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Academic English not only for Indonesians
What is ‘extensive reading’
When most people prepare for IELTS reading, they think about subskills like skimming and scanning, but sometimes overlook another very important activity – extensive reading. Find out what extensive reading involves by reconstructing these 12 sentences! (more…)
Songs censored by the BBC
For some reason I posted this as a page some time back, but here it is again as a post so that it shows up more easily in searches. Enjoy! (more…)
Reconstructing public transport
Transportation, and the future of transportation, are common topics in the IELTS Speaking test. Reconstruct the text below to reveal an extract from an essay by Marcus Enoch in which he presents four visions for the future of public transport. (more…)
Windows to the soul
Another post highlighting and analysing cohesive devices in academic writing, this time a summary of research looking into the facial expressions of animals. (more…)
Cohesion in the news
In this post we look at some cohesive devices used in a recent news report covering the unrest in Hong Kong. (more…)
Comparing crash landings!
In this post we take a look at some nice language comparing two crash landings in which all passengers and crew survived! (full news story here). (more…)
What is my IELTS score?
If you’re wondering what your IELTS score might be, take a look at these descriptions of language performance prepared by IELTS! What do you think your band scores might be in IELTS Speaking and Writing? (more…)
First Page IELTS #3
A third ‘first page’, again from Harry Potter! This time I’ve highlighted the suitablility of items for IELTS Speaking and/or IELTS Writing Task 1 and 2. (more…)
Academic Collocation Flashcards
Reloading the page gives you a randomised collection of common academic collocations. Can you guess the missing collocates? (more…)
First page IELTS #1
First Page IELTS
This is the first in what will hopefully be a series of posts focusing on the first pages of novels. (more…)