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IELTS and OET News: August 2022

IELTS and OET News: August 2022

August is a busy month for IELTS as test candidates struggle to meet the score they need for emigrating and studying abroad.  The Latest IELTS News The British Council have now officially launched IELTS online in select countries.  At the moment the Speaking test is...

School’s Out: IELTS and OET Teaching Stories From July, 2022

School’s Out: IELTS and OET Teaching Stories From July, 2022

This is an extremely busy period for us. July to September are peak periods for IELTS as many struggle to get the score they need for university and work. What We’ve Been Up To We have been pretty much locked to our desks as we have traversed the world digitally many...

Spotlight Vocabulary, Issue 41

Spotlight Vocabulary, Issue 41

Welcome to Spotlight Vocabulary,  Issue 41! To help you prepare for examinations like IELTS or OET, we've compiled a list of articles that contain high-level concepts and terminology. In addition to the articles listed below, you will discover many more on our...

Model IELTS Writing Task 2: Emigration

Model IELTS Writing Task 2: Emigration

The model essay below is about emigration – and is worth reading just for the vocabulary. It follows a discuss both views format. Needless to say, with this kind of question, both views must be discussed to get more than a band 5.0. This essay is very advanced in that...

Mock IELTS General Task 1 Question: A Charity Event

Mock IELTS General Task 1 Question: A Charity Event

In IELTS General Task 1, you can get three main types of letters: formal, semi-formal and informal. The instructions for the formal will always tell you to start your letter Dear Sir/Madam. Informal letters will be to a friend. All other letters can be regarded as...

IELTS and OET News: August 2022

IELTS News: July 2022

Here we bring you the latest updates on migration news to English-speaking countries. The recent pandemic has made moving much more complicated – as have more regional events, such as Brexit. But behind all the difficulties, a raft of new opportunities are opening up...

School’s Out: IELTS and OET Teaching Stories From July, 2022

School’s Out: IELTS and OET Teaching Stories From June 2022 

It's been an exciting and busy month!  Where We've Been We attended a Digital Enterprise Top 100 event in Leeds after being voted one of the most digitally transformational, resilient and innovative businesses in the Leeds City Region for the third year in a row…...

Spotlight Vocabulary, Issue 41

Spotlight IELTS Vocabulary, Issue 40

Welcome to Issue 40 of Spotlight Vocabulary. To help you prepare for exams like the IELTS or the OET, we've compiled a collection of articles that cover a wide range of concepts and vocabulary you could find useful on test day.  In addition to this, you can discover...

Practice IELTS Speaking Questions: Sport

Practice IELTS Speaking Questions: Sport

Sport appears regularly in both Speaking and Writing.  Read the following speaking-style questions, paying close attention to words you don’t know and the words in bold. There are definitions for the words in bold at the end of the page. Before you read the...

IELTS Academic Writing Task 1: Line Graph and Pie Chart

IELTS Academic Writing Task 1: Line Graph and Pie Chart

The Percentage of People Interested in Certain Sports This mock IELTS Academic Task 1 question and answer tackles a double-graph question. One of the most common mistakes candidates make with this kind of essay is to miss at least one of the categories from the...