1. You must talk about what is on the card Read the card carefully. What you say doesn’t need to be true, but it must be relevant. 

How do some people get band 8 or 9 in IELTS Speaking Part 2? Maybe it’s because they know how to use the narrative tenses to tell a story.

Let’s look at some of the best ways to open and close your letters in the IELTS General Test writing task 1, beginning with formal letters,

Once you have a plan, you can begin writing an effective IELTS Writing Task 2 essay. Let's look in more detail at these 5 questions.

To reach band 7 and above in IELTS you need to have good vocabulary and good grammar. That’s a given, and takes a lot of time and...

This checklist can help you identify missing elements in your IELTS Writing Task 2 answer. If you include all of the elements below, your a

In IELTS General Training Writing Task 1, you will be asked to write an informal letter or email. This could be a letter to a friend, or...

In IELTS Writing Task 2 you should avoid using informal English. Obviously, slang is inappropriate, however, many everyday words and...

By following these practical steps, you'll be better prepared for Part 1 of the IELTS Speaking Test.

The less formal linkers are not so well known, and are important if you want to reach the advanced levels of bands 7, 8 or 9.

A simple guide to help you prepare for IELTS Speaking Part 2 The IELTS Speaking Part 2, also known as the "Long Turn," is where you talk...

Problem/ Cause & Solution Writing Task 2 When answering an IELTS Writing Task 2 problem/ cause and solution question you need to think of...

There are many ways to write an introduction paragraph but a simple and tested technique is the following:

In order to score highly for grammatical range in IELTS Writing, it’s necessary to build complex sentences. Below you’ll find 7 of the...

A topic sentence is the first sentence of a body paragraph. It immediately tells the reader what the central topic (main idea) of the...

Linking words or phrases help to structure an essay and provide signposts that help the reader follow your sequence of ideas.

One of the best ways to prepare to write an IELTS Writing Task 2 or to speak about a topic in the IELTS Speaking Test is to read widely...

A common problem when doing writing task 2 is with the organisation of ideas into paragraphs.

Below I explain an advanced method which I use when writing an IELTS Writing Task 2 opinion essay. There are simpler ways, which I will...

In your body paragraph you will develop and extend the main ideas in your essays. There are many possible ways to do this but below are...