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If I had a dollar for every email I’ve received saying “My IELTS is in 3 weeks and I need Band 7 in every section, what should I do?” – boy, would I be rich! It is the main question of any student – how do you succeed in IELTS in such a short time.

My answer is – there are 2 stages to this process. Stage one: learn the techniques to handle tasks in a fast and efficient way. This part is mostly theoretical – and you all know that theory alone is never enough. At stage two you practice and use all of those techniques to solve as many tasks, answer as many questions, and write as many essays as possible.

For a long time the IELTS-Blog was focusing more on the techniques and less on practicing – but not any more!

Have a look at IELTS-Blog’s “younger brother” – IELTS Gym. The idea of this site is very simple – you go there to practice and get in shape before IELTS. Like any gym, it has training programs and sets of exercises you do online, each with immediate feedback. Every skill is covered: reading, writing, listening and speaking. All you need to use IELTS Gym is Internet access and speakers or headphones.

Enough said – check it out. Make sure you don’t miss the free samples!

We received this update from UK – many thanks, Hemank!

Writing

Task 1
This is not the exact wording of the examination, but anyway –
You are in an English speaking country, write a letter to a head of a voluntary organization to apply for some voluntary work.

1) explain what you can offer the organization
2) how the job would benefit you and
3) why do are you applying for the job

Task 2
Nowadays people are going towards unhealthy foods (fast foods), which are related to various health problems. Explain what is done in you country and what are the government steps towards this problem.

Speaking

Little speech
Talk about the person whom you like speaking to the most.
Explain what do you like speaking to this person.

Discussion
What do you think about communication?
How important is it?
How important is communication in an organization?