Improve your IELTS scores by understanding the aspects of coherence & cohestion that are considered during the assessment of IELTS Writing, which include different types of linking words, paragraphs and topic sentences. Suggestions on how to practice and improve your coherence and cohesion are also provided https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=43AlGwz1Aq0&nohtml5=False
1. Red-Handed This means caught in the act of a crime. “She was caught red-handed stealing $100.” 2. White-Livered If you say someone is white-livered, you are saying that they lack courage, “He is so white-livered that he won’t even get on the motorbike” 3. Tickled Pink The idiom tickled pink means delighted “ She … Read more
I have recently written some eBooks for the writing exam. These books contain past questions along with model answers and guidance on how to plan your response to each task. I am giving these away free to all my past students. If you do not need them yourself you are welcome to share them with … 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
The table below gives information on consumer spending on different items in five different countries in 2002. Food/Drink/Tobacco Clothing/Footwear Leisure/Education Ireland 28.91% 6.43% 2.21% Italy 16.36% 9.00% 3.20% Spain 18.80% 6.51% 1.98% Sweden 15. 77% 5.40% 3.22% Turkey 32.14% 6.63% 4.35% Task Analysis: Time: static Fewest category: Spending type Amount of Data: 15 Notes: 1.You … Read more
It is widely believed that increasing levels of shopping is good for the well-being of a country. However others feel that increasing levels of shopping has unacceptable social consequences on a society. Discuss both these views and give your own opinion. Plan: Advantages Companies make higher profits and less unemployment lower prices and better products. … Read more
Title: The Internet has transformed the way information is shared and consumed, but it has also created problems that did not exist before. What are the most serious problems associated with the Internet and what solutions can you suggest? Comments about the task: It is unlikely with this task that the problems can be 100% … Read more
I have graded thousands of papers for the IELTS exam. The purpose of this article is to tell you the three major mistakes that candidates keep making in order that you may avoid them. The first problem is poor time management. About 30% of my students who write IELTS exams under timed conditions fail to complete … 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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