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You don’t need to understand every word you read.

One of the biggest mistakes we make in an exam is treating every unfamiliar word like an emergency. We stop. We reread. We try to remember the meaning. And before we know it, we’ve spent 40 seconds on one word.

The real skill isn’t knowing every word.

It’s knowing **what to do when you don’t know one.**

And that’s exactly what we’re going to practise.

You've put in the hours, the money, the effort into your English prep, and you still walk away with just a score. Here's the truth most people miss while they're stuck in reading, listening, writing, speaking mode: IELTS is not just English. 🎧

This is the first snippet from English Heart to Heart, a new series where we go beyond the technicalities of the test and talk about what actually moves the needle. More coming soon 🤍

English didn't invent most of its words. It collected them. 🌍

French gave us restaurant and ballet. German gave us kindergarten. And Hindi gave us shampoo, bungalow, pyjama, jungle, and khaki.

That's why English has one of the biggest vocabularies in the world. It's not one language, it's a mix of many.

What's an English word that came from another language? Drop it below 👇

IELTS Reading doesn’t have to improve only through practice tests.

Spend just 10–15 minutes a day reading research-based articles on topics like archaeology, history, science, and the environment. These are the same kinds of subjects that often appear in IELTS Reading passages.

The more comfortable your brain becomes with complex texts, the easier IELTS passages start to feel.

Save this tip, share it with someone preparing for IELTS, and follow for more practical strategies.

Falling in love with learning changes everything.

Cramming for an exam? You'll freeze the moment you walk in. But when you start seeing English as something to fall in love with - not something to memorize - everything shifts. Give it a month. You'll be writing without thinking, speaking without blinking.

This is what English Heart to Heart is all about. Full episode on link in bio🎬

Prefix can fix it all!
Sometime when you get stuck at a word an try to undertsnad the meaning, first look at its prefix!

Most students read the question. Very few actually decode it.

Cambridge IELTS 20 has some interesting Writing Task 2 questions that quietly encourage a more structured way of planning your essay.

💬 Have you started practicing with Cambridge IELTS 20 yet?

Most students don't lose marks because they can't write.
They lose marks because they answer the wrong question.

This Cambridge IELTS 20 Writing Task 2 looks like a regular discussion essay at first glance—but if you read it carefully, the question already gives you a structure to follow.

In this video, I break down:
• How to identify the real task
• How to structure your essay naturally
• What a Band 7 sample essay does well (according to Cambridge)
• And why decoding Cambridge books is one of the smartest ways to prepare.

Stop memorizing templates. Start reading the question properly.

If you're taking IELTS on Computer, these writing tips can save you valuable minutes on test day.

Which format are you taking, Computer or Paper?