IELTS with Fiona: expert advice to help you get your best IELTS score.
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IELTS Reading: Stadiums
June 1st, 2023
This is a pretty straighforward Academic Part 2 about Stadiums.
In this podcast we'll go through 3 question types (Matching Statements, Gapfill Summary and Choosing from a list.)
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IELTS Reading: The development of the London underground railway
May 19th, 2023
I guarantee that you can do this in under 10 minutes if you follow my system.
Find the Reading online and do it yourself before you listen.
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IELTS Listening Part 2: Matthews Island Holidays
April 20th, 2023
Get the full blog with audio on my website:
https://ieltsetc.com/2023/04/ielts-listening-tips-complete-guide/
In this lesson, I examine the MACRO and โฆ
๐ Which is the best (free) online IELTS writing checker?
March 23rd, 2023
There are many free online IELTS Writing checkers available, and they can be useful when youโre starting your IELTS preparation.
Online writing โฆ
How many IELTS Reading question types are there? (Tips on how to tackle different questions in the IELTS Reading test)
March 10th, 2023
[Skip the 5-minute introduction if you want to just get to the question types!]
Different websites have different ways of categorising IELTS Reading Question types.
See my latest blog for all the details:
How to prepare for IELTS in 10 days
February 20th, 2023
The best thing about the IELTS Test is that you cannot fail it. The test simply takes a โsnapshotโ of your current level of English.
So if youโve suddenly realised that you need to take the test in 10 days donโt panic โฆ
Pronunciation for IELTS Listening - how to understand fast speech
February 11th, 2023
There are 7 key features of fast speech and pronunciation that you need to develop a better understanding of in order to increase your Listening โฆ
IELTS Listening: Hotel Staff Turnover
January 26th, 2023
In this Listening Section 2 we look at:
- Multiple choice questions
- distractors - matching from a list
- the word 'staff' and how it's repeated 32 โฆ
IELTS New Year Resolutions 2023
January 13th, 2023
What will you do differently in 2023? Here are my 7 resolutions to help you get the IELTS test over and done with once and for all. Get all the tips โฆ
IELTS Reading: To catch a king ๐คด๐
December 16th, 2022
In this episode, I'll take you through one of my Guided Readings - it's an Academic Passage 3 from Book 17 and, unusually, it's a book review.
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IELTS Mindset: ๐ตโ๐ซ How to deal with 'too much information' (feeling overwhelmed)
November 13th, 2022
Question: "How do I cope with so much information when I'm preparing for the IELTS test?"
Answer: "Just do as much as you need to do for the Band score that you want."
In all aspects of life, there are different levels of โฆ
IELTS Listening: ๐ฎ๐ธ The impact of digital technology on the Icelandic language
November 4th, 2022
Can you guess the answers to the gapfill before you listen? In this episode I talk you through a Passage 4 where I think about 60% of the answers are guessable!
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IELTS Reading: Feathers as decoration in European History
October 25th, 2022
A tricky GT Part 3 Reading with Matching Headings, Multiple Choice, and Matching Sentence Endings.
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IELTS Mindset Part 3: How to ask SMARTER questions
October 16th, 2022
I've spoken a lot about Mindset for IELTS in 2 earlier blogs:
1. How to train your mindset for IELTS
https://ieltsetc.com/how-to-train-your-mindset-for-ielts/
IELTS Listening Part 3: Veterinary science students
September 26th, 2022
In this podcast, you'll practice listening for the tricks in Multiple Choice Questions.
This is yet another Listening based on the topic of farming, โฆ
IELTS Reading: Reducing injuries on the farm
September 9th, 2022
This Reading will also help your Task 2 Writing.
Watch this quick video to see why:
https://app.getbeamer.com/ieltswithfiona/en/week-2-september-challenge-reading-about-farming
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September 5th, 2022
In today's September Challenge, we're reviewing Task 2 essays, starting with how to write a good Introduction.
Check out the blog I refer to here (with a model essay):
IELTS Writing Task 1: ๐๐Consumption of meat and fish.
September 4th, 2022
Day 3 of the September IELTS Planner Challenge is all about describing changes in Writing Task 1.
See the graph and video here.
https://app.getbeamer.com/ieltswithfiona/en/september-challenge-day-3-writing-task-1
Or โฆ
IELTS Listening Part 1: ๐โโ๏ธ Learning to surf
September 2nd, 2022
Day 2 of the September 2022 Challenge.
This is a Part 1 but full of TRICKS!
Get the full video version in the Members Academy.
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IELTS Reading GT: ๐ฅพThe best hiking boots
September 1st, 2022
This is Day 1 of my free IELTS September Challenge 2022.
Follow the challenge every day on my website (What's new - daily tips):
IELTS Listening: ๐ฆ Buckworth Conservation Group
August 26th, 2022
This is a slightly unusual Listening Part 1 from the latest Cambridge Test Book 17.
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and on my website
https://ieltsetc.com
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IELTS Reading GT โฝ๏ธ: History of women's football in Britain
August 18th, 2022
This is a fascinating Section 3 General Training Reading text about the origins of women's football and why it disappeared for 50 years.
Practice โฆ
IELTS Listening ๐ Maple Syrup ๐จ๐ฆ
July 27th, 2022
In this lesson we cover more words from The List (my 100 Most Common Listening Gap Fill Answers).
Pay special attention to the second half, where the โฆ
IELTS Reading: ๐ Domesticating the tomato
July 18th, 2022
This is an Academic Test Passage 2 Reading from Book 17 and the podcast covers 3 types of questions: matching information, matching people, and gapfill.
In the podcast I discuss how you can understand more of the text if โฆ
IELTS Listening: Labyrinths
July 9th, 2022
Book 17 Test 1 Part 4
I chose this Listening just because it's from the most recent Cambridge Practice Test book, and I was pleased to see that all of the gapfill answers conformed to my theories about common IELTS โฆ
IELTS Listening: ๐งผ Early History of Keeping Clean
June 25th, 2022
This is a Section 4 IELTS Listening Test Gapfill Summary based on a lecture about the history of keeping clean.
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โญ๏ธIELTS with Fiona daily tips from February 2022โญ๏ธ
May 9th, 2022
Here's my roundup of daily tips from February. Watch the video version on YouTube with this link:
In the podcast we'll โฆ
โญ๏ธ IELTS tips โญ๏ธ Jan 19th - 31st (also on YouTube)
April 17th, 2022
Here's my round-up of the weekly tips that you can find on my website (ieltsetc.com).ย
This podcast is also on YouTube/fionawattam:
https://app.getbeamer.com/ieltswithfiona/enย
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IELTS Reading: ๐๐ฝ Could urban engineers learn from dance?
