Shelly Cornick and Nick Lone
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Welcome to the podcast where two ex-examiners sit down every week to discuss all thing IELTS. It doesn't matter if you are new to IELTS or have been struggling to achieve your band scores for a long time, Nick and Shelly will help you complete your IELTS journey in the least painful way possible. So, if you are looking for two teachers who offer clear practical advice about how to prepare for the IELTS test, have over 30-years teaching experience, and make IELTS enjoyable, then you are in the right place! Oh, we also believe that lessons should be fun...
A writing 6.5 conspiracy sounds tempting until Shelley and Nick ask what your essay actually did.
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A student success story becomes a practical account of confidence, structure, and learning what IELTS Writing demands.
A student success story gives this My IELTS Classroom episode a grounded angle on confidence. The student arrives with general writing ability and vocabulary, but not yet a real grasp of IELTS Writing as its own task.
Héctor and Beto dissect Mexican grammar, slang, and news in native-speed Spanish conversations.
This episode is a rerun where two ex-examiners provide detailed feedback to seven students on their IELTS cue card performance for speaking part two.
Two English experts discuss strategies for analyzing and writing about bar charts in the IELTS exam, covering different types and approaches.
Two ex-examiners provide feedback on IELTS Speaking Part 2 performances, analyzing fluency, coherence, and band scores for five students.
Two English experts discuss essential spelling rules, common problem areas for students, and whether non-native speakers can outspell native speakers in the IELTS exam.
Two English experts discuss motivation techniques for IELTS preparation in 2023, including personal stories and new strategies.
Two English experts analyze six recent IELTS essay questions from real exams, discussing topic trends, difficulty, and strategies for writing success.
Two English experts introduce and discuss the new IELTS One Skill Retake feature, exploring what it is, its existence, and availability.
This episode replays a popular guide where two ex-examiners explain how to tackle IELTS Listening Part 3 multiple choice questions, including exam skills and common tricks.
Two English experts introduce an analysis of a Cambridge IELTS 16 reading test, discussing preview strategies for part three reading questions.
Two English experts discuss phrasal verbs and their importance for improving vocabulary scores on the IELTS exam.
Two English experts discuss the challenges and strategies of learning idioms specifically for the IELTS speaking test.
Two English experts introduce their analysis of the essay questions in Cambridge IELTS 17 General Training, discussing their approaches and identifying the trickiest questions.
Two IELTS experts discuss a new type of multiple choice question in the reading exam that asks 'what is the writer doing', exploring why IELTS includes them and how to approach them.
Two English experts return to discuss whether IELTS adequately prepares students for university studies and what additional skills might be needed.
Two former IELTS examiners answer common questions about the IELTS test, including topics like singular/plural nouns in listening, speaking score rounding, and letter formality, while sharing personal updates.
Two ex-examiners review student responses to IELTS Speaking Part 3 questions, discussing performance, improvement areas, and common issues.
Two English experts introduce a podcast episode focused on unlocking the secrets of IELTS Speaking Part 3, including its challenges and strategies, while also announcing a competition related to their YouTube channel.
Two English experts discuss how to approach the letter-writing questions in the new Cambridge IELTS 17 book, including analyzing the four questions and identifying tricky elements.
Two English experts discuss potential changes to the IELTS exam format in 2023 and how it might affect test preparation.
Two English experts discuss New Year's resolutions and tips for sticking to them in the context of IELTS preparation, while sharing personal updates about COVID and holiday experiences.
This episode focuses on explaining new key features and organisational strategies for Academic Writing Task 1 Maps in the IELTS exam, specifically targeting academic students.
Two IELTS experts introduce a podcast episode where they will complete and analyze the Cambridge IELTS 18 Test 4 listening test, discussing their approach and tricky questions.
Two former IELTS examiners answer listener questions about the IELTS exam, covering speaking strategies, scoring, and writing timing issues.
Two English experts discuss the recent release of IELTS band descriptors for writing, explaining differences from old versions and implications for test preparation.
This episode of My IELTS Classroom reviews how IELTS uses opposites to confuse test-takers and introduces unreal conditionals in the context of the listening test.
