describing changes ๐
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Apr 22, 2018
IELTS Writing: ๐ฅง Pie charts key vocab
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Apr 21, 2018
IELTS Task 2: ๐ฐHow lonely is a high-rise flat?
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Apr 20, 2018
IELTS Writing Task 2: should houses ๐ be built to last?
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Apr 19, 2018
IELTS Writing Task 2: Migration to cities ๐ฌ
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Apr 18, 2018
IELTS Writing Task 2: The arts ๐ญ
How to deal with โphilosophicalโ questions in Task 2 โ๐ฝ
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Apr 17, 2018
IELTS Listening: Sรฃo Paulo ๐ง๐ท
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Apr 16, 2018
IELTS Listening: Sรฃo Paulo ๐๐ฝ
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Apr 9, 2018
IELTS Reading: The History of Tortoises ๐ขPart 3
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Apr 6, 2018
IELTS Reading: History of the tortoise ๐ฆPart 2
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Apr 5, 2018
IELTS Reading: History of the tortoise ๐ข
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Apr 3, 2018
IELTS Task 2 Writing: ๐Coherence and Cohesion
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Apr 1, 2018
IELTS Reading: Geography part 3 ๐๐ค๐จ
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Mar 31, 2018
IELTS Listening: Geography ๐บ Part 2
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Mar 30, 2018
IELTS Listening: Geography ๐
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Mar 27, 2018
IELTS Reading Why Risks Go Wrong ๐ฒ๐ฐ
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Mar 26, 2018
IELTS Reading: why risks can go wrong Part 3 ๐
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Mar 24, 2018
IELTS Reading: why risks can go wrong Part 2โฃ๏ธโ ๏ธ
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Mar 23, 2018
IELTS Reading: why risks can go wrong!โฆ๏ธโฅ๏ธ
Matching Headings
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Mar 22, 2018
IELTS Listening: ๐ฌ๐mass strandings of whales and dolphins
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Mar 21, 2018
IELTS Listening: Mass stranding of ๐ and dolphins ๐ฌ
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Mar 20, 2018
IELTS Reading: last one! The man who invented purple ๐๐พ
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Mar 19, 2018
IELTS Reading ๐: William Henry Perkin
The man who invented purple ๐
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Mar 18, 2018
IELTS Reading: William Henry Perkin ๐
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Mar 14, 2018
IELTS Reading: The Great Australian Fence Part 3
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Mar 13, 2018
IELTS Reading: The Great Australian Fence
True/False/Not Given
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Mar 12, 2018
IELTS Reading The Great Australian Fence
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Mar 11, 2018
IELTS Reading - The great Australian Fence
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Mar 8, 2018
IELTS Reading:Australian Aboriginal Rock Paintings Q37-40
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Mar 7, 2018
Listening: Aboriginal Art 31-36
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Mar 6, 2018
IELTS Listening ๐กUnderground House Q35-40
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Mar 5, 2018
IELTS Listening: Underground House Q33 - 34
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Mar 4, 2018
Listening Part 4: The Underground House ๐ก
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Mar 3, 2018
Reading T/F/NG - Quantifiers
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Mar 2, 2018
Listening Sparrowhawks 3/3
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Mar 1, 2018
Listening Part 4 Sparrowhawks 2
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Feb 28, 2018
Listening Part 4 -sparrowhawks
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Feb 27, 2018
Writing Introductions - 5 more examples
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Feb 26, 2018
Making predictions 3
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Feb 24, 2018
Task 1 S.O.S - making predictions
Task 1: making predictions
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Feb 22, 2018
IELTS Writing T2: community service
Writing T2: compulsory community service?
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Feb 21, 2018
IELTS Writing Task 2 Introductions - 5 ways
5 ways of writing Task 2 Introductions
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Feb 20, 2018
IELTS General Training: Writing a request to your boss
Writing a formal request (model)
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Feb 19, 2018
IELTS Reading - The little ice age 3
Reading - categorising events
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Feb 16, 2018
IELTS Reading: Matching names
Reading: Matching names
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Feb 15, 2018
Phrasal verbs in GT Task 1?
