Why is it so challenging to achieve the desired score in IELTS?

IELTS is more than just a formal qualification; it serves as a key that can unlock new opportunities. For those who don’t reach their target score, the test becomes a barrier. This is because many government bodies and universities trust IELTS as a reliable measure of English proficiency. A high-level certificate indicates that you possess the necessary English skills to succeed in university or a professional setting. Therefore, it’s crucial that the test is valid, fair, and reliable, and that the practice materials you use share these qualities.

There’s an interesting paradox with IELTS: while it is considered the gold standard of language tests, many people wish it were easier to achieve their desired score. If the test were simpler, it wouldn’t hold the same status or value. Just as easily made gold would lose its worth, if everyone could quickly achieve a band 7, the certificate wouldn’t open the doors it currently does.

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Connectives and cohesive features are essential tools in both writing and speaking that help to create a smooth and logical flow of ideas.

Connectives
Connectives, also known as linking words or transition words, are words or phrases that connect sentences and paragraphs. They signal the relationship between different parts of a text, making it easier for the reader or listener to follow the argument or narrative. Here are some common types of connectives:

Addition: and, also, furthermore, moreover

Contrast: but, however, on the other hand, nevertheless

Cause and Effect: because, therefore, thus, consequently

Sequence: first, next, then, finally
Example: for example, for instance, such as

Cohesive Features
Cohesive features are broader elements that contribute to the overall coherence and unity of a text. They include:

Pronouns: Using pronouns like he, she, it, they to refer back to previously mentioned nouns.

Repetition: Repeating key words or phrases to reinforce ideas.

Synonyms: Using different words with similar meanings to avoid repetition while maintaining the same idea.

Conjunctions: Words like and, but, or, so that join clauses within a sentence.

Ellipsis: Omitting parts of a sentence that are understood from the context.

Both connectives and cohesive features are crucial for making your writing and speaking clear, organized, and easy to understand.


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Task Achievement vs. Task Response:

♨️ Task 1: Focuses on Task Achievement – how well you summarize and report the key features of the given data, following the instructions.
♨️ Task 2: Focuses on Task Response – how well you respond to the given question or topic.
A common mistake is treating Task 1 like Task 2, where candidates list all available information instead of summarizing and comparing key points, as required.


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Vocabulary related to #people:

1. Adolescent: A young person who is in the process of developing from a child into an adult.
- Example: The adolescent years can be challenging as individuals navigate the transition to adulthood.

2. Sibling: Each of two or more children or offspring having one or both parents in common; a brother or sister.
- Example: She has four siblings, two brothers, and two sisters.

3. Characteristic: A feature or quality belonging typically to a person, place, or thing and serving to identify it.
- Example: One characteristic of mammals is that they have warm blood.

4. Responsibility: The state or fact of having a duty to deal with something or of having control over someone.
- Example: With his new promotion, he now has much more responsibility at work.

5. Individual: A single human being as distinct from a group, class, or family.
- Example: Every individual has rights that must be respected.

6. Reliable: Consistently good in quality or performance; able to be trusted.
- Example: Her reliable car has never broken down in all the years she's owned it.

7. Bond: A thing used to tie something together or hold it in place; something that binds people together.
- Example: There is an unbreakable bond between twins that lasts their entire lives.

8. Coherent: Logical and consistent; united as or forming a whole.
- Example: He presented a coherent argument for the adoption of new company policies.




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Ways to apologise:

▪️Sorry
▪️I’m sorry
▪️Ever so sorry
▪️Pardon me
▪️It was all my fault.
▪️Please accept my apology
▪️I’m terribly sorry


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Punctuation

- hyphen
. 🇬🇧full stop 🇺🇸period
, comma
: colon
; semicolon
? question mark
! exclamation mark
’ apostrophe
_ underscore
# hashtag
/ (forward) slash; oblique
@ at; at sign; commercial at
() parentheses; brackets
* asterisk

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The words you see above are labeled as either positive or negative. Although they may have similar definitions, their connotations are significantly different.



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Here are various phrases that can be utilized to convey percentages.

Fractions
73%- nearly three quarters
51%- just over a half
49%- just under a half
32%- nearly a third
3%- a tiny fraction
50%- exactly a half
26%- roughly one quarter
49%- around a half
24%- almost a quarter
77%- approximately three quarters

Proportions
70%- a large proportion
71%- a significant majority
15% a small minority
3%- an insignificant minority

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IELTS Speaking: How to perform at your best in part 2

Discover how to begin your Speaking test with confidence and maintain that strong performance throughout the entire test. Today, we'll explore some tips to help you excel in part 2 of the IELTS Speaking test.


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America's total student debt, at over $1.5trn, is larger than the national borrowing of most countries. It has quintupled in size since 2004, overtaking both borrowing on credit cards and car finance.

Here are some useful features to notice in these sentences:

❤️A statistic is added between two commas using "at."
❤️ A comparison is made using "larger than."
❤️ The pronoun "it" is used to refer back to "America's total student debt."
❤️ "Quintupled" means "increased fivefold."
❤️ "Overtaking" can be used when describing a graph.
❤️ "Both... and..." is used to compare and contrast.

If you are reading articles in English, pay attention to real examples of the types of description that you could use for an IELTS writing task 1 .

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You're likely familiar with expressing a "double" For example:


🍃The number of x doubled.
🍃There was a twofold increase in x.

What is the opposite of 'doubled'?


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The opposite of "doubled" is "halved".

Here are some examples:
🍃 The number of x halved.
🍃 There was a twofold decrease in x.

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🟠 Causes

▪X  caused  Y
▪X  led to Y
▪X  resulted in Y
▪X  produced Y

e.g.  Inflation resulted in rocketing prices.

▪Because of  X ... Y happened
▪Due to...
▪Owing to...
▪As a result of...

e.g.  Because of inflation prices rocketed.

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🔵 Effects

▪X  was/were caused by Y
▪X  was/were produced by Y
▪X  resulted from Y

Rocketing prices resulted from inflation.

▪There was/were X due to Y
▪There was/were X because of Y
▪There was/were X as a result of Y

There were rocketing prices due to inflation.


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👎🏼unsuccessful person

👎🏼a failure
👎🏼a loser
👎🏼an underachiever
👎🏼a nobody
👎🏼a flop
👎🏼a no-hope
👎🏼a washout
👎🏼a lemon
👎🏼a has-been

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🚩Driving

🚗indicate
🚗pull out
🚗drive off
🚗pull over
🚗speed up
🚗slow down
🚗slam the brakes on
🚗have a near miss
🚗get pulled over


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