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Last week I had a class with a new student, Upper-intermediate level, who needs IELTS 6 in all modules. After assessing her writing and speaking, I was quite satisfied and told her that she could go and take the exam that same day. Nonetheless, it would seem wise to spend
Read more →Since vast majority of my students are Russians, it often happens that I see the same errors over and over again in different IELTS essays, letters and academic part 1. The main reason for this is the interference of Russian. When learners try to translate a phrase word-for-word, they can
Read more →Here is one more IELTS essay about dying languages (Cambridge 9, Test 4, Academic Writing). You will see that the topic was a bit tricky, because the second sentence actually holds a) the opinion “this is not important” and b) an argument “because life will be easier if there are
Read more →With each level, English learners are mastering a new bunch of phrasals. Those who enjoy reading are at an advantage because they come across new phrasal verbs in each book and article they read. Of course, it is important to look new words up in a dictionary in order to
Read more →Since I started doing interview coaching, I collected some stories about unusual interviews. Take, for instance, Heineken job interview that went viral, where the candidates were put to the unexpected situation test. What would you do if your interviewer suddenly had a heart attack? You probably know a great deal
Read more →Some of my students struggle to get at least 7 in IELTS Speaking, which is not a piece of cake. One common stumbling block is lexical resource. If we have a look at IELTS Speaking band descriptors, we will see that for Band 7 a person needs to “use some
Read more →Just one more essay that I wrote for IELTS topic about the benefits and drawbacks of learning foreign languages at primary school. After the essay I will show how I used collocations. Just to remind, you can benefit from IELTS online course and develop all the four skills there, including
Read more →English learners need constant inspiration, interest and persistence. You can’t improve English during a few months, it’s more of a long-term project. Drilling grammar exercises and learning new vocabulary may become boring one day. Also, it is rather easy to start skipping lessons, after which it may be challenging to
Read more →British history is closely connected with sea exploration and sailing. Nowadays many sea idioms are still used in English in the sphere of business where a company is compared with the ship, and the market with the ocean or sea. 1. To be at sea This English idiom means being
Read more →It is the most serious mistake a person makes during IELTS writing exam, when they start writing without a clear plan. If you don’t have a plan, you can repeat ideas, use wrong examples, or even forget about the focus of the task altogether. So, take three minutes and spend
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