Did you read the news about the world’s worst traffic jam?

Thursday, September 2nd, 2010

Hi

With the news last week of a nine-day traffic jam in China, I thought I’d have a look around for some related resources that would be useful for your IELTS preparation.

This is the best of what I found:

  1. Urban planning could cut air pollution woes‘ is an article about how city planners could help reduce air pollution caused by traffic.
  2. The world’s worst traffic jams‘ is an article about traffic in Sao Paulo, Brazil.

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Subject-specific vocabulary (2)

Tuesday, August 17th, 2010

Hi

I’ve said before that as part of your IELTS preparation it’s important to improve your vocabulary related to common IELTS topics, and so today I’d like to highlight some vocabulary specifically related to the topic of air travel.

All of the words and examples below appear in the article that I suggested you read in my post ‘Some more recommended reading for you‘. Read the full post »

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Some more recommended reading for you

Monday, August 9th, 2010

Hi

As I’ve mentioned before, as part of your IELTS preparation it’s a good idea to read articles related to topics that commonly occur in the IELTS test.

To give you an idea of the types of articles that are useful, here’s a link to one that’s related to the common IELTS topics of environmental issues, science and technology, and transport. 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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