IELTS Writing Tips: Be Tricky to Pick a Word and Relax

It is better to write in regular, not very sophisticated English, than to use phrases or structures you don’t fully understand. If you need Band 6 – no need for complex sentence structure. If your goal is Band 7 – then show advanced sentence structure, language and vocabulary. Don’t write more than 260-265 words in IELTS Writing 2 task. Why? Not because you will get a lower mark, but because of these 2 reasons:

How to Choose Dictionary: Oxford vs Longman

It is important to have a dictionary for helping you learn vocabularies. Take one anywhere you go, and you will be able to open it whenever you need. The two favorite dictionaries among TOEFL and and IELTS test taker (especially in Indonesia) are Longman Handy Learner's Dictionary and Oxford Learner's Pocket Dictionary.

List of Expressions in IELTS Writing

Are you a "beginner" in writing English text, but you need to take IELTS test ?

Here are some keywords and expression that can help your writing makes sense. Of course, you won't need to use all of the expressions on the IELTS. Ideally, you should be comfortable using at least three or four expressions from each group below.

IELTS Writing Test – Chart Types

A chart is a graphical representation of data, in which "the data is represented by symbols, such as bars in a bar chart, lines in a line chart, or slices in a pie chart". A chart can represent tabular numeric data, functions or some kinds of qualitative structures. 

Charts are often used to ease understanding of large quantities of data and the relationships between parts of the data. Charts can usually be read more quickly than the raw data that they are produced from.Certain types of charts are more useful for presenting a given data set than others. For example, data that presents percentages in different groups (such as "satisfied, not satisfied, unsure") are often displayed in a pie chart, but may be more easily understood when presented in a horizontal bar chart. On the other hand, data that represents numbers that change over a period of time (such as "annual revenue from 1990 to 2000") might be best shown as a line chart.

IELTS Tips from British Council Part 2

Taken from the "source" of IELTS, British Council, here are some tips to improve your performance in IELTS. In this article we will share success tips on writing and speaking, for listening and reading  please see part 1.

IELTS Tips from British Council Part 1

Taken from the "source" of IELTS, British Council, here are some tips to improve your performance in IELTS. In this article we will share success tips on listening and reading, for writing and speaking please see part 2

IELTS Tips - Keep Brain Healthy

Before we do the IELTS test, of course we should study hard and keep our body healthy so we can do the test on perfect condition. But did you know if its also important to keep our brain healthy? Neuroscientist Matthew Stanford, professor of psychology, neuroscience and biomedical studies at Baylor University wrote about some ways to keep our brain healthy.

Common English Questions: Drunk or Drunken ?

What is the differences between Drunk and Drunken ?

This is one of the common English question that are frequently asked by student. So here are the solution.

IELTS Examiner Talk about IELTS Speaking

Ordinary IELTS preparation courses may wouldn't tell you what IELTS examiners' perspective on Speaking and Writing sections. The fact is the Examiners are prohibited to reveal the exact scoring criteria. But some insight about what an examiner is looking for may be useful for the test takers. In this article we’ll explore the speaking test in the eyes of the examiners.

Which is Better for Me? IELTS or TOEFL ?

So now you have some understanding of TOEFL and IELTS in this article from the content of the test. We will add some differences on the other things related to those two popular English proficiency test.