BULLSHIT! I absolutely detest fake research: A student of mine recently wrote: “This is supported by a recent international survey of Oxford University, where it was demonstrated that In India those students who were persuaded to do their homework received a grade of approximately 85% in their public exam.” This is obvious made-up bullshit because … 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
IELTS Writing: Step by step approach Step One: Identify the 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, … Read more
Learning to speak and write a language cannot be learnt from a book. It is like learning to drive a car. At some stage, you need to get into the driver seat and learn by doing and making mistakes. Obviously, the key that the practice must be guided. Practice without guidance is a waste of … Read more
You are planning to spend a weekend at a hotel with your family. Write a letter to the hotel making the arrangements. Tell them the following: When you want to arrive and leave What type of rooms you would like and ask how much they will cost. You are interested to know about activities and … 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
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
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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