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OET & IELTS News: May 2022

OET & IELTS News: May 2022

This month, there’s lots of positive news for test-takers - migrant workers and students alike. Both Australia and New Zealand are in urgent need of English-speaking professionals to fill a wide range of skilled job vacancies. The UK, meanwhile, is looking to attract...

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

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

Catch up on all the latest happenings at With an Expert below... Where We’ve Been As always, April has been a busy month at With an Expert. We have welcomed new members to our support team and expanded our outreach.  Only yesterday, we gave the second in a new series...

Spotlight Vocabulary, April 2022

Spotlight Vocabulary, April 2022

Welcome to the April 2022 edition of Spotlight Vocabulary. In this series, we introduce you to high-level articles covering the kind of topics you are likely to encounter in tests like IELTS and OET.  For more evergreen articles, visit our LinkedIn and Twitter...

Learn IELTS Vocabulary: A Business 

Learn IELTS Vocabulary: A Business 

Describing a business you know is a Part 2 topic you might receive on test day.  With only 60 seconds to prepare, it would be a good idea to consider now which business you would talk about. The below will give you some ideas about what you could say and some...

OET & IELTS News: May 2022

IELTS & OET News: April 2022

As seems to have been the case throughout the last two years, April brings news of some doors closing to English-speaking workers and students - and others standing wide open for you. Canada, in particular, looks to be full of opportunities both to work and to study -...

Model IELTS Academic Writing Task 1: A Table about Sports

Model IELTS Academic Writing Task 1: A Table about Sports

IELTS Academic Writing Task 1: Percentage of people interested in certain sports Tables make a frequent appearance in the IELTS test. It is essential to mention every category mentioned in your essay – if you don't, you will have omitted some key information, thus...

School’s Out: IELTS and OET Teaching Stories From April 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, April 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...