April 6th, 2022
This is a particularly challenging Reading Passage 1, which follows the structure of a Passage 3 'discursive' argument rather than the usual Passage โฆ
โญ๏ธ IELTS tips โญ๏ธ podcast Jan 1st - Jan 17th 2022 with YouTube video
March 19th, 2022
This podcast talks you through a fortnight of daily tips, with an accompanying YouTube video.
https://youtu.be/byb9_Dg2UP8
Get the daily tips here on my website.
https://app.getbeamer.com/ieltswithfiona/en
In this episode โฆ
IELTS Reading:๐งดPlastic is no longer fantastic
March 3rd, 2022
In this IELTS GT Part 3 Reading lesson we'll practise Matching Headings, Multiple Choice and Gapfill summary on the topic of plastic.
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IELTS โญ๏ธDaily tipsโญ๏ธfrom Fiona Dec 9th - 24th 2021
February 3rd, 2022
In today's podcast you'll review my daily tips from my annual advent challenge which you can find on my website under "What's New" and โฆ
IELTS โญ๏ธDaily Tipsโญ๏ธfrom Fiona Nov 20 - Dec 8
January 26th, 2022
In this episode I catch up with the daily tips that you can find on my website under "What's new".
This episode covers:
- Pronunciation of phrasal โฆ
IELTS Reading: Marine ecosystems ๐ก
January 4th, 2022
This is a nice GT Part 3 Reading to get 2022 off to a great start. It practises Matching Headings, Multiple Choice AND gapfill, and it's absolutely โฆ
IELTS Reading: Having a laugh
December 5th, 2021
This is an academic Passage 3 about the importance of laughter.
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โญ๏ธIELTS tipsโญ๏ธ Nov 9th - 20th
November 27th, 2021
In this episode I go through a week of tips about:
"is pissed" vs "ears pierced",
PEEL paragraphs,
Jacinda Ardern and New Zealand accents ("bed" vs "bid"),
Bruce Willis, The Sixth Sense and modals of deduction ("He must โฆ
โญ๏ธIELTS tipsโญ๏ธ Oct 27th - Nov 8th 2021
November 24th, 2021
This is my weekly round-up of tips from the "What's New" tab on my free website: ieltsetc.com
In this episode we look at
- Pronunciation mazes by โฆ
๐What's the best online IELTS course?๐
November 15th, 2021
That's a tough question. It's so hard for anyone to measure the quality and effectiveness of an IELTS course objectively unless they've taken all of the IELTS courses available!
So here's a quick checklist of things to โฆ
โญ๏ธIELTS tipsโญ๏ธ Oct 17th - 27th
November 5th, 2021
Here's the latest round-up of all my IELTS Daily Tips blog that you can find on my website.
In this blog we go through and revise:
Have or get something done
How to pronounce 'ative'
How to pronounce 'able'
Thinking โฆ
โญ๏ธIELTS tipsโญ๏ธ: a weekly summary
October 17th, 2021
I'm trying out a new way of sharing my tips and advice for IELTS.
If you go to the 'What's new' tab on my website, you'll find a daily tip:
https://app.getbeamer.com/ieltswithfiona/en
You can leave a comment there and โฆ
Things you need to know before you buy an online IELTS Course ๐ค
September 20th, 2021
Have you ever been ripped off, conned, scammed, tricked, duped or just misled when buying an online IELTS course?
In this blog and podcast, I've outlined the 10 'red flags' that you need to know about before you decide โฆ
IELTS Reading: Henry Moore (TFNG Bootcamp Day 1) ๐ฟ
September 6th, 2021
The Members Academy Reading Bootcamp started today (you can still join - it's just $28 and includes 28 days of both live and recorded lessons). This week's focus is on True False Not Given questions, so here's a taster โฆ
IELTS Reading: Attitudes to AI ๐ค
August 22nd, 2021
This is an Academic Passage 3 Part 3 (Book 16), so it's tough.
In this lesson we'll look at how the language that you learn for Task 2 will help you understand the Reading, and how Reading academic texts like this will โฆ
How to use idioms in IELTS
August 13th, 2021
Are you using the right idiom in the right place with the right person and the right pronunciation?
To use an idiom correctly there are so many โฆ
IELTS Listening: Stoicism ๐๏ธ
July 19th, 2021
This episode is a Part 4 Listening about an ancient philosophy called Stoicism (don't worry if you've never heard of it - the Listening will explain everything). It's a gapfill summary (one word only) and we also โฆ
IELTS Reading: ๐ฅBack to the future of skyscraper design.
July 4th, 2021
This passage 2 Academic IELTS Reading is a problem-solution structure.
- The problem: air-conditioning units generate 'spectacular and largely โฆ
IELTS Listening: The history of coffee โ๏ธ
June 25th, 2021
This is a Section 4 Listening. I chose this Listening in order to show you why hyphens are NOT important in Listening gap-fill summaries.
There are 3 main types of words in gapfill summaries:
1) Words ending with a โฆ
IELTS Reading: The Effects of Noise ๐
June 7th, 2021
I had a special request for this Academic Passage 3 because it's difficult, but honestly, it's a very early test (Book 7) and is just badly-written.
I โฆ
IELTS Writing Feedback: improving your Task 2 essays with 40 keywords
May 16th, 2021
When you get IELTS Writing feedback from your teacher, you should be able to see why you are not achieving your desired score.
But this feedback is โฆ
IELTS Reading: Attitudes to language
May 3rd, 2021
This is an Academic Part 1 text. The text and subject matter is difficult but the questions (YNNG) are NOT.ย
In fact, in this episode I will show you โฆ
IELTS Reading: What is exploration?
April 11th, 2021
Cambridge Book 15 Test 1 Passage 3
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IELTS Listening: 'Street Play Scheme' โน๏ธโโ๏ธโน๐ปโโ๏ธ๐
March 29th, 2021
This is a really useful Part 2 IELTS Listening (Book 15) about a community that closed their road to traffic so that the children could play safely โฆ
IELTS Reading TFNG: Alexander Henderson ๐ธ๐ธ๐ธ
February 14th, 2021
This is a nice and easy Academic Reading Part 1 (great for GT too).
It goes in chronological order, so it's easy to find information from dates, โฆ
IELTS Listening: ๐ฆฃ๐ฆฃ๐ฆฃWoolly mammoths on St Paul's Island
February 1st, 2021
Today's Listening is a 6/10 for difficulty. It's a Part 3 Listening with multiple choice and matching from a list.
Useful vocabulary and synonyms:
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IELTS Reading/Writing: Driverless Cars ๐
January 11th, 2021
This is a really really useful passage to read because of how it can help your WRITING.
