Check out the new categories on our IELTS preparation blog

We’ve reorganised the posts on our IELTS preparation blog to make it easier for you to find what you’re looking for.

For those of you looking for IELTS tips, check out our new blog categories ‘IELTS listening tips‘, ‘IELTS reading tips‘, ‘IELTS writing tips‘ and ‘IELTS speaking tips‘.

For some examples of topics you may have to write or talk about in your IELTS test, have a look at our blog categories ‘IELTS writing topics‘ or ‘IELTS speaking topics‘.

You can now find examples of IELTS Writing in our new blog category ‘IELTS writing samples‘, and you can find videos of candidates answering IELTS Speaking questions in ‘IELTS speaking samples‘.

Best wishes,

The e-englishteacher.com team

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For those of you who have got your IELTS test soon, here are ten things that you could do the night before your IELTS test:

1. Have a look back at any feedback that you’ve received on your speaking or writing and make a list of your common mistakes
2. Have a look at our blog post ‘A checklist for your IELTS test‘
3. Have a look at our blog post ‘What you could be doing before your IELTS Speaking test‘
4. Plan how you’re going to get to the IELTS test centre Read the full post »

Hi

I often get asked which part of IELTS is the most difficult or if one part of the test is easier than others and so I’ve done some research.

According to a poll we carried out on our Facebook page, most IELTS candidates find the writing test the most difficult part of the IELTS test.

This isn’t surprising because the part of the test where candidates get the lowest band score on average is the IELTS Writing test.

Here are the statistics for 2010 (the latest figures available) from the official IELTS website:

• the average band score for IELTS Academic Writing is 5.6 for females and 5.4 for males
• the average band score for IELTS General Training Writing is 5.9 for females and 5.8 for males

Read the full post »

Hi

We’re very excited to invite you to join us on our new Facebook page, a place where you and other IELTS candidates worldwide can:

• get answers to your questions about the IELTS test
• get suggestions about how to prepare for the IELTS test
• share experiences and ideas about IELTS

If you can’t see our Facebook page above, you can see it at www.facebook.com/e.englishteacher.

We’ve already added some information and advice about preparing for the IELTS test that you can comment on, as well as some of our popular Youtube videos.

See you on the wall.

The e-englishteacher.com team