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Monthly Archives - August 2021

How can I get the score I need in IELTS?

This is a very common quesiton and one we get asked a lot by people in our private Facebook group Feel free to join. If you want to succeed in IELTS then you need to know what score you need in each of the skills. Let's say, for example, you need Band 7.0 for immigration points or university acceptance. So, now we know what you need. Now you need to see where you currently are. Do a full IELTS test. You can do...

Where should I get my IELTS writing questions from?

This question comes from a few questions that we have come to us recently from people using our writing service.  We see a lot of people use IELTS questions that are not IELTS questions.  But what does this mean? Well, it means that the questions are not up to IELTS standard.  Let’s look at a couple of examples. This is one that someone who used our IELTS correction service used recently. Now, IELTS avoids issues like sex, religion, abortion etc because they are...

What does Band 9.0 writing look like in IELTS?

This is a good question and one we received from a member of our private Facebook group (Feel free to join and ask your questions about IELTS). Here is an example of a Band 9.0 Task 2. It is 293 words long so a bit long for what most people are able to produce. I don’t recommend writing more than this unless you are a very high user of English. Band 9.0 is just native or native-like level English that fully...

What are memorized phrases in IELTS writing?

This is a something we see a lot and a lot of candidates use memorized phrases.  Some examples of what we see are below.  Why we recommend you don’t use them is that accuracy drops considerably when you have to write something in your own words and this is very very noticeable for us (the examiners).  This is the question we received from a member of our private Facebook group (Feel free to join) What sentences or phrases are considered by...