Speaking
Using artificial intelligence to check and improve your spoken accuracy
Almost everyone has access to at least one item with this, they use it a lot of the time and it makes their lives much easier.
19 August, 2020
TopTips
How to be an independent learner
It's every teacher's dream - a class full of highly motivated and independent learners. Perhaps you are one of these students. Almost certainly though, you've met one and have shared a class with them. You've probably wondered how they became like that and maybe how you could become one of these types of learners. Of course, it's not just teachers who benefit from students who are proactive, learn from their experiences and improve quickly.
15 July, 2020
Speaking
Top tips from examiners for IELTS Speaking
As an author for IELTS, I always find it's really important to fully understand the exam and hear from experiences of a really important group of people: IELTS examiners. Many of them have been doing this for a long time and have seen thousands of students.
3 July, 2020
Listening
5 ways to better prepare for IELTS Listening part 4
Which of the four parts of the listening exam do you think is most difficult? When students, teachers and examiners are asked this, many would probably say part 4. Why? Well, it's about an academic subject for a start – something we may not hear about if your listening tends to be from TV shows and films.
24 April, 2020