Last week, I received a frantic phone call from my student, Anish. He had just written his IELTS exam and while thinking about his writing test, he realised that he wrote ‘pie chart’ instead of tables. A similar incident happened to Arjun, who realised that he’d said ‘nani’ instead of ‘grandmother’ (the term carries a …
IELTS Mistakes & Scores: What can reduce your scores? Read More »
Which words are considered as ‘one’ word and which ones are considered to be ‘two’ words? A frantic student messaged me a week before her test, asking: Any contracted forms, which were originally two words, will be counted as one word. Why? There is no space between any of the letters! The same rule goes …
Which words are not counted in IELTS writing? The answer will surprise you. Read More »
“Ugh, not again! I sat the exam four times, and I still can’t get past a 6.5 in writing!”One of the commonest complaints that I encounter from prospective test-takers is that they find themselves stuck at a band score of 6.5 when it comes to writing. What’s worse is that they often feel like there …