The passage itself is not difficult, but it is jam-packed โฆ
IELTS Reading: Motivational Factors and the hospitality industry ๐ฉโ๐ณ๐งโ๐ณ
December 29th, 2020
This is an extremely difficult Academic Reading Passage 3.
It took me 30 minutes to find the answers even with the answer sheet in front of me.
What โฆ
IELTS Advent Challenge Tasks ๐1 - 12
December 12th, 2020
No time to do my Advent Challenge? This podcast (watch the video version on www.YouTube.com/fionawattam) talks you through the past 12 days, so you'll get up and running really quickly!
It's never too late to start - โฆ
IELTS Listening Part 3: Children's Literature Course ๐
November 25th, 2020
Is this Listening more difficult than usual? I got a special request from Elango in my Members Academy, and yes I think it is a tricky one!
I had to โฆ
IELTS Reading: Why fairy tales are really scary tales ๐งโโ๏ธ๐ป
October 24th, 2020
I had a special request from Isabella on Instagram today ๐๐ง๐ท. She asked me to look at a really difficult text (yes, this one's 9/10!).
It's an โฆ
IELTS Reading: ๐ดโโ๏ธBike-sharing schemes around the world
October 18th, 2020
Do you have a bike-sharing scheme where you live? In London there are the so-called 'Boris bikes' (named after Boris Johnson, who launched them in 2010 after being inspired by the success of a similar scheme in Paris, โฆ
IELTS Listening: The hunt for sunken settlements and ancient shipwrecks ๐ขโ๏ธโฑ๏ธ
October 10th, 2020
This is a difficult Section 4, but if you listen to my podcast regularly, you will be very familiar with this common IELTS topic!
It's about marine โฆ
IELTS Reading GT Part 2: Border crossing and Dealing with absence in the workplace
October 3rd, 2020
Both texts are gapfill summaries.
The first one gives you practice with summary Flow Charts (IELTS 28-Day Planner Day 12) and the second covers the common topic of how to deal with absence in the workplace (good โฆ
IELTS Listening: Agricultural programme in Mozambique ๐ฉ๐ฝโ๐พ๐พ๐๐ฃ
September 22nd, 2020
Listen out for the 5 most common gapfill types in this Part 4 gapfill on the very common topics of Agriculture and Water (28-Day Planner Week 1).
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IELTS Reading: Nutmeg - a valuable spice ๐ฐ๐ฅ
September 13th, 2020
This is an Academic Reading Part 1 (so it's good for GT too).
The structure is chronological (in order of time) which helps you locate the answers โฆ
Factors influencing your IELTS Score ๐ฐ - how my new IELTS Progress predictor works.
August 16th, 2020
If you've taken my IELTS Progress Predictor Test, you may be wanting to know a bit more about how it works and what it means for your IELTS Preparation.
This podcast talks you through how to make the most of your assets โฆ
IELTS Listening: The Eucalyptus Tree in Australia ๐ฆ๐บ
August 4th, 2020
#ielts Listening Part 4 - gapfill summary. Find a similar topic here: https://ieltsetc.com/2018/08/ielts-listening-honeybees-australia/
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IELTS Listening: Birth order and personality ๐ผ
July 27th, 2020
IELTS Listening Part 3: How birth order affects your personality.
IELTS GT Reading: ๐ฆ๐ฆDinosaurs and the secrets they hold ๐ฆ๐ฆ
July 19th, 2020
IELTS GT Reading Part 3 - gapfill summary, multiple choice and choosing from a list.
Find a similar reading with the vocab you need to know about โฆ
IELTS Listening - Cities built by the sea ๐๐๏ธ
July 13th, 2020
This is a Section 3 (dialogue between 2 students) with lots of vocab related to the environment:
- urban planning
- coastal cities
- pollutants are โฆ
IELTS Reading: Saving bugs to find new drugs ๐๐
June 29th, 2020
A long and difficult but FASCINATING text with SO MUCH useful vocabulary which I list at the end.
- Matching Information with paragraphs
- Choosing โฆ
IELTS Reading: An unusual Academic Passage 1 - The concept of intelligence.
June 21st, 2020
This passage has an academic, theoretical structure rather than a factual, chronological one.ย
Watch the video on YouTube to see how it looks:
IELTS GT Reading: Parts 1 and 2
June 15th, 2020
Finding a roommate, the best fitness apps, How to Delegate and Choosing the right CV Format. Find the word formation booklet here: https://ieltsetc.com/2018/04/how-a-knowledge-of-word-forms-can-increase-your-score/
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IELTS Listening: ๐บMAPS and MCQs
June 7th, 2020
This video looks at Section 2 of the IELTS Listening Test, which often includes a MAP in the second half.ย
Watch the video on YouTube if you would โฆ
IELTS Reading: Why companies should welcome disorder
May 29th, 2020
So sorry for the delay - I'm back now! Been working on the daily YouTube lives during Lockdown. Did you miss them? Just go to my YouTube channel (I'll add this podcast as a video if you prefer to read the text and try โฆ
IELTS Experts - 10 of your most common questions about IELTS answered
April 18th, 2020
In this podcast (also on YouTube) I ask my boss Max to give us his insider tips about #IELTS (it's exactly the same as what I say but people actually listen to him!).
Watch the video here:
โฆIELTS Reading Time Management Tips
March 24th, 2020
Need to read faster in the test? In this video and podcast, I'll take you through a Reading test and show you what you can do at each stage to answer the questions more quickly.
The text is called 'The Birdmen' and you โฆ
IELTS Computer-Delivered General Training Reading Test Part 1
March 17th, 2020
This podcast is taken from my YouTube Video (watch this to see the text).
I take you through the first part of a Computer-Delivered #IELTS General Training Reading Test and look at the โฆ
IELTS Writing Error Correction - The Blue Book project ๐
March 11th, 2020
Do you rely on a teacher to correct your writing mistakes for the IELTS Test? Is this the most effective way? ย ย
In this podcast I look at some research that's been done about the best way to learn from your mistakes - โฆ
IELTS Listening: ๐The history of weather forecasting ๐
March 5th, 2020
I made this as a YouTube video so you can watch it here if you'd like to see the text at the same time:
It's a Part 4 โฆ
IELTS Reading: Matching Headings - A visit to Oymyakon ๐ฅถ
February 26th, 2020
GT IELTS Matching Headings and gapfill practice.
Watch the podcast on YouTube so that you can see the text and my explanations (and try the test for yourself).
BONUS episode! My interview with Dr Heidi Brumbaugh, creator of the Vocab Victor app.
February 20th, 2020
This week I interview the creator of the marvellous Vocab Victor app, Dr Heidi Brumbaugh.
