USEFUL ADVICE FOR THE SPEAKING TEST I gave the following advice to a student based on written versions of his answers to questions for part two of the IELTS speaking test. I will include a couple of examples to illustrate the points I made to the student. 1. USE COMPLEX SENTENCES to boost grammar Avoid short … Read more
Practice using the official IELTS writing test paper. This is the same paper that is used in your test. You can download these here:writing-answer-sheet-task1-new writing-answer-sheet-task2-new Reasons to use this paper: GET USED TO USING ITBy practising with this paper before your actual test you will be able to get used to the size of the … Read more
Model Answer for Cambridge IELTS 13 writing test reports task 1 The chart below shows the percentage of households in owned and rented accommodation in England and Wales between 1918 and 2011 model answer The bar chart illustrates the proportion of households who lived in their own or rented accommodation in England and Wales from 1918 … Read more
Model answers for Cambridge IELTS Book 14 Task 2 Essays. [book 15 answers here] Written by Mike Wattie, IELTS examiner and author. Some people believe that it is best to accept a bad situation, such as an unsatisfactory job or shortage of money. Others argue that it is better to try and improve such situations.Discuss … Read more
This video talks about the right speed for you to speak at. It covers speaking too fast and too slowly. This video is made by Mike Wattie, examiner and IELTS tutor I am available for 1 to 1 lessons to help you with your speaking test. IELTS Mock Speaking Test over the Internet
Dangers with memorising answers for part 2 of the IELTS speaking test are covered in this video along with ways to fool the examiner that your answer is not memorised. This video is made by Mike Wattie, examiner and IELTS tutor I am available for 1 to 1 lessons to help you with your speaking test. IELTS Mock … Read more
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
Difficult questions in Part 1 of the IELTS Speaking Test The purpose of this post is to explain some ways to manage difficult questions in the IELTS speaking test. It is important to have this skill in order to be well prepared for your test. This is because it is highly likely that you going … 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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