Welcome to the first 2021 edition of Spotlight Vocabulary. This is the series where we curate articles that contain ideas and vocabulary suitable for academic tests like IELTS or OET. To see a wider selection of these articles, please visit...
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Model IELTS Task 2 Essay: Face-to-face Meetings vs Social Media
Face-to-face meetings are definitely out of vogue this year. However, this topic is very current, and you might easily get it on test day. Read on for the kind of vocabulary and ideas that will serve you well. The instructions ask you if the advantages outweigh the...
Model IELTS Academic Writing Task 1: Line graph (Renewable Energy)
IELTS Academic Task 1s are more important than test candidates believe. They are the main reason for candidates failing to get the score they need. It doesn't help that there are so many different types of Task 1. Learning to master them all can take time. Below you...
IELTS and OET news: January 2021
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...
School’s Out: IELTS and OET Teaching Stories From 2020
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...
Learn IELTS Vocabulary: Advice
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...
Spotlight Vocabulary, December 2020
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...
Model IELTS General Task 1 Letter: Visiting A Friend Living Abroad (Informal)
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...
IELTS & OET News: A review Of 2020
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...
School’s Out: IELTS and OET Teaching Stories From November 2020
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...