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How to Prepare for IELTS Speaking Yourself – 7 Easy Steps

Most English learners can easily train Listening, Reading and even Writing themselves, but they find it difficult to speak. Only few people can hire an experienced IELTS tutor for every day practice, therefore, usually students either minimise their training or find a Skype partner with the same goals. In most

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Ten Cat Idioms

English has quite a lot of idioms related to cats. One of the most favourite indoor pets in Britain, cats are valued for their pleasant looks, ability to hunt and companionship. The English word cat (Old English catt) originates from Latin cattus. Some of the most widespread cat idioms and

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7 Tips for IELTS Academic Writing (Task 1)

Most students feel at a loss when they first see IELTS Academic Writing Task 1. A diagram, a scheme or a table presents quite a challenge if a person doesn’t work as a financial analyst or a journalist. However, some training usually boosts learners’ confidence and allows them to acquire

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5 Tips on How To Learn English Irregular Verbs

Every second English learner has some issues with irregular verbs. Many people simply hate those long tables with irregular verbs that all the schoolchildren used to parrot during English lessons. However, a lot of irregular verbs belong to frequent vocabulary and are just as important as bricks and mortar for

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IELTS Writing Band Descriptors – What Do Examiners Check?

Traditionally, millions of students view IELTS Writing as the most difficult task out of all the four modules. IELTS statistics for 2012 proves that both male and female candidates score about 0.5 less for writing than for other modules. Why does it happen? First, many students are not used to letters,

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Twelve Tips on How to Master a Job Interview in English

It finally happened! An HR specialist of an international company short-listed your CV and invited you to an interview for your dream job. The only challenge is that they will interview you in English to make sure that your verbal skills correspond to the “Upper-intermediate level” you indicated in your

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How to Break a Speaking Barrier?

Speaking barrier is a problem that occupies the minds of many EFL students. Even if they have memorised some thousands of English words and dozens of Grammar rules, they can still stumble upon a mysterious invisible block as they try to communicate. “I am like a dog“, complained unhappily one

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Seven “Tasty” English Idioms

English has plenty of idioms connected with food. You can learn some of the most widespread ones here. 1 A piece of cake A piece of cake is something easily achieved.  I went windsurfing last Saturday. I thought it was going to be a piece of cake but I soon

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33 Enthralling English Films

When I was 18, my friends invited me to watch an English film “Sense and sensibility” in a special art-house cinema. That was the first time in my life I experienced watching a movie in English. Though I couldn’t comprehend everything, I felt captivated. Later on, we attended some English

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20 Absorbing English TV Series to Watch

Many people are genuinely fond of interesting movies and TV series. As watching English TV series is both efficient and enjoyable, any person could find time for this rewarding activity. You can just buy a couple of CDs or even watch a captivating TV series online with subtitles. Personally, I

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