Dr Heidi realised that my 28-Days of IELTS Word List would โฆ
Computer-delivered IELTS: An interview with Jessica from the IELTS Energy Podcast
February 16th, 2020
This week on the podcast I was very happy to invite Jessica Beck from All Ears English and the IELTS Energy Podcast to talk about the pros and cons of the Computer Delivered IELTS Test (amongst other things!).
Jess โฆ
IELTS Listening: Kite-making kite ๐ช by the Maori people of New Zealand ๐ณ๐ฟ
February 10th, 2020
Part 4 IELTS Listening on the topic of Civilisation (again! See my YouTube video about this). Vocab Victor is the app where you can develop your IELTS vocab with my 28 days of Vocab wordlists.
YouTube video about โฆ
IELTS Listening: Natural Dyes ๐งถ๐งต
February 3rd, 2020
Multiple Choice and Matching in a Part 3 (student and tutor).
Watch my YouTube video about how to recognise signals in Part 3 Listening:
IELTS Reading GT Section 1: How synonyms work in Part 1 - The best suitcases ๐ผ๐งณand The Oxford School of Drama ๐ญ
January 27th, 2020
GT Reading is not always as easy as it looks in Part 1. Yes, the texts are shorter but you have to do 2 of them in 20 mins and you need a good level of Vocab to get the answers quickly and not fall for the tricks! Here โฆ
IELTS Reading: Meet the Organoleptics ๐คฅ๐บ๐๐ฝ๐ฝ
January 20th, 2020
GT Reading Part 3 - matching people, matching info and TFNG.
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IELTS listening: Field Trip Proposal ๐
January 10th, 2020
Listening Part 3 (Book 8 Test 1). Looking at signals, multiple choice and gap fill. Get more help with Part 3 here โฆ
IELTS Reading: The return of artificial intelligence ๐ค
December 19th, 2019
Reading passage 3 Test Book 5.
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IELTS Reading: The Lost City ๐ต๐ช
November 22nd, 2019
Hereโs the full blog https://ieltsetc.com/2019/11/ielts-reading-the-lost-city/
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IELTS Reading: Venus in transit ๐ญ๐ช
November 15th, 2019
This has been on my list of things to do for about a year! Such a tough text but so easy to guess at least half of the answers without a PhD in Astronomy!
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IELTS Reading: Biological control of pests ๐ฆ๐๐๐ฆ
November 7th, 2019
A truly awful text but totally worth it for the vocab and strategies. Learn how to answer these questions without understanding almost anything ๐ฏ!
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IELTS Reading: The truth about the environment ๐บ๐งฏ
October 28th, 2019
Passage 3 with lots of Vocab you can use in Writing Task 2.
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IELTS listening: ๐Marine renewable energy (Ocean Energy)
October 21st, 2019
A fabulous Part 4 Listening with tons of Vocab and expressions useful for both Task 1 Writing โ๐ฝ (processes) and Task 2 Writing โ๐ฝ.
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IELTS Tips: What to do when you hit a plateau โฐ
October 11th, 2019
Have you hit a plateau with IELTS? Are you stuck at the same band despite studying really hard? Iโve done some research and condensed it into this 40-minute episode so that you can push yourself to the next level.
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IELTS GT Reading: Out of the ashes ๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฅ
October 4th, 2019
Passage 3 about the restoration of an 18th century house which caught fire. Excellent for Vocab about Buildings (Day 8 in the Vocab Course).
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IELTS Reading: Endless Harvest ๐๐๐
September 28th, 2019
Academic Passage 2 about over-fishing, commercial fishing, sustainable fishing and environmental responsibility. T/F/NG.
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IELTS Reading: Rural Transport Project ๐ ๐ด
September 12th, 2019
Ok this one is pretty tedious BUT! it covers 4 question of the WORST types (Matching Headings, YNNG, Sentence completion and Q40) so itโs well worth โฆ
IELTS Listening: โ๏ธ โ๏ธSignposts Part 2
September 6th, 2019
Last week I outlined the 10 signals and signposts that lead you to the answer in the Listening Test (see my blog for more details and a YouTube video). This week Iโm showing you an almost identical example so that you โฆ
IELTS Listening: โ๏ธ SIGNALS and SIGNPOSTS to lead you to the answer.โ๏ธ
August 29th, 2019
Listening Part 3 is a very carefully structured dialogue full of signals like โSo!โ โโWell!โ โโNow!โ, emphatic structures (โWhat I decided to do โฆ
IELTS Reading: Sustainable Architecture - ๐ lessons from the ant ๐
August 22nd, 2019
Reading about a building in Zimbabwe whose โair-conditioning systemโ was based on termite mounds. Fascinating!
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IELTS Grammar: a simple way of remembering the difference between โingโ and infinitives ๐๐ฝ
August 15th, 2019
If you struggle to work out when to use โingโ the solution is here! Find the whole blog on my website and 10-minute tutorial on YouTube. โฆ
IELTS Vocab and Reading: The true cost of food ๐๐๐ฉ๐ฝโ๐พ
August 2nd, 2019
I chose this one JUST because of the vocab! Itโs fabulous to review the topic of intensive industrial agriculture and its impact on the environment.
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IELTS Reading: Climate change and the Inuit โ๏ธ๐๐
July 18th, 2019
A problem-solution structure with matching headings and gap-fill.
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IELTS Reading: Bring back the big cats ๐ ๐๐พ
July 4th, 2019
If you listen to just one podcast this week, make sure it's this one! A fascinating text bursting with IELTS vocabulary.
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Can I prepare for IELTS in one month?
June 27th, 2019
This episodes encourages you to dust off your 28-Day Planner and use it more effectively. Find all the tips and links on my blog https://www.ieltsetc.com/2019/06/28-ways-ielts-planner/
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IELTS Reading part 1: The history of cinema ๐ฌ๐
June 11th, 2019
Academic passage 1 (good for GT too) all about how cinema developed. Good to learn about this topic (there's a listening about it here https://www.ieltsetc.com/2019/01/ielts-listening-history-moving-pictures/)!
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May 21st, 2019
This episode focuses on the grammar of Modals of Deduction in IELTS Listening. Find a full explanation with practice on my website. โฆ
28 ways to improve your IELTS Vocabulary.๐
May 9th, 2019
Check out my website for all of the 28 tips with links https://www.ieltsetc.com/2019/05/28-ways-improve-ielts-vocab/.
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IELTS Reading: The history of tortoises ๐ข
April 25th, 2019
A very difficult Passage 3 where a Degree in Zoology might help. Here is the text on the website โฆ
IELTS Reading: Reducing the effects of climate change ๐๐ถ๐๐
April 17th, 2019
Academic Passage 3 Book 11 Test 1 - a really useful text for vocabulary. Also good practice for completing a table and matching researchers. โฆ
IELTS Reading: Glow-worms ๐
April 15th, 2019
A fantastic reading for vocab. Matching information and T/F/NG questions.
