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First Academy – Why Support it?

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First Academy is the only institute providing examiner grade evaluation for IELTS writing and speaking. With trainers certified by the University of Cambridge, you can be assured of the best in class training – both online and offline. First Academy allows you to attend a free session, and also interact with the trainers before you enroll. How many centres do you think would be confident...

IELTS Coaching – Reading – CLB9

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Getting a CLB9 for immigration will mean that you have to get an 8 in the listening section, and a 7 each in the three remaining sections of the test. In theory, that should not be difficult. In practice however, many fail to reach that target. Those that do not reach the target start believing that they do not have sufficient language skills and hence decide to enroll in a training program...

Reading Sample Question

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There is a lot of stuff happening these days in the English learning scene. Every professional body seems to want an English test tailored for themselves. Enter the OET. An English test designed specifically for medical professionals. The test wants to be up-to-date all the time. so far, it seems to be doing a bang-up job! It has been updated twice in the span of less than two years. These...

OET 2.0

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There is a lot of noise about the changes in the OET. People are worried about new material and new question types. And, like always, there are rumours, mostly perpetrated by money-grubbing scare mongers, about how the new pattern is more challenging than the old one. In here, we will try to put most of those to rest. Are the changes dramatic? In all honesty, not really. The core of the test...

Writing Better

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We get this a lot. Someone walks in and says they have almost aced the IELTS. They got an  overall band of 8, and they are happy in general. But.. If you ask a writer where stories hide, they would say the stories hid in the most familiar place of all – right after that tentative, italicised but. What is the story here? It is a familiar story. A story as old as… well… IELTS. (or...

320+ in GRE

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GRE is a test that is required to get into top universities in the US. Many students try to look for univerities that accept applications and grant admissions without GRE. There is a huge subculture that looks for MS without GRE in the US. And this isn’t good. At least, for the most part, it isnt. What is wrong, one might ask, in going to a university which does not make GRE a requirement...

Can you get a 9 in IELTS?

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I am planning to migrate to Canada 🇨🇦, but I am not able to score in writing ✍️. What do I do? It would be easiest to say, write better. But it would also be the most callous of statements to make. And even more so, if you are among those who have taken the IELTS more than once and are disappointed with your scores. Let us first get to the answer to the question in...

A Band 9 Essay – Teenage years vs. Adult life

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Some people think that the teenage years are the happiest times of most people’s lives. Others think that adult life brings more happiness,  in spite of greater responsibilities. Discuss both these views and give your own opinion. Analysing the question The question is asking you to discuss both the views. So what two views ought to be discussed? One is that teenage years are the happiest...

Want to learn Deutsch?

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Planning to learn German? First, start with what the language is called. Germans don’t call German, German. They call it Deutsch. If you already think you know a bit of the language, check out these 4 questions. Good Luck! or Alles Gute or if you want to go the French way, Bonne Chance! While the best coaching centre for GRE, IELTS, PTE, and OET does not yet teach German, we are definitely...

How well do you know your IELTS?

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Like with any other exam, there are a lot of misconceptions and untruths masquerading as pointers and tips. This short quiz will act as a primer of what is and is not of IELTS. If you have any questions about IELTS, or want to take a free sample exam of IELTS, you could .
Come back to this quiz once more a day before your test to make sure you are not  worrying about things that do not matter.

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