IELTS posts and materials online

Here is my archive of both recent and past IELTS blog posts and materials in no particular order.

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Jonathan

• What examiners look for first in IELTS Writing Task 1 – IELTS Overview
• IELTS Success – Preparation tips and advice
• Unlock Your IELTS Writing Potential | Personal Feedback – IELTS Jonathan
• 7+ IELTS Strategies for IELTS-ready Candidates.
• 8 IELTS Tips for IELTS Preparation
• Exploring the Intelligence of Crows | IELTS Reading Practice 7 – IELTS Jonathan
• Unraveling the Origins of Writing | IELTS Reading Practice 7 – IELTS Jonathan
• Exploring the Seaweeds of New Zealand | IELTS Reading Practice 7 – IELTS Jonathan
• IELTS Reading Practice 7: Sections 1 to 3 – Questions and Answers | IELTS Jonathan
• IELTS Reading Practice 6: Sections 1 to 3 – Questions and Answers | IELTS Jonathan
• IELTS Reading Practice 6 – Hypnotism
• IELTS Reading Practice 6 – Revolutions in Mapping
• IELTS Reading Practice 6 – Spider silk cuts weight of bridges
• General Task 1 IELTS Letter of Invitation
• IELTS Listening Practice Academic Test 7 | Start Improving Your IELTS Test Listening Skills – IELTS Jonathan
• IELTS Listening Practice Academic Test 6 | Improve Your Listening Skills and Test Format – IELTS Jonathan
• IELTS Training and Courses Listening and Reading Answers
• Foreign Food – What is a good IELTS Speaking Part 1 Response
• How to write an IELTS Task 2 causes and measures essay
• Why use hedging and cautious language in IELTS Essays
• What preparation resources can be used for IELTS Listening
• Online Resources for an IELTS Study Plan.
• Studying – The Perfect Speaking Part 1 IELTS Response
• How to use Third Conditional Sentences and IELTS
• How to use 2nd Conditional Sentences and IELTS
• How to write a Positive or Negative Development Essay – Owning a home
• Waste Disposal IELTS Bar Chart Report
• How to use 1st Conditional Sentences and IELTS
• General Task 1 IELTS Letter of Compliment
• Dangerous Waste IELTS Pie Chart Report
• Education and Technolgy Advantage and Disadvantage Essay
• How to use Zero Conditional Sentences and IELTS
• Using Conditional Sentences or Clauses and IELTS
• How to answer – A tourist attraction – IELTS Speaking Part 2
• What are the most common IELTS test themes.
• Why tone is important in informal IELTS letter writing.
• Writing an effective overview for a Task 1 Report
• How to read and understand the IELTS Task 2 Band Descriptors and Scores
• How to write an IELTS overview for Task 1
• How IELTS Task 1 is Evaluated – Band Scores and Descriptors
• What are the 6 IELTS punctuation marks for clear ideas in writing?
• How to answer an IELTS Bar Chart about telephone calls
• Why are collocations worth learning for IELTS?
• 6 IELTS Task 1 Writing Facts
• How to answer IELTS Reading Yes, No/Not Given questions
• How to prepare an Introduction for IELTS Task 1.
• How to create cohesion in IELTS Task 2
• How to use Punctuation for IELTS and increase your band score
• How is IELTS Speaking is marked
• How to improve your IELTS Vocabulary – Synonyms and Paraphrasing.
• What are the task requirements for IELTS academic writing
• How is IELTS reading marked
• How to be more productive with your IELTS study time.
• How to improve your IELTS Vocabulary – Vocabulary Development
• How the IELTS Reading and Listening Bands are scored and IELTS Band Equivalents
• How to improve you IELTS vocabulary development – Synonyms.
• How to improve your IELTS vocabulary- Range, Flexibility and Precision.
• How to improve your IELTS vocabulary development – Range and Sophistication.
• How to increase your IELTS vocabulary – Use of synonyms.
• How to agree and disagree in IELTS – Vocabulary Development
• What is the IELTS listening marking criteria.
• How does IELTS compare to other exams and the European Common Framework?
• How to use idioms in IELTS writing and speaking.
• How to use linking words in IELTS Task 1 Writing.
• How to avoid losing marks in IELTS writing Task 1 and 2
• Common questions about the IELTS exam.
• Which version of IELTS is right for you?
• When to use personal pronouns in IELTS Writing
• How to approach effective IELTS Preparation.
• The IELTS reading test – Antiques Paragraph Matching.
• How to answer IELTS Task 1 Pie Charts in 4 steps
• How to approach IELTS Task 1 Writing – the main steps.
• How to – IELTS Speaking and Natural English.
• How to Write the Main Body for IELTS Task 1
• How to study for vocabulary or IELTS vocabulary?
• What are IELTS examiners looking for in your IELTS Writing Task 1.
• How to use collocations in your IELTS vocabulary improvement plan.
