In this bonus episode I give information on how to join the Free 3 Day IELTS Speaking Challenge.  This is a free challenge that starts on January 26th and consists of three days of videos, tasks and group feedback.  In this episode I also give some extra tips on how to improve your speaking pronunciation using minimal pairs.

In this episode we focus on learning how to use fillers in speaking.  Fillers are very important in ensuring that you are working on improving your fluency.  If you are the type of person who has a lot of pauses and hestitations when you are speaking then fillers could be something that is helpful for you.  Listen to the episode to check out the tips.

Welcome to Season 2 of Activate Your IELTS: Be Determined!  In this episode we will discuss different types of sentence structures.

This is a bonus episode for my listeners.  I wanted to tell you about this free IELTS speaking webinar that I have created to help you get 3 quick tips to help improve your IELTS speaking skills.

In this final episode of season 1 I go over the different type of IELTS Writing Task 2 Prompts that you may encounter on the IELTS exam.  I discuss what they are, how you should go about answering them, as well as give some general advice for achieving a band score of 7 on the writing part of the IELTS exam.

In this episode I answer listener questions about IELTS writing.  Students from all over the world have asked questions like, “how do I brainstorm ideas?”  or “ what exactly are examiners looking for to get a 6 or 7 band score?” In this episode I answer those questions from as many students as I can.

In this episode we complete our series interview with Karolina.  In it we discuss different tips for both teaching vocabulary to students and tips that students can use to improve their own vocabulary.  We review some great idioms that students can use during the speaking exam as well.

In this episode we continue our series discussion with Karolina.  We focus on developing fluency in speaking and specifically doing it through speaking games.  Find out how Karolina recommends doing this as well as access her free game resources.

In this episode I continue my conversation with Karolina who gives tips to learners who want to improve their writing skills even if they are writing at a very basic level.  The focus of this episode is building general writing skills.

In this episode I interview an expert in the area of Cambridge exam instruction as well as learning languages.  I pick her brain a bit on good language learning activities for students who want to boost their general language skills in English and we discuss how determination fuels a passion for learning.