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Advice for IELTS writing task 1

19th July 2017 by Andrew

Bar Chart

In this lesson, I will give you important tips, tricks and advice for the IELTS writing task 1. Word count The number of words is very important. You must write at least 150 words for the IELTS writing task 1. That means you must write more than 150 words. There is no maximum number of words. If you write fewer than 150 words, you will lose marks. My advice is try to … [Read more...] about Advice for IELTS writing task 1

IELTS speaking advice

18th July 2017 by Andrew

Smiling girl

In this lesson, I give you several tips and tricks for getting a high band in the IELTS speaking test. In parts 1 and 3, the IELTS examiner will ask you a question and expect you to immediately start speaking. You do not have time to prepare. For example: Examiner: “What snacks are popular in your country?” Here are 2 pieces of advice to help give you some time to … [Read more...] about IELTS speaking advice

The verb PREFER in English

6th July 2017 by Andrew

coffee

This English lesson has 2 versions: 1) Video version 2) Text version. (below video) We use the verb PREFER to say that we like something more than something else. The structure is: prefer noun phrase to noun phrase Example: I prefer coffee to tea.(This means that I like coffee more than tea. Notice that we use the preposition "to" to separate the 2 things … [Read more...] about The verb PREFER in English

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