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Hi, I’m Ray and I own an English school in Japan (London Language Lounge). I have been teaching IELTS since 2009. I founded IELTS Focus to help my students get a high band score in the IELTS exam.

This website contains free blog articles, tips, strategies and free lessons to help you on your IELTS journey. This site covers each part of the IELTS test, particularly writing task 1, writing task 2, and the speaking section of the exam. I also have a writing correction service and IELTS speaking sessions online.

There is so much bad advice online regarding IELTS and many students are completely misinformed or simply confused. The aim of this website is to clear up confusion and show you clearly what you need to do to hit Band 7 or more.

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Writing task 1: maps model answer IELTS 17

Present-future maps for IELTS academic writing task 1. Maps and floor plan diagrams are common in IELTS academic writing task ...
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IELTS Writing Task 1: Comparing 3 pie charts

Comparisons in IELTS writing task 1 academic. It's common in IELTS writing task 1 to get multiple charts such as ...
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IELTS advantage disadvantage essay

Model answer for an IELTS advantage disadvantage (outweigh) essay. One of the most difficult essay types for many band 6 ...
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Writing task 1 academic vocabulary

How to use IELTS vocabulary accurately when describing data. In IELTS writing task 1, vocabulary accounts for 25% of your ...
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IELTS two part question essay on homes

Model answer for a two-part question essay on homes and housing. This task was in the Cambridge IELTS 16 book ...
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IELTS writing: model answer on accommodation.

IELTS two-part question essay on renting or owning a home. Updated: November 9th 2022 A two-part question essay is pretty ...
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IELTS process diagram on instant noodles

Writing task 1 process: How instant noodles are manufactured. Updated: Feb 2023 This task is from Cambridge IELTS 15 page ...
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IELTS writing task 1: Life cycle of a honeybee

Natural process diagram in IELTS. In IELTS writing task 1 process diagrams you will often see a diagram on how ...
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IELTS writing task 1: Table with dynamic data

Model answer for a table with a trend. As mentioned in other posts regarding IELTS academic writing task 1, data ...
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