There has been a rush to migrate to foreign shores. This was a trickle a few years before but now it has turned into a veritable flood. And people have [Read More]
IELTS Speaking: 4 points
It is decidedly different from PTE Speaking because – among other things – you are assessed by a human being and this fact alone changes pretty much everything. Thus, to be a [Read More]
IELTS or PTE?
I keep on hearing this so many times when I talk to candidates aspiring to settle abroad. PTE is supposed to be easier than IELTS or so they have been [Read More]
Two Steps to Success
It has finally happened! I was desperate to have one of my women PTE candidates score a 79+. But it always eluded me. 65+ happened but that’s about it. And [Read More]
The Elephant in the Room: Speaking in PTE
Speaking in PTE Academic is what Writing is in IELTS – as crucial to success and as difficult to crack. Yet the underlying requirements are quite simple. You need to [Read More]
Sample IELTS General Writing Task 1: Formal Letter
Write a letter to the editor of a prominent newspaper requesting his help to locate a person you read about in a newspaper article. In your letter mention: Why do [Read More]
Sample IELTS Academic Writing Task 1: Tabulated data
The given diagram comprises a couple of tables providing us information regarding sales of coffee and bananas, which are Fairtrade-labelled. The data pertains to two years namely, 1999 and 2004, [Read More]