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Hey! On July 8th, the latest edition of the Cambridge series will be published. In celebration of this, Nick and I explain what makes these books such a powerful resource for IELTS test takers. Then, we will go through the 4 essay questions reportedly included in Cambridge IELTS 16 (Academic) to give our verdict on the new topics. Trust me – you want to listen to this, as one of them is unbelievably difficult!
How do I start preparing for IELTS? Hey! Many students feel confused when they start preparing for IELTS. With so much information online, it can be really hard to know how or where to begin to get the best results. In this post, I want to give you a simple step-by-step guide to starting your preparation for IELTS that is based on my 15 years’ experience teaching the exam to students all over the world.
Hey! Here at My IELTS Classroom, we work with students from all over the world. In fact, one of my favourite things is keeping a list of all of the countries that our students come from. There are well over 100 now, which is absolutely mind-blowing! The great thing about working with such a wide-range of test-takers is that you start to see patterns in the mistakes that they make as a result of the influence of their first language.
A Guide to Preparing for IELTS Cue Cards! Hey! This week I published a new Blog Post called “3 steps to IELTS Cue Card Success“. It is a compilation of all of the advice that I have given over the last 5 years for IELTS Speaking Part 2 and is a basic guide to preparing for IELTS Cue Cards. In today’s podcast episode, Nick and I go through that post, adding more depth and detail to the advice.
Hey! I have offered a lot of advice about how to tackle part two of the IELTS speaking exam on this blog in the past. In the past when I’ve received emails from students who were worried about their IELTS cue card performance, I point them to the individual blog posts and wave them goodbye and good luck.
New GMC Rules for IELTS and PLAB! If you are a doctor who plans to register in the UK, then there was good news this week – the GMC accounted that it is temporarily changing some of rules for IELTS and PLAB in response to COVID. What are the new GMC rules for IELTS and PLAB and how will they affect you? Let’s find out!
Achieving a IELTS Band 9.0 is very special indeed. I am not sure of the official figures, but my guess is that less than 1% of test-takers receive this score each year. Having a Band 9.0 shows not just that a student has a C1/C2 level of English, but that they have excellent academic skills and are able to perform well under pressure.
Join our June 2021 IELTS Motivation Challenge In May last year, Nick and I undertook a 31-day IELTS Motivation Challenge. Our aim was to kick-start our students into good study habits, but we found that we made some positive changes in our own lives too. Now, it’s a year later and we have a whole new set of listeners who we think can benefit from taking part in a new IELTS motivation challenge (plus, Nick and I have definitely slipped back into some old bad habits, so could do with a new challenge too!)
Are we really the best IELTS website? Hey! This week I discovered that we had been independently named as the best IELTS website. This came as a shock as apparently the nomination happened over 6 months ago and I had no idea!
IELTS Procrastination Have you ever sat at your desk looking at the items on your To-Do list and thought, why? Why is it that I never have time to get everything done? Why is it that it is always the same two or three things left at the end of every week, which I never, no mater how good my intentions, get round to finishing? Well my friend, you are not alone. In fact, this week’s episode is as much for me as it is for you, as I have decided that enough is enough. It is time to stop procrastinating and start doing! That means no more marketing procrastination for me, and no more IELTS procrastination for you.