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IELTS and OET News: June 2020

IELTS and OET News: June 2020

Welcome to the June edition of our News Tracker. Events are moving quickly in this post-Covid world, and you will find important updates on both IELTS and OET below.  IELTS Testing   The first wave of corona is mostly over, and test centres around the world have...

School’s Out: IELTS and OET Teaching Stories From May 2020

School’s Out: IELTS and OET Teaching Stories From May 2020

School’s out, but not for long … As IELTS testing returns, our school has become very busy. Most of our lesson slots have filled up for a few weeks ahead. Where We’ve Been The UK has just experienced its warmest spring on record - and we’ve tried to enjoy it as much...

Spotlight Vocabulary, May 2020

Spotlight Vocabulary, May 2020

Welcome to the May 2020 edition of Spotlight Vocabulary. Below you will find articles filled with vocabulary and ideas you can use in tests like IELTS and OET. If you find them useful, you might like to follow us on LinkedIn and Twitter, where we link to even more...

 IELTS Speaking Sample: Physical Exercise

 IELTS Speaking Sample: Physical Exercise

Physical Exercise Vocabulary Talking about exercise or how you keep fit is a topic that has appeared several times in recent years. There are also topics which match very closely – for example talking about health. Read the following speaking-style questions, paying...

IELTS Speaking Sample: Education

IELTS Speaking Sample: Education

Education Vocabulary for the IELTS test Talking about Education is one of the most frequent IELTS Speaking topics. This is understandable considering that the IELTS test is primarily an exam taken for academic purposes. Read the following speaking-style questions,...

IELTS and OET News: June 2020

IELTS & OET News: May 2020

In this Issue The world of online testing is starting to recover after months of coronavirus lockdowns! IELTS has already introduced a new online version of its test and OET seems set to announce some exciting news soon.  While the coronavirus may have dampened your...

School’s Out: IELTS and OET Teaching Stories From May 2020

School’s Out: IELTS and OET Teaching Stories From April 2020

School is out for 90% of the world’s population at the moment.  This newsletter brings you up-to-date on what we have been doing with our time. As you will see, it has been business as usual. Where We’ve Been We continue to work from home - but that has taken us to a...

Spotlight Vocabulary, May 2020

Spotlight Vocabulary, April 2020

Welcome to the April 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. These are just a selection of the articles we read in April; you can find more on...

Learn IELTS Vocabulary: Achievements

Learn IELTS Vocabulary: Achievements

IELTS Speaking Vocabulary: Achievements/Goals  Talking about an achievement is a topic that has appeared several times in recent years. There are also topics which match very closely - for example talking about a goal. Read the following speaking-style questions,...

IELTS Speaking Vocabulary: Truth

IELTS Speaking Vocabulary: Truth

Learn Some Topic Vocabulary About Truth for IELTS Speaking  This topic occurs regularly in the IELTS test, and an answer for this one could fit similar questions also (e.g. describing a challenge you once faced).  Read the following speaking-style questions, paying...