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IELTS self-study

IELTS vocabulary

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,...
March 11, 2021By IELTS examiners tips, IELTS self-study, IELTS speaking, IELTS vocabulary, , , 1 CommentRead more...
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What materials should I use to study for IELTS?

There are some books that IELTS examiners recommend for IELTS students.  However, there is also a lot of rubbish out there.  Avoid the 1 or 2 dollar kindle books; they are useless and will not help you.  In fact, they will probably just give you bad advice. We asked the examiners that work with us what IELTS books they would recommend and this is the list they came up with. https://www.amazon.co.uk/shop/upmyielts Here you can find all the books you will need to practice...
December 4, 2020By Books for IELTS, How to prepare for IELTS, IELTS self-study, IELTS speaking, IELTS writing, IELTS writing Task 1 Academic, IELTS writing Task 2, , , , , , 2 CommentsRead more...