Tag Archives: IELTS

Book Review: IELTS Vocabulary For Bands 6.5 And Above

IELTS Vocabulary For Bands 6.5 And Above, by Pauline Cullen This book is the second book in its series that I have read, and it has a companion volume for bands up to 6.0. In reading this book, I found … Continue reading

Posted in Book Reviews | Tagged , | Leave a comment

Book Review: IELTS General Training 16

IELTS General Training 16, by Cambridge Assessment As someone who has read a fair amount of books of this kind, it is worth commenting on what makes this particular book different (but only slightly) from similar volumes that are devoted … Continue reading

Posted in Book Reviews | Tagged , | Leave a comment

Book Review: IELTS Essays From Examiners 3.0

IELTS Essays From Examiners 3.0, by various authors This book marks an interesting development with regards to writings about the IELTS. As I have mentioned before, authors can choose whether to focus on giving tips and theory about the IELTS … Continue reading

Posted in Book Reviews | Tagged , , | Leave a comment

Book Review: IELTS Writing

IELTS Writing, by Lin Lougheed There are many serviceable books that one can read in order to help one’s writing when it comes to the IELTS exam. In my efforts at tutoring in English, I have read a great many … Continue reading

Posted in Book Reviews | Tagged , , | Leave a comment

On Emphasizing Fatherhood

As is sometimes the case, I spent some time this evening helping a dear friend of mine work on writing an answer that was provided in her essay writing study relating to the subject of fatherhood that she had a … Continue reading

Posted in Love & Marriage, Musings | Tagged , , | Leave a comment

Book Review: IELTS Academic 16

IELTS Academic 16, by Cambridge University Press This is the sort of book that is hard to review but easy enough to appreciate it if you happen to be in the target audience for it. And this book’s title makes … Continue reading

Posted in Book Reviews | Tagged , | Leave a comment

Book Review: IELTS Essential Words

IELTS Essential Words, by Lin Lougheed, Ed.D While this book is not completely unique in its approach to aiding candidates for the IELTS in their vocabulary, it does succeed wonderfully well at what it does, and I found this book … Continue reading

Posted in Book Reviews | Tagged , | Leave a comment

Book Review: IELTS Vocabulary Up To Band 6.0

IELTS Vocabulary Up To Band 6.0, by Pauline Cullen It is not particularly surprising that the IELTS, a test that is designed to test knowledge of the English language for non-native speakers, that some elements of the English language would … Continue reading

Posted in Book Reviews | Tagged , | Leave a comment

Book Review: How To Master The IELTS

How To Master The IELTS: Over 400 Questions For All Parts Of The International English Language Testing System, by Chris Tyreman There are in general approaches that a book can take when it comes to teaching mastery of a given … Continue reading

Posted in Book Reviews | Tagged , | Leave a comment

Book Review: Developing Writing Skills For IELTS: A Research-Based Approach

Developing Writing Skills For IELTS: A Research-Based Approach, by Sin Wang Chong and Zuejun Ye This book is aimed primarily at those who are teaching students who are studying for the IELTS, though if someone has a sufficiently academic background … Continue reading

Posted in Book Reviews | Tagged , , , | Leave a comment