Have you reached a point in your IELTS journey where you feel like you’re not making any progress? Are you preparing as much as you possibly can, but still not seeing any increase in your scores? This article looks at some of the research available on the topic and helps you take steps to break…
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IELTS Writing Task 2 Topics and Models: Crime
How to structure Task 2 A lot of IELTS tutors give students a basic ‘structure’ to follow for IELTS Task 2. This is great. I totally believe in structures. But when examiners mark 100 essays a day, seeing the same old formulaic, mechanical structure can get a bit boring. I found this essay in a…
IELTS Listening: How to recognise signals and signposts
…and how the test points you to the answers. IELTS tests are very carefully constructed by expert test-writers. Each test has to be the same level of difficulty and challenge, and so they have to follow a fixed procedure with a fixed number of questions and a fixed variety of question types, relating to a…
Grammar for IELTS: When to use ‘-ing’ forms and infinitives
Have you ever tried TO LEARN when TO USE ‘-ing’ and when TO USE infinitives (with or without usING ‘to’)? I’ve tried lots of different ways to make these verbs clearer for my students. I’ve tried USING pictures, I’ve tried USING songs and I’ve tried groupING them into similar meanings. Now I think I’ve…