How to write an Academic IELTS Task 1
This is arguably the most difficult part of the Academic exam and it is also where a lot of candidates lose marks. They lose marks because they miss a few key things. 1) The overview. The overview is where you highlight the TWO main features of the data that you are presented with. There are always two. The overview is also in the marking criteria and if you don’t include one, you are capping your Task Achievement score at Band 5. ...
What kind of vocabulary do I need to use in IELTS to get high marks?
Firstly, you need to be careful where you get your IELTS information from because most of it is wrong. Have you seen people posting things on Facebook and Instagram saying things like this. IELTS vocabulary These are a complete waste of time. They are encouraging you to use highly specific words that have a very specific meaning. English has the largest vocabulary of any language in the world and words are used in very specific circumstances. Let’s look at ‘groggy’. ‘groggy’ means “weak and unable to think clearly or walk correctly,...