Task 1 - moving to Australia. I would appreciate your comments.

[levy.omer@gmail.com]

Write a letter to your penfriend and give them advice on how to improve their speaking, listening and vocabulary.

Dear Joe,

I was happy to read in your last letter that you have decided to carry out your plan moving to Australia. As you have asked me I’ll try to describe to you how I improved my language before moving to Italy.

At this point, it will be difficult to improve your speaking through conversations, so whenever you read and write in English just speak it out loud. This will help your mind to get used to producing words in English.

As for improving your listening performance and vocabulary span it is less difficult but requires plenty of time. You should watch TV series and movies in original language without subtitles and read some original contemporary English literature. If I were you I would create a personal vocabulary with new words I run into and would use an English vocabulary to understand them.

Maybe the most important advice I can give you is to practice as much as you can and try not to worry about the results. Whatever you miss before going away you will be able to complete it afterwards.

Sincerely yours,
Omer

[David.IELTS.Examiner]

Hello!

I don't think you'd get this (easy!) question in IELTS, but it's all good preparation.

This is an excellent letter. There are a wide range of structures, almost always used correctly. Vocabulary is clear and precise.

Well done! Try a real IELTS question next time though!
David

[levy.omer@gmail.com]

Dear David,

I thank you for your time reading and commenting on my writing.
I took the question from the web site "roads to IELTS" and I hope to practice all the writing questions on the web site before my exam.

Best regards,
Omer

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Write a letter to your penfriend and give them advice on how to improve their speaking, listening and vocabulary.

Dear Joe,

I was happy to read in your last letter that you have decided to carry out your plan of moving to Australia. As you have asked me, I’ll try to describe to you how I improved my language before moving to Italy.

At this point, it will be difficult to improve your speaking through conversations, so whenever you read and write in English just speak it out loud. This will help your mind to get used to producing words in English.

As for improving your listening performance and vocabulary span, it is less difficult but requires plenty of time. You should watch TV series and movies in the original language without subtitles and read some original contemporary English literature. If I were you, I would create a personal vocabulary with new words I run into and would use an English dictionary to understand them.

Maybe the most important advice I can give you is to practice as much as you can and try not to worry about the results. Whatever you miss before going away you will be able to complete afterwards.

Sincerely yours,
Omer