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Monthly Digest – 5 of the most popular posts

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Monthly Digest – 5 of the most popular posts

In London the weather has seen extremes during the month. A long period of very bright, warm Summer-like weather took many people to the parks and countryside for picnics and relaxation. Conversely the long public holiday weekends saw rain bucketing down and people scurrying to cinemas, museums and indoor shopping centres.  For the native British a very typical mix, which makes it difficult to predict behaviours. It's also difficult to predict your behaviour for which posts you favour and … [Read more...]

7 Idioms for Compelling English

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7 Idioms for Compelling English

Native English speakers pepper both speech and writing with idioms. This makes them sound more compelling. For the IELTS Test student this is a good skill to develop. It makes speech interesting and vibrant. However, using too many idioms can make you sound like a comedy sketch – lampooning idiom users. So what is an idiom? A group of words established by usage as having a meaning not deducible from those of the individual words, e.g., a bird in the hand is worth two In the bush – this … [Read more...]

5 Grammar mistakes guaranteed to make you lose marks

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5 Grammar mistakes guaranteed to make you lose marks

Like speaking badly, poor grammar is guaranteed to lose you marks in the IELTS Test. Grammatical errors are to be expected when you write or speak English but there are some mistakes which are really basic and should be avoided if you don't want want to get low IELTS band scores. This is the first of a series of Good Grammar posts from Pass IELTS Higher.     Here are five Grammar Mistakes you should take care to avoid at IELTS Band Score 7+: Your vs. You’re This one really grates with … [Read more...]

IELTS Practice or IELTS Practise?

by James England

IELTS Practice or IELTS Practise?

Which is right? Do you know?  This is one of the most common mistakes made. Read the following passage and see if you can spot when each is used. How to get a Better Band Score From April until August every year, there is a huge rush to take the IELTS exam and many, many students ask me how they can pass IELTS at their required band. The answer, of course, is to practise IELTS skills as much as you possibly can in the lead up to your examination date. It is easy to say this but what can you do … [Read more...]

IELTS Test Tips – 5 Ways to improve your grammar

by James England

IELTS Test Tips – 5 Ways to improve your grammar

Native English speakers aren’t expected to achieve IELTS 7 or better just to be allowed to live, study or work in their home country - unlike most IELTS Academic students who want to live in those same countries.  Perhaps this is just as well because English grammar can be very challenging, even for native English speakers and the fact that English is your mother tongue doesn’t mean you automatically have a good grasp of English grammar. So how does a native English person learn grammar? With … [Read more...]

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