Never a good idea. First of all, it is illegal to purchase a fake certificate. If caught, you may suffer some severe consequences. Unfortunately, some unscrupulous people and shady organisations have tried to take advantage of the desperation and gullibility of a few who are unable to do the test for various reasons … if the money is […]
Read more "Buying an IELTS Test Report"One of my students has recently asked this important question: “Do you need to include an opinion in an advantage/disadvantage essay?” To answer this question, let’s take a look at a couple of examples IELTS Writing Task 2 questions: Type 1: The development of tourism contributed to English becoming the most prominent language in the world. […]
Read more "What to do with an “outweigh” question in IELTS Writing Task 2"The feeling of achievement never ends. I love it whenever my students take the time to let me know how they have performed in their IELTS test. This morning, as I was checking my messages as usual, I found this from one of my students. Such good news! This candidate has done the full 24-lesson IELTS Writing […]
Read more "I woke up to this …"In one of our writing classes, a student has asked me this important question: “What can I do if I don’t want to repeat the same words in my writing?” This question arose as we were discussing the importance of referencing when it comes to the criterion of Coherence and Cohesion (or Organisation) in IELTS Writing […]
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