From admin to timing, Bryan Dowie outlines the key facts you need to know for your IELTS test day.
Author: Bryan Dowie, IELTS teacher, Hong Kong
IELTS Reading: Exam skills
Get familiar with these three exam skills you’ll need in your IELTS Reading test.
IELTS Listening: Beware the distractor!
In this post, Bryan Dowie gives examples of distractors you might find in the IELTS Listening test – and how you can spot them.
IELTS Writing: Better vocabulary, better band score
Bryan Dowie explains why a better vocabulary will result in a better band score in IELTS Writing, and offers some practical tips and exercises.
IELTS Writing: The four keys to success
The first thing you should know before going into your IELTS Writing test is what the examiner is looking for. Take a look at the four keys to success.
IELTS Listening: Three things to get right
Most people find the Listening test more stressful than the Reading test. That’s because when you are reading, you have the texts in front of you and you can refer to them more than once. When you are listening, if you miss an answer, it’s gone — and because you only hear the recording once, you can never get it back. So you need to work out some strategies in advance.
IELTS Reading: Matching headings to paragraphs
IELTS Reading includes unusual question types which you may not find in other reading exams. Let’s look at this example of matching headings to paragraphs.