IELTS Grammar snack: A shocking 97%

IELTS Grammar snack: A shocking 97%

Did you know that uou can use "a/an + adjective" before a statistic to express your reaction to the number?

This technique adds emphasis and helps the listener or reader understand your perspective on the data.

Examples:

  • A staggering 95% of teenagers spend over 4 hours daily on social media.
  • An alarming 62% of young adults report experiencing significant anxiety.
  • A heartening 78% of volunteers say they feel more connected to their community.
  • A disappointing 34% of students complete their language learning goals.
  • An impressive 92% of renewable energy targets were met this year.
  • A troubling 46% of food produced globally goes to waste.
  • A surprising 55% of people have never traveled outside their home country.

Listen to find out how to use this structure in IELTS Academic Writing Task 1 reports.

Get the full document from my daily tip (31st October 2024).

https://app.getbeamer.com/ieltswithfiona/en/halloween-grammar


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IELTS Reading: The Lost City 🇵🇪

IELTS Reading: The Lost City 🇵🇪

Here’s the full blog https://ieltsetc.com/2019/11/ielts-reading-the-lost-city/

22 Marras 201914min

IELTS Reading: Venus in transit 🔭🪐

IELTS Reading: Venus in transit 🔭🪐

This has been on my list of things to do for about a year! Such a tough text but so easy to guess at least half of the answers without a PhD in Astronomy!

15 Marras 201922min

IELTS Reading: Biological control of pests 🦗🐌🐛🦅

IELTS Reading: Biological control of pests 🦗🐌🐛🦅

A truly awful text but totally worth it for the vocab and strategies. Learn how to answer these questions without understanding almost anything 😯!

7 Marras 201926min

IELTS Reading: The truth about the environment 🗺🧯

IELTS Reading: The truth about the environment 🗺🧯

Passage 3 with lots of Vocab you can use in Writing Task 2.

28 Loka 201929min

IELTS listening: 🌊Marine renewable energy (Ocean Energy)

IELTS listening: 🌊Marine renewable energy (Ocean Energy)

A fabulous Part 4 Listening with tons of Vocab and expressions useful for both Task 1 Writing ✍🏽 (processes) and Task 2 Writing ✍🏽.

21 Loka 201926min

IELTS Tips: What to do when you hit a plateau ⛰

IELTS Tips: What to do when you hit a plateau ⛰

Have you hit a plateau with IELTS? Are you stuck at the same band despite studying really hard? I’ve done some research and condensed it into this 40-minute episode so that you can push yourself to the next level.

11 Loka 201937min

IELTS GT Reading: Out of the ashes 🔥🔥🔥

IELTS GT Reading: Out of the ashes 🔥🔥🔥

Passage 3 about the restoration of an 18th century house which caught fire. Excellent for Vocab about Buildings (Day 8 in the Vocab Course).

4 Loka 201927min

IELTS Reading: Endless Harvest 🐟🐟🐟

IELTS Reading: Endless Harvest 🐟🐟🐟

Academic Passage 2 about over-fishing, commercial fishing, sustainable fishing and environmental responsibility. T/F/NG.

28 Syys 201928min

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