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

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

This has been another busy month! Where We’ve Been Our Writing Task 2 book is with the publisher, and we expect it to be released in April.  We started a new webinar series on March 25th. There were over a hundred registrants and good participation from those who...

Spotlight Vocabulary, March 2022

Spotlight Vocabulary, March 2022

Welcome to the March 2022 edition of Spotlight Vocabulary. Here you will find a number of articles specially chosen to help you learn new vocabulary and ideas for topics covered in the IELTS test. If you visit our LinkedIn and Twitter accounts, you will find hundreds...

Model IELTS Task 2 Essay: Living a Long and Healthy Life

Model IELTS Task 2 Essay: Living a Long and Healthy Life

This question asks if healthy food and exercise are really necessary for longevity.  The question asks, 'to what extent do you agree or disagree ' with a given statement. With this question type, you don't have to discuss different points of view. However, for an...

Formal IELTS General Writing Task 1:  A Temporary Job

Formal IELTS General Writing Task 1: A Temporary Job

This month we have written a task 1 letter ins a formal tone. It is very important with a formal letter to keep the tone consistent throughout. This means that in addition to starting with Dear Sir or Madam your should also finish with Yours sincerely or something...

IELTS & OET News: March 2022

IELTS & OET News: March 2022

This month there's another mixed bag of news for those looking to move to the English speaking world. Australia needs more migrants - lots more - and New Zealand is still largely closed to the world. One thing is clear, though: competition for jobs and university...

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

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

February is all but done and we are progressing our goals and aims for this year. How about you? Where We’ve Been Its been another busy month at With an Expert.  Our first book on Writing Task 2 has been to the publishers and writing has started on an Academic Task 1...

Spotlight Vocabulary, March 2022

Spotlight Vocabulary, February 2022

It’s almost March — but before we get there, check out our February edition of Spotlight Vocabulary!  This series is where we curate and point you in the direction of articles containing high-level vocabulary and ideas you can use on test day. Check out...

Learn IELTS Vocabulary: Pollution

Learn IELTS Vocabulary: Pollution

How good is your pollution vocabulary? Many parts of the world suffer from pollution, and it is a topic that crops up regularly on test days.  Read the following speaking-style questions, paying close attention to words you don’t know and the words in bold. There are...

IELTS & OET News: March 2022

IELTS & OET News: February 2022

It’s a mixed bag of news this month. Covid-19 continues to give many skilled migrants and international students a headache, delaying visa applications and adding uncertainty. But on the positive side, most countries - notably Australia - will soon be open to the...

Model IELTS Academic Writing Task 1: Line Graph

Model IELTS Academic Writing Task 1: Line Graph

Line graphs are one of the most common data description tasks in the IELTS test. One of the most important things to include is an overview. An overview does just what its name suggests – it gives you a view over all the data. It does not select the biggest and...