Time management is a huge issue in the IELTS Reading Test. How can you possibly read 3 difficult texts (5 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…
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IELTS Reading: The Lost City
28-Day Planner Day 2: Text types This is an example of a text that goes in chronological order (in order of time). This can help you work out the logic of the paragraphs e.g. goals/aims come at the start of the text look for synonyms e.g. goal/aim Question types – TFNG: Look for opposite information…
IELTS Reading: How to complete a table
28-Day Planner: Day 10 [Completing a table] Day 13 [Open questions] Tables can help you find answers quickly because of the layout and key words. Find the paragraph with the key word Use capital letters and/or italics to find the key words quickly. Use numbers/dates to find your place Use synonyms/similar words to find the…
IELTS Reading: How comparisons can help solve Yes, No, Not Given
28-Day Planner: Day 5 The text below gives examples of how comparisons are used in Yes/No/Not Given questions. This is an Academic Passage 3, so it is difficult. Listen to the full text and explanations here: The Benefits of Being Bilingual Do the following statements agree with the claims of the writer in Reading Passage…