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2024-04-07 19:59:11 IELTS Writing Vocabulary | @IELTS_8 Nouns to describe upward trends in Task 1 • An increase • A rise… • A growth… • A raise… • A climb… • An upward movement… • A surge Verbs and phrases to describe upward trends • Increase(d) • Rise(rose) /*was raised… Open / Comment

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2024-04-05 21:37:14 ​​ Everyday Idiom | @IELTS_8

Let the cat out of the bag
[To reveal a secret or a surprise, usually by accident.]

Example:

- Ei Ei was really looking forward to seeing the film, until Ryan let the cat out of the bag and told her the ending!

- Ali was going to have a surprise birthday for his father, but his silly brother let the cat out of the bag the day before.

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2024-04-04 19:25:02 IELTS Speaking | @IELTS_8

This book is written by a certified professional IELTS instructor who scored Band 9.0 in Academic IELTS.
It provides useful tips and strategies for IELTS speaking.

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2024-04-04 19:23:01 Open / Comment

2024-03-31 06:31:40 Paraphrasing Strategies |@IELTS_8

Technique 1: Using Synonyms

Synonyms are different words that have the same or similar meanings.

Example 1:

The original sentence: "The hardest language to learn is Chinese ."

The paraphrased sentence:

• The most difficult language to learn is Chinese.
• The most difficult language to be good at is Chinese.
• The most difficult language to master is Chinese.

Example 2:

The original sentence: "Violent crime is on the increase among teenagers."

The paraphrased sentence: •Violent offences are increasing among adolescents.

Example 3: LIKE/LOVE

The original sentence:
"I enjoy reading historical books."

The paraphrased sentence:

• I like reading historical books.
• I love reading historical books.
• I'm fairly/ pretty keen on reading historical books.
• I'm really into reading historical books.
• I'm quite a big/ dedicated fan of reading historical books.
• I'm passionate about reading historical books.
• I'm a great lover of reading historical books.

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2024-03-29 14:32:19 IELTS Writing Vocabulary | @IELTS_8

Nouns to describe upward trends in Task 1

• An increase
• A rise…
• A growth…
• A raise…
• A climb…
• An upward movement…
• A surge

Verbs and phrases to describe upward trends

• Increase(d)
• Rise(rose) /*was raised
• Go (went) up
• Grow (grew)
• Has (had) a growth
• Climb (ed)
• Surge (d)
• Rocket(ed)
• Soar(ed)

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