Best Fiona Wattam Podcasts (2020)

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IELTS Reading Time Management Tips 30:14

26m ago30:14

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Need to read faster in the test? In this video and podcast, I'll take you through a Reading test and show you what you can do at each stage to answer the questions more quickly. The text is called 'The Birdmen' and you can watch the video and try it yourself on YouTube: https://youtu.be/R7H38LB28P0 --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/iel…

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IELTS Computer-Delivered General Training Reading Test Part 1 22:27

3d ago22:27

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This podcast is taken from my YouTube Video (watch this to see the text). https://youtu.be/Fq000OEq_OU I take you through the first part of a Computer-Delivered #IELTS General Training Reading Test and look at the benefits of taking the test online (as well as the drawbacks!). The first reading is horrendous - the second is much easier, so skip for…

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IELTS Writing Error Correction - The Blue Book project 📘 18:53

17d ago18:53

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Do you rely on a teacher to correct your writing mistakes for the IELTS Test? Is this the most effective way? In this podcast I look at some research that's been done about the best way to learn from your mistakes - and the answers may surprise you! Here is the YouTube video, where you can see all the texts that I mention: https://youtu.be/JPjqoJA-…

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IELTS Listening: 🔆The history of weather forecasting 🔆 19:32

23d ago19:32

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I made this as a YouTube video so you can watch it here if you'd like to see the text at the same time: https://youtu.be/3px5vTBQ5Mk It's a Part 4 gap-fill Listening and I would give it a difficulty rating of 9/10! What do you think? --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/ieltsetc/message

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IELTS Reading: Matching Headings - A visit to Oymyakon 🥶 20:04

1M ago20:04

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GT IELTS Matching Headings and gapfill practice. Watch the podcast on YouTube so that you can see the text and my explanations (and try the test for yourself). https://youtu.be/R7H38LB28P0 --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/ieltsetc/message

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BONUS episode! My interview with Dr Heidi Brumbaugh, creator of the Vocab Victor app. 30:07

1M ago30:07

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This week I interview the creator of the marvellous Vocab Victor app, Dr Heidi Brumbaugh. Dr Heidi realised that my 28-Days of IELTS Word List would be a perfect match for her app, so now you can practise the essential words that you need to learn for IELTS in a fun and motivating way. In the interview, we talked about: the problems students have w…

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Computer-delivered IELTS: An interview with Jessica from the IELTS Energy Podcast 39:21

1M ago39:21

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This week on the podcast I was very happy to invite Jessica Beck from All Ears English and the IELTS Energy Podcast to talk about the pros and cons of the Computer Delivered IELTS Test (amongst other things!).Jess actually took the test herself, and in the interview she tells us what she thinks is great about doing the test on a computer.Here's the…

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IELTS Listening: Kite-making kite 🪁 by the Maori people of New Zealand 🇳🇿 18:36

2M ago18:36

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Part 4 IELTS Listening on the topic of Civilisation (again! See my YouTube video about this). Vocab Victor is the app where you can develop your IELTS vocab with my 28 days of Vocab wordlists. YouTube video about Civilisation: https://youtu.be/FzJCdaWMB7o NEW!Vocab Victor App with all my IELTS Vocabulary wordlists from the 28-Day Vocabulary Course …

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IELTS Listening: Natural Dyes 🧶🧵 20:29

2M ago20:29

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Multiple Choice and Matching in a Part 3 (student and tutor). Watch my YouTube video about how to recognise signals in Part 3 Listening: https://youtu.be/x6TE-ZND6xA The Reading I mentioned is called Henry Perkins - the man who invented synthetic dyes, and I did a podcast about it with all the questions on Instagram. https://anchor.fm/ieltsetc/epis…

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IELTS Reading GT Section 1: How synonyms work in Part 1 - The best suitcases 💼🧳and The Oxford School of Drama 🎭 17:26

