Synopsis
Do you want to get a band 7 on the IELTS exam? IELTS English exam preparation doesnt have to be hard or boring! It can be fun! Lindsay and Jessica from All Ears English are back with a new way to help you achieve the IELTS score you need for the General or the Academic exam! Well give you IELTS strategies, practice, tips, tricks, and secrets using real English examples. Well show you how to take control of the IELTS Speaking Section by reducing anxiety, panic, and fear. Youll learn what to do when your mind goes blank, how to organize your thoughts and how to use intonation, English pronunciation and native English vocabulary such as phrasal verbs and idioms to impress the IELTS examiner. Youll find out which grammar points you should use in the IELTS Speaking Test and which ones you should avoid to get a band 7. Youll also get guidance on how to prepare for IELTS Writing Task 1 and IELTS Writing Task 2 with help on the opinion essay, graphs and charts, and the argument or discursive essay. Youll get tips on how to succeed with IELTS listening comprehension strategies and how to get the highest possible score on the IELTS reading test. Youll find out how to use IELTS practice tests to get the maximum score increase to go from a 5 or 6 to a 7 or higher.Well show you the common mistakes that most students make on IELTS test day, what to expect on the day of the exam, and how the exam is structured. Youll get the best possible IELTS resource recommendations from Jessica Beck who has taught IELTS for more than 10 years.IELTS Energy is perfect for you if you want to move from a band 5 or a 6 to a band 7 or higher. Prepare for IELTS with Lindsay and Jessica! We will answer your IELTS questions directly so please join us and send in your questions.Join us to get the score you need and have fun doing it!Get motivated for the IELTS exam with IELTS Energy!
Episodes
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IELTS Energy 57: Why Cutting Corners Is a Killer on IELTS
01/06/2015 Duration: 15minGet 7 Easy Steps to a 7 or Higher on IELTS Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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IELTS Energy 56: Five Smart and Sexy Ways to Use Your Vocabulary Notebook
28/05/2015 Duration: 20minGet 7 easy ways to get a 7 or higher on the IELTS Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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IELTS Energy 55: Writing Task 2: Ideas! Where to Get 'Em and Where to Put 'Em
27/05/2015 Duration: 13minGet 7 easy steps to a 7 or higher on IELTS Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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IELTS Energy 54: Three Questions from a Current IELTS Student
26/05/2015 Duration: 17minGet the 7 easy steps to a 7 or higher on the IELTS Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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IELTS Energy 53: To Memorize or Not to Memorize: That Is the Question
25/05/2015 Duration: 14minGet the 7 easy steps to a 7 or higher on IELTS Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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IELTS Energy 52: Four Nonverbal Ways to Bump Up Your Speaking Score
21/05/2015 Duration: 17minFind out what the examiner wants on the speaking test- get our free, downloadable cheat sheet here Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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IELTS Energy 51: How Does The Rule "Say It Once and Say It Well" Get you a High Score on Writing
20/05/2015 Duration: 16minWhat does the examiner want on the IELTS speaking test? Find out here for free Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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IELTS Energy 50: How the Examiner Feels About Your Handwriting on the Writing Test
19/05/2015 Duration: 13minFind out EXACTLY what the examiner wants on the IELTS speaking test. Go right now to get our free IELTS Cheat Sheet Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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IELTS Energy 49: The Quickest Way to Waste Money Preparing for the Speaking Test
18/05/2015 Duration: 15minGet our free IELTS Cheat Sheet to find out what the examiner wants on the speaking test. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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IELTS Energy 48: Is Your Brain Box Empty? How to Fill It Up with a Word Tree for the IELTS Exam
14/05/2015 Duration: 14minTaking IELTS? Get our free IELTS video training course now Are you stressed about vocabulary on the IELTS exam? You need a brain box to get a high score on the IELTS but do you feel that your brain box is empty? Do you feel that you don’t have enough vocabulary for the IELTS? Do you have a hard time coming up with words that relate to a specific topic in English? Today we are going to show you how to brainstorm for new vocabulary words based on the topic. You already have the words in your first language so you need to transfer the words into English. Come back to our site for the specific steps to create your brain tree. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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IELTS Energy 47: 4 English Idioms to Get You that 7 in Speaking and Writing
