It is common for students to express concern that the use of set formats and memorised phrases like the three types of essays recommended by ieltsanswers.com will adversely impact upon the quality of their work. In this article, I will discuss the rational for advocating the use of the set essay formats. Recently a student asked the following question: … Read more
Some ideas to speed up the writing of your essays: 1. Plan your essay! Make sure that before you start writing you know the main points you will write about, so that you don’t have to stop and think of these while you’re writing. 2. Learn the three types of essays that get asked and … Read more
Step One: Identify the Different Tasks The Different Types of Task One in the IELTS Writing Exam Task one of the IELTS writing exam can be separated into two key types. Static tasks, which are tasks that have only one time period; and change over time tasks, which have two or more different time periods. … Read more
Task one of the IELTS writing exam can be separated into two key types. Static tasks, which are tasks that have only one time period; and change over time tasks, which have two or more different time periods. Then, task one of the IELTS writing exam includes different types of charts, which should all be … Read more
Some ideas to speed up the writing of your essays: 1. Plan your essay! Make sure that before you start writing you know the main points you will write about, so that you don’t have to stop and think of these while you’re writing. 2. Learn the three types of essays that get asked and … 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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