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How to start your IELTS essay with a strong background statement

By Fiona on August 7, 2025 0

How to write a background statement for IELTS essays

Stuck on the first line of your IELTS essay? This is the sentence that stresses everyone out — the background statement.

In this lesson, I show you exactly what to write (without awkward synonyms or metaphors).

Learn how to write a natural, effective background statement to boost your Writing Task 2 score.

This lesson walks you through what to write, what to avoid, and how to start strong.

Includes video, examples, model answers, and a quiz to practise.

Multiple charts in IELTS Writing Task 1

By Fiona on November 13, 2024 2

IELTS Multiple Charts

The charts show the main reasons for study among students of different age groups and the amount of support they received from employers.

5 IELTS Listening Tips that NOBODY told you about!

By Fiona on October 15, 2024 0

5 IELTS listening tips that nobody told you about

In this lesson you’ll learn 5 IELTS Listening Tips that nobody told you about, with real audio, explanations, and a vocabulary booster + quiz.

IELTS Writing Task 2: Do you agree or disagree?

By Fiona on August 6, 2024 0

In this lesson you’ll learn 3 ways to structure a ‘Do you agree or disagree?’ question about whether facts or skills should be taught at school and university. It includes 2 model answers.

IELTS Writing Task 1: how to tackle complex tables

By Fiona on April 22, 2024 0

IELTS WRITING TABLES

In this lesson you’ll learn how to deal with a table which has 3 sets of complex data to compare.

You’ll learn how to organise your paragraphs and identify key features. The lesson includes a model answer, video and interactive practice.

IELTS Listening: academic language in Part 3

By Fiona on November 26, 2023 0

Academic language in IELTS Listening Part 3

This listening about a research project contains several examples of ‘academic’ language (language related to studying at university).

IELTS Listening Tips: 10 signals in Section 3 (Sandy’s dissertation)

By ieltsetc on September 5, 2019 0

IELTS Listening tips signals and signposts

Here are 10 IELTS Listening Tips that will give you clues, signals and signposts to tell you when the answer is coming in Section 3.

IELTS Reading Matching Information KEYWORDS (Hearing loss text)

By ieltsetc on April 11, 2019 2

IELTS Reading Matching statements

One way to answer Reading Matching Statements Questions more easily is to identify the TYPE of information you’re looking for – this blog shows you how.

IELTS Writing Task 2 Topics: Education

By ieltsetc on July 21, 2017 0

Getting ideas for Task 2

Education is a key topic in the Writing Test.

This lesson breaks down 2 typical essay questions related to education (What is the best way to learn? Who should pay?).

IELTS Writing Task 2: difficult questions (Classrooms of the future)

By ieltsetc on June 22, 2017 0

IELTS Task 2 difficult questions

In this lesson we’ll review 3 strategies to help you deal with difficult Writing Task 2 questions.

We will look at ways of
– making predictions (when you have no idea what will happen)
– giving your opinion (even if you don’t have one)
– answering ‘to what extent’ questions (with a model answer)

How to answer IELTS essay questions

By ieltsetc on May 15, 2017 0

How to answer IELTS essay questions

In this lesson you’ll consider two different questions on a similar topic (young people and phones).

You’ll develop your ability to answer questions very specifically and to give relevant examples.

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