If you are interested in a one day IELTS Reading and Writing course in central London (or know someone who might be) then please read on. I wanted to let you know about something that we're all excited about. IELTS Preparation Course - Central London We're now offering live IELTS preparation courses - with a professional IELTS teacher. We've decided we would now like to meet students face to face and are offering IELTS preparation courses in Central London. The first one was on Saturday … [Read more...]
IELTS Writing – Who’s, Whose, Who, Whom, Its and It’s
In IELTS writing, good spelling and grammar go almost unnoticed but poor spelling and grammar are immediately apparent – especially to an IELTS examiner! Poor spelling and grammar detracts from the overall quality of a piece of IELTS writing. Repeated errors will result in lower band scores as it suggests; that you don’t know the correct way; or, that you are sloppy and pay little attention to detail. Remember that writing in the IELTS test is by hand – not a computer – so spelling and grammar … [Read more...]
Knowledge of Prepositions Impresses IELTS Examiners
Most teachers of English as a second or a foreign language consider prepositions as the most difficult to master. It is no wonder why only few books comprehensively discuss them. In this post, I will introduce you to a table of prepositions made by two experts of the field (Murcia and Freeman, 2010). This table will allow learners to familiarize these short yet controversial words in the English lexicon. It is impossible to memorize all their functions, so it is advisable that students get the … [Read more...]
IELTS Writing – How to Ace the Two Writing Tasks
There are many reasons why students do not get the band they require in their IELTS writing. Probably the most obvious reason is that when students practise the IELTS writing task ones and task twos outside of the academic environment, they are not as strict with themselves about the time limits, which under exam conditions are strenuously controlled, so that you have exactly one hour in which to write the two tasks. Prepare wisely and develop your English – but time your writing and stick to … [Read more...]
Better IELTS Writing: Mastering Articles for Higher IELTS Band Scores
One of the most common mistakes in IELTS Writing is incorrect use of articles. Mastering the three articles in English will give your writing a band score boost. There are two categories of article: definite and indefinite. Definite Article – “the” The definite article ‘the’ is used to introduce a certain or particular noun. In short, the noun being talked about is familiar to both the speaker/writer and the listener/reader. See the example below: Susan: Did you enjoy the … [Read more...]
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