There are many reasons that can motivate a person to stay working for the same company. Some believe that money is the main reason. Do you agree or disagree? What are some other reasons why people may stay? Not responding fully to both questions Level 6 for task response requires that you: Address all parts … Read more
Unclear opinion In the example below the candidate fails to fully make clear their opinion in the introduction. The examiner can only guess that the candidate agrees, and has no idea of the extent. In this case, this is not a good introduction, and this has a negative effect on task response and also cohesion … Read more
Model Essay for 2017 Travelling in a group with a tour guide is the best way to travel. Do you agree or disagree with this statement? Whether it is best to travel independently or with a tour guide in a group is often a hotly debated issue. Personally, I believe that it is better to … Read more
The purpose of this post is to teach you how to write a better introduction for your IELTS essays In some countries, young people are encouraged to work or travel for a year between finishing high school and starting university studies. Discuss the advantages and disadvantages for young people who decide to do this. Student version Globalisation … Read more
The purpose of this post is to introduce how you can learn to write an IELTS essay. This will be of interest to all people who need to take the IELTS test whether they are second language learner or a native writer. This is because an IELTS essay can be considered a unique writing genre requiring … Read more
So you want to know the writing task for the next test? Well I can tell you…well sort of…. Of course I can not tell you the actual task and even if I could I would be fired if I did that. What I can tell you is that the question is 95% likely to … Read more
This video shows some issues with topic sentences for IELTS essays sent to me by my students. Learn how to avoid mistakes and understand how to write better topic sentences by watching this video. https://youtu.be/_IsHStn-8PI
IELTS Writing! Improve your IELTS scores by understanding the aspects that are considered during the assessment of IELTS Writing under the Task response and Task Achievement banner. Suggestions on how to write effectively for IELTS are also provided. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oSENKzdGYa0&nohtml5=False
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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