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Reading Posts

June 20, 2018 by
Ashlee Fisher

What’s the difference between skimming and scanning?
Skimming is reading quickly to find the general overview of the passage.
Scanning is reading quickly to find specific details in the passage.
What are some skimming [...]

November 13, 2017 by
Ashlee Fisher

Heading match questions on the IELTS test are notorious for being difficult. Some reasons are:
They are time consuming.
There are often more headings than paragraphs.
Some headings are very similar.
Headings can be misleading [...]

September 12, 2017 by
Tony Rusinak

Sometimes IELTS practice materials can be boring. You end up sleeping more than studying during your important preparation time. So why not choose your own practice reading materials?
Let’s start with an analogy. Imagine [...]

May 17, 2017 by
Lauren McKenzie

Develop Reading Skills and a Love of Reading
You may hear tips for the IELTS reading exam like: don't read the whole passage or learn to speed read, but the best way to improve your [...]

April 27, 2017 by
IELTS

Summary writing allows you to combine both English reading comprehension and writing into a single task that focuses on both skills. It's important to understand what summary writing is first, so you can get the [...]

March 3, 2017 by
Lauren McKenzie

Perhaps you have asked a friend, family member, co-worker or classmate for advice on how to best prepare yourself for the IELTS exam and maybe you have heard such pearls of wisdom as you should [...]

January 20, 2017 by
IELTS

In the last post we began our discussion about improving your listening skills to help prepare for the IELTS examination. In this segment, we’ll continue our discussion of another key area you need to [...]

November 9, 2016 by
Andrea Castro

We all read different kinds of writing every single day, but have you ever thought about how we do this? For example, imagine the following situations. How do we read in each case? Are there [...]
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