Tag: english

  • Understanding Different Rhetorical Preferences between English and Indonesian

    Indonesian IELTS candidates are categorised into EFL learners, i.e. they learn English as a foreign language. A number of Indonesian EFL learners struggle with IELTS despite the fact that they have completed their university or tertiary education. This article discusses different rhetorical preferences between English and Indonesian. Rhetoric means ways of effective communication, including in…

  • Top 7 Idioms for Ultimate Awesomeness in IELTS Speaking

    We would like to thank friends of Planet English from Indonesia and Malaysia for the engagement in our previous blog post named Top 9 Idioms for IELTS Speaking Band 7.0. Let’s learn 7 other English idioms which have equal translation in Indonesian: Do you know that Indonesian and Malay are fundamentally the same language of…

  • How to Score Lower in Your IELTS Speaking and Writing

    IELTS will assess a formal domain of English in both written and spoken communication. Therefore, candidates are encouraged to use more advanced vocabulary. To score lower in both IELTS Academic and General Training, you can use non-standard English words such as “gonna” and “wanna” in your responses. “Wanna” is a short form of “want to”…