IELTS Academic, IELTS Speaking, IELTS Writing
The ability to paraphrase in IELTS Speaking is an important skill to possess and I have noticed that it is often overlooked. It is important, not only because it is a band descriptor and the examiner will, therefore, be listening for examples of it, but also because,...
Idiomatic expressions, IELTS Speaking, Part three
This is a potentially harmful situation that could have been foreseen and thus avoided. Here is an example of it in use in an IELTS Speaking part three response Examiner: What problems can people have on holiday in a foreign country? Candidate: Many big cities that...
Idiomatic expressions, IELTS Speaking
A useful idiom you can drop into your speaking test, or indeed in the written one, is Across the Board. Meaning: applying to everyone affecting all in an organisation or institution involving everyone or everything For example: I’m sure that in my country...
Idiomatic expressions, IELTS Speaking
Here’s another useful idiom which you can naturally introduce into your IELTS speaking test which will help to ensure you score highly for lexical resource. If you are asked about your opinion on something and you don’t have a strong viewpoint or you are simply...
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