http://www.ielts-blog.com Your best IELTS study partner Thu, 24 Jul 2008 08:07:28 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en This update from Academic IELTS exam came from New Zealand - many thanks, Rebecca! Listening 1) A discussion about a fridge and freezer, task: ordering form, fill in the address, etc. 2) A discussion between two students about a presentation. 3) A speech about electrical cars... was very fast and difficult to follow Reading Very hard... ... http://www.ielts-blog.com/recent-ielts-exams/update-from-academic-ielts-exam-new-zealand/ I found another video example of the Speaking test, the second part, where you get a card with a topic and some questions. In this one the card is: Describe something that you own. You should say: What it is Why it is important What you use it for And here comes the video, enjoy: ... http://www.ielts-blog.com/ielts-preparation-tips/speaking-tips/ielts-speaking-test-another-topic-for-card-talk/ This post is for all of the Indian students who are looking for a hard copy of "Target Band 7", our IELTS self-study book. I know I promised to you guys a long time ago that this book will get to India - and it finally did. It is a ... http://www.ielts-blog.com/ielts-preparation-tips/ielts-study-book-target-band-7-hard-copy-available-in-india/ Here is another great example of IELTS Speaking test. This time it is focused on the second part of the Speaking test. As you know, in that part the examiner gives candidate a card with a topic and 3-4 questions to talk about. After one minute of preparation candidate should ... http://www.ielts-blog.com/ielts-preparation-tips/ielts-speaking-test-part-2/ As you know, the Speaking section in IELTS is now rated differently since half band-scores were introduced. This post should answer the question so many students are asking ? what is the difference between Band 5.5 and 6, what do I need to improve to get that extra half band? ... http://www.ielts-blog.com/ielts-preparation-tips/the-impact-of-half-band-scores-on-ielts-speaking-section/ This update from Academic IELTS exam was brought to us by our friend from Malaysia. Many thanks! Listening 1) University student wants to get a part time job 2) A girl called regarding courses at a university 3) Student project presentation regarding newspaper printing Reading 1) Regarding robot development 2) Chimpanzee culture research 3) About scientist ... http://www.ielts-blog.com/recent-ielts-exams/update-from-academic-ielts-exam-malaysia/ I've received hundreds of emails after my previous post about the Interview part of IELTS Speaking test, all asking for more Speaking videos. So guess what - yesterday I spotted this one on Utube, I watched it 5 times and thought that it's the perfect demonstration of what IELTS Speaking ... http://www.ielts-blog.com/ielts-preparation-tips/ielts-speaking-test-the-perfect-example/ Reading 1) About different courses and where one can take them 2) About frogs in Australia. Writing Task 1 Write a letter to your friend whose son will go on holidays to your country. In your letter Invite the son to stay with you Give some advice about things to do Task 2 Essay: Some people prefer ... http://www.ielts-blog.com/recent-ielts-exams/update-from-general-ielts-exam-australia-2/ IELTS is getting to be a very popular English language test. It has been around for almost 20 years and in the last year more than one million people gained IELTS certificates for further education, employment or immigration purposes. The official IELTS site even says that because of the huge ... http://www.ielts-blog.com/1/ielts-exams-latest-news/ About a year ago there was a change in IELTS grading system, when half-band scores were introduced for the Writing and Speaking modules. At first there was so much confusion, until they came up with an explanation of those half-bands, but even now many people write to me asking to ... http://www.ielts-blog.com/ielts-preparation-tips/ielts-writing-%e2%80%93-half-band-scores/