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...
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...
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...
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…...
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...
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...
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...
As the world continues to recover from Covid and deals with rising inflation — more people than ever are on the move, and new opportunities are arising! In this article we bring you up to date on the latest IELTS news. This month we show why it is likely IELTS will...
This month we heard that we have won another award, but that information has been embargoed until next month, here is what we can tell you... Where We’ve Been We’ve been very busy this month and have found it difficult to get out of our office! Digitally we have...
Welcome to Issue 39 of Spotlight IELTS 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 April; you can find more on...