13/05/2015 Duration: 15minTaking IELTS? Get our free IELTS video training course You MUST use English idioms to get a 7 on the IELTS Speaking test and the IELTS Writing test. If you use these idioms you will get those extra points because the examiner will realize that you have skills beyond the textbooks. Today you’ll get four of them that you can “copy and paste” into your IELTS exam. Come back to the article to see the idioms Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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IELTS Energy 46: How to Prep for Prepositions in Change Over Time Task 1 Writing Questions
12/05/2015 Duration: 15minLearn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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IELTS Energy 45: Three Easy Steps for an IELTS Newbie
11/05/2015 Duration: 15minTaking IELTS? Get our free IELTS video training course now! Is this your first time taking the IELTS? If so, you are an “IELTS newbie” but don’t worry! In today’s episode we are going to show you exactly what to do if you are an IELTS newbie! We’ll give you three easy steps to follow. Check out today’s episode! We’ll show you what to do if you have a month to prepare or if you have a year to prepare. Come back to our site to see the steps written out Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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IELTS Energy Bonus: Don't Make These Rookie Mistakes on the IELTS Exam
07/05/2015 Duration: 03minLearn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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IELTS Energy 44: Your Step-by-Step Tour of IELTS Exam Day
07/05/2015 Duration: 15minGet our free IELTS video training now Today you’ll find out exactly what happens on IELTS exam day. The Listening test is first. You listen for 30 minutes and then you have 10 minutes to transfer your answers. Next you start the Reading test. The Reading test has 3 passages, 40 questions, and you have to do it in 60 minutes. There is no extra time for transferring your answers. Next comes the Writing test. At this point you might be tired but you need to keep going. It’s important to eat a good breakfast before the test. The Writing test is 60 minutes, 20 minutes for Task 1, 40 minutes for Task 2. When you prepare, be sure to practice the timing for the Writing test. After Writing, find out when your Speaking test is. It’s usually that afternoon. Sometimes it’s at another time during the week. During the time between the Writing and the Speaking tests, you may have a huge amount of time. Have a plan for how you are going to fill those hours if you need to. You can listen to a podcast in English during that
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IELTS Energy 43: The FIRST Thing You Need to Think About When You Prepare for the IELTS Exam
06/05/2015 Duration: 14minGet our free IELTS video training course It can be stressful when you get started preparing for the IELTS exam. Maybe you don’t know where to start. Today we’ll show you what you are probably missing when you get started with your IELTS prep. Most students make this mistake. They do one of these things: 1- Only focus on test strategy and practice or 2- Only focus on general English skill building Doing only test prep or only general English and not both is a huge mistake. This is a test of your English skills and not just your ability to take the test. You need to get exposure in all different ways including speaking, reading, writing, listening. Also, you need to study the test and understand how to use strategies to get a high score. The way to make sure that you balance your practice is to have a daily study plan that helps you do both. What’s the problem with a lot of IELTS schools? At many IELTS schools you have young teachers who have online resources and fun activities but the teacher often does
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IELTS Energy Bonus: How to Prepare for IELTS with the Best of 'em
05/05/2015 Duration: 04minLearn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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IELTS Energy 42: How to Get that 7 For Vocabulary When You Speak or Write About Age
05/05/2015 Duration: 18minGet our free IELTS video training When it comes to the IELTS Speaking or Writing tests you may get a question about age groups. Do you have the right vocabulary to talk about age groups in English? Today you’ll get the vocabulary you need. Here are some terms that you need to know: Infant or baby: Under age 1 Toddler: Age 1-3 Child, kid: Age 3-12 Teen, teenager, adolescent: Age 13- 20 Young adult: age 18-30 Twenty-something: Someone who is in their twenties Thirty-something: Someone who is in their thirties Middle aged: 50’s/60’s Elderly, elders: Age 70/80/90/100 Come back to our website to learn more Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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IELTS Energy Bonus Get Our Free IELTS Video Training for a 7 or Higher
04/05/2015 Duration: 12minGet our free IELTS video training course now Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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IELTS Energy 41: How Your Cultural IQ Can Affect your Speaking Score
04/05/2015 Duration: 16minGet our free IELTS video training now Did you know that your cultural IQ can affect your Speaking score on the IELTS exam? It’s true! Today you’ll find out how. There are questions that can be traps on the IELTS exam. Examiners are human and when they hear your response to a question like “what’s the difference between activities that men and women do?” they will have a negative gut reaction to your answer if you respond in a way that shows a lack of cultural sensitivity. Come back to our site to get the phrases that you need to say this correctly Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices