{"id":71700,"date":"2023-10-31T22:32:52","date_gmt":"2023-10-31T22:32:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.allearsenglish.com\/?p=71700"},"modified":"2023-11-04T20:11:33","modified_gmt":"2023-11-04T20:11:33","slug":"ielts-energy-1325-is-ielts-the-stuff-of-nightmares","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.allearsenglish.com\/ielts-energy-1325-is-ielts-the-stuff-of-nightmares\/","title":{"rendered":"IELTS Energy 1325: Is IELTS the Stuff of Nightmares?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>There&#8217;s a good chance you&#8217;ll use the adjective &#8216;scary&#8217; on IELTS Speaking and Writing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You need higher-scoring ways to say &#8216;scary&#8217; or &#8216;frightening.&#8217;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Today you&#8217;ll learn 4 band 9 ways to say this.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Practice using today&#8217;s vocabulary to boost your IELTS scores! <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:47px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed 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