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IELTS Reading: Hearing problems ๐๐พ
April 11th, 2019
Speed-reading strategies for texts with 3 or more sets of questions. Book 9 Test 2 Passage 1.
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IELTS Reading: This Marvellous Invention ๐ฃ
April 4th, 2019
A VERY difficult Academic Reading Part 3 (sorry!). Book 11 Test 4. See also 'How did writing begin?' on my website.
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IELTS Reading: Stepwells ๐ฎ๐ณ
March 28th, 2019
This is a REALLY interesting Passage 1 Academic (good for GT too). Great for vocab topics (Water and Buildings) and speed-reading practice (just find the dates and names - ignore the rest). Please check on my website โฆ
IELTS Listening: Business Cultures ๐ค
March 21st, 2019
Section 4 made up entirely of gap fill! Have a look at all the signals that can help you keep your place โฆ
IELTS General Training Part 1: Passport Applications and Auckland International Airport Services ๐๐
March 14th, 2019
A quick look at TFNG and a less common type of Matching Headings. Get the full text here โฆ
IELTS Listening: Nanotechnology ๐ค
March 7th, 2019
Find out how my mindmaps can help you get over 70% of these answers correct! This #ielts listening Part 4 (Book 10 Test 4) will help you with โฆ
IELTS Reading: Is there anybody out there? ๐ฝ Matching Headings
February 28th, 2019
How to match headings quickly using only first lines. See the video on YouTube and get the full text on my website ๐ฝ โฆ
IELTS Reading: how to use comparisons in TFNG
February 21st, 2019
To celebrate #motherlanguageday, this difficult Academic Passage 3 gives you some easy ways of filling gaps and recognising 'Not Given'. Find the โฆ
IELTS Listening: Study Skills Tutorial ๐ฉ๐พโ๐๐จ๐พโ๐๐๐
February 7th, 2019
Test Book 9 Test 3 Section 3: Listen to a tutor giving advice to a student about her dissertation and practice listening for signals and Gap fill.
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How to learn the vocab you need for IELTS ๐๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ฆ
February 2nd, 2019
This episode helps you through the vocab you need to learn for the #ielts test. It is based on the hedgehog reading from 2 days ago but shows you how the same topics apply in all parts of the exam.
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IELTS Reading and vocab: Hedgehogs ๐ฆ
January 31st, 2019
A difficult Part 3, which I made specially for #hedgehogday on February 2nd to raise awareness of the dramatic decline in the hedgehog population.
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IELTS Listening: Thor Heyerdahl ๐ถ
January 24th, 2019
Test Book 10 Test 2 Section 3. The life and theories of Thor Heyerdahl.
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IELTS Reading: Museums of Fine Art ๐ฉ๐พโ๐จ Part 2
January 20th, 2019
A difficult Passage 3 - Multiple Choice and Yes No Not Given. Also a rant about where NOT to get your #ielts practice materials.
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IELTS Reading: Museums of fine art Part 1 ๐ฉ๐พโ๐จ
January 17th, 2019
A complex and sophisticated Academic Reading Part 3, so I'm breaking this podcast up into more manageable parts. Please come back for the next bit ๐
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IELTS Reading: Doctoring Sales ๐๐๐๐ฉ๐พโโ๏ธ๐จ๐ผโโ๏ธโ
January 11th, 2019
Book 6 Passage 1: Matching Headings and Yes/No/Not Given. Get the full text here https://www.ieltsetc.com/2019/01/ielts-reading-doctoring-sales/
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January 5th, 2019
Test Book 6 Test 2 Listening Section 4. Multiple Choice and Gap Fill. ๐ https://www.ieltsetc.com/2019/01/ielts-listening-history-moving-pictures/
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IELTS Reading: The Story of Silk ๐
December 30th, 2018
Book 11 Academic Test 3 Section 1 - a chronological structure with gap fill and True False Not Given.
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IELTS Listening: A social history of London ๐
December 24th, 2018
Listening Part 4. Book 6 Test 1. ๐๐ ๐ฝ
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IELTS Reading: Autumn Leaves ๐
December 18th, 2018
A tough Passage 2 from #ielts Book 10 Test 3, with matching statements, True/False/Not Given and Gapfill. Get the full Reading on my website โฆ
IELTS Reading: Beyond the blue horizon ๐ถ
December 14th, 2018
Academic Reading Passage 3.
Multiple choice, gap-fill and Yes/Not/Not Given.
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IELTS Listening: The Dolphin ๐ฌ Conservation Trust
December 9th, 2018
#ielts Listening Section 2.
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Listening Section 2: An open-air swimming ๐๐พโโ๏ธ pool
December 5th, 2018
Multiple choice tricks and synonyms. Key vocab and frequent words. Skip the LAST 5 minutes if you want! ๐ฌ
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IELTS Listening: 3 types of distractors you need to know about
November 28th, 2018
This Section 3 has examples of 3 different types of distractors that you need to listen for: โshould have, could have, would haveโ ๐ค
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IELTS GT Reading: The Iron Bridge ๐ค
November 25th, 2018
A special request from the Speaking Challenge WhatsApp group! Use the structure of a descriptive/factual/chronological text to help you find the โฆ
IELTS GT Reading Staff Benefits ๐ค๐ค๐ง๐ฝโโ๏ธ๐ฉ๐พโ๐๐ด๐ฝ
November 21st, 2018
#ielts Cambridge Book 9 Test A Section 2 Part 2 JLP Retail: Staff Benefits plus useful vocab ๐ www.ieltsetc.com
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IELTS GT Reading: Dress Codes ๐๐๐งข๐๐
November 21st, 2018
#ielts Cambridge Tests Book 9 Test A Section 2. Get the full reading on my website www.ieltsetc.com ๐
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IELTS Listening: A public building - Taylor Concert Hall ๐
November 18th, 2018
Part 4 on the topic of architecture.
