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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.

There is a lot of bad advice out there 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. However, it takes a lot of work and preparation to get a high score in IELTS. There are no shortcuts.

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Recent free lessons and blog posts

IELTS Grammar: Conditional sentences.

How to use zero, 1st, 2nd and 3rd conditionals (if sentences) There are four kinds of conditional sentences. The zero ...
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9 Tricky IELTS Part 2 Speaking topics

Tips and ideas for difficult IELTS Speaking part 2 topics. Sometimes in IELTS speaking, you will get a tricky topic ...
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Writing task 1: Process diagram about recycling aluminum

Model answer for a process diagram about recycling. Updated: April 8th 2022. Process diagrams are some of the easiest tasks ...
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IELTS General writing task 1: Letter to a friend

Model answer for a letter to a friend about exercise. In the general version of IELTS writing task 1, there ...
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8 things that could lower your IELTS writing score

Words and phrases to avoid in IELTS essays. The essay writing section of IELTS is formal. This is the same ...
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Paraphrasing and Synonyms in IELTS reading

An exercise to test your synonyms and paraphrasing in IELTS reading. Updated: Dec 23rd 2021. A key skill for a ...
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How to write an IELTS opinion essay

IELTS opinion essay: structure, model answer and analysis. Updated July 1st 2021 There are 5 types of essays in IELTS ...
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What’s the difference between ‘affect’ and ‘effect’?

Using vocabulary precisely in IELTS is very important for getting a high score in lexical resource. Affect and effect are ...
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IELTS Writing Task 1: Using prepositions correctly

How to use prepositions in IELTS writing task 1 academic. Updated: April 26th 2021 It is very important to get ...
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