HOW TO GET A HIGH SCORE IN IELTS GENERAL TRAINING

In this lesson you are introduced to the listening test and find out exactly what to expect.

In this listen you will learn strategies that are specific to the IELTS listening test. Applying these will help you to increase your score in listening.

This lesson has a more general focus. Here you will get some advice about how to improve your understanding of spoken English. The more English you listen to, the more you will understand!

In this lesson we look at what happens in the reading test. You will see some example test questions so that you know exactly what to expect.

This lesson is all about how to get a high score in reading. Please learn the ways you can improve your performance.

In this lesson you will learn how to increase your reading speed. One problem IELTS candidates experience is that they do not have enough time to read everything. Here you will learn what you can do to overcome this problem.

In this lesson you will learn about the task 1 question. The task 1 question will be broken down into detail and you will see some possible topics that could come up.

In this lesson you will learn how the task 1 letters are scored. This information will help you to focus on the skills needed for success in writing.

This lesson gives you a powerful system for writing the task 1 letter. It doesn't matter what the topic of the letter is, by applying this system you can be confident of achieving the best score!

The first part of a GT letter is to give the reader a clear purpose of your letter. In this lesson you learn how to do this.

Every task 1 question includes bullet point instructions that tell you what you must write. In this lesson you will learn how to handle these bullet points.

You need to start well and you need to end well! This lesson shows you how to close your letter. Are you wondering what CTA means? Please watch this lesson and find out!

This lesson gives you some practice questions and exercises that you can use to improve your writing skills in task 1. There are 5 questions, as well as exercises and sample answers for each of the five questions. Please watch the short explanation video for more details.

In this lecture I give a walkthrough of a full answer to the Task 1 letter writing question of IELTS General Training. I hope it gives you a clearer idea of how to tackle the task 1 question.

In this lesson we are moving into the second writing task. This is, of course, an essay. This lesson breaks down the task 2 question and we look at some example questions and topics.

It is essential that your essay is well organised. In this lesson you will learn a simple but powerful essay framework. It is easy to use and an essential ingredient for getting a good task 2 score. You should definitely take notes and use the advice in this lesson.

This lesson shows you how to write an introduction that will impress the reader.

The main paragraphs contain your the reasons, benefits, advantages and so on. They are a very important part of your essay. Watch this lesson and learn how to develop ideas and content for the main paragraphs of your lesson.

Let's learn the easiest and best way to write a conclusion. This lesson shows you all you need to know.

In this lesson you will learn about what happens in the speaking test. You will also find out about the individual parts of the test.

This lesson explains the rating system for the speaking test. It is very important to understand how your score is calculated. When you know this, you are in a strong position to perform well in the interview.

This lesson focuses on part 1 of the speaking test. You will learn the best way to answer questions from part 1. Of course there are lots of examples ready for you to use and adapt.

It is essential to speak well in Part 2. This lesson gives advice on how to get ideas and structure your talk. It will help a lot.

This is a short fun video that gives a quick guide on how to keep talking in the 2nd part of the speaking test

Part 3 is the most challenging section of the interview. In this lesson you will get lots of examples of the types of questions that might be asked. There are also many examples of how to answer them. I hope you like it!

Please download some practice questions for the Task 1 writing. When you finish, please compare what you have written with the sample answers - download in a separate file.