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Practice the past test papers to crack IELTS Students should practice the past test papers to make them familiar with the test pattern and to generate ideas for different types of questions. In IELTS writing module, task 2 is often related to common areas such as education, arts, health, sports, media, environment, tourism etc. There are chances of getting the similar type of task. Some writing task 2 posted by students seen in the month of July - September, 2017 in different parts of the world are: 1. Crime has become a global problem and there is nothing that can be done to prevent it. Do you agree or disagree? 2. Many parents are unhappy with the amount of violence shown on TV, video games, in other activities. What are the impacts of it on children? What could be done to solve this problem? 3. Many countries aim to improve their standard of living through economic development. However sometimes this may bring loss of social values. Do the advantages o...

Boost Your IELTS Bands Using Your Mobile Phone How many times do you check your mobile every day? North Indians check their social media accounts on average 27 times a day; young people in the INDIA spend more than 32 hours a week on their phones! So do these devices, which we all have at our fingertips, offer opportunities to Boost Your IELTS Bands ? In this blog, we will look at three ways in which they do. 1. Start by practicing for IELTS Reading and Listening The official IELTS Guide for Teachers states that IELTS Academic Reading test passages ‘are taken from books, journals, magazines and newspapers and are on academic topics of general interest. All have been selected for a no specialist audience.’ This means that to do well in IELTS Reading, you need to familiarize yourself with this kind of text. You need to do some background reading. Your smart phone gives you access to almost every major English language newspaper on earth, and most of them are free...

Methods for Humanizing Your Verbal English 1. Consider in English Occasionally the easier said than done thing about discussion in a new language isn’t the language itself, but how you think about it. If you think in your native language and then try to Speak English , you’ll always have to translate between languages. Translating isn’t an easy thing to do. Even people who are capable to speak in more than one language have trouble switching between languages. The solution is to think in English you can do this anywhere, anytime. Try to use English when you’re giving judgment about your day, or when you’re trying to come to a decision like what food to order. Even try to use an English to English dictionary to look up words. That way you never have to use your native language and decipher words. You’ll notice that when you think in English, it’s easier for you to speak in English. 2. Converse Manually Whenever students are at home at home (or alone somewhere else) t...