IELTS With James

Understand the Tense of the Question before you Speak The IELTS examiner's job is to test your language skills,   fluency and your ability to communicate .  Your knowledge is not assessed by the examiner but it does not mean you can talk nonsense. There is something more important than this. It is the tense used in  the question.   Now, look at these two questions:  Describe a garden you visited regularly in your childhood - where it is located - how did it look like - what kind of visitors came there - explain why you liked it Describe a beautiful garden that you like  - where it is - what you can see there - what people do there - explain why you like it The first question is in the past tense and the other one  should be presented in the present tense. Candidates in India were given the first topic on September 9 and 15. ieltsjamespete@gmail.com

 Favourite  Movie: Chemmeen   My favourite movie is a classic Malayalam film which is titled Chemmeen. Chemmeen in the vernacular language means the prawn in English. This movie is a romantic drama thriller based on the novel of the same name by renowned writer Thakazhi Sivasankara Pillai. It was directed by Ramu Kariat. The movie won the First President's Award for the best Indian movie. I think I watched this movie for the first time, about ten years ago... and it was on television. The movie was originally released some four decades ago,  and I was not even born yet....  but it is regarded as an evergreen classic movie by all age groups in my homeland. The movie tells the story of the intense passions of two lovers who belonged to two social classes... The drama of the movie is built upon (based on) triangular love. Karuthamma, the daughter of an ambitious fisherman falls in love with Pareekutty, the son of a rich fish trader. Karuth...

IELTS Questions: Qualities of a Language Teacher  A recent question in the Part 3 Section of the Speaking test was:   What are the qualities of a language teacher?  Sample Answer: A good language teacher should be proficient in the language and at the same time, he or she must possess good teaching skills.….Learning a language, especially a foreign language,  can be a difficult task for many learners. A good teacher will have to use several different learning methods to help the students…because… some learn by hearing, some by seeing and some by speaking. ieltsjamespete@gmail.com