Phrasal verbs in formal writing?
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Feb 13, 2018
GT T1: Correct Informal letter
Informal Letter (bag)
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Feb 12, 2018
GT Informal Letter Too Formal
General Training Informal Letter (bag)
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Feb 11, 2018
IELTS Writing Task 2: a strong opinion
Writing Task 2: integration
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Feb 9, 2018
Matching Statements 2 (maths)
Matching Statements 2 (maths)
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Feb 8, 2018
Matching Headings: Maths! โโ๏ธ
Matching Headings: maths!
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Feb 6, 2018
IELTS Writing - Task 2: Workplace clothes
Task 2: Workplace clothes
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Feb 5, 2018
IELTS Writing Task 2: Introductions
IELTS Writing Task 2: Introductions
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Feb 3, 2018
Grammar: to + ing
Grammar: to + ing
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Feb 1, 2018
IELTS Writing Task 2: language learning
Language Learning - Primary or Secondary school?
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Jan 31, 2018
IELTS Reading: Picking from a list
Picking from a list 1 โข Picking from a list 2
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Jan 30, 2018
IELTS Reading: Gold dusters ๐summary completion
Reading: Summary completion ๐
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Jan 30, 2018
IELTS Reading: ๐ Gold dusters - Matching Headings P2
Matching Headings parts 2 -and 3
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Jan 29, 2018
Matching Headings Part 1
IELTS Reading: Matching Headings 1
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Jan 28, 2018
Writing Task 2: school buses
IELTS Writing Task 2: school transport ๐
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Jan 26, 2018
Writing Task 2: homework
Writing Task 2: Homework
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Jan 25, 2018
IELTS Task 2 GT: community
IELTS Task 2: problems/solutions
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Jan 24, 2018
GT Writing 1: Formal Letter
GT Writing โ๐ฝ A formal letter
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Jan 23, 2018
General Training: using slang
General Training: using slang
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Jan 22, 2018
GT Task 1: An Informal Letter
GT Task 1: An Informal Letter ๐ก๐๐ฉ๐
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Jan 21, 2018
General Training: complaining
General Training: complaining
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Jan 19, 2018
General Training: informal
General Training: Informal Letters
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Jan 18, 2018
Multiple choice: Q11, 12, 13
Multiple choice chronobiology Q 11, 12, 13
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Jan 17, 2018
Reading: Multiple choice
๐ Multiple choice
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Jan 16, 2018
Adding adverbs
Adding adverbs to comparisons
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Jan 15, 2018
Writing a clear overview
Writing a clear overview
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Jan 14, 2018
Describing a Process: Linking
Describing a Process: Linking
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Jan 13, 2018
Describing a Process: P
Describing a Process: Passives
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Jan 12, 2018
Describing a Process: Leather
Describing a process: Leather
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Jan 5, 2018
Reading: Chronobiology T/F/NG
Reading: chronobiology TFNG
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Jan 4, 2018
IELTS: uncountable nouns
Uncountable nouns
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Jan 3, 2018
Reading: gapped texts
Gapped Texts - Easter Island
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Dec 30, 2017
Task 2: prevention vs cure
Task 2: prevention is better than cure
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Dec 27, 2017
Task 2: urban/rural economy
Task 2: urban/rural economies
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Dec 26, 2017
Task 2: Fossil fuelโฝ๏ธ options
Finding alternatives to fossil fuels
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Dec 23, 2017
Task 1: A seasonal process ๐
Task 1: The Christmas Present Process ๐
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Dec 20, 2017
Past Perfect
Past Perfect for IELTS
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Dec 18, 2017
Online shopping
How online shopping affects the environment and jobs
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Dec 17, 2017
Describing town plans
Task 1:Describing Town Plans
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Dec 13, 2017
Task 1: Making predictions
Task 1: Making predictions
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Dec 12, 2017
Task 1: Funding for R&D
Task 1: Funding for R&D
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