Conditionals, Grammar, IELTS Writing
I read a lot of academic IELTS essays but it’s quite rare that I see any form of conditional used. The use of these constructions sends a signal to the examiner. Second and third conditionals are a sign of B1users of the language and mixed conditionals are B2/C1. You...
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,...
IELTS Academic, IELTS Writing
IELTS academic writing part one questions usually take the form of a graph or a chart which you are asked to describe. However, occasionally the examiners like to vary things and surprise us with ‘before and after’ maps or pictures. There is a map from a past paper...
IELTS Academic, IELTS Writing
This week I have spent he same simple grammatical error from two otherwise excellent students. It is highly likely that you will use some form of the verb ‘to grow’ in the IELTS academic writing paper part one when describing a rise in a statistic. It’s an irregular...
IELTS Academic, IELTS General Training, IELTS Writing
Most students don’t have a choice about whether to take the academic or general version of the IELTS exam. There are occasions, however, when they do. It’s usually if they are applying to emigrate and they sometimes ask me for advice. There is a perception that the...
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