An New Branch of IELTS Temple has Opened!

As I put the final touches on the first webpage I had built for my own purposes since the late 90's, I asked myself the question - isn't this going to make it even more work to spread your teaching over a wider audience? Right now, there's my You Tube page, the Facebook Page and this here on Blogger.  Both Blogger and YouTube are owned by Google, so they interact well.

Now, Google has it's a sites space (I guess it's existed for some 5+ years actually) and we can now build our own websites, limited by the helpful site builder.

Here's a lesson on vocabulary-> https://sites.google.com/view/ieltstemple  

The Circle of IELTS - So long, Ali!

(why the guy fowkes mask?)

I feel a bit anxious today, as well as fortunate. One of "my students" is taking his IELTS exam here on 4 January (sometimes that means all 4 parts, but usually speaking is done separately). It was just by coincidence and his diligence in putting his essays where I will see them, but I ended up reviewing 3 or 4 of his Task 2 essays. Consequently, I feel like I have some stake in his

Four of the most common problems you're facing in your writing can be fixed.

This recent review garnered a lot of attention because the essayist exhibited symptoms of all of the most common weaknesses IELTS writers face on the whole. I put those in the thumbnail.