FEEDBACK ON ERRORS WITH ESSAY WRITING AN ISSUE WITH TASK RESPONSE The topic is about making noise that impacts on others whereas this example is about noise that is controlled and not impacting on others – tangential to topic). Some people think that there should be some strict controls about noise. Others think that they … 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
Task 1: Writing a good introduction A lot of students have problems in writing a good Task 1 introduction and often end up with a lot of the original Task 1 introduction sill there. For example: The chart below shows the percentage of households in owned and rented accommodation in England and Wales between 1918 and … Read more
Writing an introduction for a map The maps below show the CENTRE OF A SMALL TOWN CALLED ISLIP as it is now, and plans for its development. Student’s Introduction The two maps of the CENTRE OF A SMALL TOWN CALLED ISLIP can be compared with the present and the future. On the whole, there would … Read more
CAN YOU CORRECTLY INTERPRET THIS TOPIC’S NUANCES? Correctly interpreting the topic is really important and can have a huge impact on your score. The topic sets the boundaries or scope of your answer. The higher your required score the closer you need to remain within those boundaries. However, this can be quite hard as there … Read more
“S” endings of words Almost every essay I read has this mistake. The writer puts an “S” where it’s not needed or else forgets to put one where it is needed. Examples below: Student are always studying hard. [“s” is needed for students] Technologies is developing rapidly. [Technology is uncountable in this context so it … 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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