With the UK summer well and truly behind us, we are bringing you the latest IELTS News from the past 30 days, along with news affecting immigration in countries that require IELTS for professionals and students. The Latest IELTS News Since the September IELTS News...
September is usually a quieter month in the IELTS world as students have either gained or failed to secure their place at university. Not so this year — there is still a great deal of interest in IELTS, and our work continues apace! Where We’ve Been This September,...
The model essay below is about work retirement age, and candidates are finding a lot of similarly worded questions in the test at the moment. You are asked the extent to which you agree or disagree. You could score up to a band 8.0 by choosing to discuss just the...
Below you will find a model answer to a semi-formal question. A semi-formal question is one in which you are asked to write to someone whose name you know, but who is not your friend. Note that the second bullet point tells you to ask questions – this is plural, and...
As we move into the autumn and closer towards the new year, we’re keeping you up to date with all of the changes in the IELTS world. Along with what is being announced with respect to immigration in IELTS relevant countries. Remembering HM Queen Elizabeth II On...
Spotlight Vocabulary, August 2022 Welcome to the August 2022 edition of Spotlight Vocabulary. In this series, we curate articles that contain ideas and high-level vocabulary you can use in tests like IELTS or OET. These are just a selection of the articles we read in...
This has been a busy month for us. With record numbers of people taking the IELTS test we have spent a lot of time online marking and teaching! Where We’ve Been Last Friday, we gave the last of our IELTS Reading and Vocabulary webinars. Don’t worry if you missed it —...
This mock IELTS Academic Task 1 question and answer tackles a single table question. Remember, the main idea when writing an answer to this kind of question is to write enough detail so that someone can recreate the table based on your essay, but not so robotically...
Discussing friendship most commonly occurs in IELTS Speaking parts 2 and 3. It is the kind of topic that could also appear in Writing Task 2 — especially with regard to discussing social media. Below you will find some model answers to questions you might get in each...
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...