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IELTS Reading

MUSEUMS in the FUTURE

This article will give you some ideas for talking or writing about how museums could be improved or how you think museums will change in the future.

You will also be able to practice:

• READING - T, F, NG
• VOCABULARY - reviewing adjectives
• SPEAKING - Discussion questions
• WRITING

Don't worry if you don't understand everything in the article. Just try to get a general idea. You can also watch the video to help you understand.

Read the article HERE.

  Then continue reading for the exercises..

IELTS - Integrated Skills

The Effects of Tourism - Reading, Vocabulary, Speaking & Writing

Tourism and historical buildings are popular topics in the IELTS test. This article helps you to practise reading, review vocabulary, prepare for the speaking test AND do some writing.

Continue reading for READING, VOCABULARY, SPEAKING and WRITING TASKS...

Online Game for General Review

FUN REVIEW GAME ONLINE
Do you have trouble reviewing grammar and vocabulary? Want to review for the IELTS test and have some fun?

I just found this great online game to play for review. You play against the clock and try to level up and get the highest score. You only have 3 lives though, so make sure you are accurate!

The game tests common errors in English and the questions get harder the more you play. 

Questions test :

• Spelling
• Tenses
• Sentence Order
• Countable / Uncountable
• Proverbs / Idioms 
• Phrasal Verbs 
• Parts of Speech (NOUN/VERB/ADJ./ADV.) 

These are useful for the IELTS test.

Good luck and have fun reviewing!

James

IELTS Integrated Skills

Review Writing, Speaking, Listening and Reading for IELTS

Although the IELTS test separates the 4 skills (L, R, W, S), we can save time when we prepare by INTEGRATING SKILLS. This means using all four skills TOGETHER

In this review exercise, you can improve your reading, writing, listening and reading skills at the same time.

Keep reading for the EXERCISE and TASKS....

Vocabulary

USING VOCABULARY

Many students feel that they need to learn MORE vocabulary. 

Actually, in many cases, it is better to learn to use vocabulary well. 

We can often do this by reviewing vocabulary we already know.

Here are some ways to make sure you use vocabulary accurately and effectively.

Keep reading for some tips, examples and a task...

IELTS 9 TEST1 TASK ONE MODEL ANSWER

Here is my model answer for the TEST ONE Task One in Cambridge IELTS 9. Many of my students had problems with this one so I thought a model answer might help.

This Task requires you to describe the changes to an island. There is not much to say about the island before development, so I have focused on the construction, and used PASSIVE (the jetty WAS BUILT) because we don't know who did the action in most cases.

I have made sure to mention the buildings and transportation. I have tried to use a RANGE of VOCABULARY, in particular using SYNONYMS (pier / jetty) to avoid using vocabulary from the map.





Continue reading for model answer and vocabulary... 

IELTS: Improving Your Vocabulary

In the IELTS Writing and Speaking test, you should show a range of vocabulary. To do this, try to use less common vocabulary accurately.

Students sometimes have problems with this so I thought I'd share some tips on how to include more vocabulary in your writing and speaking.

Continue reading for tips and explanation...

Reading for Task One Writing

Reading to Improve Writing (Task One)

A good way to improve your writing skills and reading skills at the same time is by picking up a newspaper once a week and finding a useful article. Look for articles that talk about issues related to the IELTS test, for example the environment, crime and social issues.

Often newspapers publish the results of polls and surveys. These kinds of articles have lots of language for data description which you can "recycle" in your Task One writing.

Keep reading for an example and task...

 

IELTS Vocabulary: Commonly Confused Words

Commonly Confused Words

Make sure you write your vocabulary accurately. Can you spot the WRONG WORD in each of the following sentences? (There is one mistake in each sentence.)

1. We need to reduce pollution to protect our plant.

2. Governments should provide free sports facilities to improve pubic health.

3. Cars produce harmful grasses such as carbon-dioxide.

4. We need to make sure that individuals and companies pay their taxis.

5. Nowadays the economic is in a global recession.

6. The number of animals in Oaktree City is growing up.

7. Most kids study hard in school.

8. Many students wanna be like their friends.

9. The number of tourists raised between 1990 and 2000.

10. The proportion of tourists travelling overseas increased to 30 percentage.

Continue reading for the answers and explanations...

IELTS Vocabulary - Common Spelling Errors

Can you spot the common spelling errors in the following sentences about green issues? There is one mistake in each sentence.

1. The goverment must try harder to reduce the problem of air pollution.

2. We should buy eco-friendly products to help the enviroment.

3. We also need to seperate our garbage for recycling.

4. Taking public transportations is another option.

5. Morden society requires a significant amount of electrical power.

6. There are some serious affects of pollution.

Continue for the answers...

IELTS Speaking Part Two

Making notes for Speaking Part Two

In the second part of the Speaking Test you have to make a short presentation for 1-2 minutes and are given 1 minute to prepare. You can make some notes if you wish. The notes are not used by the examiner.

Continue reading to find out more about the topics and how to make notes...

IELTS Listening

IELTS Listening Quick Practice - BBC

A great resource for Listening practice is the BBC website. BBC Words in the News is designed for English learners and explains the vocabulary of short news stories.

Here are three questions similar to those in the IELTS Listening test.

Listen to the report and answer the questions.

1. The shark
           
          A:    approached the Austrian beach
          B:    was seen on the coast of Australia
          C:    was in a film

2. The beachgoers
  
          A:    didn't run away from the shark
          B:    fled from the shark
          C:    took pictures of the shark on their cellphones

3.      The parents

         A:     were frightened by the children
         B:      were tourists
         C:     saw the shark in a small river

Continue reading for the answers and tips....

A Chicken and Egg issue

Which came first, the chicken or the egg?

This is a brainteaser question with no real answer. We can use idioms like this to achieve a higher score for vocabulary in IELTS writing.

One example of a chicken and egg issue is electric cars. Without electric cars, companies won't build stations to recharge cars. Without places to recharge, people won't buy electric cars. Therefore it is an endless cycle, just like a chicken and an egg.

In IELTS, another 'chicken and egg' issue is which should you study first, vocabulary, reading or writing. They are all connected so why not try reading about an IELTS topic and identifying some useful vocabulary, then using them in your writing.

Continue for reading and vocabulary exercises...