Yesterday's description of a season might seem easy when you first read it. But don't be fooled - it's full of great 'native speaker' phrases that mean it's easily at band 9 level. Can you spot the phrases that would surprise and impress the examiner? I'll answer this question myself tomorrow.
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September 21, 2013
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I've been sitting the test four times in Australia.Always passing all parts except the writing....annoying 6,5 each time...I've also been taking English lessons, but not progressing.
Went back to Sweden.Found your blog.Decided to take the test a last time.
Imagine the feeling when I got the results!
R 8,0 S 8,0 L 8,5 and Writing 7,5!!!!
I am still in shock.
Thank you Simon:)
Posted by: Annika Karlsson | September 21, 2013 at 12:25
A typical English winter
I’m really thinking about the coldest month or two each year.
During those really wintry months,
the temperature drops below zero and it often snows.
periods of quite heavy snowfall
to the extent
that roads have been blocked
schools have had to close
looking out of the window one morning
seeing everything covered in a layer of white.
the snow is what differentiates winter from the other seasons.
everything is covered in white.
Posted by: Azam-Iran | September 21, 2013 at 13:12
Hi Simon, hope all is well. I have a question about exam marking. Is there fixed marks for specific amount of trues or is it always different ?
I mean, for intance, 28 trues = always 6.5 or can it be 7 for difficulty of test ?
Posted by: neo | September 21, 2013 at 15:14
About the phrases that would surprise and impress the examiner:
A typical English winter
I’m really thinking about the coldest month or two each year.
During those really wintry months
drops below zero
periods of quite heavy snowfall
everything covered in a layer of white.
winter is just a bit colder.
everything is covered in white
Posted by: Quang Hưng | September 22, 2013 at 06:07
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your lessons not only do helped me to improve my IELTS writing skills but it helped me also in my speaking.
Many thanks for your great help, you are a great and amazing person to put all this effort on this free website.
Regards,
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Posted by: Mission_Ielts | September 25, 2013 at 14:59