Keith O'Hare

Keith O’Hare, English teacher and founder of Keith Speaking Academy. Trinity Diploma in TESOL and an MSc in Digital Education (UK). Over 40,000 learners have taken his online courses.

How to Break Through to Band 7 in IELTS Speaking

How to Break Through to Band 7 in IELTS Speaking

Table of Contents Are you stuck at Band 6 in IELTS Speaking—even though you feel your English is better than that? This is a common and frustrating situation. You may understand advanced English, know plenty of vocabulary and communicate comfortably in everyday life. Yet when you take the IELTS test, your Speaking score remains at

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English Shadowing Isn't Enough: Try These 3 Fluency Drills First

English Shadowing Isn’t Enough: Try These 3 Fluency Drills First

👇 Take this lesson with you! 👇 Download PDF Now! Table of Contents When you speak English, do you sound slow, flat or even robotic? If so, this lesson will help you. Many students work on improving fluency and intonation with shadowing: listening to a native or fluent speaker and speaking along with them, trying

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Airport English

English at the Airport | 30 Useful Phrases for Your Next Flight

👇 Take this lesson with you! 👇 Download PDF Now! Table of Contents Travelling through an airport in English can be stressful. What should you say at check-in? What will the security officer ask you? And how do you find the right boarding gate? In this beginner English lesson, you’ll learn the most useful airport

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Improve IELTS Speaking Answers

How to Improve IELTS Speaking Part 1 Answers: 4 Simple Steps

👇 Take this lesson with you! 👇 Download PDF Now! Table of Contents The first few minutes of the IELTS Speaking test are more important than many students realise. Part 1 is your chance to make a strong first impression. The questions are simple and familiar, but many candidates lose marks because of the way

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Travel English for Beginners: Airport, Taxi and Hotel Phrases

👇 Take this lesson with you! 👇 Download PDF Now! Table of Contents Travelling to a new country can be exciting. Maybe you need to speak English. How exciting! In this post, you will learn simple travel English for beginners. We will look at: Airport English Taxi English Hotel English Let’s begin! Step 1: At

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Mistake

The #1 Mistake New IELTS Students Make: Speaking Like an Essay

👇 Take this lesson with you! 👇 Download PDF Now! Table of Contents Many students preparing for IELTS Speaking make the same mistake. They try too hard to sound formal. They learn advanced vocabulary, memorise academic phrases, and use language that sounds more suitable for an IELTS Writing essay than a real conversation. The problem?

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How May Improved from Band 5.5 to Band 8 in IELTS Speaking

Student Overview Starting level: Band 5.5 Target: Band 8 in IELTS Speaking for career development and future migration opportunities Biggest challenge: Nervousness during speaking, pronunciation difficulties, thinking in her mother tongue, and balancing IELTS preparation with shift work as a nurse What helped most: Daily English immersion, structured practice from the Gold Course, recording and

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Avoid These Mistakes in IELTS Speaking!

Discover the most common mistakes in IELTS Speaking and what to do instead so you can improve your score!

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