'Reading'
Best IELTS Last Minute Tips for the Reading Test.
Posted on 21. Mar, 2011 by Alanna.
I often receive emails from readers of this site saying something on the lines of ‘Help, I have my IELTS Test this Saturday, what can I do?’
This is the second post in my series ‘Best IELTS Last Minute Tips’. The first post was about the Listening Test.
Now, I think I always make it quite [...]
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Best IELTS Reading Test Tips.
Posted on 09. Nov, 2010 by Alanna.
I always give my students this list of IELTS Reading Test tips to help them get the best IELTS score possible in their test. These are the things that I think you should absolutely do!
Make sure you listen to the invigilator’s instructions and read the instructions on the question paper carefully.
1. I’m going to say [...]
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Best IELTS preparation – The IELTS Reading Test.
Posted on 23. Jul, 2010 by Alanna.
Students often ask me, ‘What is the best way to prepare for the IELTS Reading Test?’
First of all, read a lot! You must also train yourself to read in a certain way; it isn’t necessary to understand every word or everything in the article. Decide what sort of information to look for and focus on [...]
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The best way to improve your IELTS Reading skills.
Posted on 09. Jul, 2010 by Alanna.
A very common question I get from my IELTS students is ‘How do I improve my reading skills?’
Initially I always answer this question with a question, ‘Let me ask you something, do you read or understand every word when you’re reading in your own language?’
The answer is always ‘No’ which means that you already [...]
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Tips for answering different task types in the IELTS Reading Test.
Posted on 08. Jul, 2010 by Alanna.
In this post, I’d like to give you some IELTS Reading Test tips. I’m going to refer my tips directly to one of the practice reading tests in my post IELTS practice Reading Tests.
Passage 1.
In questions 1-9, you have to choose the correct heading for each paragraph.
Please note that each heading will fit only one [...]
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Working out unfamiliar vocabulary in the IELTS Reading Test part 2.
Posted on 06. Jul, 2010 by Alanna.
In my post Working out unfamiliar vocabulary in the IELTS Reading Test part 1, one of the strategies I suggested was to break the word down into syllables; in other words use your knowledge of word formation to help with your understanding of the unfamiliar word.
Many English words use prefixes; added to the beginning of [...]
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