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by Teacher
Sun Nov 29, 2015 5:15 pm
Forum: Post information about your school, service or product
Topic: Download 300+ Task 2 questions from 2015 exams
Replies: 0
Views: 6677

Download 300+ Task 2 questions from 2015 exams

We have collected over 300 Task 2 essay prompts from 2015 exams reported by students and put them into categories such as 'communication' and 'society'.
Free to download on the resources page:http://www.ieltsexchange.com/#!resources/d1wm2
by Teacher
Mon Nov 23, 2015 5:49 pm
Forum: Post your speaking
Topic: Speaking Partners
Replies: 5
Views: 8776

Speaking Partners

Dear Students
When you post that you need a speaking partner, could you indicate if you are male or female ? I have students who need to practice with same-gender students.
Kind regards
Teacher Jill
by Teacher
Sun Nov 15, 2015 9:46 pm
Forum: IELTS related discussion
Topic: Example of 7-band essay?
Replies: 11
Views: 7263

Re: Example of 7-band essay?

Hi Gelever
Unfortunately, yes, but still good to keep challenging them!
Teacher Jill
by Teacher
Sun Nov 15, 2015 9:38 pm
Forum: IELTS related discussion
Topic: Need Band 8 in each
Replies: 2
Views: 2121

Re: Need Band 8 in each

Hi Sarakhan
Writing is the most difficult task. See http://ieltsexchange.freeforums.net/thr ... ielts-task
Are you taking GT or AT?
Teacher Jill
by Teacher
Thu Nov 12, 2015 1:32 pm
Forum: IELTS related discussion
Topic: Example of 7-band essay?
Replies: 11
Views: 7263

Re: Example of 7-band essay?

Dear All, After much chasing, I have finally had a (very unsatisfactory) response from Cambridge: Some believe that unpaid community service should be a compulsory part of high school programmes (for example, working for a charity, improving a neighbourhood or teaching sports to younger children). T...
by Teacher
Wed Nov 04, 2015 1:32 pm
Forum: Post information about your school, service or product
Topic: ACADEMIC IELTS
Replies: 1
Views: 6204

FREE IELTS GUIDE

Visit http://www.ieltsexchange.com/#!resources/d1wm2 to download your free copy of our new IELTS Guide, which contains answers to frequently asked questions, tips on the Academic exam and advice on resources for practice. http://i1379.photobucket.com/albums/ah141/theieltsexchange/ieltsguidecover_zps...
by Teacher
Wed Nov 04, 2015 1:30 pm
Forum: IELTS preparation resources
Topic: FREE Guide to Academic IELTS
Replies: 1
Views: 7563

FREE Guide to Academic IELTS

We have a new free guide to Academic IELTS including answers to frequently asked questions, tips on each part of the exam and resources for practice. Download from http://www.ieltsexchange.com/#!resources/d1wm2 http://i1379.photobucket.com/albums/ah141/theieltsexchange/ieltsguidecover_zps8xywsm8c.jpg
by Teacher
Mon Nov 02, 2015 6:42 pm
Forum: IELTS related discussion
Topic: FAKE CERTIFICATES
Replies: 1
Views: 1856

FAKE CERTIFICATES

Dear Students IELTS is difficult, but please don't be tempted to buy fake certificates. I have heard of one student being deported, and another being refused admission at at any UK institution - for life. Anyone claiming that they can get you into the IELTS database is deceiving you. One girl paid $...
by Teacher
Mon Nov 02, 2015 2:29 pm
Forum: Post your writing
Topic: Easy ways to get your IELTS without no problem
Replies: 0
Views: 1991

Re: Easy ways to get your IELTS without no problem

The only REAL documents are those from the institutions who set them. An IELTS certificate is only verifiable by IELTS and institutions/immigration departments DO check. Students who try to pass of fake documents can face being refused admission for life at ANY institution in the host country and if...
by Teacher
Fri Oct 30, 2015 1:49 pm
Forum: Post your writing
Topic: PLEASE, Help me to correct this text, the deadline is tomorrow :(((((
Replies: 1
Views: 779

Re: PLEASE, Help me to correct this text, the deadline is tomorrow :(((((

Dear Rahimzde Uğurlar! Kind regards Teacher Jill Letter of Motivation for Study Scholarships for Graduates of All Disciplines, 2016/2017 Dear DAAD Selection Committee, I have always been very responsible about planning my educational and professional life. Obtaining a high-quality education is the m...
by Teacher
Thu Oct 29, 2015 5:54 am
Forum: IELTS preparation resources
Topic: IELTS Listening Exercises
Replies: 8
Views: 12741

Re: IELTS Listening Exercises

Nice!
by Teacher
Wed Oct 28, 2015 6:15 am
Forum: Post your writing
Topic: Please review my Task 2 essay and give possible band score
Replies: 4
Views: 1305

Re: Please review my Task 2 essay and give possible band score

Dear Doni You need to simplify your writing and improve clarity. http://i1379.photobucket.com/albums/ah141/theieltsexchange/privatecars_zpseyhhmylv.jpg Introduction: paraphrase the question and state your position. (In IELTS, every essay type requires you to give a position, whether it says to give ...
by Teacher
Tue Oct 27, 2015 2:02 pm
Forum: Post your speaking
Topic: How to get 7.0 in Speaking module?
Replies: 4
Views: 8207

Re: How to get 7.0 in Speaking module?

