Warm-up Questions:
Did you know that over 3,000,000 candidates took the IELTS in 2017? That makes it one of the most popular English tests in the world!
Lots of students means lots of teachers, but unfortunately a lot of unqualified and ill–informed teachers have also appeared all over the internet claiming to be ‘IELTS experts’.
Lots of bad teachers means lots of bad information.
One example of the misinformation on IELTS websites are “high-band, Band 9” answers. These answers are bad for several reasons:
Watch this video to see some good answers and bad answers side-by-side.
Can you tell which answers are bad and which one is good?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S1_DP4k5SBo&feature=youtu.be
Here are some good IELTS example answers to some Part 1 questions about Wild Animals! You can see the same balance of conversational yet precise language used in my own answers.
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Unlike many example answers, my IELTS answer library is full of answers that have been written, recorded and edited by myself: a British English teacher with 7 years of teaching experience.
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Read these 2 levels of about ‘Wild Animals’. Every level becomes more difficult but every level has the same meaning. The new words are highlighted, so if you don’t understand a word in Level 2, look back at Level 1 to find the easier synonym! This is a great way to learn new vocabulary!
Level 1: Basic Level 2: Advanced
IELTS Question #1: Do you like seeing animals at the zoo?
IELTS Question #2: Is it important to protect wild animals?
Find more IELTS-ready vocabulary, collocations and phrases associated with Tea & Coffee here!
Many endangered animals are actually extremely dangerous or poisonous, so what’s the point of spending billions of dollars to protect them? This BBC article explains with some great IELTS ideas.
A surprising amount of people people also think it’s cruel to keep animals in zoos. This excellent article addresses each common misconception about sad, lonely or neglected animals in zoos, and debunks each one. This one is loaded with IELTS Speakng and Writing ideas!
Putting it all together:
Part 1 Questions:
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