IELTS Teacher. The Key to IELTS Success. Cullen Pauline.

2017. - 141 p.

This book helps to dispel common myths about IELTS and shows you how to finally get the score you need. The book is based on 6 years on social media answering questions from both candidates and teachers, and helping to solve common IELTS problems. IELTS learners usually face three key problems during their IELTS preparation. Firstly, many people are using free or cheap test practice materials. Secondly, the vast majority are following advice about how to quickly reach a high level based on these materials. This attempt to save time and money is a false economy because the materials and the accompanying advice do not reflect the real test, where the suggested ‘tricks’ do not work. Consequently, those who rely on these remain stuck at the same level, and ultimately spend more and more money re-taking the test. The third issue relates to studying language. Many of those who contact me are self-study students who have never studied language at a high level before, and many feel stuck, particularly in writing. This book aims to address these three issues. It will help you separate IELTS facts from IELTS fiction, recommend reliable resources, and show you how to study language at an advanced level, so you can finally achieve your IELTS goal.

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Contents
1. Understanding the problem 3
2. Learning how to learn 8
3. Vocabulary for IELTS 16
4. Grammar for IELTS 28
5. The Key to IELTS Reading 43
6. The Key to IELTS Writing Task 1 68
7. The key to IELTS Writing Task 2 78
8. The Key to IELTS Listening 106
9. The Key to IELTS Speaking 122
10. Resources for IELTS 135

Introduction
In 2012, I started writing my 5th IELTS preparation book, The Official Cambridge Guide to IELTS, and at the same time, I began answering questions about the test on social media. I naively thought that I would tell people how to improve their score, they would thank me, and that would be that. I had not at all anticipated that the candidates I was in contact with would question my advice or believe that they knew better than me. This is when I realised that mine was a tiny voice in a very crowded marketplace. A forum where the loudest voices, with millions of followers, were often saying almost the opposite to me. The dominant message of these voices is, 'Why bother buying materials when you can get ours for free?' and 'Just learn these special tricks to boost your score.' Exploring IELTS from the consumer's point of view over the last 5 years has given me an insight into the most common problems people face when preparing for IELTS, as well as the growing sense of confusion about the test.

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