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If this doesn't apply to you or you are not interested then feel free to ignore it. One of the main issues my students face is the lack of speaking practice as most of you don't live in an English environment. As you know, I have recommended to some of you, the italki community page [...]

The last IELTS review vid for a while as I will be concentrating on OET in the near future. So, this is one more student essay review, etc, as you have seen before, for the following topic, Many university students live with their families, while others live away from home because their universities are in [...]

Yet another student essay for review and comparison with a sample. This time it's an opinion question, for the following topic, The money given to help developing countries does not solve the problem of poverty, so rich countries should give other types of help instead. To what extent do you agree or disagree? And of [...]

In this video, I take another student essay, review it according to the criteria, and give a Band 9.0 sample essay to illustrate how it could have been written. For the following topic, As most people spend a major part of their adult life at work, job satisfaction is an important element of individual well-being. [...]

Just a short PP presentation, illustrating the strategy I spoke of in last week's (Fri, Sept 4th, 2020) live class for IELTS9PRO Telegram group. In this video, I go over the key points I made and give some examples and advice. See you this Friday for part 2, join me on Telegram for the link [...]

This is an essay from another student in my Telegram group, IELTS9PRO; this time with a two-part essay question and as usual, a Band 9.0 example for you to study. For the following topic, In many education systems, more academic subjects are being introduced instead of sport and exercise. How will it impact the children? [...]

As you know, I comment on writings by my students in IELTS9PRO Telegram group, and here is the winner from the free essay review draw for intro no 72; complete with a band 9.0 sample for you to compare it to. For the following topic, Many people make friends through social media sites and chat [...]

Due to circumstances I am sure I don't have to elaborate on, many people find themselves stuck at home without access to their English courses or classes. Maybe you went to an institute or a school, or had some company courses at your office but now those have been cancelled. It's the same for me, [...]