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My IELTS 10-minute lessons

I put all my free IELTS lessons, tips and tricks on this website. 

Each page is designed to help you improve ONE ASPECT of the test – Skills, Exam Strategies, Question Types, Grammar, Vocab or General Advice.

Each lesson is designed to be quick and easy to follow.

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Get the full lessons and all the worksheets, cribsheets, vocabulary lists, mindmaps and templates in the Members Academy.

If you follow my podcast, you can find some of the mini-lessons here with answers, explanations and model answers.

Most recent lessons

IELTS General Training Writing Task 1 Polite Requests How to write an email to someone you don’t know – If ever you need to write an email in REAL LIFE, there are a few ground rules that will help…
rise or raise english grammar How to use ‘rise’ and ‘raise’ – What’s the difference between rise and raise? Learn how to use both of these words accurately in IELTS.
have or get something done How to use have/get something done – How to use the English phrase ‘Have or get something done’. Check the meaning and grammar then practise using this…
Hedging in academic language What is ‘hedging’ in academic writing? – ‘Hedging’ is a really important feature of academic writing. But what is it and how can you use it?
able and ible Words ending in -able or -ible – Why do some adjectives end in ‘-able’ and some in ‘-ible’ even though the pronunciation is exactly the same? Find…
Fiona's Advent Adventure Affect vs Effect – How can you discuss the effects more effectively? Here are some ways to use ‘affect’ and ‘effect’ at Band 7.
how to use despite and in spite of How to use ‘despite’ and ‘in spite of’ – What’s the difference between ‘despite’ and ‘in spite of’? How can you use them accurately? Read on.
IELTS formal writing academic tone for Task 2 How to use formal language in IELTS Task 2 – Need to write formally for a Task 2 essay? This lesson gives you a checklist of 20 points that you…
IELTS Made Easier How to improve your IELTS score – There are many ways to develop your language abilities to improve your IELTS score. But could these mindset issues be…
‘Not only, but also’ and inversion – ‘Not only, but also’ is a powerful structure that you can use in both Writing and Speaking. But it’s not…

Full list of lessons

  • How to write an email to someone you don’t know
  • How to use ‘rise’ and ‘raise’
  • How to use have/get something done
  • What is ‘hedging’ in academic writing?
  • Words ending in -able or -ible
  • Affect vs Effect
  • How to use ‘despite’ and ‘in spite of’
  • How to use formal language in IELTS Task 2
  • How to improve your IELTS score
  • ‘Not only, but also’ and inversion
  • How to use ‘the former, the latter’
  • How to use ‘twice as much/many’
  • How long will it take to increase my IELTS score?
  • Word formation Practice for IELTS
  • How to show concession in IELTS Writing Task 2
  • IELTS Writing Task 2: How to write an introduction
  • IELTS: the 10 most common questions I get asked
  • How to answer ‘to what extent do you agree or disagree?’ questions.
  • A-Z of IELTS Writing Challenge
  • 10 ways to read faster for the IELTS Test
  • IELTS writing correction – how to correct your own mistakes
  • How to use conditionals in IELTS Writing
  • Which is better: Computer-Delivered IELTS or Paper-based?
  • IELTS Writing Academic Task 1: How to describe a natural cycle
  • Coherence and Cohesion for IELTS Writing Task 2
  • IELTS GT Writing: How to write a letter of apology
  • IELTS GT Writing Task 1: How to write a letter of complaint
  • How to write a job application for IELTS Writing Task 1
  • 10 ways to make your writing LESS FORMAL in GT Task 1
  • IELTS Reading: The Lost City
  • 8 reasons why a free IELTS course might not help you get the score you need
  • Have you hit an IELTS plateau?
  • IELTS Writing Task 2 Topics and Models: Crime
  • IELTS Listening: How to recognise signals and signposts
  • Grammar for IELTS: When to use ‘-ing’ forms and infinitives
  • Grammar for IELTS: How to write complex sentences
  • Grammar for IELTS: will vs going to
  • IELTS Reading: How to build vocabulary by using practice tests
  • 28 ways to make the most of your IELTS planner
  • How to describe changes to a plan
  • Grammar for IELTS: Modals of deduction in the Listening Test
  • 28 ways to improve your IELTS vocabulary
  • 6 tips for IELTS flow chart reading questions
  • IELTS Reading: How to match information
  • IELTS Reading: Matching statements
  • How to write a Band 9 essay
  • IELTS Listening: Business Cultures
  • IELTS Reading: How to complete a table
  • IELTS GT Reading: Passports and Airports Part 2
  • IELTS GT Reading: Passports and Airports
  • IELTS Listening: Multiple Choice Questions
  • IELTS Reading: How to match headings using first lines
  • IELTS Reading: How comparisons can help solve Yes, No, Not Given
  • The best songs to help you learn English
  • IELTS Reading: ‘Discursive’ Texts
  • IELTS Reading: The Water Crisis
  • IELTS Reading: Chronological Texts
  • IELTS Listening: Thor Heyerdahl
  • IELTS Reading: Gapfill with answers
  • IELTS Reading: Doctoring Sales
  • IELTS Reading: Matching People
  • IELTS Listening: The history of moving pictures
  • IELTS Reading: The story of silk
  • 5 simple ways to improve your pronunciation
  • IELTS Reading: Autumn Leaves
  • IELTS Reading: Beyond the blue horizon
  • How to answer short questions in Speaking Part 1
  • IELTS GT Reading: The Iron Bridge
  • IELTS GT Reading: Company dress code
  • IELTS Listening: Designing a public building
  • IELTS Reading: How did writing begin?
  • IELTS Reading: Two wings and a toolkit
  • IELTS GT Reading: Negotiating a pay rise
  • IELTS GT Reading: TFNG
  • IELTS GT Reading: Women in management positions
  • IELTS Reading: Tidal Power
  • IELTS Listening: Theatre refurbishment
  • IELTS Listening: Completing a table
  • IELTS GT Reading: Short courses
  • IELTS Listening: Parks and open spaces
  • IELTS GT Reading: Worm Farms
  • IELTS Writing: Task 2 structures
  • IELTS GT Reading: Emergency Evacuation
  • IELTS GT Reading: High-tech crime fighting tools
  • IELTS Reading: Nature or nurture?
  • IELTS GT Reading: Professional Credentials
  • IELTS GT Reading: Young Person’s Railcard
  • IELTS Writing: A polite letter of request
  • IELTS Reading: Raising the Mary Rose
  • IELTS Listening: The Underground House
  • IELTS Listening: Manham Port
  • IELTS Reading: The Water Crisis
  • A letter or email to colleagues
  • IELTS Listening: Honeybees in Australia
  • IELTS Reading: Easter Island
  • IELTS Writing Task 2: Dress codes at work
  • IELTS Listening – The dinosaur museum
  • How to write a Band 9 essay (original post)
  • IELTS Reading: Matching Headings – Tourism
  • IELTS Listening: Gender and finance

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