My friend Muhammadrasul put together a very comprehensive survey on the difficulties test takers might face when doing CDI.

Check it out: https://forms.gle/cGtNnb9yd8p3DjuKA

Good morning to everyone except people who didn’t go to work or school today…

Working on a humble project to score 9.0 on Writing. ✍️

A private channel featuring the materials will soon be available by monthly subscription! Here’s what to expect:

✅ Reading Material
✅ Writing Style Breakdown
✅ Relevant Task 1&2 Exercises

The monthly subscription to this project is now 130,000 UZS:

Card number: 8600140439513806
Send the screenshot of a successful payment to @ulugbeksadmin

Note that the program is intended for C1-C2 learners.

People, I'm not a calculator – please stop asking me how long it takes to go from IELTS 6.0 to 7.0.

SPEAKING BAND 9.0 = IMMERSION

With my Pre-IELTS students, a program heavily focused on General English, we go over at least 3-4 minutes of relevant Spoken English – that is, in the form of celebrity interviews.

As you can see in the photo, these real life sources of English tend to feature loads of practical language necessary for IELTS Speaking. By regularly immersing yourself in such content, you gradually start to build up your language confidence. You can't simply expect to get better by speaking all day long – you only reinforce your bad language habits this way.

When answering questions like "Did you do much art when you were younger?", for example, you could say, "Well, I'm not really an arts guy, to be honest. I mean, I did a couple little things back in primary school, but I don't know anyone wants to call it actual drawing."

The key, however, is to record entire sentences, not just these seemingly cool stand-alone expressions or idioms. This is to ensure solid fluency (=ability to effortlessly put words together) and pronunciation. The basics matter, especially at lower levels (Bands 6.0-7.0); only when you reach the advanced level can you start being more selective, but for now focus on volume.

#YouCantFindThisAnywhereElse #SpokenEnglish

@ulugbekumidjonov

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HOW TO USE SPEAKING SAMPLE ANSWERS