“Become Sherlock Holmes.” – Chris Quinn, IELTS Instructor Skill Level : Basic Strategies You will learn: When and why “mapping” a passage can help you find answers to questions How to use keywords from questions and answer choices to make a “map” of the passage How to use pronouns in the passage to help you …
IELTS Reading #3 (Basic): Finding Locations of Questions in Passages Read More »
“All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given.” – Gandalf, The Lord of the Rings Skill Level : Basic Strategies You will learn: Different ways to highlight words in questions and answer choices How to prepare different types of questions to help you search for them in passages more …
IELTS Reading #2 (Basic): Preparing Questions & Answer Choices Read More »
Skill Level : Introduction You will learn: The meaning of the word “part” and how to this will help you break sentences into smaller pieces The meaning of the word “paraphrase” and how the IELTS tries to hide ideas with other words How the IELTS uses “flips in logic” to test your ability to see …
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“I changed the conditions of the test. I don’t like to lose.” – Captain James T. Kirk, Star Trek Skill Level : Basic Strategies You will learn: How to confirm you understand a question How to give yourself a little more time to answer a question How to sound more thoughtful with a few simple …
IELTS Speaking #2 (Basic): Answering Questions in Part 1 of the Interview Read More »
“You must feel the Force around you; here, between you, me, the tree, the rock, and everywhere.” – Yoda, Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back Skill Level : Introduction You will learn: How to introduce new topics in body paragraphs How to connect sentences to each other in a variety of ways How to introduce …
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“Change is the essential process of all existence.” – Mr. Spock, Star Trek Skill Level : Basic Strategies You will learn: What are ‘Main Features’ How to divide a chart into Sections or Parts How to identify different types of Main Features How to identify Main Features for different types of charts English Skills English …
IELTS Writing Task One #3 (Basic): Identifying Main Features for Body Paragraphs Read More »
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