Blog posts

How to answer ‎‘To what extent do you agree or disagree?’ questions.

17th November 2015

Do the advantages outweigh the disadvantages?

16th November 2018

The Key to IELTS Writing Worksheets

17th May 2020

When should I make a counter-argument?

18th April 2019

A common problem for candidates between band 6 and band 7

5th October 2018

How can a native speaker score band 7 in IELTS Writing?

29th January 2019

If I agree with the opinion in Task 2, should I only mention that?

25th January 2016

Model answers and the invisible IELTS band 10

27th October 2018

Writing Task 2 Feedback – How to improve your Band 6 score

4th September 2018

Common problems when writing an introduction

14th October 2018

Are .5 scores used for each criteria in writing and speaking?

23rd May 2019

How writing task 2 is assessed – Task Response

16th February 2017

Answers and resources from The Key to IELTS Success

2nd November 2018

Last-minute writing advice

11th January 2019

How writing task 2 is assessed – Coherence and Cohesion

17th February 2017

A lack of ideas leads to repetition

18th March 2019

My top tips for solving common band 6 writing problems

20th October 2018

How to Approach General Training Writing task 1

2nd November 2018

How to answer IELTS True False Not Given questions

22nd April 2016

Do you make these Common Mistakes in the IELTS writing test?

15th March 2016

Can I use personal pronouns in #IELTS writing task 2?

31st October 2016

My videos, talks, and webinars

5th November 2015

My IELTS Vocabulary teaching apps

12th September 2015

Changes to IELTS Listening

29th December 2019

Key points for Academic writing task 1 – describing data

28th September 2018

Watch my interview talking about some great IELTS resources

19th February 2019

Managing your time in IELTS reading

22nd September 2015

The Key to IELTS Writing is now available on Apple books

28th July 2020

Lesson 13.3 recordings

29th May 2020

News about The Key to IELTS Writing

4th December 2020

Using It, This, and That

11th June 2021

The new and improved Key to IELTS Writing Task 2

15th June 2021

Lesson 3.1 Answers

4th December 2020

How to use the IELTS vocab apps

13th June 2018

Key to IELTS Video 3: Common mistakes in IELTS reading

7th August 2022

New second editions of my Vocabulary and Grammar books are now available!

9th February 2022

Key to IELTS Video 2 worksheet links

24th July 2022

The key problems when preparing for IELTS

22nd July 2022