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Spotlight Vocabulary, January 2020

Spotlight Vocabulary, January 2020

Welcome to the first edition of Spotlight Vocabulary in 2020! This series is designed to introduce you to ideas, vocabulary and quality articles that will stimulate you and help you to pass IELTS or OET. These are not the only articles we read in January; you can find...

Model IELTS Academic Task 1 Essay: Bar Chart

Model IELTS Academic Task 1 Essay: Bar Chart

Most test candidates find IELTS Academic Task 1 to be the hardest part of the test - and most lose marks here. Task 1 comes in a variety of different types, which only adds to the difficulty. To master this part of the test, you must become familiar with all the...

Model IELTS General Task 1 essay: Formal 

Model IELTS General Task 1 essay: Formal 

Below you will find a model answer for a Formal 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 Paragraph about bullet point 1 2nd Paragraph about bullet point 2 3rd Paragraph...

IELTS & OET News: January 2020

IELTS & OET News: January 2020

Welcome to the first edition of the 2020s! In this series, we bring you up-to-date with the latest developments in the exam world and how they might impact your plans for the year ahead.  The Latest IELTS News In 2019 the British Home Office ran a competitive...

School’s Out: IELTS Teaching Stories From December 2019

School’s Out: IELTS Teaching Stories From December 2019

The end of the 2010s! We have had a busy year and in this edition review the highlights of 2019 as we prepare even more exciting projects and products for 2020! Where We've Been In January we invested in some brand new microphones to bring a whole new quality to our...

Writing Tips From A Self-publisher

Writing Tips From A Self-publisher

Episode 2 – Tips on Writing and Editing From a Self-publisher   In this series, we introduce you to experts who can help you to advance your language-related goals. In episode 2, we ask Ian Turner to share his advice, suggestions and stories on… The Challenges of...

Spotlight Vocabulary, January 2020

Spotlight Vocabulary, December 2019

Welcome to the final edition of Spotlight Vocabulary in 2019! This series is designed to introduce you to quality articles that will not only help you to pass tests like IELTS or OET but also improve your life. These are not the only articles we read in December; you...

Model IELTS Academic Task 1 Essay: Map Questions 

Model IELTS Academic Task 1 Essay: Map Questions 

The IELTS Academic Task 1 essay is perhaps the most challenging part of the test. One reason for this is that there are many different types of data it might ask you to describe. Since you don’t know which you will receive on test day, you must master them all. To...

Model IELTS Task 2 essay: Is Copying A Human Trait?

Model IELTS Task 2 essay: Is Copying A Human Trait?

Below you will find a model essay for an IELTS Academic Writing Task 2 question. One of our students wrote this essay as a part of their homework, and it shows how high a level you can reach with proper instruction.  This essay is likely to score from 8.5-9.0 on test...