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3 min read · 09 Feb 2022

Feb 2022 - IELTS Writing Band 9 Response

Here is an actual Band 9 response for one of the latest IELTS questions. Appeared in February 2022 IELTS Exam.

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4 min read · 07 Feb 2022

Part 7 of 8 | 120 High Scoring Words

That's a 💯! With this word list, your vocabulary is already more than 100 words strong! Go use it and conquer your exam...

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4 min read · 06 Feb 2022

Part 6 of 8 | 120 High Scoring Words

You are into the nervous 90s. And almost at the end of the list. We hope the journey has been both exciting and enlighte...

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4 min read · 06 Feb 2022

Part 8 of 8 | 120 High Scoring Words

This is the final installment of the high-scoring words! Here is wishing you all the success in any exams you may take!...

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4 min read · 03 Feb 2022

Part 5 of 8 | 120 High Scoring Words

Complete this list, and you would have learnt almost 75 words of the 120. You must already be well on your way to gettin...

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4 min read · 02 Feb 2022

Part 4 of 8 | 120 High Scoring Words

Halfway through the list of words that every English test taker needs to know, we look at a few commonly used words like...

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4 min read · 01 Feb 2022

Part 3 of 8 | 120 High Scoring Words

The third installment of the series on words that you must absolutely know before you register for any English test like...

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4 min read · 03 Jan 2022

Part 2 of 8 | 120 High Scoring Words

The second installment of the series on high-scoring, high-frequency words that you come across in a host of English tes...

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4 min read · 03 Jan 2022

Part 1 of 8 | 120 High Scoring Words

There are some words that you will need to be proficient in to get a good score in all areas of the test. Here is a list...

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