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Writing

Writing Task 1 β€” General Training Letters

The three registers, how to read the bullet points, opening and closing formulas, and a full worked letter at Band 8.

PDF Β· 8 pages
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Writing Task 2 β€” The Five Essay Types

Identifying the question type, thesis statements, paragraph architecture, and the planning method that fits 40 minutes.

PDF Β· 9 pages
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Reading

Reading β€” Question Types & Timing

All eleven GT question types, skimming and scanning drills, distractor traps, and a section-by-section time plan.

PDF Β· 7 pages
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Listening

Listening β€” The Four Parts Decoded

Prediction technique, spelling and number traps, accent exposure, and transfer-time discipline.

PDF Β· 6 pages
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Speaking

Speaking β€” Parts 1 to 3

The cue card method, extending answers naturally, useful fillers, and pronunciation features that carry marks.

PDF Β· 8 pages
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Grammar & Language

Grammar Essentials for Band 7+

Tenses, articles, subject–verb agreement, and building complex sentences without breaking them.

PDF Β· 10 pages
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Punctuation That Costs You Marks

Commas, semicolons, apostrophes and capitalisation β€” the specific errors examiners penalise most often.

PDF Β· 7 pages
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Linking Words & Cohesion Bank

Cohesive devices grouped by function, with a warning list of the overused connectors that flatten your score.

PDF Β· 8 pages
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Exam Strategy

Band Descriptors Decoded

What examiners actually mark, with Band 6 / 7 / 8 answers set side by side so you can see the difference.

PDF Β· 7 pages
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Exam Day Do's and Don'ts

Documents, timing, answer sheet rules and the avoidable mistakes that cost candidates half a band.

PDF Β· 5 pages
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