IELTS PREPARATION

Vocabulary to describe graphs  Introducing the graph  The graph/table/pie chart/bar chart/diagram ...  gives information about/on ...  provides information about/on ...  shows ...  illustrates ... compares ... explains why ... describes ... draws the conclusion of (a survey) ... Example : The pie charts provide information on the proportion of males and females working in agricultural sector. Types of changes  Nouns  a rise (of) an increase (of) a growth (of) a peak (of) a surge (of) Example : a rise of prices   a fall (in)  a decrease (in) a decline (in) a dip (in)  Example : a fall in prices   a fluctuation (of)  a variation (in) Example : a fluctuation of prices Verbs  to rise  to increase to surge to grow to peak Large rises: to rocket to soar to leap (->leapt) to fall to decrease to decli...

REAL SPEAKING INTERVIEW Good morning. May I have a look at your passport? Yeah. Could you tell me your full name please? My first name is Qasim, which means distributor. My family name is Shah. All right Qasim. In this first part I am going to ask you some questions about yourself. Let's talk about your work. Where do you work? I work part-time at a bookstore. Do you enjoy your work? Yes, very much. Why? It’s an interesting job, because I get to deal with the publics and they are often quite colourful characters, and I like my boss. What kinds of tasks do you have to do at work? Sometimes I have to open the store, I have a set of keys. I have to deal with the public and thousands of books and sometimes I have to place orders for books that we don’t have. Have you ever been late for work? Yes, not often, but I was once very late. I'd like to move on now to talk about fashion. Tell me about the popular clothes and fashions in your country? Tha...

                                        IELTS READING TIPS FOR 8.0 PLUS BANDS Skim the reading and questions first   – it is a good idea to skim the reading first to get an understanding of what it is about and who it is written for. Look at the title of the reading, any subheadings, and pictures. Then look at the questions as the type of question will influence the strategies you use to complete them. You can learn the specific strategies for the different question types by looking at our  IELTS Reading Lessons. However, do what works for you!   – You'll always find a mix of advice on ways to approach the reading test. A common complaint from students studying for the test is that " One teacher told me to do it this way, but another told me to do it this way ". But this is fine – people read in different ways and what works for one person may not work for a...

IELTS, the Cambridge International English Language Testing System, is an examination that assesses the English language level of those who have studied English as second or foreign language. IELTS Academic or General training IELTS Academic is suitable for those planning to study at university at undergraduate or postgraduate level or join a professional organisation in an English-speaking country. IELTS General training is for those planning to  train or study at below degree level, work in an English-speaking country or emigrate to an English-speaking country. The IELTS test assesses your abilities in listening, reading, writing and speaking and the exam lasts for a little under 3 hours. IELTS listening test The listening test takes about 30 minutes to complete, there are 40 questions which can be chosen from: multiple choice, matching, plan/map/diagram labeling, form completion, note completion, table completion, flow-chart completion, summary completion, sent...