Contents : “Improve Your Skills: Reading for IELTS 6.0-7.5” is made up of 10 units, each aimed at developing a particular reading skill (e.g., scanning). Every unit is themed around a commonly occurring topic from the IELTS exam. Each unit consists of: • Skills development: explanation, examples and tasks to develop and practise relevant reading…
Some people regard video games as harmless fun, or even as a useful educational tool.Others, however, believe that video games are having an adverse effect on the people who play them. IN YOUR OPINION, DO THE DRAWBACKS OF VIDEO GAMES OUTWEIGH THE BENEFITS? Essay: In recent times, the playing video games considered to bring harmless…
Part One To biomedical researchers all over the world, twins offer a precious opportunity to untangle the influence of genes and the environment – of nature and nurture. Because identical twins come from a single fertilized egg that splits into two, they share virtually the same genetic code. Any differences between them -one twin having…
The three pie charts below show the changes in annual spending by a particular UK school in 1981, 1991 and 2001. This essay question is from Cambridge IELTS 8 Test 2 Writing Task 1. Sample Essay The pie charts display yearly expenditure by a certain school in the UK in 1981, 1991 and 2002. Overall, while teachers’ salaries remained…
If you read the public band descriptors, you will see that your IELTS examiner assesses your ability to organise your writing in the coherence and cohesion criterion. Before we get to the 5 tips, let’s look at tasks you will need to complete in the IELTS Writing test: General Training Academic Writing Task 1 You will need to write a letter to a friend, relative, manager,…
Percentage change in average house prices in five cities 1990–2002 compared with 1989 The bar graph compares average house prices in five major cities between two periods—1990 to 1995 and 1996 to 2002—relative to 1989 levels. Overall, house prices in Madrid and Frankfurt rose modestly in the early period, while the other cities experienced declines….
World peace is maintained through the threat of nuclear weapons. Nuclear power also provides cheap and clean energy. Therefore many people say that the benefits of nuclear energy outweigh the disadvantages. Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of nuclear technology and give your opinion. Several individuals are of the opinion that nuclear energy has many benefits…
Question: Traveling- Reasons and Benefits A lot more people are travelling nowadays than before. What are the reasons for this and what are the benefits of travelling? Sample Answer One Travelling has become more economical and easy today than compared with the older days. In contrast to this, in the earlier period making a travel…
Following ahead will be IELTS sample essays for writing task 2. These will also guide you on how to write 9 band intro essays in IELTS. The various types of questions that are asked are: Opinion based essays Discussion-based essays Solution essay questions Advantages/ disadvantages based essays Direct questions The following can be general topics for IELTS…
Some people think that economic progress is the only way to end poverty while others believe that it is causing damage to the environment and so should be stopped. Discuss both these views and give your own opinion. This is a reported IELTS Writing Task 2 question. Click here to see more reported questions. Sample Essay Some…