IELTS Vocabulary: Narrow It Down!

It is believed that there are, at the very least, a quarter of a million distinct English words in a dictionary. That’s quite a number and pressuring yourself to knowing all of it can be overwhelming and may not be that helpful at all. Remember that learning new words also requires

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IELTS Grammar: Using Future Real Conditionals

Structurally, a conditional statement has two clauses, and together, they make up a sentence that has a condition concluded by a specific result. One of the conditionals that we often use is the future real conditional.
We use this conditional to express real possibilities that are more likely

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IELTS Grammar: Using Present Real Conditional

Structurally, a conditional statement has two clauses, and together, they make up a sentence that has a condition concluded by a specific result. One of the conditionals that we often use is the present real conditional.

We use this conditional to express a specific habitual condition that

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How to Remember New Words

Not only is memorizing lists of words ineffective, it is also found lacking. For a word to really become a part of your vocabulary bank, you have to see and hear it used in several different ways over a period of time.
 The following tips will help you remember new found words:


Make the

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IELTS Grammar: Using Causatives

We use causatives to give reference to actions that we ask other people to do for us.

have/get + object + past participle
We use this formula to talk about things that other people do for us.

I will have my car repainted next month.

have somebody + bare infinitive; get somebody +

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IELTS Grammar: Using Relative Clauses

Relative clauses are used to give additional information pertaining to the subject of the sentence. Additional information is sometimes necessary to emphasize what we are referring to, but there are cases when nothing necessitates it.
Defining relative clauses are used to pinpoint which

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SPEAKING FOR IELTS: PROVIDING INFORMATION

Opinions are not graded in IELTS speaking – the examiner doesn’t really mind which side of the issue you are on. However, a lot of weight is given on how you express your opinion.  Use the time to show off your good command of the English language. You can accomplish this by providing

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