Getting the grade you need
If you are out of your depth, you are in a situation which is difficult for you. You might be in a postion where you are expected to have some answers, knowledge or expertise but you haven’t got any of them.
I am used to teaching adults but I was out of my depth when I had to teach a class of children.
We use the expression “let’s face it” when we need to accept the truth or facts.
Let’s face it. You are not going to improve your English if you don’t study.
You might use this expression to show that the facts or the truth are obvious and need to be accepted without a struggle or an argument.
Let’s face facts. IELTS success takes hard work.
When you play football (soccer) and you kick the ball into your own net, you score an own goal. If we do something that we hope will benefit us but it actually makes the situation worse, we score an own goal.
My boss has scored an own goal by stopping us eat at our desks. Nobody does any work during lunchtime now. We all go to the cafe instead.
A rule of thumb is a general rule or principle that is based on experience rather than on scientific evidence.
As a rule of thumb, I check the oil levels in my car on the first Saturday in every month.
This means that I try to check the levels of oil in my car once a month and I try to do it on the first Saturday of each month. In practice, I might check the level of oil at different times of the month.
20 years and have helped over 22 different nationalities improve their English language skills. I understand how important a good band score in the IELTS exam is and I know how to help you achieve your target grade.