E2 IELTS

IELTS General Reading: Band 7 Is Won in Sections 1 and 2

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Guest: IELTS General Reading

IELTS General Training Reading is not the easy version. For the same band, General Training typically requires several more correct answers than Academic, because the texts are simpler. That single fact changes how you should spend your hour. In this video, Head Teacher Bailey breaks down the E2 Front-Half Rule and works through a full Section 1 text live.

Topics: The GT vs. Academic Scoring Reality · The 3 Test Sections Breakdown · Why Band 7 is Won on the Front Half · The 35/25 Minute Pacing Split · Section 1 Practical Demonstration · 3 Careless Mark Leaks

The Band 8 IELTS Formal Letter (And the Semi-Formal Trap)

5.8K views · 2w ago · 10:59

Most IELTS General Training letters lose marks in the middle. Not formal, not friendly, somewhere in between, and that is where candidates get the register wrong. In this video, Head Teacher Bailey introduces the E2 Register Ladder: a three-rung system for placing any reader in five seconds, plus two complete Band 8 letters, one fully formal and one semi-formal, written out in full.

Topics: The 3-Rung Audience Ladder · The 5-Second Reader Test · Rung 3 Formal Openings & Closings · Rung 2 Semi-Formal Register · Full Rung 3 Formal Letter Walkthrough · Full Rung 2 Semi-Formal Letter Walkthrough