• How to describe Bar Charts in IELTS Task 1 Writing
• How to use linking words for cause, effect and illustration in IELTS Task 1
• How to plan and produce an argument for IELTS Writing Task 2.
• How to improve your Pronunciation for IELTS even if you don’t have a teacher.
• How to use linking words for comparison and qualifying in Task 1 Writing
• How to use linking words for contrast and emphasis in Task 1 Writing
• How to successfully learn IELTS Vocabulary
• How to use adjectives and adverbs for an improved IELTS Band score
• How to use linking words for sequence and addition in Task 1 Writing
• Can a native English speaker obtain a full IELTS Band Score in the IELTS Exam.
• How to use time and sequencing words in IELTS Process Diagrams
• Which is the best IELTS test for writing- The IELTS Computer Based Test over the Paper Based Test
• What vocabulary should you learn for IELTS Writing Task 2
• 7 + Tips How to prepare for IELTS and be productive with your time
• How to Improve Your IELTS Time Management and Preparation
• How to write introductions for IELTS Task 2.
• IELTS Task 1 Map Questions: Expert Guide
• How to write complex sentences in IELTS essays and improve
• How to write Task 1 quickly and effectively
• How to make comparsions and contrasts in IELTS Task 2 writing
• How to answer IELTS Reading questions Diagram Completion
• How to answer IELTS reading short answer questions
• When to Paraphrase in IELTS. Why parphrase and When not to!
• What is preparation for the IELTS Test
• How to use numbers and statistics in IELTS Task 1
• What to Read for IELTS Reading and Why?
• How to write the perfect IELTS Task 2 response – The Benefits of a Foreign University Education
• How to answer – Plants and Gardening – IELTS Speaking Part 1 Response
• What are the Advantages – IELTS Computer Based Test or IELTS Paper Based Test
• Which is better for IELTS Reading – IELTS Computer Based Test v IELTS Paper Based Test
• How to write an argument for an IELTS Task 2 essay
• How to answer – Reading a Newspaper or Magazine – IELTS Speaking Part 2
• How to answer – A Beautiful Place – IELTS Speaking Part 2
• How to answer – A Law in your Country – IELTS Speaking Part 2
• How to answer – A service you received – IELTS Speaking Part 2
• How to answer – Waiting for Somebody – IELTS Speaking Part 2
• Improving your Time Management for the IELTS Test.
• IELTS Speaking: What to do when you can’t answer the question in Speaking Part 2
• How to use idioms in the IELTS Speaking Test
• How to answer – A School Subject – IELTS Speaking Part 2
• How to effectively describe Maps and Plans in IELTS Task 1
• How to avoid words that can lower your IELTS Writing band score
• The IELTS listening test – Japanese Gardens
• IELTS Teachers’ Resources
• What are 3 tips for using Idioms in the IELTS Test.
• How to effectively use the language of IELTS maps and plans.
• How to write about process diagrams in IELTS Writing Task 1
• How to answer letters tasks in IELTS General Training.
• Specific Information for IELTS Candidates.
• 21+ IELTS Tips for native speakers of English.
• 30 + Top Tips for the IELTS Speaking Test.
• General Information for all IELTS candidates.
• How to answer IELTS Listening: Multiple Choice: Noise Pollution
• What is the IELTS Exam procedure on the test day
• How to Describe a Processes – Instant Coffee Production – IELTS Task 1
• How to write about an IELTS process and passives – A Washing Cycle – IELTS Task 1
• How to Describe a IELTS Process – Dry Coffee Production – IELTS Task 1
• How to write IELTS Task 2 – International Education – The Perfect IELTS Response
• How to write IELTS Introductions and Conclusions
• How to use linking words in IELTS – 1
• How to improve – Linking words for IELTS – 2
• How to correct IELTS Grammar and Vocabulary for Cohesion – 2
• How to correct your IELTS Grammar and Vocabulary for Cohesion – 3
• How to correct your IELTS Grammar and Vocabulary for Cohesion – 4
• What is the word count in IELTS writing?
• How to learn vocabulary for the IELTS test – Week 7
• How to improve your IELTS Vocabulary – Coherence, Range and Sophistication.
• How to learn vocabulary for the IELTS test – Week 5
• How to answer – A City that has changed – IELTS Speaking Part 2
• How to learn vocabulary for the IELTS test – Week 3
• How to prepare for an IELTS 7 Reading Score
• How to IELTS General Training – Write a Formal Letter to Inform Task 1
• How to answer – Work Experience – IELTS Speaking Part 2
• How to write the perfect IELTS Task 2 response – Work Experience or Education
• How to answer – Teaching someone something – IELTS Speaking Part 2
• How to answer – A subject you didn’t enjoy – IELTS Speaking Part 2
• How to correct IELTS Grammar and Vocabulary for Cohesion – 1
• How to learn vocabulary for the IELTS test – Week 6
• How to learn vocabulary for the IELTS test – Week 4
• How to answer – An Experience Abroad – IELTS Speaking Part 2
• How to learn vocabulary for the IELTS test – Week 2
• How to learn vocabulary for the IELTS test
• How to write a strong Introduction for IELTS Task 1
• How to describe an IELTS Task 1 Graph question
• When and How often can I take the IELTS exams around the world?
