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This is a guest post by Jessica from IELTSmarshalls.com Hello! My name is Jessica, and I’ve been an IELTS teacher for 7 years. Over the years, students have asked for help on the IELTS reading section. They’ve told me, “I never have enough time to finish!” and “I can’t get higher than a 6 band score!” I’m here to tell you that you can finish in enough time and get an 8 band score – if you know the right strategies. Here are my four tips for getting an 8 or higher in reading: 1) Read the questions first. A
Improve your reading skills and learn new vocabulary in the Reading Course! It has 40 lessons based on articles, with comprehension questions and vocabulary exercises. Check out the lesson list below, and click here to sign up. Lesson 1 – Eight Fascinating Facts About Coffee Lesson 2 – Nine Jobs That No Longer Exist Lesson 3 – Amazing Celebrations Around the World Lesson 4 – Amelia Earhart: America’s Pioneering Female Pilot Lesson 5 – It’s the Best Time to Be Alive Lesson 6 – Biggest Business Blunders Lesson 7 – Conspiracy Theories That Were True Lesson 8 – Cultural Perceptions of
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This is a free sample lesson from the Reading Course. Sign up for the course to get 40 lessons like this one – they will help you improve your reading skills and increase your vocabulary! Download: Text / Audio How to take the lesson: Read the article and learn the vocabulary. Note: The words in pink you will learn in the Discover New Words quiz in the worksheet Download the worksheet and do the exercises: Comprehension questions Discover new words quiz Vocabulary exercise Try the writing task to practice your writing skills Read the article and learn vocabulary Staying motivated can be
This is a free sample lesson from the Reading Course. Sign up for the course to get 40 lessons like this one – they will help you improve your reading skills and increase your vocabulary! Download: Text / Audio How to take the lesson: Read the article and learn the vocabulary. Note: The words in pink you will learn in the Discover New Words quiz in the worksheet Download the worksheet and do the exercises: Comprehension questions Discover new words quiz Vocabulary exercise Try the writing task to practice your writing skills Read the article and learn vocabulary Some people moan about their 40th
Read and listen to Jane’s story of confidence vs. insecurity. Try to guess what the bolded vocabulary words mean from the context – then read the vocabulary section at the end of the story to find the answers. For many people the month of June means one thing – summer is coming! For me, however, ever since I started high school it has meant only stress, anxiety, and self-doubt… all because it’s exam time. I’m one of those people who goes into an exam terrified, anxious and full of “what if…” scenarios… and I always come out of an exam 100%
Image source Listen: Humans have loved chocolate for the past 4,000 years – but did you know that for most of that time, chocolate was most commonly consumed as a beverage? The word “chocolate” itself comes from words meaning “bitter water,” because chocolate was traditionally prepared as a cold, unsweetened drink. The chocolate bar as we know it today has actually existed for less than 200 years. The history of chocolate begins with the native peoples of the Americas, who cultivated the cacao tree and viewed chocolate as sacred. The Mayas considered cocoa pods symbols of life and fertility, and