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Monthly Archives - December 2020

Why am I stuck at band 6 for IELTS writing?

This is a problem for an awful lot of people. The first thing you need to do is work out why you aren’t getting higher marks in your writing. In the 4 criteria, it may be just one of them that is stopping you from getting higher marks. It may be that you aren’t developing your ideas enough with examples (Task Achievement), it may be that you are making referencing mistakes or mistakes with linking words (Coherence & Cohesion) or it...

Can I invent supporting examples in IELTS Task 2?

 We received this question from one of the members in our private IELTS group on Facebook and one of the examiners had this to say as an answer. “If I lie when supporting my ideas in IELTS writing, will the examiner find out? Do I lose marks?” No. Something that you need to know is that IELTS examiners are paid per task that they mark, not per hour. IELTS examining is a job most people do to earn a little extra money....

What is stopping me getting Band 7+ in IELTS writing or speaking? Part 1

We asked one the IELTS examiners that work with us what they saw as the biggest factor that stopped many candidates getting higher scores in IELTS speaking and writing.  She said, overwhelmingly, that accuracy was the biggest problem for a lot of people.  Here are her comments.   Articles, articles articles (a, an, the).  They are really difficult for a lot of English learners, especially those that don't have them in their language but they are really important in IELTS writing.  If a...