• How to describe Changes and Trends in IELTS Writing Task 1
• How to describe Tables in an IELTS Task 1 question
• How to answer two Pie Charts in an IELTS Task 1 question
• How to answer – an activity you enjoyed – IELTS Speaking Part 2
• How to answer Bar Charts in an IELTS Task 1 question
• How to prepare a strong IELTS Task 2 essay argument
• How to answer the Introduction Questions in IELTS Speaking
• 31+ Student Questions about the IELTS Exam
• Paraphrasing for IELTS Writing and Speaking
• How to write sentences about IELTS Graphs.
• How to select key details in IELTS Task 1 for a Band 7 + score?
• What are IELTS academic words in Writing and Reading 
• What to expect in IELTS Speaking Part 1 of the IELTS Test
• How to perform better in Speaking Part 3 of the IELTS Test
• How to answer – A Practical Skill – IELTS Speaking Part 2
• IELTS Speaking – Improving your pronunciation for the IELTS exam
• Complex Sentences in IELTS – How to write for IELTS improvement.
• The main features of the IELTS listening test
• Are you worried about the number of words in IELTS writing?
• How to answer – Something you have been taught – IELTS Speaking Topic Part 2
• What are the IELTS Speaking Descriptors and Band Scores
• Common IELTS myths and Student IELTS Errors!
• How to write an IELTS Essay – Food Process Task 1 Essay – Practice 8
• How to write an IELTS Essay – Pie Chart Task 1 Essay – Practice 7
• How to write an IELTS Essay – a Pie Chart Task 1 Essay – Practice 6
• Writing an IELTS Task 2 Essay – What Measures – What Solutions Essay? Practice 5
• Writing an IELTS Essay – Discuss the Advantages Essay – Practice 4
• Writing an IELTS Essay Practice 3 – Task 1 Pie Chart Essay
• Task 2 Writing an IELTS Essay Practice 2 – To What Extent Essay
• Advanced Task 2 IELTS Essay Practice – Positive or Negative development essay
• How to improve your IELTS vocabulary using an Academic Word List
• Invest time in IELTS Topic Areas – Reading
• How to really answer IELTS Speaking Part 1 questions better than other candidates
• What is the IELTS Test – Essential information about IELTS
• How to report an IELTS process diagram in Task 1, vocabulary, structures and resources.
• IELTS Listening – Is the IELTS Computer Based Test better than the Paper Based Test
• IELTS Reading – How to make Reading quicker and easier
• Why prepositions are important for IELTS TASK 1 Writing
• How to – IELTS Part 2 Speaking – How to do your best?
• How to use the passive tenses in IELTS Task 1
• How to write IELTS – Instant Noodles – How to write like an IELTS examiner.
• How to answer Matching Headings questions in IELTS reading.
• How to compare and contrast in IELTS Task 1
• Why is tone important in IELTS General Letter writing?
• 3 things students forget in IELTS Task 1 reports for Band 7+
• What examiners want to see – Process Writing for IELTS
• The 3 steps to writing a great IELTS Writing Task 1 using Process Diagrams.
• How to generate ideas and why many students simply struggle with ideas in IELTS writing?
• How to answer – Space Travel – The Perfect Speaking Part 1 Response
• How to deal with Multiple Charts in the IELTS Task 1 exam?
• How to use compare and contrast language in an IELTS Discussion Essay
• What are the useful and free online resources for focussed IELTS preparation
• How to open and close a formal letter in IELTS General writing.
• What you need to know to be successful in IELTS Reading
• How to prepare for IELTS using Online preparation
• IELTS Writing Task 1 – How to write a formal letter
• How to write an informal letter in IELTS Task 1
• IELTS for Successful Students Group
• Jonathan’s IELTS Newsletter Archive
• How to approach IELTS Writing Task 1 (General)
• 31 IELTS Hacks from an IELTS Teacher
• Why do students struggle to answer common IELTS Topic Areas – Communication and Personality
• Invest time in IELTS Topic Areas – Health
• Invest time in IELTS Topic Areas – Crime and Punishment
• Invest time in IELTS Topic Areas – Education
• Invest time in IELTS Topic Areas – The Environment
• How to answer IELTS reading sentence completion questions
• Being on Time and Punctuality – The Perfect Speaking Part 1 Response
• Using a Good Electronic Dictionary for IELTS Vocabulary Building
• Punctuation for IELTS 7 in writing.
• Children and Money – The Perfect Speaking Part 1 IELTS Response
• How to be Productive with your Time for IELTS.
• IELTS READING An Overview
• IELTS Archive posts
• The 3 Steps to improve IELTS Task 1 Writing – Line Graphs.