In today's episode I look at the following IELTS task 2 question and generate ideas.

Young people who commit crimes should be treated the same as adults by the authorities.

To what extent do you agree or disagree

What ideas do you have? Let me know in the comment.

In today's episode I talk about a difficult discuss both views essay which students usually get wrong.

The question is:

Some people feel the best way to reduce the number of accidents on the road is to further limit the speed of vehicles. Others think that there are better ways to tackle this issues.

Discuss both views and give your own opinion.

The first problem students have is that they don't realise that 'to further limit the speed of vehicles' means to lower the current speed limit. They will talk about introducing a speed limit to reduce accidents, but that isn't the question.

The second problem is ignoring the words 'the best' and 'better ways'.

Listen as I explain why these words are important, and how I thought of my ideas.

Don't forget to comment and let me know what your ideas for this question might be.

Welcome to my new podcast! We're here to talk about IELTS and anything else we want to talk about!

In this first episode, I talk about the new IELTS Online exam and share some of the differences between the paper based exam and computer-delivered exam.

Hope you enjoy it!