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The 10 Best IELTS Preparation Books

By Eliot Friesen In: IELTS Books

Looking for the best IELTS preparation books? We've compiled the best IELTS books and resources (including free IELTS resources)!

How to Teach IELTS: Lesson Plan Resources for Teachers

By Rachel Kapelke-Dale In: IELTS Resources

Are you teaching IELTS for the first time? In addition to knowing how to teach IELTS, you'll also need IELTS lesson plans for teachers and IELTS teaching resources to share with your students. You'll find it all in this post: from how to teach IELTS speaking, reading, writing and listening, to IELTS teaching tips!

Free IELTS eBook: Complete Guide to the IELTS Exam

By Rita Neumann In: IELTS Books

Working on IELTS prep? Check out the Magoosh IELTS guide for your complete guide to IELTS prep, all in one free IELTS eBook!

IELTS Podcast (Ep. 27) | 6 Useful Sentence Patterns to Improve Your IELTS Writing

By Molly Kiefer In: IELTS Podcasts

6 Useful Sentence Patterns to Improve Your IELTS Writing Listen and subscribe on iTunes or Stitcher. Or listen right here: In this episode, Eliot and Naomi talk about a very important IELTS Writing skill: Sentence Construction. They’ll cover: Powerful sentence patterns Using sentence patterns to improve your writing If you like this lesson, please subscribe […]

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IELTS Podcast (Ep. 1) | Vocabulary Lesson 1: Information

By Molly Kiefer In: IELTS Podcasts

Vocabulary Lesson 1: Information Listen and subscribe on iTunes or Stitcher. Or listen right here: In this episode of the Magoosh IELTS podcast, your teacher Eliot Friesen explains how to use four words all related to giving and receiving information: Interpret, Assume, Perceive, and React. You’ll see this vocabulary in the reading passages on your IELTS […]

The Best Apps for IELTS Students

By David Recine In: IELTS Apps

Test prep and language learning really has gone mobile. But what are the best apps for IELTS students? We answer that question here.

Most Recent IELTS Resources

Present Simple Tense: How and When to Use It

By Jake Pool In: English Learning

This article focuses on the present simple tense, one of the 12 English verb tenses. Read on to learn how and when to use it!

Past Perfect Tense: How and When to Use It

By Jake Pool In: English Learning

This article focuses on the past perfect tense, one of the 12 English verb tenses. Read on to learn how and when to use it!

Future Perfect Tense: How and When to Use It

By Jake Pool In: English Learning

This article focuses on the future perfect tense, one of the 12 English verb tenses. Read on to learn how and when to use it!

Past Continuous Tense: How and When to Use It

By Jake Pool In: English Learning

This article focuses on the past continuous tense, one of the 12 English verb tenses. Read on to learn how and when to use it!

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Past Simple Tense: How and When to Use It

By Jake Pool In: English Learning

This article focuses on the past simple tense, one of the 12 English verb tenses. Read on to learn how and when to use it!

Future Perfect Continuous Tense: How and When to Use It

By Jake Pool In: English Learning

This article focuses on the future perfect continuous tense, one of the 12 English verb tenses. Read on to learn how and when to use it!

Future Simple Tense: How and When to Use It

By Jake Pool In: English Learning

This article focuses on the future simple tense, one of the 12 English verb tenses. Read on to learn how and when to use it!

Future Continuous Tense: How and When to Use It

By Jake Pool In: English Learning

This article focuses on the future continuous tense, one of the 12 English verb tenses. Read on to learn how and when to use it!

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Present Perfect Continuous Tense: How and When to Use It

By Jake Pool In: English Learning

This article focuses on the present perfect continuous tense, one of the 12 English verb tenses. Read on to learn how and when to use it!

Past Perfect Continuous Tense: How and When to Use It

By Jake Pool In: English Learning

This article focuses on the past perfect continuous tense, one of the 12 English verb tenses. Read on to learn how and when to use it!

Future in the Past Tense: How and When to Use It

By Jake Pool In: English Learning

In this article, we cover the future in the past - including how to use it within English conversation and example sentences.

Present Perfect Tense: How and When to Use It

By Jake Pool In: English Learning

This article focuses on the present perfect tense, one of the 12 English verb tenses. Read on to learn how and when to use this tense!

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Present Continuous Tense: How and When to Use It

By Jake Pool In: English Learning

This article focuses on the present continuous tense, one of the 12 English verb tenses. Read on to learn how and when to use this tense!

English Intonation: Stressed and Unstressed Syllables

By Matthew Jones In: English Learning

English intonation is linked to stressed and unstressed syllables. In this guide, we will teach you how to use intonation in English!

10 English Speaking Apps for Non-Native Speakers

By Matthew Jones In: English Learning

In this post, we'll go over the best English speaking apps, including the pros and cons of each app and how it can help your learning!

10 Conversation Topics for Adults Learning English

By Matthew Jones In: English Learning

In order to spice up your next English conversation, let’s look at 10 engaging conversation topics for adults learning English!

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