There are a number of ways you can practise for IELTS speaking. The most important thing is to speak – and to use the language as often as you can. This means looking for opportunities at work and at home. This is hard for many people I know who don’t have friends who speak English. … Read more
This is an idea about how to improve speaking about likes and dislikes in IELTS. The very simple idea is that one way to improve is to practise speaking about what you like and dislike about some similar things – in this case leisure activities. I show you ways to do this by speaking about … Read more
Logic and the Expression of Extreme Views in your IELTS Test In this blog, I would like to share a couple of questions asked by an IELTS teacher. Question one: Do extreme views negatively affect task response? Question two: Will a lack of logic impact on the score for task response and cohesion and coherence? … Read more
Getting Beyond Six for Grammar The problem with having too many short simple sentences is that the examiner is looking fora range of sentence types and in particular, complex sentences. Complex sentences have an independent and dependent clause. If you would like to listen to some feedback I’ve given a student about this please listen … Read more
Can you spot the three mistakes in this introduction? Many countries are spending a huge amount of money on supporting their competitors to take part in some worldwide sports competitions. Others argue that it would be better if these countries can spend the money on children to take part in sports. To what extent do … Read more
Can you answer IELTS speaking questions about robots? The model answers for the speaking test below may help you prepare for questions about robots, which is a current topic in 2018. Let’s talk about robots 1. Are you interested in robots? No, not really. I do know that there is a lot of interest in … Read more
TRICKY SPEAKING QUESTION? This question challenges a lot of students because they can not think about what to talk about; have a look at my model answer. Alright, the traditional product I’d like to talk about is the famous Australian meat pie, which is definitely one of the most popular snack foods eaten in Australia. … Read more
Score conversion IELTS Vs TOEFL Vs PTE Academic To convert an IELTS score to a PTE or TOEFL score you can use the table below as a rough guide. Note that different organizations or universities may have different conversions process. The big question is which test is easier. In theory, they should be of equivalent … 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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