Two English experts introduce their analysis of essay questions from Cambridge IELTS 18 for General Training, discussing the importance of analyzing questions before writing, with a brief personal anecdote about a Christmas tree.
This is a rerun of an August 2020 episode introducing IELTS Speaking Part 3, with the hosts discussing the segment and briefly chatting about a bog visit in Latvia.
Two English experts introduce an IELTS listening test practice session from Cambridge 6, discussing test strategies and sharing personal anecdotes.
Two IELTS experts host their annual Christmas quiz while discussing holiday plans and recent strikes in England affecting travel.
Two English experts discuss how examiners score fluency and coherence in the IELTS speaking test, including the importance of discourse markers and other coherence indicators.
This episode of My IELTS Classroom explains what parallelism is, how to avoid mistakes with it in writing, and why it's important for IELTS Academic Task 1 reports.
Two English experts discuss strategies for writing an informal letter in the IELTS exam, focusing on language modification and letter components.
This episode guides listeners through completing and reviewing a full IELTS listening practice test from Cambridge 17 Test 4, including instructions on accessing questions and discussing answers.
Two English experts guide listeners through an IELTS reading test from Cambridge 17, discussing preparation strategies, question types, and common tricks.
Two IELTS experts introduce the IELTS Life Skills Test and share personal anecdotes about a marketing mishap with a Black Friday promotion.
Two IELTS experts discuss techniques for tackling difficult listening matching questions, including an analysis of a challenging question from Cambridge 17.
This episode analyzes new IELTS Speaking Part 2 topics from 2022, discussing what makes them tricky and how the hosts would approach them.
Two English experts discuss the essay questions in Cambridge IELTS 18, sharing ideas and difficulty assessments for IELTS preparation.
This episode explores why many IELTS students struggle to achieve higher than a band 6.5 in writing, featuring insights from two ex-examiners.
Two English experts discuss how to develop ideas and avoid vague arguments in IELTS essays, using a personal anecdote about a lost jacket as an illustrative example.
Two English experts analyze the four report questions from Cambridge IELTS 17, discussing strategies for success and identifying the most difficult task.
Two IELTS experts discuss a specific listening exam trick involving opposites and how students can avoid common mistakes on the test.
This episode explains what the CEFR is, why it's important for IELTS test takers to understand it, and what problems can arise when they don't.
Two English experts discuss the top five most common errors in IELTS essays to help students improve their writing skills.
Two English experts discuss how Chat GPT can be used to improve IELTS writing skills, including its current capabilities and practical applications for exam preparation.
In this rerun episode, hosts Shelley and Nick, both ex-IELTS examiners, provide a detailed guide to IELTS Speaking Part 3, covering what happens in this test section and how to perform well.
Shelley and Nick, two ex-examiners, discuss strategies for understanding vocabulary from context in IELTS reading, including top-down and bottom-up skills and prefix knowledge.
Shelley and Nick, two ex-examiners, discuss six recent IELTS essay questions, offering ideas and organizational tips for test-takers.
Two IELTS experts reunite after a 13-month hiatus to share personal updates and announce plans for upcoming episodes in late 2024 and early 2025.
Yuki Zhang, an art student from China, explains how she prepared for a UK PhD that required IELTS 7 overall with at least 7 in writing.
Shelley Cornick and Nick Lone report that paper-based IELTS now begins with writing, followed by listening and reading, according to the official IDP website.
Shelley Cornick and Nick Long examine why IELTS learners should study vocabulary in context rather than replace words mechanically from a thesaurus.
My IELTS Classroom Podcast’s “Let’s do a Cambridge IELTS Reading together!” applies the hosts’ Read Once, Read Well method to Cambridge 16, Test 4, Passage 2, “Changes in reading habits.” Shelley Cornick and Nick Lone demonstrate how to preview multiple-choice, summary-completion, and yes/no/not-given questions before reading.
Shelley Cornick and Nick Long explain five conditional types but focus on first and second conditionals as the most useful for IELTS speaking and writing.