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School’s Out: IELTS and OET Teaching Stories From August 2023

School’s Out: IELTS and OET Teaching Stories From August 2023

Many students around the world and in the UK are about to return to school, but in truth we almost never leave the classroom. Where We’ve Been As usual, we have travelled virtually around the world many times over. IELTS is an immensely popular test at the moment, and...

Model Writing Task 1: Maps of a Railway Station

Model Writing Task 1: Maps of a Railway Station

Map questions appear in the IELTS test about 15% of the time. Not often enough for them to appear on many candidates preparation list, but often enough that they should!  The most common type of Academic Task 1 map question involves comparing and contrasting two...

Learn IELTS Vocabulary: A person you follow on social media

Learn IELTS Vocabulary: A person you follow on social media

IELTS Speaking Test Sample:   Talking about well-known people and social media are two very common Speaking day topics.  Read the following speaking-style questions, paying close attention to words you don’t know and the words in bold. There are definitions for the...

IELTS & OET News Tracker: August 2023

IELTS & OET News Tracker: August 2023

August proves to be a hectic month for IELTS, as countless students strive to attain the required scores in order to study abroad for the upcoming school year. Here are the latest updates involving the IELTS and immigration developments since we left you in July. The...

School’s Out: IELTS and OET Teaching Stories From August 2023

School’s Out: IELTS and OET Teaching Stories From July 2023

Where We've Been This is the time of year when almost all academic institutions take an academic break — we, however, keep going to help as many of you over the IELTS line as possible. This month we have digitally traversed the world, spending much of that time in...

IELTS General Task 1: Recommending a magazine article to friend

IELTS General Task 1: Recommending a magazine article to friend

In the IELTS test, informal letters almost always ask you to write to a friend. The letter below was written by one of our students and assessed as a band 8.5–9.0 answer, proving that with tuition you can reach even the highest band. Paragraph one deals with the first...

IELTS WRITING TASK 2 [Agree or disagree]: Truth in Relationships

IELTS WRITING TASK 2 [Agree or disagree]: Truth in Relationships

The mock essay below addresses the very common Agree/Disagree task type. As you read through, think about how it fully meets the task requirement by giving a clear opinion; presenting a number of relevant ideas; and how it maintains an advanced level of vocabulary...

Grammar For IELTS

Grammar For IELTS

How grammar for IELTS is marked & how to score a Band 8.0 and above! Grammar is one of the trickiest aspects of learning a new language because it varies from language to language. Since English grammar rules are some of the most complex, grammar is the area that...

Which English Test Is Right For You: IELTS vs TOEFL vs PTE

Which English Test Is Right For You: IELTS vs TOEFL vs PTE

Navigating the world of English proficiency tests can be both challenging and confusing, particularly when you're faced with multiple options like the International English Language Testing System (IELTS), the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL), and the...

IELTS & OET News Tracker: August 2023

IELTS & OET News Tracker: July 2023

We're now over halfway through 2023; time sure does fly. Here is our roundup of what's been happening in IELTS & global migration since we left you in June. The Latest IELTS News As always, there have been some key developments in the IELTS world over the last...