IELTS Tips

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Vocabulary

Country Idioms for IELTS

Idioms add color and fluency to your English, making them valuable for IELTS Speaking and Writing. Here’s how some nationality-based idioms can be used in an IELTS context: 1. Take French Leave (To leave without permission) 2. Go Dutch (To split the bill) 3. Dutch Courage (Confidence gained from alcohol) 4. It’s all Greek to me (Something is incomprehensible)…

Speaking

Cue Card: A useful thing that you burrowed from someone

🎤 Part 2: Cue Card Practice Describe something useful you borrowed from another personYou should say: ⏳ Preparation Time: 1 minute (Use the timer on your phone)🗣 Speaking Time: 2 minutes (Record yourself with your phone) **”You know, I’ve always been someone who prefers to be self-sufficient, but life has a funny way of teaching us humility. The most…

Speaking | Video Today

Band 9 Speaking Sample Video

Achieving a Band 9 in IELTS Speaking means demonstrating native-like fluency, precision, and coherence with virtually no errors. Here’s what examiners look for, broken down by the four scoring criteria: 1. Fluency & Coherence (9.0) ✔ Speaks effortlessly without pauses, hesitations, or self-corrections.✔ Natural pacing—not too fast or slow, with appropriate rhythm and intonation.✔ Connects ideas logically using advanced linking words (“on top of…

General Writing Task 1 | Writing

As an overseas employee, write a resignation letter to your employer due to an emergency at home.

IELTS letter – As an overseas employee, write a resignation letter to your employer due to an emergency at home. Points to be covered: the reason for leaving, date of departure, and things that you loved about your job. Band 5 Example Dear Manager, I am writing to quit my job because my father is…

General Writing Task 1 | Writing

Write a letter to your friend who asked you to give some suggestion to his son is coming to your country.

Write a letter to your friend who asked you to give some suggestion to his son is coming to your country. Tell him which city he should go to, how he can get a job, and how he can make friends. Dear John, Hope you are doing well. Thanks for asking me about your son’s…