IELTS Speaking Information

In this tutorial you will learn: The importance of emphatic sentence structure How to use it IELTS specific examples This will help you in your IELTS speaking exam because: You will develop a range of complex structures to use when you’re answering questions in parts 1, 2 and 3. One way to raise the level […]

In this tutorial you will learn: The importance of word stress The importance of sentence stress This will help you in your IELTS speaking exam because: You will develop a wider range of pronunciation features on your IELTS speaking exam. Getting ready for the IELTS speaking test is not easy. You can read more about […]

Using connectives and discourse markers In this tutorial, you will learn how to use connectives and discourse markers effectively to attain Band 7 in the Fluency and Cohesion criteria. This will help you in your IELTS Speaking exam because: You will learn what connectives and discourse markers are and what is flexibility in their use […]

In this tutorial, Ellen deciphers the language of the public band descriptors for the Speaking test. She covers bands 6, 7 and 9 so that IELTS test takers can understand what is needed at each of these bands and prepare accordingly. You will learn: The four criteria you are scored on What it means to […]

In this delightful interview I chat with a professional tutor called Annemarie who runs SpeakConfidentEnglish.com. Here are the questions we cover: Why would a student have issues with their confidence? Assuming a student has 1 week, how could they boost their confidence? A lot of students are studying at home, by themselves, how can these […]

In this episode we speak with Karren from Slow American English. She shares some of her tactics and techniques to: – Boost your confidence – Perfect your pronunciation – Make your speech sound more like a native speaker. Who is Karren? Karren was born in Indiana, USA. She has a BA in English and a […]

A few years ago I was interviewing an IELTS tutor and she told me how a student, in 7 days, miraculously managed to upgrade their speaking by one entire band. We are going to use a similar method, the Echo-10-Technique™. This technique boosts your: Pronunciation skills. Vocabulary / lexical resource. Grammar ability You will improve […]

While lots of students are comfortable using advanced grammar in writing, many shy away from doing so in speaking. In this tutorial, several advanced grammatical structures are discussed, specifically: Conditionals Inversion (using Not Only) Participle clauses Subjunctive and Although as a linking device And you will learn how to take a simple speaking answer and […]

This podcast is useful if you are looking for strategies to: Overcome the nervousness of interview style situations Build confidence and extend the amount of time you speak for Understand new accents quickly and easily (essential skill to understand the questions asked in the IELTS Speaking exam).