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Describe an occasion when you were not allowed to use your mobile phone
Describe an occasion when you were not allowed to use your mobile phone Vocab and Idioms Well, in this day and age, life without a smartphone is almost unimaginable because it has become an inseparable part of our daily routine. However, today I’d like to talk about an occasion when I was not allowed to […]
Sharing Household Chores Between Men and Women | IELTS Writing Task 2 Sample (Band 7+)
Nowadays in many countries, women have full-time jobs. Therefore, it is logical to share household tasks evenly between men and women. To what extent do you agree or disagree with this statement? 7+ Band Answer Nowadays, in many countries, women are increasingly engaged in full-time employment, just like men. Therefore, it is often argued that […]
IELTS GT Letter Writing: Recently Migrated to Another Country (Band 7+)
You have recently migrated to another country. Now write a letter to your friend to describe your present life. In your letter, say: Write at least 150 words. You do NOT need to write any addresses. Begin your letter as follows: Dear …………….., Dear Rahul, I hope you are doing well. I have been meaning to write to […]
IELTS General Training Letter: Social Events Organizer Role | Band 7+ Sample Answer
You are going on a month training programme to the UK and know that the head of the course would like one of the participants to be the social events’ organizer. Write a letter to the Training Organizer. In your letter I am writing to express my interest in taking on the role of the […]
IELTS Reading Practice Test 30 | Real Exam Level Questions
READING PASSAGE 1 William Gilbert and Magnetism A) 16th and 17th centuries saw two great pioneers of modern science: Galileo and Gilbert. The impact of their findings is eminent. Gilbert was the first modern scientist, also the accredited father of the science of electricity and magnetism, an Englishman of learning and a physician at the […]
IELTS Reading Practice Test 28 | Real Exam Level Questions
READING PASSAGE 1 The coming back of the “Extinct” Grass in Britain A) It’s Britain’s dodo, called interrupted brome because of its gappy seed-head, this unprepossessing grass was found nowhere else in the world. Sharp-eyed Victorian botanists were the first to notice it, and by the 1920s the odd-looking grass had been found across much of southern […]
IELTS Reading Practice Test 24 | Real Exam Level Questions
READING PASSAGE 1 Museum Blockbuster A) Since the 1980s, the term “blockbuster” has become the fashionable word for the special spectacular museum, art gallery or science centre exhibitions. These exhibitions have the ability to attract large crowds and often large corporate sponsors. Here is one of some existing definitions of a blockbuster: Put by Elsen […]
IELTS Reading Practice Test 18 | Real Exam Level Questions
READING PASSAGE 1 LONGAEVA: Ancient Bristlecone Pine A) To understand more about the earth’s history, humans have often looked to the natural environment for insight into the past. The bristlecone pine (Pinus longaeva), of the White Mountains in California, has served this purpose greater than any other species of tree on the planet. Conditions here […]
IELTS Reading Practice Test 16 | Real Exam Level Questions
READING PASSAGE 1 Bamboo, A Wonder Plant The wonder plant with an uncertain future: more than a billion people rely on bamboo for either their shelter or income, while many endangered species depend on it for their survival. Despite its apparent abundance, a new report says that species of bamboo may be under serious threat. […]
IELTS Reading Practice Test 15 | Real Exam Level Questions
READING PASSAGE 1 Dirty river but clean water Floods can occur in rivers when the flow rate exceeds the capacity of the river channel, particularly at bends or meanders in the waterway. Floods often cause damage to homes and businesses if they are in the natural flood plains of rivers. While riverine flood damage can […]
IELTS Reading Practice Test 13 | Real Exam Level Questions
READING PASSAGE 1 Food for thought 2 A) There are not enough classrooms at the Msekeni primary school, so half the lessons take place in the shade of yellow-blossomed acacia trees. Given this shortage, it might seem odd that one of the school’s purpose-built classrooms has been emptied of pupils and turned into a storeroom […]
IELTS Reading Practice Test 11 | Real Exam Level Questions
READING PASSAGE 1 Copy your neighbour A) THERE’S no animal that symbolises rainforest diversity quite as spectacularly as the tropical butterfly. Anyone lucky enough to see these creatures flitting between patches of sunlight cannot fail to be impressed by the variety of their patterns. But why do they display such colourful exuberance? Until recently, this […]
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