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Fizza Butool Zaidi is a co-founder of BandLadder. She has taught IELTS for more than ten years and PTE for five, preparing learners for Academic and General Training, PTE Academic and PTE Core.
She writes and checks BandLadder's exam guides, practice content and model answers against the official formats, band descriptors and scoring criteria.
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- How is PTE Write from Dictation scored?
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- Where can I take IELTS in Malaysia?
- Where can I take IELTS in the UAE?
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