Learn how to use ‘although’, ‘though’ and ‘even though’ to produce an outstanding Task 2 conclusion.
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IELTS Writing Task 2: How to write an introduction
There are many YouTube videos about how to write an introduction for IELTS Writing Task 2 and they usually suggest the ‘3-sentence template’, which is easy to memorise and adapt to any topic: 1) Neutral background statement: [Any topic] is a controversial issue. 2) Paraphrase/rewrite the question. [Some people think X while others think Y].…
IELTS: the 10 most common questions I get asked
In this video lesson, I interview my boss, and IELTS guru/expert/god and ask him the 10 most commonly asked questions about the test. Like me, he has taught IELTS for 20 years and has been a teacher, examiner and test day administrator. As you can imagine, we agree about most things! Watch the lesson here…
IELTS Time Management for the Reading Test
Time management is a huge issue in the IELTS Reading Test. How can you possibly read 3 difficult texts (6 in General Training!) answer 40 difficult questions (12 different types!) transfer your answers in 60 minutes? When you’re already exhausted from the Listening Test and still worrying about the Writing and Speaking Test? (And you probably…