2M ago17:26

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GT Reading is not always as easy as it looks in Part 1. Yes, the texts are shorter but you have to do 2 of them in 20 mins and you need a good level of Vocab to get the answers quickly and not fall for the tricks! Here we look at Matching Info and TFNG. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/ieltsetc/message…

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IELTS Reading: Meet the Organoleptics 🤥👺👃🏽🐽 20:53

2M ago20:53

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GT Reading Part 3 - matching people, matching info and TFNG.--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/ieltsetc/message

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IELTS listening: Field Trip Proposal 🏜 26:35

3M ago26:35

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Listening Part 3 (Book 8 Test 1). Looking at signals, multiple choice and gap fill. Get more help with Part 3 here https://ieltsetc.com/2019/09/ielts-listening-how-to-recognise-signals-and-signposts/ and watch my video about the Answer Sheet here https://youtu.be/iVM_uRkWpm4. Join my A-Z of IELTS challenge here https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list…

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IELTS GT Writing - How to write a letter of complaint 22:35

3M ago22:35

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Today's podcast focuses on using Reported Speech and Reporting verbs in Letters of Complaint to tell the reader what you've been told (e.g. by a shop assistant or landlord) so that you can complain about something that hasn't been done. e.g. if the landlord says 'I'll fix it!' you might need to report what he said. There are lots of rules about thi…

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IELTS Reading: The return of artificial intelligence 🤖 30:35

3M ago30:35

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Reading passage 3 Test Book 5.--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/ieltsetc/message

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IELTS GT Writing: A job application 👨🏽‍🏫👩🏻‍🏫 28:03

4M ago28:03

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Day 15 of the GT IELTS WRITING 28-Day Course is all about different types of job applications. Get all the tips here https://ieltsetc.com/2019/12/how-to-write-a-job-application/ --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/ieltsetc/message

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We need to talk about your writing ✍🏽 28:49

4M ago28:49

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I spend half my life telling students to write more formally, and half my life telling students the opposite. There is a huge gulf between the two styles, and it’s probably affecting your score and costing you money. But there are simple solutions. This podcast looks at a few of them. I hope it will help the 77% of my followers who don’t know that …

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IELTS Reading: The Lost City 🇵🇪 14:37

4M ago14:37

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Here’s the full blog https://ieltsetc.com/2019/11/ielts-reading-the-lost-city/--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/ieltsetc/message

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IELTS Reading: Venus in transit 🔭🪐 22:01

4M ago22:01

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This has been on my list of things to do for about a year! Such a tough text but so easy to guess at least half of the answers without a PhD in Astronomy!--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/ieltsetc/message

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IELTS Reading: Biological control of pests 🦗🐌🐛🦅 26:23

5M ago26:23

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A truly awful text but totally worth it for the vocab and strategies. Learn how to answer these questions without understanding almost anything 😯!--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/ieltsetc/message

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IELTS Reading: The truth about the environment 🗺🧯 29:26

5M ago29:26

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Passage 3 with lots of Vocab you can use in Writing Task 2. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/ieltsetc/message

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IELTS listening: 🌊Marine renewable energy (Ocean Energy) 26:23

5M ago26:23

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A fabulous Part 4 Listening with tons of Vocab and expressions useful for both Task 1 Writing ✍🏽 (processes) and Task 2 Writing ✍🏽.--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/ieltsetc/message

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IELTS Tips: What to do when you hit a plateau ⛰ 37:40

6M ago37:40

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Have you hit a plateau with IELTS? Are you stuck at the same band despite studying really hard? I’ve done some research and condensed it into this 40-minute episode so that you can push yourself to the next level. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/ieltsetc/message

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IELTS GT Reading: Out of the ashes 🔥🔥🔥 27:41

6M ago27:41

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Passage 3 about the restoration of an 18th century house which caught fire. Excellent for Vocab about Buildings (Day 8 in the Vocab Course). --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/ieltsetc/message

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IELTS Reading: Endless Harvest 🐟🐟🐟 28:36