Dear Faruk Neesh is right about practising as much as you can to increase fluency. For Part 2, topics are frequently repeated, or one 'story' can be used for several questions. See http://www.ieltsexchange.com/#!part-2/cn1m Successful Part 2 candidates are usually extremely fluent in English, or abl...
by Teacher
Tue Oct 27, 2015 6:24 am
Forum: Post your speaking
Topic: How to get 7.0 in Speaking module?
Replies: 4
Views: 8207

Re: How to get 7.0 in Speaking module?

Dear Faruk Practice listening to English to help with pronunciation and intonation; review all the common questions that come up on IELTS Speaking tests so you can prepare good answers with interesting vocabulary and good grammar; record your answers and play them back so you can see how you sound a...
by Teacher
Mon Oct 26, 2015 6:13 pm
Forum: Post your writing
Topic: Please correct my WT 2 :)
Replies: 1
Views: 880

Re: Please correct my WT 2 :)

Dear Owlcrack You need to focus on the main part of the question: Such a development would be a major breakthrough for humanity and would solve many present-day problems. To what extent do you agree or disagree? In other words, do you think genetic manipulation would solve many present-day problems ...
by Teacher
Mon Oct 26, 2015 5:38 pm
Forum: Post your writing
Topic: Please evaluate my writing task 2 and give valuable comments.
Replies: 4
Views: 1702

Re: Please evaluate my writing task 2 and give valuable comments.

Dear Prinks I'm thinking of the marking criteria for TA. For 6 presents relevant main ideas but some may be inadequately developed , 7 presents, extends and supports main ideas, but there may be a tendency to over-generalise 8 presents a well-developed response to the question with relevant, extende...
by Teacher
Sat Oct 24, 2015 5:43 pm
Forum: Post your writing
Topic: Please evaluate my writing task 1
Replies: 3
Views: 1419

Re: Please evaluate my writing task 1

Hi Prinks
6.5 - you need to have 'frequent error free sentences' and use 'less common lexical items' (vocabulary) well to get 7 in LR and GRA.
Keep at it!
Kind regards
Teacher Jill
by Teacher
Sat Oct 24, 2015 6:39 am
Forum: Post your writing
Topic: Please evaluate my writing task 2 and give valuable comments.
Replies: 4
Views: 1702

Re: Please evaluate my writing task 2 and give valuable comments.

Hi Prinks http://i1379.photobucket.com/albums/ah141/theieltsexchange/gendersubjects_zpsmnf99qli.jpg Well done. (6.5) I think your essay would benefit from more examples, but you have good vocabulary and a range of grammatical structures. Those articles are still proving tricky – this time you need t...
by Teacher
Sat Oct 24, 2015 6:08 am
Forum: Post your writing
Topic: Please evaluate my writing task 1
Replies: 3
Views: 1419

Re: Please evaluate my writing task 1

Dear Prinks http://i1379.photobucket.com/albums/ah141/theieltsexchange/Populationcharts_zpsuh9ozdnw.jpg The charts are comparing two countries by population in three age groups. In Yemen in 2000, half the population was under 15; while in Italy it was less than 15%. Those between 15 and 59 years of ...
by Teacher
Fri Oct 23, 2015 7:28 am
Forum: IELTS preparation resources
Topic: Free Task 2 Model Answers - Recent Questions
Replies: 2
Views: 8645

Re: Free Task 2 Model Answers - Recent Questions

Dear Satish

We have recently posted a list of 76 academic Task 2 topics which have appeared in IELTS exams over the past year.
http://ieltsexchange.freeforums.net/thr ... -past-year
Try some with your students.
Kind regards

Teacher Jill
by Teacher
Fri Oct 23, 2015 4:21 am
Forum: Post your writing
Topic: Please evaluate my writing task 1and give valuable comments.
Replies: 4
Views: 1572

Re: Please evaluate my writing task 1and give valuable comments.

Dear Prinks056 TR 7 CC 5 LR 6 GRA 7 Overall 6.0 The descriptor for coherence and cohesion for band 7 is "logically organises information and ideas; there is clear progression throughout". Progression means starting at the beginning and moving through to the end. In a story, for example, th...