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IELTS Speaking Training

Some time ago I started thinking how to help my students train IELTS Speaking. Most of them manage to practice twice or three times a week with me, but that is not enough for them to prepare well. Even if they do practice alone, they can’t control the time well

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Winter Idioms

This article is about English winter idioms. By learning them, you can enrich your speech and impress your teacher at an international English exam. Remember that most idioms are colloquial expressions. So, it would be better to avoid them in essays, but use during speaking. 1. In the dead of

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MOOCs As a Non-standard Way to Improve English

The first time I heard about MOOCs (massive online open courses) was some years ago, when three of my friends programmers did several online courses offered by Stanford University. One of those friends later got a job with Google, in their Swiss office. At that time, the only things I

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Tips How to Write an Effective IELTS Letter

Most students seldom train writing IELTS letters (IELTS General Task 1), concentrating all their efforts on the preparation for the essay. Although the essay really is essential, giving 2/3 of your IELTS Writing score, the letter can stand you in good stead in real life. Besides, a person with Intermediate+

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IELTS Sample Essay – Celebrities

One more IELTS sample essay, now it will be the celebrities’ topic. My previous essay about animal experiments can be found here. In this article I will focus on paraphrase, grammar range and collocations. Those who need to improve their writing skills can enroll in a fantastic  IELTS online course, developed

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IELTS Podcasts

Here you can find some short podcasts for IELTS with answers to difficult questions in part 3. Almost every answer features fillers, cohesion markers, collocations and idiomatic expressions. IELTS Favourite Questions Podcast ! New Which do you think is more important, mankind exploring space or mankind exploring the world’s oceans?  

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English Phrasal Verbs with Two Particles (2)

This is the second article about Phrasal verbs with two particles. You can read the first article here. Also, to remember phrasal verbs the best way, you could try to create your own sentences with each of them. to look down on – to think that you are better or

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How Employers Check Your Knowledge of English (for Non-native Speakers)

A few years ago one friend told me a story about the most bizarre job interview he had ever had. The HR manager told him, “Before we make you a job offer, there is one more formality – you need to take a polygraph test”. To say that my friend

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IELTS Sample Essay – Animal Experiments

In this article, I am going to show the process of IELTS essay writing step-by-step. I took the animal topic and below you can see my sample essay and the description of certain techniques how you could improve your IELTS writing score. In addition, I’d like to advise you one

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English Idioms with the Red Colour

English has many idioms with the names of different colours. One of the most popular colours for idiomatic use is red. Here is the list of most widespread English idioms with the word “red“: 1. In the red If you are in the red, that means that you have debts.

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