Series on IELTS continued: Focus on Writing; Introducing Task 1 writing for General Training IELTS. Three kinds of letters to prepare for.

Series on IELTS continued. Focus on Task 1 writing (Academic IELTS). Discussing the standard 4-paragraph structure of writing about a diagram. Introduction, Overview, Details1, Details2. 

Series on IELTS continues. Wrapping up discussions on the speaking part of the test. Introducing the writing part of the test. Task 1 and Task 2 writing preview.

Series on IELTS continued. Focus on Part 3 speaking. Looking at examples of questions and how they relate to a part 2 topic on electronic items. How to give your opinion on something and justify with examples.

Series on IELTS continued. Focus on Speaking Part 3. Discussing the general nature of part 3 questions and key talking points to prepare about expressing opinions on particular topics.

1. The origin of something

2. The causes of something

3. The types of something

4. The advantages and disadvantages of something

5. Suggestions / solutions

6. The consequences of something

7. Examples of something

8. Personal experience

Series on IELTS continued: Focus on Part 2 Speaking. Looking at some examples of Part 2 speaking topics. 

1. Describing a present 

2. Describing an old person

3. Describing a childhood event

4. Describing an environmental problem that has occurred in your country.

***Key points to note when planning your answer: Key words, tenses, introductory sentence, concluding sentence. 

IELTS series continued. Focus on Part 2 speaking. Discussing the format of part 2 questions and suggestions on how to approach the topics. Few examples mentioned for illustration.

Series on IELTS continuation: Focus on part 1 speaking. Talking about favorites, personality, job / school, hometown, likes and dislikes, childhood, future plans, etc.

Series on IELTS continues. Focus on Part 1 speaking. Discussing two common key part one questions: Are you a student or you are working? What do you do in your free time? How long or short should answers be? 

Key vocabulary expression: It depends on....

Series on IELTS continues: Discussing the speaking test. The formats of the three parts of the speaking test and the differences in question styles.