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Best Blogs –Part 1 of 2

Best Blogs –Part 1 of 2

by Fatime Losonci | general, IELTS listening sub-skills, IELTS reading sub-skills, IELTS speaking sub-skills, IELTS writing sub-skills

Thinking and writing are really connected for me. And perhaps you’ve noticed that I like to think (=write…) about  • IELTS Listening SUB-SKILLS • IELTS Reading SUB-SKILLS • IELTS Writing SUB-SKILLS • IELTS Speaking SUB-SKILL –obviously… 😀 as...
Teaching IELTS Productive Skills

Teaching IELTS Productive Skills

by Fatime Losonci | IELTS speaking sub-skills, IELTS writing sub-skills

Want to become better at teaching the PRODUCTIVE skills (i.e. writing and speaking) for IELTS? Then you might find this conversation inspirational! — — Hi. I’m Fatime. I’m an IELTS Teacher Trainer, helping CELTA-qualified English language...
Why Teaching Skills Is More Challenging than Grammar or Vocabulary

Why Teaching Skills Is More Challenging than Grammar or Vocabulary

by Fatime Losonci | CPD, general, IELTS listening sub-skills, IELTS reading sub-skills, IELTS speaking sub-skills, IELTS writing sub-skills

Grammar is not a SKILL! Chat GPT doesn’t seem to know this (yet), but if you teach #IELTS, I hope you do! And teaching skills is more challenging than grammar or vocabulary… Here is why: — — Hi. I’m Fatime. I’m an IELTS Teacher...
How to Teach Skills for IELTS

How to Teach Skills for IELTS

by Fatime Losonci | CPD, general, IELTS listening sub-skills, IELTS reading sub-skills, IELTS speaking sub-skills, IELTS writing sub-skills, lesson planning

Here is my talk with @Billie Jago of @ELTcpd on “How to Teach Skills for IELTS”. Have you watched it yet? What was YOUR biggest takeaway? — — Hi. I’m Fatime. I’m an IELTS Teacher Trainer, helping CELTA-qualified...
Appropriacy in IELTS

Appropriacy in IELTS

by Fatime | feedback, IELTS speaking sub-skills, IELTS writing sub-skills

A while back I asked on LinkedIn if you had any fun stories about IELTS learners struggling with issues of INAPPROPRIACY in the PRODUCTIVE skills (i.e. speaking and writing). And I got some hilarious responses, including • “I got an ‘In sympathy’...
How to Teach IELTS Speaking –A Sample

How to Teach IELTS Speaking –A Sample

by Fatime Losonci | IELTS speaking sub-skills

Do your IELTS students also think that PRONUNCIATION= individual sounds (only)? Then here’s an exercise you might want to try with them, to help them notice SENTENCE STRESS. 😉 (Answer key: 1 b 2 a 3 a 4 c 5 a) — — Hi. I’m Fatime. I’m an...
In the Saddle

In the Saddle

by Fatime Losonci | IELTS listening sub-skills, IELTS reading sub-skills, IELTS speaking sub-skills, IELTS writing sub-skills

I’m FORTY years YOUNG! :O (Or as my Irish friends would say, I’m officially FARTY). 😀 😀 How did this happen?! :O (–becoming 40, I mean)  … Here’s a picture of me, about 10x younger, already ‘in the saddle’, but not writing...
Birthday Bundle

Birthday Bundle

by Fatime Losonci | IELTS listening sub-skills, IELTS reading sub-skills, IELTS speaking sub-skills, IELTS writing sub-skills

Have you heard?! ALL 7 of my IELTS teacher training books are on SALE as of today, for 10 days (until the 24 Dec 2022)!  Some of this content is normally EXCLUSIVE to my Bootcamp only (which is why you won’t find Listening, Reading, or Speaking on Amazon either,...
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