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Decoding IELTS Reading: Unveiling the Technique of Matching Headings

Are you preparing for the IELTS exam and feeling a bit overwhelmed by the Reading section? Don't worry, you're not alone. Many test-takers find the matching headings task particularly challenging. However, by understanding a few key facts, you can boost your confidence and improve your performance in this area.  1. Finding the Topic Sentence:  The first step in tackling the matching headings task is to locate the topic sentence of each paragraph. This sentence often provides a clear overview or main idea of the paragraph. By identifying this sentence, you can better understand the content and purpose of the paragraph, making it easier to match with the given options.  2. Reading Sentence by Sentence:  To ensure accuracy, it's crucial to read the entire paragraph sentence by sentence without skipping or missing any information. This approach allows you to grasp the nuances and details presented in the text, making it easier to determine the most suitable heading. ...

Here is the Sample essay of one of most challenging question types: Outweigh question type

 Nowadays, people are using more consumer goods like refrigerators or washing machines. Does this have more advantages or disadvantages? With the passage of time, individuals today have even more variety of goods that they can own and use. Present era is experiencing the ever-increasing consumption of durable goods like TV, fridge and other appliances. Although I certainly believe that it holds numerous pros, I cannot overlook the cons it has. Undoubtedly, indulgence in ownership and use of consumable items is proving quite lucrative to the global economies as it not only boosts the work prospects, especially for those who are directly hired for making of such products ,but it also ensures the continuous flow of money into the markets, where they are regularly bought and sold. Nevertheless, the disastrous impacts it puts on the environment and society can not be ignored. Firstly, such a trend promotes environmental degradation at an alarming rate because in the desire to own newly ...

IELTS Exam and COVID-19 - Reality of DUOLINGO and IELTS INDICATOR

Hi there !! Hope you all are doing well !! It's a post to make all of you aware about the fact that due to COVID-19 no IELTS examination is being conducted. So, don't trap your money in booking the exam online ,as it will further cause more delays in sitting for the test. Duolingo and IELTS Indicator are another kinda tests which are said to be equivalent to IELTS ,however till now no substitute of IELTS EXAM has been found. Hence, don't again divert your mind to switch to any of these tests because these are temporary arrangements which are made to sustain the student rush through this pandemic. The whole purpose to pen down my views to help you all to give a second thought about IELTS in COVID-19 scenario.

How to tackle "Discuss both views and give your opinion " essays?

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Greetings of the day all !!! It's time to be clear of one more thing that is related to Ielts Writing. Friends, the above said question type is very commonly seen in GT examinations,therefore, any one under  GT Ielts must follow this format because it provides great scores under "TASK RESPONSE " criteria. Kindly refer to the following attachment and do ask if you have any query,aspirants. Hope,you will find this piece of information productive. Thanks and Regards Myra Verma 

The Confusion between FALSE & NOT GIVEN

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Dear all, I hope you all are finding my content useful !!! Being an IELTS aspirant,I try to keep few of the ways fixed to avoid further confusion. Today,I will discuss regarding one of the confusion I faced while attempting TRUE/FALSE/NOT GIVEN from Cambridge Book 4. So,I came across following question : In the above question,the statement first seems False because Last sentence of the text means Refectory has healthy eating options (And generally students assume that HEALTHY AND FAST FOOD, both the keywords are contradictory ,hence,it should be False.) However, we ignore that the whole statement is " HEALTHY EATING OPTIONS ARE AVAILABLE" which means there may be other options as well but we are not sure that does it include FAST FOOD or not. As we cannot assume anything therefore it is NOT GIVEN. This attempt gives the lesson that while finding the answer for TRUE/FALSE/NOT GIVEN ,one should underline and consider each and every word Especially,when ...

Tricks to tackle Ielts Graph's Introduction Part (Task 1)

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Hello all, It's a post dedicated to resolve the difficulty while writing an introduction for the graphs in ielts.Basically there are two ways to start writing the beginning paragraph for your task 1,here,one by one both will be discussed. Technique 1. Use "WH family" in the same sequence as follows: 1. Which (means graph is of which type) Eg.  Vertical bar graph 2. What (means,what the graph is illustrating about// topic) Eg. Usage of electricity 3. Where (the name of the place about which the graph is giving information) Eg. In Japan 4. When (time period) Eg. In 1996. 5. How ( how the data is calculated?) Eg. In percentage. So, now the introduction will be: The provided vertical bar graph provides information regarding the usage of electricity in Japan ,in 1996.Data is calculated in percentage. It is all about the technique one. Technique 2: Reversing the given statement and using different vocabulary words.It is best if you write your int...