Mike Wattie Sometimes in the exam you are given data that concerns a future time period. In this case, the future data is a prediction or forecast, and you must make this clear when writing your report. You cannot state it in the present tense as a fact. You must make it clear to the examiner that … Read more
If you write under 150 words in the exam you will get a -1 penalty in the exam. Before writing, make a plan for your essay to make sure you have enough to write about. Your letter seems too long. The disadvantages of this are that you will have less time to proofread it, and … Read more
Errors with Vocabulary in IELTS Writing You need to rephrase the given words more. Avoid taking too many risks with word choices. Errors with spelling: Errors with word choice: Errors with word endings: Errors with “s” word endings Errors with spelling: Errors with collocations: Get your writing corrected!
Errors with sentence structure Errors with past tense verbs: Errors with articles (a, an, the) you can do a quiz here: https://www.ieltsanswers.com/grammar-ielts.html The is used to refer to one specific thing like the government, the Internet, the best way to learn Don’t use a/an with uncountable nouns Errors with punctuation. Passive form needed [“be” + … Read more
I can’t see any logical separation of data into paragraphs. Always look for a logical way to separate the data. I suggest you organize the data according to the fewest categories; in this case it is by [year category country] Describe the data from highest to lowest. Describe the data in chronological order = from … Read more
Common errors with Task 1 academic reports I have corrected over 10,000 IELTS task one reports over the last 10 years. The following is a list of the main kind of errors I have discovered with students reports. You can use these to avoid making some of these common errors. Over time, I will add … Read more
The following table of nouns is from my IELTS ebook for part two of the writing test. The ebook also include verbs and adjectives. Some useful nouns Word Meaning computerisation to control a process by using a computer. digital divide the gap between those with easy access to information technology, and those without it. gadget any small piece … Read more
The following table of nouns is from my IELTS ebook for part two of the writing test. The ebook also include verbs and adjectives. Some useful nouns Word Meaning a medium medium is the singular form of media [plural]. censorship when certain types of messages are blocked. For instance, the government often uses censorship for movies that are … Read more
About Mike
I’m Mike Wattie from Australia. I have been teaching IELTS for over 20 years in Asia and Australia.
I have written IELTS books and this enables me to be an effective tutor. This is because I understand the main problems that students have taking the test and also the ways to overcome them.
Maybe you would like me to teach you the necessary skills and strategies to pass your test.
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