TIP 1: Read the instructions carefully. Often times, the instruction you’re going to see before the recording start are something like: “Write no more than three words.” This is an example of an instruction you must follow. One mistake a lot of students make during the IELTS is they don’t read instructions properly. You can’t … Read more
BUY TIME TO THINK One of the biggest problems in this part of the test is that the questions can be quite challenging. You may struggle to think of what you want to say, let alone how you are going to say it. There are some strategies you can use to deal with this situation. … Read more
Stories are useful to extend a talk in Part Two of the speaking exam. They often come out very fluently, are interesting, and result in the expression of a wide range of vocabulary and grammatical structures. The following explains these benefits in more detail: It is often easy to speak fluently as ideas can often come out … 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
1. Understand the different topics that get asked. There are five basic topics in part 2 of the IELTS speaking test that you will be asked to describe: people, places, objects, activities, experiences. You can describe each in detail by using the points below. PEOPLE: appearance / personality / hobbies / relationships PLACES: location / exterior … Read more
Step One: Identify the Different Task For task two of the IELTS writing exam, the two key elements are the TOPIC and the TASK. In theory, the topic could be almost anything. Although many topics are on the following subjects: education, crime, society, media, transportation, environment, and technology. In addition, many of the past topics … 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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