The IELTS Vocabulary Struggle: How I Finally Made Words Sticks!
Have you ever learned a word, felt confident you understood it, but couldn’t recall it when needed? Maybe you knew the meaning and could recognize…
Tag: IELTS Speaking
[IELTS Vocabulary] Sports
Vocabulary List 1. General Vocabulary Words/Phrases Types Meaning Example Participate in Verb phrase To take part in or become involved in an activity “Many people…
3 important lessons for IELTS learners
I started Practice9 IELTS in September 2022 with one purpose to provide free IELTS practice tests for people. As a first-time entrepreneur, I struggled a…
What if I told you that you can pause in IELTS Speaking?
Have a question? Click here to ask me! That’s right! You can absolutely pause in IELTS Speaking. But IELTS Speaking is an exam you take…
Academic English and IELTS
Academic English has been used to represent the English that we “should use” in IELTS to get “a high band score”. But have you understood…
Build your “Automatic Paraphrasing Brain”
Paraphrasing is possibly one of the most important skills you need for IELTS. It helps you understand Reading and Listening questions better, hence better answers.…
Speaking fast in IELTS Speaking is a good idea?
I bet you have seen so many English teachers talk about how to speak fast to sound “more fluent” and “native-like” by combining and/or skipping…
I can’t believe I need to explain “unknown” versus “unaware” to you
I wouldn’t have believed it if I had told myself a few years ago that I needed to explain the difference between “unknown” and “unaware”.…
Is “very” very bad for IELTS Writing and Speaking?
If you’ve taken a look at IELTS, you must have been told to avoid “very” at all cost in your IELTS Writing and IELTS Speaking.…