6M ago28:36

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Academic Passage 2 about over-fishing, commercial fishing, sustainable fishing and environmental responsibility. T/F/NG.--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/ieltsetc/message

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IELTS Writing Task 2: Do prisons work? 25:51

6M ago25:51

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An example of a Band 9 essay that breaks some of the essay-writing ‘rules’, but answers the question perfectly with plenty of expressions that you can use and adapt to suit many other IELTS essay topics. I also rant on a bit about what kind of Vocab you should learn, how you should learn it, and why my Vocabulary Course answers both of those questi…

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IELTS Reading: Rural Transport Project 🚜 🐴 30:56

7M ago30:56

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Ok this one is pretty tedious BUT! it covers 4 question of the WORST types (Matching Headings, YNNG, Sentence completion and Q40) so it’s well worth a listen. There are also some fab collocations at the end.--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/ieltsetc/message

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IELTS Listening: ⛔️ ⛔️Signposts Part 2 25:45

7M ago25:45

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Last week I outlined the 10 signals and signposts that lead you to the answer in the Listening Test (see my blog for more details and a YouTube video). This week I’m showing you an almost identical example so that you can see exactly how these patterns work in other tests and you can apply the same principles to all your tests. https://ieltsetc.com…

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IELTS Listening: ⛔️ SIGNALS and SIGNPOSTS to lead you to the answer.⛔️ 23:18

7M ago23:18

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Listening Part 3 is a very carefully structured dialogue full of signals like ‘So!’ ‘’Well!’ ‘’Now!’, emphatic structures (‘What I decided to do was....’), negative tones (‘But I’m afraid I didn’t manage to...’) and advice structures (‘If I were you I’d...’ ‘I think you should...’ ‘You really do need to...’).--- Send in a voice message: https://anc…

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IELTS Reading: Sustainable Architecture - 🐜 lessons from the ant 🐜 34:36

7M ago34:36

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Reading about a building in Zimbabwe whose ‘air-conditioning system’ was based on termite mounds. Fascinating! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/ieltsetc/message

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IELTS Grammar: a simple way of remembering the difference between ‘ing’ and infinitives 🙌🏽 35:40

8M ago35:40

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If you struggle to work out when to use ‘ing’ the solution is here! Find the whole blog on my website and 10-minute tutorial on YouTube. https://www.ieltsetc.com/2019/08/ing-versus-infinitives/--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/ieltsetc/message

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IELTS Vocab and Reading: The true cost of food 🚜🐑👩🏽‍🌾 33:22

8M ago33:22

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I chose this one JUST because of the vocab! It’s fabulous to review the topic of intensive industrial agriculture and its impact on the environment. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/ieltsetc/message

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IELTS Writing: Complex sentences 🤩 28:17

8M ago28:17

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10 simple ways to make your sentences more complex for #ielts writing and speaking. If you’re short on time, watch my video on YouTube - find this and all the examples on my blog: https://www.ieltsetc.com/2019/07/ielts-complex-sentences/--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/ieltsetc/message

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IELTS Reading: Climate change and the Inuit ❄️🌞🌎 31:23

8M ago31:23

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A problem-solution structure with matching headings and gap-fill.--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/ieltsetc/message

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IELTS Writing: A gap year 🤹‍♀️👩🏽‍🎓 30:28

9M ago30:28

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Looking at 2 model essays from the General Training test (slightly less formal then the Academic Test). Focusing on developing your points using my 'PEGS' method. Finish with a quick TFNG on the same topic 😊--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/ieltsetc/message

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IELTS Reading: Bring back the big cats 🐅🐈🐾 36:36

9M ago36:36

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If you listen to just one podcast this week, make sure it's this one! A fascinating text bursting with IELTS vocabulary.--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/ieltsetc/message

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Can I prepare for IELTS in one month? 31:54

9M ago31:54

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This episodes encourages you to dust off your 28-Day Planner and use it more effectively. Find all the tips and links on my blog https://www.ieltsetc.com/2019/06/28-ways-ielts-planner/--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/ieltsetc/message

