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Irina Lutsenko 

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IELTS writing - passionately and professionally
By an inspiring, focused, and dynamic teacher with a few bragging rights:
- Degree in teaching English and 22 years of experience
- IELTS Academic 9 x4, Writing 8.5 x3
- CPE A x2
- Alumna of three American exchange programs, one year with University of New Haven as an instructor and a student (CT, USA) 💎
- Speaker at TESOL 2024 International Convention and Expo (Florida, USA)
- Regular speaker at Russian ELT conferences. 
A passionate writer, I write tirelessly and empower students to do so—from IELTS to novels. 
💜 Meet me on this awesome podcast: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ly7ZbJUBfYc
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Sep 12 2025 10:59

Can you use my IELTS materials?

I have written and shared oodles of IELTS materials - models answers, worksheets, explanations, you name it.
Some are behind the paywall. Some are available for free. So, sometimes other instructors ask me, "Irina, can I use your IELTS materials in my classes?" 
I answer, "Yes, but please credit them to me: add my name and the link to my social media when you use them." And I always add, "Do this for everyone, not just me." 
This is just good practice. Find something you like? Share the creator's name and socials. 
Jun 26 09:58
IELTS Writing Task 1: A flow chart — quite a rare thing in IELTS
When it comes to the remaining purposes, such as placed orders or product issues, the protocol of handling calls implies three possible ...
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Jun 23 20:16

#IELTS writing: idiomatic items

 
If you've scrutinized the band descriptors, you will have seen the word "idiomatic." The screenshot shows "Lexical Resource" band 8.
Don't let "idiomatic" confuse you. This word does not mean "using idioms." Or rather — it does not mean just that.
Make sure you know the second meaning:
1. Collins dictionary: idiomatic = using words in a way that sounds natural to native speakers of the language
2. Cambridge dictionary: idiomatic = containing expressions that are natural and correct
Some examples from IELTS Writing Task 1:
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Jun 23 16:10
IELTS Writing Task 1: a table with two types of data — employees and factories 👷‍♂👷‍♂
"As was the case with the total, the figure for men almost halved by 1871 ..."
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Jun 17 15:28
Unusual IELTS Writing Task 1: a PDF with answers for 10 tasks from real tests
Unusual IELTS Writing Task 1: a PDF with answers for 10 tasks from real tests
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Jun 16 13:41

IELTS Writing Task 1 overview: how many sentences?

As is often the case, this post is based on a question by a student. The student saw a claim online that the overview must be two sentences and asked me for clarification. 
Unfortunately, it's not that simple. The number of sentences is not a reliable metric. 
Compare these two overviews: 
1. Overall, life expectancy varied significantly across the given countries in 2008. However, it became longer in all over the 55 years. 
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Jun 16 13:38
IELTS Writing Task 2: a recent exam: ultimate purpose of wealth 💶💷
The 21st century has witnessed an unprecedented accumulation of individual wealth, giving rise to debates on what purposes wealth can ... 
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Jun 11 11:30

#IELTS Writing Task 2: "advertisement" or synonyms for words that don't have synonyms

Some words don't really have good synonyms -- and that's OK. 
Three things you can do with them in an IELTS answer are: 
- repeat the word (nothing wrong with some repetitions); epeat the w
- use ellipsis; 
- use substitution. 
And here two more things you can do. 
Let's use this topic as a source of examples: "Advertisements are becoming more and more common in our daily lives. Is it a positive or negative development?"
How can you avoid repeating "advertisement"? ("Advert" and "ad" are not it.)
1️⃣ Take one step down
What are some specific examples of advertisements? 
- a commercial (only on radio, TV, or podcast)
- a banner (only for web pages) 
- a host-read / host-read segment (when, say, an influencer, reads a script about a product on their show) 
- a brand ambassador (a person, usually a celebrity, who represents the brand) 
Of course, these words have specific meanings, so you can't just use them interchangeably with "advertisement," but they will help you avoid repetitions and fill your essay with topic-specific lexis. 
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Jun 10 22:36
IELTS Writing Task 1: A very unusual task: Horse evolution 🐴
"It is at this stage that the feet started acquiring the shape of a hoof: several digits merged into one, ..."
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May 29 09:37
IELTS Writing Task 1: a very unusual task 🌷
"Inside the trap lobes are trigger hairs – hairs that are sensitive to being disturbed."
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