In this GT Reading lesson, you’ll learn important reading tips about how to get the answers from active and passive grammar; how ‘minimum’ and ‘maximum’ are used in questions; how to use clues like ‘apart from’ and ‘what else’; plus essential vocabulary to use in the Speaking test (with model answers). This lesson includes a video walk-through.
IELTS General Training Tips
Practical advice for all General Training tasks. Improve your writing, reading, listening and speaking skills, and boost your overall Band Score.
IELTS General Training letter of request
In this IELTS General Training Letter of Request lesson, we’ll review how to make requests and suggestions and to say thank you.
Idioms in IELTS: should you use them?
Using idioms in IELTS can help demonstrate a good range of vocabulary, but only when they are accurate and appropriate. Learn how to use idioms naturally in IELTS Speaking and Writing.
IELTS GT Writing Task 1: How to write a letter of complaint
In this lesson you’ll the 10 things you need to include in a letter of complaint (models included).
IELTS General Writing Task 1: a job application letter
This lesson will take you through 10 simple steps to help you write a job application for IELTS General Writing Task 1.
IELTS informal letters: 10 ways to sound less formal
Most IELTS GT Task 1 informal letters are TOO FORMAL! Learn how to develop a more friendly, informal tone in this lesson.
IELTS GT Reading Section 1 Part 2 (Airport Services)
This is a simple introduction to matching headings. You will have about 10 minutes to complete this part of the test (20 minutes for Section 1, which has 2 texts). Remember: the information will NOT be in the same order in the text some statements will NOT be used (here there are 7 paragraphs and […]
IELTS GT Reading Text 1: TFNG (Passport Application)
This ‘Passports and Airports text’ will help you practise IELTS Reading TFNG questions with a relatively easy text.
IELTS Reading Short Answer Questions: General Training
In this GT IELTS Reading Section 3 about an iron bridge, you’ll practise 3 question types: short answer questions, True False Not Given, and Matching Headings.
IELTS GT Reading gapfill summaries [Company dress code]
This General Training Reading Test Section 2 about Company dress codes will help you practise gap-fill summaries.
IELTS GT Reading Section 2: True, False, Not Given (Practice)
Test yourself with the True, False, Not Given General Training Text about a work-related subject.
IELTS GT Reading: TFNG (Snake oil)
This is a difficult IELTS GT Reading lesson which reviews TFNG questions.
IELTS GT Reading Part 1 TFNG (Short Courses)
Practise True False Not Given Questions in this IELTS General Training Part 1 all about short courses.
IELTS GT Reading: How to label a diagram (Worm Farming)
Learn how to label a diagram in GT IELTS Reading about a common topic – agriculture.
IELTS GT Reading Gapfill practice (Emergency Evacuation)
In this lesson you’ll practise IELTS reading gapfill questions using a General Training Part 1 text.
IELTS GT Reading Practice with gapfill (Professional Credentials)
Practice your General Training Reading gapfill strategy with this Section 1 text.
IELTS GT Reading Part 1 (Young Person’s Railcard)
This lesson walks you through a General Training Reading PART 1. It gives you tips for Gap-fill questions.
IELTS Writing Task 1: A polite letter of request
It is really important to get the tone right in IELTS Writing Task 1 letters, so this lesson will teach you how to write a polite letter of request.
IELTS Writing: A letter to a colleague
An IELTS letter to a colleague requires a consistent tone throughout. Learn how to approach this type of General Training letter.
IELTS Reading matching dates (Kauri gum)
How to match dates in IELTS Reading questions: follow the same tips for choosing from a list, and use the chronological structure of the text to help you.
