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Category: English Language Examinations (Page 1)

In the 'English Language Examinations' category, you will find articles that provide valuable insights into various English language tests. These articles will help you understand the structure of these examinations, the skills they assess, and how to prepare effectively. This knowledge can significantly enhance your performance and confidence when taking these tests.

62 typical mistakes with IELTS letters

Common language, planning, paragraphing, editing, and task completion errors in IELTS GT Writing Task 1, and what to do instead.

How to make IELTS Listening easier for your students

17 ways to make IELTS Listening more manageable for students who are unfamiliar with and/ or struggle with the tasks

16 IELTS General Writing Task 1 formal letter model answers

Model formal IELTS letters for common task types of giving negative feedback, complaining, applying for jobs, writing to publications, sharing opinions, giving positive feedback, finding lost property and claiming on your insurance.

How to teach C2 Proficiency Speaking Part One

Teaching tips and classroom activities for Cambridge Proficiency Speaking Part 1

How to add pronunciation to IELTS Listening classes

The most important pronunciation points for IELTS Listening with how to present and practise them, including IELTS Listening pronunciation games

Analysis of official IELTS Listening Part One tests

The most common kinds of tasks, situations and answers in official Cambridge IELTS Listening Part One practice tests, and variations over the years.

How to teach IELTS Listening Part Two map tasks

IELTS Listening Part Two matching places to locations tasks description, issues, teaching tips and classroom activities.

Analysis of official IELTS Listening map tasks

The most common kinds of map tasks in Cambridge IELTS Listening practice tests and variations over the years, with conclusions for learners and teachers.

Analysis of official IELTS General Writing Task 1 letter tasks

What candidates have to do in IELTS GT Writing Part 1, based on official practice tests.

Analysis of official IELTS Academic Writing Task 2 tasks

What is typical and less common in Writing Task 2 task in Cambridge IELTS 1 to 19, and what that means for learning and teaching IELTS Writing Task 2

Analysis of official IELTS Academic Writing Task 1 tasks

The kinds of task, tenses, subjects, tricky points, etc included in official IELTS practice tests from Cambridge, including recommendations on what that means about which things to teach and learn.

Analysis of official C2 Proficiency Reading Part Six gapped text tasks

A detailed analysis of real past tests to show what really is important and useful in Cambridge Proficiency Reading and Use of English Part Six

Analysis of official IELTS Speaking Part 3 questions

Topics, question types, potential issues, and peculiarities in Part 3 of official Cambridge IELTS Speaking tests, including recommendations of what to teach and study, and a detailed test by test analysis

Analysis of official IELTS Speaking Part 2 tasks

Detailed analysis of IELTS Speaking Part Two extended speaking tasks in official Cambridge practice exams books IELTS 3 to IELTS 19, with what that means for candidates and teachers

Analysis of official IELTS Speaking Part 1 questions

Kinds of questions in the 19 official Cambridge IELTS practice test books, including conclusions on what points should be studied to take IELTS Speaking Part One.

Analysis of official IELTS formal letter tasks

Descriptions of the situations, functional language, number of points to cover, etc in the twenty six official IELTS GT Writing letter tasks that need formal language.

How to write formal IELTS General Writing Task 1 letters

Tips and useful phrases for starting, ending, and writing the body of polite letters in IELTS General Writing Task 1

How to start and end IELTS letters

Tips and useful phrases for IELTS General Task 1 opening greetings, opening lines, closing lines, closing greetings, and name at the end, including opening and closing both formal IELTS letters and informal IELTS letters

Analysis of official IELTS General Writing Task 1 informal letter tasks

Descriptions of the situations, functional language, number of points to cover etc included in the eleven official IELTS GT Writing letter tasks that clearly need casual/ informal/ friendly language.

100 IELTS Listening tips

100 tips on IELTS Listening exam tactics, preparation, dos and don'ts, and materials to get a better score

100 IELTS Speaking tips

100 ways to improve your score in IELTS Speaking Parts 1, 2 and 3

The 100 most useful phrases for IELTS Writing Task 1 map tasks

Essential phrases for describing maps in IELTS Academic Writing, with vital phrases for the introduction and body of essays describing places and changes in places.

Useful phrases for IELTS Writing: Pie chart tasks

Vital phrases for IELTS Academic Writing Part 1 pie chart tasks, with important phrases for the introduction and body of essays describing proportions.

IELTS Writing Task 2 tips

Loads of vital advice on how to prepare for, plan, write and edit IELTS Academic and General Task 2 essays

Useful Phrases for IELTS Writing Task 1: Line Graph Tasks

Essential words and phrases for describing changing trends in IELTS Academic Writing Task 1

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