If you’re looking for some quick and easy ways to boost your vocabulary visit Ted.com and listen to some talks on a whole range of topics. You’ll find that this is a quick way to build up your vocabulary, gain access to a variety of English accents and to think about topics you may have…
Let’s face it, when the sun’s out and everyone’s enjoying the beautiful weather it’s hard to study. Last week many people found it difficult to get motivated to study. With lots of uni assignments due at the moment and many people spending long hours at work, it can also be hard to know what to actually…
Whoever you are, wherever you may be and however successful you have been in your life, you may be finding it hard to take the next step forward as quickly as you want. Don’t let stress take over. This week, find a place outside, maybe in a garden or at the beach and take…
We just completed a survey of Getting Ahead Australia’s successful IELTS candidates. Here’s what we found out: Over 85% of successful clients said that achieving the scores they needed in IELTS had helped them continue their studies, get their visas or PR and fulfil their dreams. Over 75% of respondents from more than 8 different…
To improve your pronunciation, practice reading sentences aloud daily and time yourself – try to slow down and pronounce each word correctly as you’ll probably find you can still complete the task in 40 seconds or less. Focus on using all the information you’re given when you have to describe a graph/image – use your…
Getting a high score in the IELTS Writing Test can be hard. By focusing on improving your planning skills you can achieve the scores you need. As you’ll probably know by now just being good at English is not always enough to get a high score in IELTS, you also need to understand how the…
Be clear about your goals – do you know what you want to achieve from your job search? Do you have goals for each week/month/year? Be serious about searching for opportunities – replying to job ads is a good 1st step but make sure to be proactive too by attending networking activities and increasing your…
Do your research – whether you’ve got a day or a week to prepare for your interview you should still try to find out as much about the company as you can beforehand What does the company do? Who works there? Have they appeared in the media? Why? Prepare some answers – to help the…
We often get asked by people if we have hot tips on how to get better results in IELTS, PTE or getting a better job. In our experience this varies from person to person, however there are some common things that benefit everyone, so we’ve decided to run a series of blog posts with our…
We often get asked by people if we have hot tips on how to get better results in IELTS, PTE or getting a better job. In our experience this varies from person to person, however there are some common things that benefit everyone, so we’ve decided to run a series of blog posts with our…
