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This is the third blog in our series that deals with grammar in the IELTS Listening Test. This time we take a look at tenses, as understanding them directly influences your ability to accurately respond to the speaker and respond to the questions. Let's look at some practical examples and strategies for recognising and using tenses effectively in IELTS Listening.

Improve your chances of success in the IELTS Reading Test by ensuring you know exactly what to expect and what is being tested in each question type.

You’ve heard this advice a million times: Check your writing! But what does this mean, and how can you do this when you have very little time at the end of the IELTS Writing Test? Let’s look at some quick tips to help you make important changes and boost your IELTS Writing Band Score!

Both IELTS preparation books and IELTS teachers will tell you that you need to use your reading skills effectively to do well in the Reading Test. But what are these skills? How are they helpful?

So you’ve been told a required band score for IELTS, what does that mean and how do you make sure that your writing meets that band? This guide to using the Band Descriptors will give you some simple tips to help you understand your band and check if your writing is ready.

Make sure you know what diagrams to expect in Academic Writing Task 1, and the language you need to describe them.

In the IELTS Listening test, each mark contributes to your overall band score. Even minor mistakes, such as mixing up singular and plural nouns, can result in lost points. In other words, if you write ‘book’ instead of ‘books’, your answer could be marked incorrect if that wasn't exactly what was said. This second blog in our series helps you pick out the detail you need to get the answer right and get that extra mark. Stay tuned for a quiz at the end to test your knowledge!

While the IELTS Listening Test primarily tests your ability to understand spoken English, your responses must be grammatically correct. Incorrect grammar leads to a wrong answer and one wrong answer could be the difference between a band score of 6.5 and 7! In this blog we'll look at a number of sample questions and show you how a good grasp of grammar can boost your band score.

Find out what IELTS General Training Task 1 entails, what needs to be covered, and how to approach this task.

Knowing how the IELTS Speaking Test is assessed is essential for success. In this blog we look at the assessment criteria in detail and tell you what examiners are looking for.

The IELTS Listening Test can be difficult, even with plenty of preparation. With 40 questions spread across four parts, it's easy to make small mistakes that can cost you valuable points. In this blog, we’ll highlight the 5 most common mistakes and provide effective strategies to help you avoid them. Ready to improve your score? Click to find out how!

Task 1 usually requires you to describe data – numbers, percentages, fractions etc.. The data is often presented in the form of a table, a pie chart, a line graph or a bar chart. Difficulties can arise, though, in how to write that data in your report. In this blog, I will go through the advice I give my students in my IELTS preparation classes about writing numbers and symbols in their descriptions of diagrams and figures.