Happy new year! It looks to be a promising one for IELTS learners. Covid-19 continues to impact on international travel, migration and study. However, with vaccines being rolled out, we’ll hopefully see a return to greater normality in many parts of the world. In the...
Crikey - that was quite a year! The Year of Covid is nearly at an end and with the mass production of a cheap vaccine, we can hopefully start to get back to normal in the second half of 2021. Below we have summarised what we have done this year, as you will see - we...
Talking about advice is a topic that is often reported as being in the test. Below you will find some Part 1 questions about your hometown - followed by Part 2 and 3 questions about advice. Before you read the conversation, test your vocabulary by downloading this...
Welcome to the December 2020 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. Many students say that they cannot think of ideas for their IELTS essays - reading...
Here is a model answer for an informal IELTS Writing Task 1 letter. This letter is likely to score from 8.5-9.0 on test day. It follows this general template… Salutation 1st and 2nd Paragraph about bullet point 1 3rd Paragraph about bullet point 2 4th Paragraph about...
Huge congratulations for everybody who achieved their language goals in what’s been a particularly tough year for test takers! There was lots of news in the world of IELTS in 2020. So in case you missed any, here’s what happened. IELTS & OET News We kicked off...
This month we have continued to meet students and test candidates from around the world. We have also launched a new eBook store - see more below! What We've Done We have attended various webinars and conferences around the world, but have been very busy in the...
Welcome to the November 2020 edition of Spotlight Vocabulary. On this page, we link you to curated articles filled with ideas and high-level vocabulary you can use in the IELTS test. These are just a selection of the articles we read in April; you can find more on...
Education must rank as the number one IELTS topic. The question below tackles online education. The instructions simply ask to what extent you agree with a stated position. Since there is no clear cut two-part division (e.g. discuss the advantages and disadvantages),...
The IELTS Academic Task 1 question is the main reason many candidates fail to get the IELTS score they need. One reason for this is that there are many different types of Task 1 questions, and this makes it hard for the candidates to master. Below you will find a...