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IELTS Reading: How did writing begin? ๐บ๐บ๐บ
November 14th, 2018
On a scale of 1 - 10 in terms of difficulty, this is a 10 sorry ๐!! So if youโre aiming for a 7/8 itโs worth a listen, but please donโt feel โฆ
IELTS Reading: Crows and tools ๐งฐ
November 7th, 2018
Quick tips to help you with the Speaking Challenge followed by a Reading Passage 2 about the tool-making abilities of crows (and what we have in โฆ
IELTS November Speaking Challenge and Reading about a pay rise
November 4th, 2018
It's the first week of the November Speaking Challenge and in this podcast I explain the benefits of taking part, speaking every day, recording yourself and joining the Facebook group! โฆ
IELTS ๐ Speaking Challenge
October 31st, 2018
An explanation about the โpinkyโ story, the importance of contractions and an introduction to the November 1 minute Speaking Challenge! #ielts1min ๐
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IELTS Reading: Snake oil ๐๐๐
October 28th, 2018
This is a long one and a tough one but really worth spending time on. Matching Headings and True False Not Given. Full test coming soon on โฆ
IELTS Reading: Differences at work ๐ฉ๐ฝโ๐ซ๐จ๐ฝโ๐ซ
October 26th, 2018
Find the full Reading here: https://www.ieltsetc.com/2018/10/ielts-reading-women-management/
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IELTS Reading: Tidal Power ๐๐
October 23rd, 2018
This reading gives you practice with matching statements, and it recycles key IELTS vocabulary related to renewable energy.
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IELTS Listening Part 2: A theatre ๐ญ
October 18th, 2018
Learn how to avoid the traps of multiple choice. Get the floor plan on my website.
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IELTS Listening: BABY COTS ๐ถ๐ป
October 14th, 2018
Listening Section 2 about cots, with a little bit of pronunciation thrown in!
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IELTS Listening: labelling a map ๐บ
October 10th, 2018
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IELTS Labelling a diagram: worms! ๐ ๐
October 7th, 2018
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IELTS Reading: Nature/Nurture Day 3 ๐คฑ๐ป๐คฑ๐ป๐คฑ๐ป
September 23rd, 2018
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IELTS Reading: Nature or nurture Day 2 ๐คฑ๐ป๐คฑ๐ป
September 20th, 2018
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IELTS Reading: Nature or nurture? Day 1๐คฑ๐ป
September 19th, 2018
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IELTS GT Reading: Professional credentials ๐ฉ๐ฝโ๐ซ
September 14th, 2018
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IELTS GT Reading: Train information ๐๐
September 13th, 2018
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IELTS GT Reading - Young Personโs Railcard ๐
September 12th, 2018
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IELTS Reading: T/F/NG The Mary Rose ๐นโ๏ธ
September 7th, 2018
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IELTS Listening: Manham Port โด๐ขโ๏ธ
September 4th, 2018
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IELTS Reading Day 3: Water ๐ฆ
August 31st, 2018
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IELTS Reading Day 2 Matching Headings Water ๐ฆ๐ฆ
August 29th, 2018
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IELTS Reading - Matching Headings Water ๐ฆ Day 1
August 28th, 2018
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IELTS Matching Headings: ๐ฟEaster Island ๐ฟ
August 22nd, 2018
https://ieltsetc.com/2018/08/ielts-reading-easter-island/
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IELTS Listening: A dinosaur museum ๐ฆ๐ฆ
August 19th, 2018
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IELTS Reading: Tourism Day 2 โ๏ธโ๏ธ
August 15th, 2018
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IELTS Reading: Matching Headings - Tourism Day1 โ๏ธ
August 13th, 2018
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IELTS Listening: Gender in finance ๐ฐ
August 8th, 2018
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IELTS Listening: CO2 and soil ๐จ๐ฝโ๐พ๐ฉ๐ฝโ๐พ
July 31st, 2018
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IELTS Reading: The megafires of California Day 2 ๐ฉ๐ฝโ๐๐จ๐พโ๐
July 27th, 2018
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IELTS Reading: The Megafires of California ๐ฉ๐ฝโ๐
July 26th, 2018
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IELTS Listening: Asiatic lions Day 2 ๐ฆ๐ฆ
July 18th, 2018
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IELTS Listening: Asiatic Lions ๐ฆ Day 1
July 17th, 2018
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IELTS Reading: Crop-growing skyscrapers Day 2 ๐พ๐พ
July 14th, 2018
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IELTS Reading: Crop-growing skyscrapers Day 1 ๐พ๐ข
July 12th, 2018
Latest episode of IELTS Made Easier
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IELTS Listening: Ethnography in Business Day 2 โ
July 10th, 2018
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IELTS Listening: Ethnography in business Day 1 ๐
July 7th, 2018
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IELTS Listening: Changes to a town (Barford) Day 2 ๐ก๐
July 6th, 2018
Latest episode of IELTS Made Easier looks at matching from a list.
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July 5th, 2018
This episode looks at tricks with multiple choice questions.
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July 2nd, 2018
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IELTS Reading: Johnsonโs Dictionary Day 2 ๐๐
June 30th, 2018
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IELTS Reading: Johnsonโs Dictionary Day 1
June 29th, 2018
Latest episode of IELTS Made Easier
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IELTS Reading Day 2: History of glass ๐น๐น
June 26th, 2018
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IELTS Reading; History of glass Day 1: ๐น
June 25th, 2018
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IELTS Writing Task 2 paragraph structures ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐
June 22nd, 2018
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IELTS Reading Matching Information Kauri Gum Day 3 ๐จ๐จ๐จ
June 20th, 2018
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IELTS Reading Matching Statements: Kauri Gum Day 2 ๐จ๐จ
June 19th, 2018
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IELTS Reading: Kauri Gum Matching Statements ๐ณ๐ฟ
June 18th, 2018
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IELTS Listening: Serendipity Day 3 ๐กโ๏ธ
June 15th, 2018
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IELTS Reading: Serendipity Day 2 ๐ธ
June 14th, 2018
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IELTS Reading: Serendipity ๐จ๐ฝโ๐ฌ๐ฉโ๐ฌ Day 1
June 13th, 2018
Get the full text here:
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June 12th, 2018
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IELTS Writing โ๐ฝTask 2: an ageing population ๐ด๐ฝ๐ต๐ฝ
June 9th, 2018
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IELTS Writing GT: TV ๐บ company
June 6th, 2018
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IELTS GT Writing โ๐ฝ Task 1: Museum Letter ๐
June 4th, 2018
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IELTS Listening: Research about doctors Day 3 ๐โ
June 3rd, 2018
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IELTS Listening: Research about doctors Day 2 ๐๐จ
June 1st, 2018
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IELTS Listening:Research about doctors ๐จ๐ฝโโ๏ธ๐ฉ๐ฝโโ๏ธ Day 1
May 31st, 2018
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IELTS Listening: Australian honey bees Day 2 ๐๐
May 27th, 2018
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IELTS Listening: Honey bees in Australia ๐ฏ๐๐ฆ๐บ
May 24th, 2018
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IELTS Listening: Beijing Olympic Stadium Day 2 ๐ง๐ค
May 23rd, 2018
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IELTS Listening: Beijing Olympic Stadium Part 1๐ฅ
May 22nd, 2018
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IELTS GT Writing Task 1: Noisy neighbours ๐
May 20th, 2018
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IELTS Writing Task 2: Training for parents ๐คท๐ฝโโ๏ธ
May 17th, 2018
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IELTS Reading GT Final Day! Gap fill Calisthenics ๐คผโโ๏ธ
May 16th, 2018
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IELTS Writing โ๐ฝ T2: bicycles ๐ฒ v cars๐
May 14th, 2018
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IELTS GT Reading Day 7! Calisthenics ๐ง๐ฝโโ๏ธ
May 13th, 2018
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IELTS GT Reading Day 6: Calisthenics! ๐๐ฝโโ๏ธ
May 12th, 2018
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IELTS GT Reading Test Day 5: Dismissals ๐๐ฝ
May 10th, 2018
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IELTS GT Reading: Day 4 Work Dismissals ๐ฏ
May 9th, 2018
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IELTS GT Reading Day 3: Matching Headings ๐ฉ๐ฝโ๐ป๐จ๐ปโ๐ป
May 8th, 2018
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IELTS General Training Reading Day 2: Business Courses
May 6th, 2018
Latest episode of IELTS Made Easier
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IELTS GT Reading Day 1 - Evacuation Procedures ๐ฅ
May 5th, 2018
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IELTS: Pulling strings to build pyramids 3๏ธโฃ Gapfill
May 3rd, 2018
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IELTS T/F/NG: Pulling strings to build pyramids ๐
May 2nd, 2018
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IELTS Reading: Pulling strings to build pyramids ๐
May 1st, 2018
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IELTS Writing: using PAST participles as linking words! ๐ฏ
April 30th, 2018
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IELTS T2: ๐ฝDiscuss both views - a simple answer
April 28th, 2018
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IELTS Participle Clauses ๐๐ฝ And a very special offer ๐ฏ
April 27th, 2018
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IELTS Writing: Being more complex! ๐ง
April 26th, 2018
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IELTS Task 2: ๐ค Robots!
