My IELTS Speaking failure/success

Those of you who follow me on the prohibited network at ira.lutse.ielts have seen my IELTS speaking score from 1 October - a miserable 8, with the score breakdown 8888.

But after a remark, my speaking score was boosted to 8.5, with the score breakdown 9998. This pesky 8 is pronunciation. And no wonder - I don't care about pronunciation.

Serves me right. I should.

I am looking for an American pronunciation coach. Please recommend one in a private message at @iraluts. 💌

PS: I know my IELTS writing students were happy to read "... my IELTS speaking score from 1 October - a miserable 8 ... " not because they wanted to relish my failure, but because "a + adjective + figure" is a beautiful pattern, one that they have, no doubt, used in their writing. And now my IELTS writing students are doubly happy because they've noticed a resumptive modifier. Who needs pronunciation when you have all this beauty in writing ... 💜