Two maps, no numbers: what do you write? This lesson shows you how to describe changes to a town, a campus or a park clearly and accurately. Learn 20 useful phrases, such as has been replaced by, has been converted into and where … used to be. You’ll practise the passive and the right tenses…
The answer is in the text, but the words are different. Learn five ways IELTS changes the words and keeps the meaning, spot the traps, and match with confidence. Fillable PDF – type your answers directly into the lesson.
Learn how to use the Past Passive and the Present Perfect Passive to describe Task 1 processes. How to describe changes in writing and speaking when the ‘doer’ is not important or we do not know the agent of the action. Fillable PDF – type your answers directly into the lesson.
Stop repeating went up and went down. This lesson teaches the precise language examiners look for when you describe changes, in Academic Writing Task 1 and in Speaking Part 3. 20 key phrases such as reach a peak of, more than halve, level off, a sharp rise in and account for. Each one is shown…
Use the Past Perfect with other narrative tenses to talk fluently about past events. Find out how you can mix with the Past Simple and Continuous to talk about holidays, journeys, and past stories. Fillable PDF – type your answers directly into the lesson.
Use the Past Continuous with the Past Simple naturally to talk about interrupted or background events. Set the scene and describe what followed. Use ‘When’ and ‘While’ to connect past tense clauses. Fillable PDF – type your answers directly into the lesson.
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Five question types, five plans. Know how to organise your Task 2 essay before you start writing. This lesson covers the five main essay types: opinion, discussion, advantages and disadvantages, problem and solution, and two-question tasks. Fillable PDF – type your answers directly into the lesson. 👩🏫 Teaching this lesson? Get the 90-minute Teacher’s Instant…
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Make sure your accent is clear and you can be understood. Fix the small number of sounds and stress patterns that cause the most misunderstandings in the IELTS Speaking test. Fillable PDF – type your answers directly into the lesson. 🎧 Audio: listen to the tracks for this lesson here: startielts.co.uk/pronunciation-essentials-audio 📩 How the free…