IELTS Practice Tests Writer Marries

Robbie Nicholson, our main IELTS practice tests writer, and Katarzyna (Kasia) Baliga, were married last weekend on 10th August at Sw. Marcina Church in Krakow. Following the marriage, the wedding party walked down Grodzka to Wawel castle and took a boat with champagne up and down the Vistula for a half hour before arriving at their reception at Manggha Japanese Museum, where they celebrated until late. Kasia met Robbie in London in July 2008. Robbie, a cricket fanatic, was at Lord's cricket ground watching England versus South Africa and met Kasia whilst ordering a coffee. From there, the couple met regularly until Kasia took the plunge of going to Germany to be with Robbie. While in Germany, Kasia became a qualified teacher and worked with Robbie at Dresden International School. Four...

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ALL ABOUT IELTS

What is IELTS? IELTS, the International English Language Testing System, is designed to assess the language ability of candidates who need to study or work where English is the language of communication. IELTS is jointly managed by the University of Cambridge ESOL Examinations (Cambridge ESOL), British Council and IDP: IELTS Australia. IELTS conforms to the highest international standards of language assessment. IELTS is recognised by universities and employers in many countries, including Australia, Canada, New Zealand, the UK and the USA. It is also recognised by professional bodies, immigration authorities and other government agencies. Note:...

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FREE IELTS WRITING TASKS

You should spend about 40 minutes on this task. Write about the following topic: Modern technology now allows rapid and uncontrolled access to and exchange of information. Far from being benefical, this is a danger to our societies. What are your views? Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your own knowledge or experience. Write at least 250 words. Sample Answer In last few years, the morden technology has been developed very fast. People getting used to use the rapid and uncontrolled technology instead of (some people believe that) manpower. On the other hand, it brings problems to our societies. I will consider these different points of views in favour to support the modern technology. It has been argued that too much morden technology cause people...

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FREE IELTS PRACTICE TESTS: EXAM 03

Reading passage 1 BAKELITE The birth of modern plastics In 1907, Leo Hendrick Baekeland, a Belgian scientist working in New York, discovered and patented a revolutionary new synthetic material. His invention, which he named 'Bakelite', was of enormous technological importance, and effectively launched the modern plastics industry.  The term 'plastic' comes from the Greek plassein, meaning 'to mould'. Some plastics are derived from natural sources, some are semi-synthetic (the result of chemical action on a natural substance), and some are entirely synthetic, that is, chemically engineered from the constituents of coal or oil. Some are...

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FREE IELTS Academic Writing and FREE General Training Writing Differences.

Today, we will follow the previous article which discussed the differences between the academic and general training modules. It was outlined in the previous article how the listening and speaking sections of the tests were the same in the academic and general training modules. Students taking the IELTS test cold then buy either module of our IELTS practice tests to train for these areas of the IELTS test. Naturally though, it would be silly to buy IELTS practice tests that were not the module that you were taking. This article will therefore examine the IELTS writing tests, so that the differences between the academic and general training modules are clear. The IELTS academic module writing consists of two tasks. The first task should take around 20 minutes to complete. Students will...

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More FREE IELTS Listening Tests Produced.

As you may have read in previous articles, ieltshelpnow.com are set on adding to their IELTS practice tests canon 15 more full tests. This will continue the original plan of increasing the IELTS practice tests on the site from 10 to 30 in 4 years. The first of this plan saw 5 full tests being uploaded, both in academic and general training format. As our sister sites, ieltsinteractive.com and ieltstestsonline.com, are most suited to first listening tests and secondly, reading tests, we have decided to now focus our attention on listening tests first and get them uploaded onto the sister site. This will be followed by 15 reading tests. This will also suit our plan of launching a tablet application, as again listening and reading are the formats that can most successfully be transferred...

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FREE IELTS LESSON - THE GENERAL WRITING TEST - TASK 2

Task 2 in the General Training Writing Test is more important than task 1. You have to write more, it's a more difficult task and it is worth more to your final band for writing as more weight is given to Task 2 than to Task 1. Practice on IELTS practice tests is important for both tasks. The IELTS General Training Writing Test The IELTS General Training Writing Test lasts for 1 hour and includes 2 tasks. Task 1 is a letter and you must write at least 150 words. You should spend about 20 minutes out of the hour for Task 1. Task 2 is an essay and you must write at least 250 words. You should spend about 40 minutes for Task 2. The Task for the IELTS General Training Task 2 Writing The IELTS General Training Writing Task 2 asks you to write a short essay of a minimum of 250 words. The essay...

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FREE IELTS LESSON - THE GENERAL TRAINING WRITING TEST - TASK 1

The IELTS General Training Writing Test Task 1 is, I feel, the part of GT test that people can prepare most for. Because the scope of the task is fairly limited, you can practise extremely similar tasks, which will greatly prepare you for the exam. Practice is the magic word though. Even good English users need practice for the IELTS exam and it could mean all the difference between pass and fail. There is limited practice available and it's quite expensive. That's why we would recommend you download our IELTS practice tests. You will get more practice for less money. Go to the Home Page to find more information about our IELTS practice tests. The IELTS General Training Task 1 Writing Test The IELTS General Training Writing Test lasts for 1 hour and includes 2 tasks. Task 1 is a letter...

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