Difficulty level: Semi Hard Listen to the following advice about routines for toddlers (young children). Routines for Toddlers Your browser doesn’t support audio element. Which TWO of the statements below agree with the speaker’s advice? How to establish a routine for your toddler: A) This is an easy task for most parents. B) The parent … more →

Difficulty level: Semi Hard Listen to the recording and fill each gap in the summary below using a maximum of 2 words: Blended Learning Your browser doesn’t support audio element. People think that blended learning could be the next _____ in education. In a nutshell, blended learning is a mix of face-to-face learning and _____. … more →

Difficulty level: Easy Listen to the following recording and fill the gaps in the summary below: Study Abroad Your browser doesn’t support audio element. The “study abroad” topic could also appear in the writing and speaking tests, so note the reasons why some students choose to study in a different country. Amsterdam is one of … more →

Difficulty level: Semi Hard Listen to the following talk about the effect of video games, then fill the gaps in the summary below: Effect of Video Games Your browser doesn’t support audio element. Video games are arguably the best technologically-based teaching ______. When playing a video game, you are an active player who drives the … more →

Several languages are in danger of extinction because they are spoken by very small numbers of people. Some people say that governments should spend public money on saving these languages, while others believe that would be a waste of money. Discuss both these views and give your opinion. (255 Words, 12 Sentences, 4 Paragraphs, Band … more →

Explain some of the ways in which humans are damaging the environment. What can governments do to address these problems? What can individual people do? (246 Words, 14 Sentences, 5 Paragraphs, Band 9) Humans are responsible for a variety of environmental problems, but we can also take steps to reduce the damage that we are … more →

Attitude of Language It is not easy to be systematic and objective about language study. Popular linguistic debate regularly deteriorates into invective and polemic. Language belongs to everyone, so most people feel they have a right to hold an opinion about it And when opinions differ, emotions can run high. Arguments can start as easily … more →

PART 1 (Interview) Time:4-5 minutes Now, in this first part of the IELTS Speaking Test, I’m going to ask you some questions about … Q. What’s your name? A. My name is Marco Guido. You can call me Marco. Q. Are you working or studying? A. I am currently working in a Bank in Italy. … more →

Alternative Medicine in Australia The first students to study alternative medicine at university level in Australia began their four-year, full-time course at the University of Technology, Sydney, in early 1994. Their course covered, among other therapies, acupuncture. The theory they learnt is based on the traditional Chinese explanation of this ancient healing art: that it … more →

A Neuroscientist reveals – How to think differently In the last decade a revolution has occurred in the way that scientists think about the brain. We now know that the decisions humans make can be traced to the firing patterns of neurons in specific parts of the brain. These discoveries have led to the field … more →