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My pleasure, Tina.

(But why are you still putting spaces before your commas and full stops? )

Using computers everyday can have more negative than positive effects on your children . Do you agree or disagree ? Computers are inevitable commodity now a days . Children are equally fond and habituated of computers . There are lot of benefits of using computer however , we cannot deny the fact t...

Hi Saran, (Tina, your comments are very helpful. Thank you for contributing your thoughts!) Your structure is quite good, Saran. I think the manner in which you've split the letter into three paragraphs works well. I am a little confused what is going on between the first line, "I am writing......

Hi Soumya, There are several impressive areas in your writing. For one, your lexical resources make use of more challenging vocabulary. Your fairly accurate use of words like "remuneration", "allocate", "merits/demerits" and phrases like "this is evident" and ...

Hi Azaaza, The first thing you need to do is commit to writing a comprehensive introduction paragraph. The introduction paragraph you've submitted here offers no direction for the essay. Because you are writing about problems and solutions, you should be declaring the general problem area and soluti...

Hi Sulaiman, I see signs of good structure in your writing. The manner in which you've separated the various parts of the letter into paragraphs improves the fluency of the message. There is quite a bit of awkwardness in your writing. " But unfortunately,it is more than one week and up to date ...

I received this email from a test taker in Karachi: listening: * a conversation between a travel agent and a student who wants to travel abroad for study and work. * about homeswap *a pshycological study on people"s behaviour reading: *about plants and their defence system *about crafts and nee...

I want to start a thread where we can amass all of the terrific online listening content out there. If you know of a site with good resources for listening practice, post it here! Here are a few of my favourites: BBC Learn English I regularly use this site in my in-class lessons. The resource is hea...

That is a very healthy approach, Saran. Every little bit of advice can help.

I will try my best to spend a few hours commenting on submissions to this site later today and tomorrow.

Hi Pinar,

It's very nice to meet you. Thanks for sharing a bit of background on your situation.

Good luck with your studies. I hope you're able to get that 6.5.

These same Tasks were sent to me by two separate test takers in India. One of them reported seeing the question in Bangalore.

A test taker was kind enough to share the Tasks they faced in their exam: Task 1 Your friend is visiting a city and needs information about the city. Write a letter to your friend with the below details: a) places they should visit b) where they should eat c) what transportation they should use to g...

Recently, I have done some exercises in Sam Mc Carter's "A book for IELTS" . Only regarding to reading, I do love the ways of presenting instructions in this book. Maybe it's not suitable for IELTS candidates who are going to sit in the exam soon, but it will be so great for those who are...

Very nice insight, Azaaza. Thank you for taking the time to get involved. Sujan, I think you present several good points in the essay. If the action words of your question state something like "do you agree or disagree", your thesis is clear. I like how you separate workers and employers i...

The IELTS writing task 2 descriptors say "presents a clear position throughout the response" for a band 7. As far as I understood that, I have to make it clear which side of the argument I am on right from the beginning (that is, from the thesis in the introduction) of the essay till the ...

Hello Dr. Asher, Thank you very much for sharing your experience and questions. I'm sure other test takers around the world are using your words to help them prepare. Your approach to the essay sounds interesting. Your point about the value of the architecture is valid, I believe. Your second point ...

Thanks Ryan. That's great! However, I think one important point to bear in mind is to avoid being 'show-offy'! That's overusing these linkink devices or using them in an inappropriate place. If you've ever studied those samples in 'Cambridge IELTS 1-9', you easily realise that how simple they're wr...

(Is Oxford University Press endorsing American comma rules?)

Thank you for sharing your speaking, Meonhein. Your response outlines certain tea related customs in England, and I think you touch on several key points while speaking about the topic. You definitely have a very staccato way of speaking, and this is something we will need to improve. The momentary ...

Hi Mina,

I'm sorry, but I am up to my neck in IELTS related work. Plus, as I told you, I am not a GRE specialist.

Are there no GRE teachers online that can help you with this?

Hi Sarvesh, I think you capture the charts quite well in your writing. Let me suggest a few quick ways to improve: 1. Regarding structure, I think your comment on revenue sources being almost completely negated by the expenditures should have been placed in the first sentence as part of the broad co...

Hi Jason,

It is very nice to meet you. Thank you for sharing a little bit about yourself and your connection to IELTS.

And way at the bottom is us. C'mon Qatar! Pull your socks up!



Source: IELTS.org Test taker performance 2012 http://www.ielts.org/researchers/analys ... -2012.aspx

I want to post a few links here to the IELTS.org research reports (you've probably seen them before). Unfortunately, there is no list outlining scores by testing country.

http://ielts.org/researchers/analysis_of_test_data.aspx

Do you think it's possible for those like me who live in a non-English speaking country to get 8+ in writing/speaking? How about sharing such experiences so that you be an incentive for the others. To be honest, I used to get 6.5 each time I took the exam. After I spent some time reading Ryan's stu...