April 25th, 2018
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IELTS โ๐ฝ: predictions in Task 1 and 2 ๐๐ฎ
April 24th, 2018
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IELTS Writing: Pie charts and describing changes ๐
April 23rd, 2018
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IELTS Writing: ๐ฅง Pie charts key vocab
April 22nd, 2018
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IELTS Task 2: ๐ฐHow lonely is a high-rise flat?
April 21st, 2018
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IELTS Writing Task 2: should houses ๐ be built to last?
April 20th, 2018
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IELTS Writing Task 2: Migration to cities ๐ฌ
April 19th, 2018
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IELTS Writing Task 2: The arts ๐ญ
April 18th, 2018
How to deal with โphilosophicalโ questions in Task 2 โ๐ฝ
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IELTS Listening: Sรฃo Paulo ๐ง๐ท
April 17th, 2018
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IELTS Listening: Sรฃo Paulo ๐๐ฝ
April 16th, 2018
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IELTS Reading: The History of Tortoises ๐ขPart 3
April 9th, 2018
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IELTS Reading: History of the tortoise ๐ฆPart 2
April 6th, 2018
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IELTS Reading: History of the tortoise ๐ข
April 5th, 2018
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IELTS Task 2 Writing: ๐Coherence and Cohesion
April 3rd, 2018
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IELTS Reading: Geography part 3 ๐๐ค๐จ
April 1st, 2018
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IELTS Listening: Geography ๐บ Part 2
March 31st, 2018
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IELTS Listening: Geography ๐
March 30th, 2018
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IELTS Reading Why Risks Go Wrong ๐ฒ๐ฐ
March 27th, 2018
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IELTS Reading: why risks can go wrong Part 3 ๐
March 26th, 2018
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IELTS Reading: why risks can go wrong Part 2โฃ๏ธโ ๏ธ
March 24th, 2018
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IELTS Reading: why risks can go wrong!โฆ๏ธโฅ๏ธ
March 23rd, 2018
Matching Headings
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IELTS Listening: ๐ฌ๐mass strandings of whales and dolphins
March 22nd, 2018
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IELTS Listening: Mass stranding of ๐ and dolphins ๐ฌ
March 21st, 2018
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IELTS Reading: last one! The man who invented purple ๐๐พ
March 20th, 2018
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IELTS Reading ๐: William Henry Perkin
March 19th, 2018
The man who invented purple ๐
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IELTS Reading: William Henry Perkin ๐
March 18th, 2018
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IELTS Reading: The Great Australian Fence Part 3
March 14th, 2018
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IELTS Reading: The Great Australian Fence
March 13th, 2018
True/False/Not Given
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IELTS Reading The Great Australian Fence
March 12th, 2018
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IELTS Reading - The great Australian Fence
March 11th, 2018
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IELTS Reading:Australian Aboriginal Rock Paintings Q37-40
March 8th, 2018
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Listening: Aboriginal Art 31-36
March 7th, 2018
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IELTS Listening ๐กUnderground House Q35-40
March 6th, 2018
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IELTS Listening: Underground House Q33 - 34
March 5th, 2018
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Listening Part 4: The Underground House ๐ก
March 4th, 2018
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Reading T/F/NG - Quantifiers
March 3rd, 2018
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Listening Sparrowhawks 3/3
March 2nd, 2018
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Listening Part 4 Sparrowhawks 2
March 1st, 2018
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Listening Part 4 -sparrowhawks
February 28th, 2018
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Writing Introductions - 5 more examples
February 27th, 2018
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Making predictions 3
February 26th, 2018
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Task 1 S.O.S - making predictions
February 24th, 2018
Task 1: making predictions
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IELTS Writing T2: community service
February 22nd, 2018
Writing T2: compulsory community service?
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IELTS Writing Task 2 Introductions - 5 ways
February 21st, 2018
5 ways of writing Task 2 Introductions
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IELTS General Training: Writing a request to your boss
February 20th, 2018
Writing a formal request (model)
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IELTS Reading - The little ice age 3
February 19th, 2018
Reading - categorising events
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IELTS Reading: Matching names
February 16th, 2018
Reading: Matching names
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Phrasal verbs in GT Task 1?
February 15th, 2018
Phrasal verbs in formal writing?
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GT T1: Correct Informal letter
February 13th, 2018
Informal Letter (bag)
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GT Informal Letter Too Formal
February 12th, 2018
General Training Informal Letter (bag)
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IELTS Writing Task 2: a strong opinion
February 11th, 2018
Writing Task 2: integration
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Matching Statements 2 (maths)
February 9th, 2018
Matching Statements 2 (maths)
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Matching Headings: Maths! โโ๏ธ
February 8th, 2018
Matching Headings: maths!
