Decoding the IELTS and TOEFL Essay Rubrics

IELTS and TOEFL essay rubrics As teachers, it is helpful to use IELTS and TOEFL essay rubrics to guide our students to get top scores on their independent essays. However, […]
How to Write a Great IELTS Essay

How to Write a Great IELTS Essay – Tips from an ESL Teacher: As an ESL teacher, I have coached hundreds of students and working professionals who aspired to study […]
The IELTS Is Not Academic Writing

Why the IELTS Does Not Teach Good Academic Writing Skills By Josh Gaston The International English Language Testing System (IELTS) is the most popular English language proficiency exam in the […]
How to Teach IELTS Speaking

How to Teach IELTS Speaking When you have to prepare your students for the IELTS exam, you’re up for a task that is far from easy, especially when it comes […]
IELTS Speaking – Grammatical Range and Accuracy

IELTS speaking – Grammatical Range and Accuracy. Welcome back to my IELTS speaking series looking at the speaking grading criteria. If you haven’t read the previous part of this series on […]
IELTS speaking – What is Cambridge Looking for? Part 2 – Lexical Resource

IELTS speaking – what is Cambridge looking for? Part 2 – Lexical Resource. Hi everyone, welcome to the third installment of our analysis of IELTS speaking grading criteria. In my […]
IELTS Speaking: Part 1 – Fluency and Coherence

IELTS speaking: Part 1 – Fluency and Coherence In my last article, I gave a brief introduction to the IELTS speaking grading criteria. If you haven’t seen it, you might […]
IELTS Speaking Band Descriptors: an Introduction

IELTS Speaking Band Descriptors: An Introduction What is IELTS? If you’ve never heard of IELTS, you’ll probably come across it sooner or later – it’s the world’s most popular English […]