Foreign language instruction should begin in kindergarten

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These are all excellent words to “learn” as they can be used in all sorts of different contexts. All I would add is that you also need to learn how to use them and that is where my daily word exercises come in.

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This is the next lesson in my series on how to achieve high band scores in IELTS writing. The focus this time is on writing better paragraphs and improving the coherence of your writing. This is a problem that is common at high levels where candidates have plenty of good language but sometimes don’t use it very effectively.

Sometimes it is easier to understand a problem by looking at something that is not quite right. So this time I look at ways of improving a sample of writing from a candidate who has consistently scored 6.5 in writing (4 times in a row I believe!), but who is certainly capable of scoring more highly. He has in fact already completed a masters – such is the absurdity of the IELTS system.

As a bonus, I also include a download of a sample essay on the theme of employment and promotion.