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IELTS Writing - Task 2: Workplace clothes
February 6th, 2018
Task 2: Workplace clothes
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IELTS Writing Task 2: Introductions
February 5th, 2018
IELTS Writing Task 2: Introductions
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Grammar: to + ing
February 3rd, 2018
Grammar: to + ing
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IELTS Writing Task 2: language learning
February 1st, 2018
Language Learning - Primary or Secondary school?
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IELTS Reading: Picking from a list
January 31st, 2018
Picking from a list 1 โข Picking from a list 2
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IELTS Reading: Gold dusters ๐summary completion
January 30th, 2018
Reading: Summary completion ๐
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IELTS Reading: ๐ Gold dusters - Matching Headings P2
January 30th, 2018
Matching Headings parts 2 -and 3
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Matching Headings Part 1
January 29th, 2018
IELTS Reading: Matching Headings 1
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Writing Task 2: school buses
January 28th, 2018
IELTS Writing Task 2: school transport ๐
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Writing Task 2: homework
January 26th, 2018
Writing Task 2: Homework
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IELTS Task 2 GT: community
January 25th, 2018
IELTS Task 2: problems/solutions
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GT Writing 1: Formal Letter
January 24th, 2018
GT Writing โ๐ฝ A formal letter
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General Training: using slang
January 23rd, 2018
General Training: using slang
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GT Task 1: An Informal Letter
January 22nd, 2018
GT Task 1: An Informal Letter ๐ก๐๐ฉ๐
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General Training: complaining
January 21st, 2018
General Training: complaining
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General Training: informal
January 19th, 2018
General Training: Informal Letters
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Multiple choice: Q11, 12, 13
January 18th, 2018
Multiple choice chronobiology Q 11, 12, 13
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Reading: Multiple choice
January 17th, 2018
๐ Multiple choice
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Adding adverbs
January 16th, 2018
Adding adverbs to comparisons
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Writing a clear overview
January 15th, 2018
Writing a clear overview
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Describing a Process: Linking
January 14th, 2018
Describing a Process: Linking
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Describing a Process: P
January 13th, 2018
Describing a Process: Passives
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Describing a Process: Leather
January 12th, 2018
Describing a process: Leather
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Reading: Chronobiology T/F/NG
January 5th, 2018
Reading: chronobiology TFNG
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IELTS: uncountable nouns
January 4th, 2018
Uncountable nouns
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Reading: gapped texts
January 3rd, 2018
Gapped Texts - Easter Island
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Task 2: prevention vs cure
December 30th, 2017
Task 2: prevention is better than cure
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Task 2: urban/rural economy
December 27th, 2017
Task 2: urban/rural economies
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Task 2: Fossil fuelโฝ๏ธ options
December 26th, 2017
Finding alternatives to fossil fuels
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Task 1: A seasonal process ๐
December 23rd, 2017
Task 1: The Christmas Present Process ๐
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Past Perfect
December 20th, 2017
Past Perfect for IELTS
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Online shopping
December 18th, 2017
How online shopping affects the environment and jobs
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Describing town plans
December 17th, 2017
Task 1:Describing Town Plans
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Task 1: Making predictions
December 13th, 2017
Task 1: Making predictions
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Task 1: Funding for R&D
December 12th, 2017
Task 1: Funding for R&D
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Task 1: Hospital Bed Use
December 11th, 2017
Task 1: Hospital bed use
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Task 1: Health club members
December 11th, 2017
Task 1: Health club members
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Task 1: Changes to a town
December 7th, 2017
Task 1: Changes to a town
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Task 1 Food Consumption
December 7th, 2017
Task 1 Food Consumption
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Neighbourhood ties
December 5th, 2017
Neighbourhood relationships
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A journey that went wrong
November 30th, 2017
A journey that didnโt go as planned
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Pronunciation: 5 Quick Fixes
November 29th, 2017
Based on a blog I wrote this week, here are some ways to ensure you get the highest possible score in the Speaking Test
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An email I received
November 28th, 2017
An email I received
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Something I saved for
November 27th, 2017
Something I saved for
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An instrument Iโd like to play
November 26th, 2017
An instrument Iโd like to play
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An event in history
November 25th, 2017
An event in history
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An advert I saw
November 24th, 2017
An advert I saw
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A party I went to
November 23rd, 2017
A party I went to ๐๐๐
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A celebrity Iโd like to meet
November 22nd, 2017
A celebrity Iโd like to meet
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An area that is changing
November 20th, 2017
An area that is changing
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Mobile phones pros and cons
November 19th, 2017
Mobile phones pros and cons
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Something I returned
November 19th, 2017
Something I took back
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A time I was stressed
November 18th, 2017
A time I was stressed
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A speech I heard
November 17th, 2017
A speech I heard
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Electricity from waves
November 16th, 2017
Describing a process: electricity from waves
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A country Iโd like to visit
November 16th, 2017
A country Iโd like to visit
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A museum I visited
November 15th, 2017
A museum I visited
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A business Iโd like to start
November 14th, 2017
A business Iโd like to start
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A time I was late
November 13th, 2017
A time I was late
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Task 1: A natural process_ El Nino
November 12th, 2017
Task 1: A natural process
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A website I find useful
November 12th, 2017
A website I use
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An old person I know
November 11th, 2017
An old person I know
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A river I visited
November 10th, 2017
A river, lake or sea I know
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A TV show I enjoy
November 9th, 2017
A TV show I enjoy
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A sporting event
November 8th, 2017
A sporting event
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A present I gave
November 7th, 2017
A present I gave
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A piece of technology I own
November 6th, 2017
Technology I own
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A person I admire
November 5th, 2017
A person I admire
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A building you like
November 4th, 2017
A building you like
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A competition you won
November 2nd, 2017
A competition you won
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A book you enjoyed
November 1st, 2017
A book you enjoyed
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How energy is produced from coal
October 28th, 2017
Learn how to describe a process in IELTS Task 1
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Pie charts and change
October 20th, 2017
IELTS Task 1 pie charts
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Privatisation pros and cons
October 13th, 2017
Ielts Task 2 Writing
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Urban problems
October 5th, 2017
IELTS Writing Task 2 Causes and Solutions. Urban sprawl.
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What is the role of prisons?
September 30th, 2017
IELTS Task 2 topics and ideas.
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Should TV ads be controlled?
September 24th, 2017
Task 2 in 2 minutes! The effects of TV adverts on children.
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The economy
September 19th, 2017
Vocab and ideas for IELTS topics
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Obesity - causes and solutions
September 14th, 2017
Obesity - causes and solutions
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Academic qualifications
September 5th, 2017
The key to success?
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The surveillance society
September 4th, 2017
IELTS issues made easy!
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Space Exploration
September 3rd, 2017
IELTS topic - Space Exploration
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