This question type asks you to match or classify information given in a reading passage. You will be asked to identify a letter which represents one of the classifications for each item in a list of statements. Your job is to find the relevant information in the passage. Therefore, you need the skill of scanning […]
This type of question tests your ability to identify the main idea of a paragraph. For this task, a list of headings is given and generally, there will be more headings than paragraphs. Your job is to find the most suitable heading for each of the paragraphs of a reading passage, and you should not […]
Completion questions test your ability to find details in order to complete gapped summaries, notes, sentences, diagrams, tables, or flow charts. For this question type, you are generally required to use three words or fewer to fill in the missing information. Sometimes, you are also asked to match the two halves of sentences with two […]
Trong bài học chúng ta sẽ tìm hiểu các cụm từ đi với BREAK, những ví dụ cụ thể bên dưới sẽ giúp các bạn hiểu rõ hơn về nghĩa và cách dùng trong ngữ cảnh. 1. break something down: phân tích vào chi tiết, phân chia thành những phần nhỏ We need to break this problem down in order to […]
IELTS Phrases: Describing Quantities Describing ratios and proportions The proportion of live births outside marriage reached one in ten in 1945. The annual birth rate dropped from 44.4 to 38.6 per 1000 per annun. Describing fractions Of the 148 patients who completed the questionnaire, just over half indicated that ……. The response rate was 60% […]
IELTS Phrases: Writing Definitions In academic work students are often expected to give definitions of key words and phrases in order to demonstrate to their tutors that they understand these terms clearly. Academic writers generally, however, define terms so that their readers understand exactly what is meant when certain key terms are used. When important […]
IELTS Phrases: Giving Examples Writers may give specific examples as evidence to support their general claims or arguments. Examples can also be used to help the reader or listener understand unfamiliar or difficult concepts, and they tend to be easier to remember. For this reason, they are often used in teaching. Finally, students may be […]
A great deal of academic work involves understanding and suggesting solutions to problems. At postgraduate level, particularly in applied fields, students search out problems to study. In fact, one could say that problems are the food for a significant proportion of academic activity. However, solutions cannot be suggested unless the problem is fully analysed, and […]
IELTS Phrases: Comparing and Contrasting By understanding similarities and differences between two things, we can increase our understanding and learn more about both. This usually involves a process of analysis, in which we compare the specific parts as well as whole. Comparison may also be a preliminary stage of evaluation. For example, by comparing specific […]
IELTS Phrases: Writing Conclusions Conclusions are shorter sections of academic texts which usually serve two functions. The first is to summarise and bring together the main areas covered in the writing, which might be called “looking back”; and the second is to give a final comment or judgment on this. The final comment may also […]