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Free IELTS preparation resources

From this page, you can find some useful free IELTS preparation resources to help you prepare for the IELTS test. However, if you’re really looking to achieve IELTS success, become a member! You will get instant access to the complete IELTS course (Academic or General Training), the 6-level general English course, the IELTS vocabulary course and the 7 downloadable eBooks (with audio files). MASTER Members also get 10 writing tests (Task 1 and Task 2) assessed with comments, corrections and estimated band score, as well as 2 live speaking assessments, one to one with a trained IELTS examiner.

Academic Task 1 Band 5.0

Academic Task 1 Band 5.0

IELTS Academic Task 1 writing sample Band 5 Report 2 Band score: approximately 5.0 The answer below would be worth a Band score of 5.0 (based on over 15 years as IELTS examiner). Click the word or words in red to see the correction, and scroll to the bottom of the...

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So and Such – grammar for IELTS

So and Such – grammar for IELTS

‘So’ and ‘such’ are often used incorrectly in English. Both so and such are used to ‘give emphasis’ – this means to show that something is ‘extreme’ or ‘more than’. For example – The concert was so good! It was such a good concert! In both cases, it wasn’t simply a...

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Ending a Task 1 Academic report

Ending a Task 1 Academic report

There are lots of different advice about how to end a Task 1 report, so on this page we have presented some good and bad ideas for the last lines of your Task 1. Keep these facts in mind when considering your report: Somewhere in the report you need to include an...

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Facts about the IELTS writing test

Facts about the IELTS writing test

Here’s a collection of some of the most common questions we are asked about the IELTS writing test. Note that this page only realtes to the PBT (Paper Based Test), not the CBT (Computer Based Test). Q: Do I write in pen or pencil during the test? Most exam centres now...

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Grammar for IELTS adjective order

Grammar for IELTS adjective order

Adjective order is important if you are using more than one adjective before a noun. There is often a specific order in which they must be placed. For example: A black leather jacketA leather black jacket  Here is a short acronym to help you remember: OSASCOMP opinion...

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Headings questions in IELTS reading

Headings questions in IELTS reading

One of the most common – and most difficult – types of question you are likely to face in the IELTS reading test are Headings style questions, where you are required to match a heading (much the same as a title) to a paragraph from the text. Here are some facts about...

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13 rules for using articles in IELTS

13 rules for using articles in IELTS

Articles (a, an, the and Ø) Using articles correctly in English can be very difficult as there are a lot of rules to remember. There are three articles in English ‘a’, ‘an’, ‘the’ and sometimes no article Ø is needed. The indefinite article – A or AN Examples of use...

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IELTS grammar – parts of speech

IELTS grammar – parts of speech

In order to improve your result in the IELTS test, both for speaking and writing, it is important to be aware of the ‘parts’ of speech that create sentences in English. It is commonly accepted that there are only 9* different parts of speech from which all sentences,...

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Qualifying words in IELTS reading

Qualifying words in IELTS reading

Qualifying words in IELTS reading By now, you should be familiar with the idea of looking for key words in the question before looking for the answer in both the IELTS reading and listening test. However, a common reason for IELTS candidates to lose points is by not...

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7 tips to improve IELTS listening

7 tips to improve IELTS listening

7 tips to improve IELTS listening So you’ve practiced, you’ve listened to the radio, taken practice tests, you’ve even taken the IELTS test – often a number of times – and you’re still not getting the result you’re looking for in the IELTS listening test. What’s going...

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IELTS reading parallel expressions

IELTS reading parallel expressions

One of the skills that you will be tested on in the IELTS test is the ability to identify parallel expressions – that is, two sentences that have the same meaning but are written using a different structure, vocabulary or grammar. This is especially important with...

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C2 words for IELTS – Group 2

C2 words for IELTS – Group 2

Conundrum - a confusing and difficult problem or questionExamples: Solving this math problem was a conundrum that took me hours to figure out. The mystery of the missing keys was a conundrum that baffled the detectives. The ethical conundrum of cloning is still being...

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C2 words for IELTS – Group 1

C2 words for IELTS – Group 1

30 words for IELTS Band 8.0+ - use this list to improve your IELTS vocabulary and get a better score. Each word below has a definition and an example sentence. Capricious: changing one's mind quickly and oftenExample: The boss's capricious mood swings made it...

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