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Simone Braverman

Simone Braverman is the founder of IELTS-Blog.com and the author of several renowned IELTS preparation books, including Ace the IELTS, Target Band 7, the High Scorer's Choice practice test series, and IELTS Success Formula. Since 2005, Simone has been committed to making IELTS preparation accessible and effective through her books and online resources. Her work has helped 100,000's of students worldwide achieve their target scores and live their dream lives. When Simone isn't working on her next IELTS book, video lesson, or coaching, she enjoys playing the guitar or rollerblading.

Online IELTS course: Lesson #2 is coming

Those of you who already joined the course and received Lesson #1 know that the next lesson will arrive in a week’s time after the first. For example, if you’ve joined on Monday, you’ve received the first lesson immediately and should expect Lesson #2 on Monday the following week.

Here is a short summary of what you will learn in the Lesson #2:

Many IELTS candidates become “clock victims” – meaning they spend too much time looking at the clock and that hurts their performance. The lesson will suggest some ways how to avoid that.

Another typical problem is that people get anxious or panic during the Writing test. There are ways to cope with that by planning and organizing your writing, which the lesson will demonstrate.

The best part of the lesson is 7 tips to writing a successful report (Academic Writing Task 1) and a list of 4 types of mistakes that annoy the assessors the most – simply a must-read, whatever you do, don’t miss that.

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Questions and topics from recent IELTS exams

This is a small list of topics and questions I’ve received from students who had their exams this month. Go here for a complete collection of recent IELTS exams of the entire year.

Essay topics

1. Some people think that hard working and determination are the key factors for being successful in the life, other people feel that other factors are important. Discuss both sides, what is your opinion?

2. Some children start school when they are seven years old, while others start at the age of four. What could be the advantages and disadvantages of starting early (age four)?

Speaking questions

Interview
– Where do you live?
– What is your favorite room in the house?
– What would you like to change in your house?

Cue Card
Describe an advertisement that convinced you to buy a product.You should say:
– Was it on TV, newspaper or in the Internet
– What the advertisement was about
– What was good about it

Discussion
– What is your opinion about advertising?
– In what ways advertisements are used in your country?