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8th February 2022

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.

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by Bryan Dowie, IELTS teacher, Hong Kong
  • Writing
1st February 2022

IELTS Reading: Three things you must know about multiple choice

Think multiple choice is easy? Think again. Sahar Azzam talks about three important facts you need to remember when answering multiple choice questions in the IELTS Reading test.

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by Sahar Azzam, Regional IELTS Academic Manager, British Council Middle East and North Africa
  • Reading
25th January 2022

IELTS Listening: All the basics, from the British Council

Andrew Stokes puts forward some questions to see if you know enough about the IELTS Listening test — and gives tips on how you can get to know the basics.

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by Andrew Stokes, IELTS specialist, ClarityEnglish
  • Listening
18th January 2022

IELTS Speaking: The grammar challenge

Kishore Roy looks at a common misconception about grammar in IELTS Speaking, and how you can get a better score by practising your grammatical devices.

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by Kishore Roy, Exams Manager, British Council Egypt
  • Speaking
11th January 2022

IELTS Preparation: Get the band score you need in just one month

Dr Ammar Hadi Kadhim achieved his overall IELTS score of 8.0, finding time to prepare in the middle of his busy work schedule. How did he do it? He shares his experience of preparing with Road to IELTS here.

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by Adrian Raper, Director, ClarityEnglish
  • Preparation
28th December 2021

IELTS Writing: How important is spelling?

In this post, Peter Hare focuses on three areas candidates commonly lose marks in IELTS Writing — word count, spelling and punctuation.

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by Peter Hare, Manager, British Council Ethiopia
  • Writing
21st December 2021

IELTS Reading: Seven FAQs

Millions of people take the IELTS, so it's likely you’ll be asking similar questions to other candidates. Here are seven FAQs about the IELTS Reading test.

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by Sieon Lau, Senior Editor, ClarityEnglish
  • Reading
14th December 2021

IELTS Listening: Knowing your IELTS level

Sieon Lau gives a short guide on how to use the IELTS Score Calculator to predict your current IELTS level and create your study strategy based on your result.

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by Sieon Lau, Senior Editor, ClarityEnglish
  • Listening
7th December 2021

IELTS Speaking: Six improvements to your online preparation

Sarah Philpot writes about the Road to IELTS Speaking section, its features and how the highly interactive program can boost your IELTS preparation and band score.

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by Sarah Philpot, Consultant IELTS Trainer, Global IELTS British Council
  • Speaking
30th November 2021

IELTS Preparation: 30 tips to improve your band score

With too much to learn in too little time, the IELTS Tips app packages a range of useful tips into one place.

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by Adrian Raper, Director, ClarityEnglish
  • Preparation
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About this blog

The posts on this blog will help you get the best possible score in IELTS. They have been written by British Council IELTS experts, IELTS authors, teachers and successful candidates. This blog is a perfect complement to Road to IELTS, the British Council's official IELTS preparation product. Read on!

Who writes the posts?
 Bryan Dowie, IELTS teacher, Hong Kong  Kevin McLaven, Manager, British Council Director, Punjab  Sahar Azzam, Regional IELTS Academic Manager, British Council Middle East and North Africa Colm Downes, Manager, British Council, Jakarta Sieon Lau, Senior Editor, ClarityEnglish Kishore Roy, Exams Manager, British Council Egypt

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