What if the examiner asks you certain questions that you may not have the knowledge to answer? First, you should understand that IELTS isn’t designed to test your knowledge; it is meant to assess your English speaking skills Telling the truth or giving correct factual information is not important. What matters is your ability to … 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
The line graph shows five different sources of energy consumption in Australia from 1980 to 2030. Overall, it can be seen that there is an upward trend for all types of energy during the period from 1980 to 2010, and this trend is predicted to continue to 2030. … Read more
Sample IELTS Essays Corrected Samples of IELTS writing tasks that I’ve corrected for students are included here to help your preparation. You can see the corrected version of each essay and also all the changes I have made. By reading the sample tasks you can get ideas about how to write tasks better. In addition, … Read more
I have recently written some eBooks for the writing exam. These books contain past questions along with model answers and guidance on how to plan your response to each task. I am giving these away free to all my past students. If you do not need them yourself you are welcome to share them with … Read more
Many people say that cooking and eating at home is better for the Individual and the family than eating out in restaurants. Do you agree or disagree? Comments about the task: Opinion essay You are not required to say how much you agree but it is still a good idea to do this Consider the … Read more
It is widely believed that increasing levels of shopping is good for the well-being of a country. However others feel that increasing levels of shopping has unacceptable social consequences on a society. Discuss both these views and give your own opinion. Plan: Advantages Companies make higher profits and less unemployment lower prices and better products. … 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 be one … 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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