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IELTS Writing Task 1: How to make predictions 🤖 21:24

9M ago21:24

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Comparing Bands 5 to 7 in terms of grammatical complexity when making predictions! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/ieltsetc/message

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IELTS Reading part 1: The history of cinema 🎬🎟 29:38

10M ago29:38

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Academic passage 1 (good for GT too) all about how cinema developed. Good to learn about this topic (there's a listening about it here https://www.ieltsetc.com/2019/01/ielts-listening-history-moving-pictures/)! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/ieltsetc/message

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IELTS Writing Task 1: ⛲️Changes to a park 🥀 32:36

10M ago32:36

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This episode gives you 5 clear steps towards a better description of changes (to a town, building, map etc). See the map and the magic in my YouTube video https://youtu.be/RYwrFUphmrc 🧙🏽‍♀️--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/ieltsetc/message

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IELTS Listening: Neolithic Ireland ☘️ 24:53

10M ago24:53

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This episode focuses on the grammar of Modals of Deduction in IELTS Listening. Find a full explanation with practice on my website. https://www.ieltsetc.com/2019/05/ielts-grammar-modals-deduction/--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/ieltsetc/message

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28 ways to improve your IELTS Vocabulary.📕 34:11

11M ago34:11

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Check out my website for all of the 28 tips with links https://www.ieltsetc.com/2019/05/28-ways-improve-ielts-vocab/. Get the full vocabulary course in the Members Academy www.ieltsetc.com --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/ieltsetc/message

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IELTS Process Writing: Converting waste 💩to fuel 🔥 24:18

11M ago24:18

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A recent #ielts process (see diagram on my social media accounts or check the website where I found it (bigadan.com).--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/ieltsetc/message

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IELTS Reading: The history of tortoises 🐢 24:47

11M ago24:47

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A very difficult Passage 3 where a Degree in Zoology might help. Here is the text on the website https://www.ieltsetc.com/2019/04/ielts-reading-history-of-the-tortoise/ --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/ieltsetc/message

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IELTS Writing: Task 1: The lifecycle of a butterfly 🐛🦋 15:15

11M ago15:15

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How to use YouTube clips to help you describe processes and cycles in #ielts Academic Writing Task 1.--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/ieltsetc/message

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IELTS Reading: Reducing the effects of climate change 🏔🛶🌞🌇 29:24

12M ago29:24

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Academic Passage 3 Book 11 Test 1 - a really useful text for vocabulary. Also good practice for completing a table and matching researchers. 👩🏻‍🔬👨🏽‍🔬--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/ieltsetc/message

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IELTS Reading: Glow-worms 🐛 23:32

12M ago23:32

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A fantastic reading for vocab. Matching information and T/F/NG questions. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/ieltsetc/message

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IELTS Reading: Hearing problems 👂🏾 29:07

12M ago29:07

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Speed-reading strategies for texts with 3 or more sets of questions. Book 9 Test 2 Passage 1.--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/ieltsetc/message

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IELTS Reading: This Marvellous Invention 🗣 28:17

12M ago28:17

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A VERY difficult Academic Reading Part 3 (sorry!). Book 11 Test 4. See also 'How did writing begin?' on my website. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/ieltsetc/message

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IELTS Reading: Stepwells 🇮🇳 29:11

1y ago29:11

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This is a REALLY interesting Passage 1 Academic (good for GT too). Great for vocab topics (Water and Buildings) and speed-reading practice (just find the dates and names - ignore the rest). Please check on my website soon for the full text. www.ieltsetc.com--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/ieltsetc/message…

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IELTS Listening: Business Cultures 🤝 23:48

1y ago23:48

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Section 4 made up entirely of gap fill! Have a look at all the signals that can help you keep your place https://www.ieltsetc.com/2019/03/ielts-listening-business-cultures/. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/ieltsetc/message