The opinion of Professor Savulescu

Saturday, June 12th, 2010

Hi

In the IELTS reading test, you may get a question that asks you to match a list of opinions to a list of people mentioned in the text.

To give you some practice of answering this type of question, I’ve created an example for the text I recommended you read in my post ‘A challenging IELTS topic‘.

If you haven’t read the text yet, have a look at it now and then try answering the questions below. Read the full post »

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A challenging IELTS topic

Friday, May 28th, 2010

Hi

How easily do you think you could answer the following questions if you were asked them in your IELTS speaking test?

  • Where can people in your country get information about genetic research?
  • How do people in your country feel about genetic research?
  • Should this research be funded by governments or private companies?

If you’d find these questions difficult to answer because you’re not familiar with the topic of genetic research, then check out the article at the link below to get some ideas on this challenging topic. Read the full post »

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A news story you could be following

Wednesday, May 5th, 2010

Hi

A couple of weeks ago, I recommended you follow the story of the Icelandic volcano as part of your IELTS preparation.

This week, I’d like to suggest another story for you to follow: the story of the oil leak in the Gulf of Mexico and its likely environmental impact.

A common IELTS topic is environmental issues, and most news on the oil leak talks about the immediate and future environmental consequences of this disaster. Read the full post »

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Have you been following the news on the Icelandic volcano?

Saturday, April 24th, 2010

Hi

With all the talk this last week of ash clouds and cancelled flights, I thought I’d have a look around for some related resources that would be useful for your IELTS preparation.

This is best of what I found:

  1. Volcanoes‘ is a short talk on what volcanoes are, what causes them, and where they can be found (on Earth and on other planets).
  2. Volcanic ash affects airplanes, weather, sunsets‘ is an article about the effects of volcanic ash clouds.

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Think ‘green’ for your IELTS test

Sunday, March 28th, 2010

Hi

I keep seeing the word ‘green‘ in the news: ‘green transport’, ‘green investment’ and just recently ‘green weddings’.

This word, meaning ‘environmentally-friendly’, is a word you need to know because you may have to read, write or speak about a particular environmental issue (or listen to a recording about one) in your IELTS test.

To get you thinking ‘green’, here are some links to recent newspaper articles on green topics.

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