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Listening for directions

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When was the last time you told someone the right way of reaching at a place or asked for directions.Well if you've been like me referring too often to google map for navigation and find maps and directions based listening questions hard to understand then this blog will definitely be helpful Maps and directions based questions could be challenging for candidates who have trouble in comprehending  audio cues, these require not only good listening skills but speed and visualisation. There are two ways in which map or plan based questions are asked in the exam. The image below shows different locations from A-I which have to be marked on the map The second way is to mark possible answers A-I on the map,based on questions asked               (Th e quality of these images is not up to mark but the aim is to give you an idea of the                        ...

Examples and why they are important

Have you've been struggling to substantiate your IELTS essay with examples.Let us look at some ways of how you can do it. IELTS Writing Task 2 asks the candidate to support the answer with examples and this at times can be quite challenging as thinking of a good example that too in a situation when time is ticking could be tough So how to go about it!!!well the key to this lies in your preparation. A lot of candidates while preparing focus too much on developing their vocabulary and learning how to write complex sentences that they ignore this vital aspect of IELTS essay.It is very important that you read a lot and enrich yourself in the prep stage so that you have some basic idea about various topics and do qnot find yourself confused and puzzled in your exam. What kind of example should you put well it's  important that you refrain from writing personal examples and do not give vague facts in your essay by quoting figures of some research or study. This is the biggest flaw I...