These are very common mistakes<\/a> that students make all the time!<\/p>\n You hear these all the time!<\/p>\n Present participles<\/strong>: verb + ing<\/p>\n If you\u2019re describing something outside yourself, use the -ing ending.<\/p>\n Past participles<\/strong>: verb + ed<\/p>\n If you\u2019re describing a feeling, use the -ed ending.<\/p>\n In our personal coach classes, we tell students all the time that they need more adjectives!<\/a><\/p>\n You need high level adjectives to get a 7 or higher on both IELTS Speaking and Writing.<\/p>\n Students don\u2019t often use past and present participles as adjectives, so it is less common and, therefore, high level!<\/a><\/p>\n We do hear students use amazing as an adjective.<\/a><\/p>\n However, we rarely hear students use the past participle, amazed, as an adjective.<\/p>\n This will boost your Vocabulary score!<\/a><\/p>\n 100% Score Increase Guarantee with our Insider Method<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n Are you ready to move past IELTS and move forward with your life vision?<\/strong><\/p>\n Find out why our strategies are the most powerful in the IELTS world.<\/strong><\/p>\n When you use our Insider Method you avoid the BIGGEST MISTAKES that most students make on IELTS<\/strong>.<\/p>\n Click here to get a score increase on IELTS. It\u2019s 100% guaranteed.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n We hear this when people first meet as a parallel for, \u201cNice to meet you.\u201d<\/p>\n Charmed, I\u2019m sure.<\/p>\n Use it to quote someone when describing first meeting them.<\/p>\n I remember meeting my best friend, Fiona, when I was 16. <\/p>\n When I met her, she introduced herself and said, \u201cCharmed to meet you.\u201d <\/p>\n I thought, this girl is interesting! <\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n Charming<\/strong>: nice, pleasant<\/p>\n You can use this word to replace the band 6 word \u201cnice.\u201d<\/p>\n This can become confusing, because we also use \u201ccharming\u201d to describe a person\u2019s personality.<\/a><\/p>\n Be sure to differentiate that you\u2019re not describing how the person feels.<\/p>\n Instead, you\u2019re talking about their personality.<\/p>\n Don\u2019t forget:<\/p>\n We hear students use the word disgusting to describe something gross.<\/p>\n However, we don\u2019t often hear students use \u201cdisgusted\u201d as an adjective.<\/p>\n I was disgusted when she ate food with her mouth open.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n You may get a question about pet peeves, problems or why you don\u2019t like something.<\/a><\/p>\n I have a disgusting roommate.<\/p>\n I feel disgusted every time I walk through the door.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n Task 1 letters<\/a> often ask you to address a complaint.<\/p>\n This is a great, high level way to do this!<\/p>\n I was disgusted by the way the flight attendant treated me.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n You should use present and past participles as adjectives on the IELTS exam!<\/p>\n Don\u2019t let the -ed and -ing endings confuse you because they look like verbs.<\/p>\n Practice using these so you can use them naturally on both Speaking and Writing.<\/p>\n And don\u2019t miss our webclass happening October 24 and 26.<\/a><\/p>\n We\u2019re going to share insider Examiner tips to level up your IELTS Writing<\/a>!<\/p>\n It is live and won\u2019t be recorded, so you have to attend in person.<\/p>\nUse past participles and present participles as adjectives<\/strong>!<\/h3>\n
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