How to become an academic writer:
IELTS Task 2 Writing
Welcome to the path to a new you!
Your Skills, Study plan, future success and high band score happen here.
Upgrade your exam skills with proven strategies and real Western academic logic for IELTS and university.
Do you know why writing essays is so important in Western education?
Have you ever heard someone express their ideas to you, and you had no idea what they meant?
Maybe you understood them but the ideas made no sense to you.
If you can’t understand someone, you can’t give them a job, contract, project, follow their ideas or even give them a high level of respect.
Your ability to express and explain your opinion directly determines how much respect people give you.
Clearly expressed reasons for your arguments
On these pages, you will become a confident academic writer and thinker.
You can and will learn how to give the reasons for your opinion and people will respect and follow you. That’s why we write essays, it’s practice for getting what you want. IELTS academic writers are confident.
In life, you don’t know exactly what rules someone has. They have their own rules. Luckily, in IELTS, there are very clear rules an examiner must follow. Let me be clear, MUST FOLLOW. They are called ‘Band Descriptors’.
Winning the game: High band score
These pages show you exactly how to meet all of the examiner requirements, and to impress the examiner with university-level thinking and writing, preparing you for university.
How we win.
All that learning is here for you. You don’t need expensive courses. Study these pages below, follow the study plan and pay for an essay assessment when you feel you are ready. For a relatively low price, I’ll give you clear direction as to where to improve, backed by my 25 years of IELTS teaching, University of Cambridge degree, PGCE and Trinity Diploma in TESOL.
Our path together
Why is all this so inexpensive? My personal goal is to make enough money to live well and help you achieve your goals. Hopefully, you will become a friend too, and we can keep in touch!
Dirty IELTS Industry/teacher secrets
IELTS teachers online look professional, but I will show you how they use marketing to trick you into buying their course. I’ll also show you how their teaching and sample essays are academically weak, leaving you missing skills you need for university.
Our Mission: making you a confident academic writer
We are going to upgrade your skills, turn you into a strong writer and not only smash your exam but propel you into university with 70% of the skills you need to thrive. (Basically, the only part I don’t teach here, yet, is research and referencing, but if that’s all you need to learn at university, you are going to have an easy time!)
Small example of IDP’s academic level.
Below is an academic assessment of IDP’s writing advice. See how it keeps you at an average score and doesn’t prepare you for university, and what to do about it.
Submit and essay to find out what weak areas you have, and the pages in the site to study.
Your IELTS Study Plan
- Go through the ‘education pages. (Link to page 1)
- Submit 1 essay to check your learning.
- Go through the other topics and you will have learned all of the Band Descriptor points required for IELTS writing.
Education Agree/Disagree essay model and notes.
The Path to Institutional Authority
- Step 1: The Blueprint
- Action: Understanding the 4 Descriptors and Western Logic.
- Result: Confusion ends. The “Rules of the Game” are clear.
- Step 2: The Logic Installation
- Action: Moving from “Paraphrasing” to “Thematic Framing.”
- Result: Authority is established. The examiner starts reading, not just marking.
- Step 3: The Refined Audit
- Action: 1:1 Expert Feedback (The “Meat and Potatoes”).
- Result: The 6.5 Plateau is shattered. Band 7+ Success.
Geoffrey Currie
University of Cambridge graduate
25years of IELTS teaching experience
PGCE: Post Graduate Certificate in Education
Trinity Diploma TESOL
I transitioned from traditional teaching to a logic-governed system because I saw too many bright students capped at Band 6.5 by rigid templates.
Over 25 years, I have helped thousands of students move beyond ‘test-taker’ status into high-level academic and professional careers in the UK and beyond.
I don’t teach you to pass a test; I install the academic competence required to thrive in any Western institution.