Lora's IELTS notes
The questions students ask most in class, and the mistakes I correct most often.
8 min read
IELTS Writing Task 2, from 6.5 to 7.0: the marking criteria and real answers side by side
Essays stuck at 6.5 share the same habits. Where the criteria separate a 6 from a 7, a 6.5 and a 7.0 answer to the same question, the mistakes Korean speakers make most, and a full model essay.
Lora Kim
6 min read
IELTS Speaking Part 2: using one minute of preparation to talk for the full two
What you note in the minute after you get the cue card decides how your two minutes go. Notes for a real cue card, how to speak in scene, story and meaning, phrases to keep going, and a full two-minute model answer.
Lora Kim
5 min read
IELTS Academic or General Training: which one do you need?
The two share Listening and Speaking and differ in Reading and Writing. Which test each goal asks for, the Reading conversion that gives the same raw score a different band, how Writing Task 1 differs, and a full sample letter.
Lora Kim