Power Up with Extra #IELTS #Skills - Day 4

Use these Extra IELTS tips to help you notch a high Band Score on the exam.

Whether a General or Academic candidate, you can take advantage of the IELTS lessons presented on this blog and the sister blog, businessenglishace.com.

On Tuesday and Thursday, enjoy Extra IELTS tips to improve your chances for a for achieving IELTS Excellence on test day.

You can review the previous Extra IELTS tips post. Remember, you can also download my IELTS Cheat Sheet for 11 tips to help study better for a high score on exam day.

IELTS Vocabulary

As you probably know, building a strong vocabulary is one of the best moves you can make for the IELTS.

Indeed, your word wealth is a predictor of lifetime success.

Can you use today's IELTS vocabulary word correctly in your English sentences?

Fluctuate is a powerful verb to describe trends in a chart, graph, or process in Academic Task 1.

Definition: Verb -  to rise and fall irregularly in number or amount 

Example:
The number of graduates from Groucester College fluctuated between 2,000 and 3,500 from 2010 to 2015.

Check out my eBook - Grow Your Vocabulary: 301 Useful Vocabulary Terms - if you  need to reinforce your skills.

For more tips, download my FREE IELTS Cheat Sheet.  

IELTS Grammar

Do you know how to use Bare and Bear correctly in your sentences?

Answer:

Ravi broke the lamp in the store and had to bear its cost.    

But...Janie bared her soul to the judge in an attempt to get less punishment for stealing the Corvette.

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credit:

Use bear for "to endure or to yield."

Ex: Jaime must bear the responsibility for failing his exam - he never studied.

Use bare for "to uncover or to expose."

The struggling actress was poorly paid to bare her breasts in her small movie role.

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Brush up on your grammar for success on the IELTS exam.

Check out my eBook - 21 Essential English Grammar Lessons - if you  need to reinforce your skills.

For more tips for IELTS Excellence on exam day, download
my FREE IELTS Cheat Sheet. 

Conclusion

Continue to study for that high Band Score you deserve on the exam.

Way #2 to Boost Your IELTS Band Score - Listening

Listening is considered the language skill you use the most. Active listening is a skill to hone for IELTS Excellence.

However, many IELTS candidates lose points not necessarily from misinterpreting the audio, but spelling!

Are you enjoying the series of IELTS tips so far?

Remember too download my FREE IELTS Cheat Sheet for 11 tips direct from a veteran English and IELTS professor.

IELTS Listening and Spelling

If you get the correct answer, one of the biggest problems for candidates in the Listening Section is misspelling their answers.

Both British and US spelling conventions are accepted - like theatre or theater.

Be sure to choose one way of spelling and use it throughout your exam.

Spelling errors are heavily penalized on the exam.

Along with solid vocabulary, you need to be able to spell your words correctly as well.

Go check out this video of the Top 10 IELTS Spelling Mistakes.

One more thing…

Check out this video for more IELTS Listening tips.

Conclusion

IELTS Excellence continues right here on the blog.

Start preparing for the exam now so you’ll be ready to nab your high Band Score.

One way to up your English and IELTS skills before the exam is to download my FREE IELTS Cheat Sheet now. 

Up Next: Way# 3: Your Reading Skills.

Listen to Episode 54 of Business English Ace Radio!

Prepare for strong English skills to boost your international career.

Make a date every week to increase your Business English fluency.

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English is a force multiplier in your career.

Check out the contents of Episode 54 of Business English Ace Radio and improve your career opportunities today:

Here’s what I have for you in our class today:

Erroneous English Question of the Week –  Non-defining Relative Clauses

Business English Vocabulary Word of the Week –  Sovereign Risk

Business Idiom of the Week –  dime a dozen

Business Career Corner –   5 Habits of People Who Always Get Promoted

Business English Ace Blog Article Replays:  Newsletter Presentations  

Twisted Business English Phrase of the Week –  To Be Cleared for Takeoff

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Study #IELTS Extra Tips - Day 2

Are you studying for the IELTS exam?

Whether a General or Academic candidate, you can take advantage of the IELTS lessons presented on this blog and the sister blog, businessenglishace.com.

On Tuesday and Thursday, enjoy Extra IELTS tips to improve your chances for a high Band Score.

Make sure to download my IELTS Cheat Sheet just in case!

IELTS Vocabulary

As you probably know, building a strong vocabulary is one of the best moves you can make for the IELTS.

For IELTS Academic Task 1, you need to analyze a chart, graph or process.

Marginally is a great word you can use to talk about change. 

Example:

The production of widgets fell marginally between 1989 and 1999. 

Thus, there was only a slight or negligible change. 

