Are you throwing away all the good stuff? Learning points: IELTS tests are bursting with absolutely essential vocabulary Doing a Practice Test, checking your score and then throwing it in the bin is like buying a banana and just eating the skin (?! 😄) You must EXPLOIT the text for vocabulary and grammar and expressions […]
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6 tips for IELTS flow chart reading questions
28-Day Planner Day 28: IELTS Flow chart completion Extra tip! Knowing the fundamental theories of evolution and animal types will help you with the full reading for this flow chart practice. Listen to the full flow chart questions and text here: 6 tips for flow chart questions the information is usually limited to one […]
IELTS Reading: How to match information
28-Day Planner Day 17: Matching Information Look for: TYPES of information e.g here we need to find ‘threats’ (dangers) EXAMPLES e.g. here ‘ways in which glow-worms have been used’ or ‘glow-worm distribution‘ = examples of places where they live. I have broken up the text to help you read it more easily. Look at each […]
IELTS Reading: Autumn Leaves
A really tough Academic Reading lesson which practices Matching statements Gap fill True/False/Not Given questions. Difficulty rating: 10/10! In this article I show you how a ‘theory-evidence’ structure works and how it helps you find answers more easily. NB ‘fall‘ (US) = ‘autumn‘ (UK) Autumn leaves – summary Canadian writer Jay Ingram investigates the mystery […]
