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Be careful with paraphrases. Most words in the key do not need to be

paraphrased.

◾ town center = city center / center of the town (a town is not a city, don’t try to
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◾ road = street (road and street are different)
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◾ housing area = residential area
◾ is located = is situated / lies / is

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Mani kaur says:

October 8, 2018 at 12:56 pm

Hlo mam , Is there any overview for maps and diagrams ?

And mam I really want help regarding my ilets exam which will be on 20 oct and I hope
that u will definitely help me.

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Liz says:
October 8, 2018 at 2:20 pm

All writing task 1 for the academic paper require an overview. See this page:
http://ieltsliz.com/ielts-writing-task-1-lessons-and-tips/

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Moona says:
September 7, 2018 at 10:35 am

Hi Liz,
I scored a straight 8 in all bands and 5.5 in writing, TWICE! .. I’m re-taking the test
for the 3rd time this Saturday and I see no hope .. tips are not helping out

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Liz says:
September 7, 2018 at 1:13 pm

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I suggest you get my Advanced writing task 2 lessons:

http://subscriptions.viddler.com/IELTSLizStore.

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Nick Malkov says:

April 29, 2018 at 7:04 am

hello Liz! How did you figured out that the railway runs through Dartford
exactly from north to south but not vice versa? Will it be counted as a mistake for
example if i write it goes from south to north? and can I use a word small city instead of
town as long as IELTS is so mad about paraphrasing?

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Liz says:
April 29, 2018 at 11:41 am

This in an English language test – we always write “north to south” when

directions are not given. We never write “south to north” unless it is actually specified.
A small city is not a town. A town is a town – it isn’t paraphrased. Paraphrasing is not
about changing all words, it is about knowing when to change a word and when NOT
to change a word.

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Snehalata says:
April 24, 2018 at 9:39 am

Hi liz!!!!!

Thank you for your help

Good work

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Hana says:
April 8, 2018 at 5:17 pm

Is it suitable to use phrasal verb? I don’t think so

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Liz says:
April 8, 2018 at 7:18 pm

Not all phrasal verbs are informal. The majority are and that is why the
general recommendation is not to use them. But this phrasal verb is not informal at all
and it fine to use. If you do not know the difference between informal phrasal verbs
and those suitable for writing, don’t use them at all.

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Akudo Mba says:

May 24, 2017 at 10:25 am

Hello Liz, I must confess that you are doing a fabulous job via your website.
Just had my speaking test in Enugu Nigeria, and these were the questions asked.

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Part 1
JOB
. What do you do?
. Do you love your job?
. Why did you choose that kind of job?
. Do you had a cordial relationship with your colleagues?

BIRTHDAYS
. How often did you celebrate your birthday as a child?
. In your opinion, when is the best time(age) to celebrate one’s birthday (15, 25 or 60)?
.What do you do on your birthdays as an adult?

ADVERTISEMENTS
. Kindly tell me your views about adverts
. What do you think about Internet pop-ups?
. What do you think about adverts on buildings?
. Do television adverts influence your purchasing power?

PART TWO
Cue Card
Talk about a good news you recently received
.who was it about?
.what was is on?
.when and how did you hear about it?
Explain how you felt about it.

. What do you think about sharing good news?

.What is the role of the Internet in sharing news?

PART THREE..
.Do you let others know about your success?
.Talk about the importance of sharing one’s good news
.What effects can good news have on others?
.What do you think about foreign countries sharing their good news?
.How can Nations benefit from the success of others?

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Liz says:
May 24, 2017 at 10:38 am

Thanks for sharing

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Angelie says:
January 16, 2018 at 2:51 pm

Thank u Liz! Godbless

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sahil salhotra says:

December 24, 2016 at 3:13 am

Hello mam,i m not good in reading module

Could you please help me.

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Liz says:
December 24, 2016 at 10:37 am

http://ieltsliz.com/ielts-reading-lessons-information-and-tips/
http://ieltsliz.com/ielts-reading-tips-how-can-i-improve-my-score/

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E.Nikhil says:
September 28, 2016 at 4:57 am

Hello Liz, after the video the link which u have provided for the Band score 9
that is not for MAPS . It contains both pie as well as bar. I cant find the Maps Bandscore
9 . Please help me find the Maps Writing part 1 . Thank you

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Liz says:
September 28, 2016 at 12:43 pm

You can find a model answer for a map on the main page:
http://ieltsliz.com/ielts-writing-task-1-lessons-and-tips/

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E.Nikhil says:
September 28, 2016 at 1:06 pm

Thank you

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Shakhriza says:
September 26, 2016 at 1:08 pm

Hello Liz,
your videos and lessons are incredibly useful for me. I would like to know more
information about writing task 1 models in details. Thanks a lot, Liz you are so easy to
understand. I’m planning to pass my IELTS exam next year in June, so I’m waiting
forward your writing lessons soon:)

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Liz says:
September 27, 2016 at 12:01 pm

Good luck! You’ve got plenty of time to improve your English and also
develop IELTS skills.

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C. says:
June 14, 2016 at 4:28 pm

Dear Liz,

I am a little bit confused , do we have to use the past tense for the writing task 1 and 2 ?
I am truly sorry if you already put the answer on your blog but I can not find it.

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Kind regards

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Liz says:
June 14, 2016 at 8:36 pm

You use whatever tense is suitable. Look at the dates given. If there are no
dates, use the present tense.

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Kim Moreno says:

April 29, 2016 at 1:12 pm

Hello Liz,

I just want to thank you for the big help. Ironically, my part 1 questions for speaking
were your sample questions. Literally, it was the exact sample questions. Good thing, I
was able to read through it and answer them on my own. Anyway, I have one
question though, what will happen if I answer a sentence but wasn’t able to complete it
that I changed the whole sentence to express my point. For example, I don’t think
pollution is…… I stopped from there because I cannot continue with another word. So,
after a short pause, I said, Pollution is very unhealthy. What do you think?

Thanks in advance,
Kim

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Liz says:
April 29, 2016 at 3:03 pm

It will affect your score for fluency if you hesitated and stopped regularly
during your test. If the majority of your test was fluent, don’t worry. That was really
good luck getting the same topic

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Roya says:
April 19, 2016 at 8:53 am

hi
dear liz

there is no video here…. I cant see your video and download it

pleaaazzzzz work on it

thank you so much for your great free lessons

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Liz says:
April 19, 2016 at 11:07 am

To see all my videos, go to my youtube channel:

http://www.youtube.com/user/ieltsliz

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Nikhil says:
March 8, 2016 at 5:03 pm

Hello Liz, Reading seems to be typical for me could you help on these with
three tasks demonstrating

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tejinder singh says:

December 6, 2015 at 12:30 pm

hello miss, i m not perfect to write the task 2.during writing task 2 lot,s of
spelling mistakes.how can remember the difficult spellings.its big problem for me . pls
help me

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Liz says:
December 8, 2015 at 12:12 pm

http://ieltsliz.com/liz-notice-2015-2016/

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watanabe says:
November 10, 2015 at 2:02 pm

Thank for the very useful lessons.I Highly apprecitated !

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mahmoud says:
November 6, 2015 at 1:59 am

Thanks a lot,but what a bout process as writing task 1.

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Liz says:
November 6, 2015 at 12:38 pm

See the writing task 1 page for diagrams.

Liz

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Jennifer says:
October 19, 2015 at 3:52 pm

Thank you Liz for your share.

best regards

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Monika says:
July 1, 2015 at 3:44 am

Hello liz

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Thanks for your help !!

Appreciate it!

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