Check out my eBook - Grow Your Vocabulary: 301 Useful Vocabulary Terms - if you  need to reinforce your skills.

For more tips, download my FREE IELTS Cheat Sheet. 

IELTS Grammar

Do you know how to use Fewer and Less correctly in your sentences?

Answer:

We wear less clothing in hot weather. 

But...We wear fewer clothes in hot weather.

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credit:

Use fewer if you’re referring to people or things in the plural (e.g. houses, newspapers, dogs, students, children).

Use less when you’re referring to something that can’t be counted or doesn’t have a plural (e.g. money, air, time, music, rain). 

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Even though grammar is not explicitly graded on the exam, be sure to devote part of your IELTS preparation to studying your weak points of grammar.

Check out my eBook - 21 Essential English Grammar Lessons - if you  need to reinforce your skills.

For more tips, download my FREE IELTS Cheat Sheet. 

Conclusion

Study for the IELTS!

Get your FREE Cheat Sheet to power up your skills for a higher Band Score on exam day!

Immediately Impact Your #IELTS Band Score in 7 Ways - Series Kick Off

Welcome to the kick off of a series to posts to boost your IELTS power for the big test day.

Two to three times a week, you will get another tip to help make a big difference in your IELTS prep.

Be sure to check out IELTS Tips Day 1 on the sister blog at businessenglishace.com .

Today is the Day 1 for the series, 7 Ways to Immediately Impact Your IELTS Band Score.

Get the direct and frank recommendations from a seasoned English professor and IELTS instructor.

The following tips are pieces of advice I give my own students.

Meanwhile, hurry and get your IELTS Cheat Sheet packed with awesome tips!

Way #1 to Boost Your IELTS Band Score

Before you start your IELTS preparation, you need to size up your strengths and weaknesses.

Are you a better English speaker than writer?

Is your vocabulary weaker than your grammar?

When you design your study plan, you need to know where to focus for the maximum impact.

If you  need to improve your writing, work with me. I will review, correct, and comment upon two (2) writing samples. Check out my offer. [LINK]

Conclusion

Stay tuned for more ways to achieve IELTS Excellence right here on the blog.

In the meantime, download my FREE IELTS Cheat Sheet and get started charging your English and exam skills for the high Band Score you seek.

Up Next: Way# 2: Your Listening Skills.

#IELTS Tips Kick-Off - Increase Your Test and #English Skills

Soon I am launching the e-Course, Wham Media's 42 Ways to Achieve IELTS Excellence for both General and Academic candidates.

The IELTS is the rival to the TOEFL iBT, the grand papa of English proficiency tests.

If you are currently studying or planning to present the IELTS this year, you will want to stay alert of the posts on this blog and businessenglishace.com in the coming three weeks.

IELTS Tips Series

Today, the IELTS Tips series kicks off. Every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday on businessenglishace.com - my home base blog - you can improve your English skills in general and IELTS skills in particular.

Here is the agenda for your first IELTS class over there:

Remember, the exam is half English and half IELTS skills.

So, each day of IELTS Tips gives you a mix of both. 

IELTS Grammar Question

How good is your English grammar?

Check out the IELTS Grammar Question - do you know the correct answer?

Read the article to verify your best guess!

So, as you can see, even if you're not presenting the IELTS, you can improve your English by following the series.

Conclusion

So, check out Day 1 of IELTS Tips.

Get your IELTS Cheat Sheet for 11 tips to better prepare for the exam. Just sign up for a FREE 7-Day IELTS e-Course.

Stay tuned for more lessons to enhance your English fluency even for non-exam candioon

Enjoy the IELTS Tip series and good luck on the exam!

Listen to Episode 53 - Business English Ace Radio Podcast!

Boost your English today for greater success in your international career.

Make a date every week to increase your Business English fluency.

Listen to Episode 53 of Business English Ace Radio this week for your free English lesson in your ear buds for lifetime opportunities.

English language proficiency is increasingly viewed as a mandatory skill requirement for all employees.

Moreover, in a recent survey, 94 percent said that English is either a required or an important step toward career advancement.

Indeed, English is a force multiplier in your career.

Check out the contents of Episode 53 of Business English Ace Radio and improve your career opportunities today:

Here are your lessons in Episode 53:

• Erroneous English Question of the Week –  Percent vs. Percentage
• Business English Vocabulary Word of the Week –  Letter of Credit
• Business Phrasal Verb of the Week –  To Rip Off
• Business Career Corner –  10 tips to get your CV short-listed
• Business English Ace Blog Article Replays:   Business English Ace page 
• Twisted Business English Phrases of the Week –   Off Target

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