IELTS Reading – Cambridge IELTS 7 Reading Practice Tests Explained

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IELTS Reading

How many IELTS students despair of getting the IELTS band score they have been asked for because, time and again, they are not getting the required score in the IELTS Reading band? In this post Andrea Price, a qualified and practising IELTS teacher, explains what she has done to help IELTS Test candidates improve their IELTS Reading band scores. She has written an eBook which explains why the answers in the Cambridge IELTS 7  Reading Practice Tests are correct. ‘How was your IELTS Reading exam?’ I always ask my students. ‘Oh, the reading was so hard.’ They always reply. ‘I never … [Read more...]

The importance of coaching for your IELTS writing and speaking

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IELTS Coaching

Coaching has become a modern buzzword and is vital in many professional and personal sectors; from IT to health and relationships, it seems that there’s a coach for everything these days. So where does coaching come in if you’re looking for success in your IELTS examinations? To hit the higher bands in your IELTS writing and speaking exams, you need to fulfil certain criteria, including showing the capacity to understand and respond effectively to oral and written questions, using a range of complex constructions, and demonstrating a varied vocabulary. Of course, much of the speaking … [Read more...]

The lazy way to IELTS success – hint: most failing candidates don’t use this method

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IELTS Preparation

Are you looking for an easy, hassle-free way to ace your IELTS exam? Then look no further… Just follow these simple tips, to help get you on your way to IELTS success, without the stress. When you go on a date, it’s natural to feel more confident if you feel that you look your best. Putting on a spritz of perfume or aftershave and donning best suit or a slinky new dress are all essential parts of getting ready for meeting a new date. It’s exactly the same with your IELTS exams. If you’ve got the vocabulary sorted out and are feeling happy with your level of fluency then you’re set for … [Read more...]

Paraphrase or fail – Master this technique to score higher

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Paraphrase

You’ve probably been told this a hundred times over, but it’s so important that it needs reiterating. Paraphrasing is essential to picking up the top marks and scoring the higher bands in your IELTS exam. Put simply, paraphrasing is the art of saying the same thing in a different way. In order to do well in your IELTS speaking exam, you need to have mastered this skill and have plenty of variations up your sleeve. Paraphrasing is vital for IELTS Paraphrasing is vital to success in your IELTS examination for a number of reasons. First of all, it gives your examiner a way of seeing that … [Read more...]

Why native speakers don’t all get IELTS band score 9

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Not IELTS Band Score 9

Wouldn’t it be nice to speak and write English like a native speaker? Of course, reaching a near-native level of spoken and written fluency is the ultimate goal of the IELTS examination, but it might come as a surprise to learn that those who have English as their mother tongue don’t always manage to scoop the top bands if they find themselves taking the IELTS. Because the IELTS qualification is so important to securing a place at many educational institutions across the world, and can be an important part of getting a job, it’s not unusual for native speakers or those who have grown-up … [Read more...]