If you are a foreigner hoping to learn English deeply, you need to learn to listen and read. Definitely, it is not very easy for you climb up one step from below. For the English learners, it is like this. Maybe you have been learning this language for years but haven’t reached the level you […]
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Authentic English! Authentic Materials One of the best ways of teaching or learning English as a second (ESL) or foreign language (EFL) is by using authentic materials which have been prepared for native speakers in real-life conditions. English language newspapers and magazines are typically available in most of the world. At a bazaar or bookstore
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How can I improve my English? This is a common question most of us ask ourselves. The first thing to do is to start reading. Yes, it’s as simple as that. Reading is an active process where one uses the brain in more than one way – imagining the scene they are reading about, comprehending
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We have busy lives and sometimes it’s hard to find time to read a good book. More and more people are turning to audiobooks to take advantage of the time they spend commuting, exercising, doing housework or gardening. And there’s still nothing wrong with relaxing with a good audiobook in front of the fireplace. Here
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Because universities want to make sure you have the English language skills necessary to study at their school, almost all institutes of higher learning require you to take a test of English. And TOEFL and IELTS are the two biggest standardized tests of the English language. One of the most frequent questions I hear is
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When people speak or write, they try to find the best way to describe what they are referring to. Using details to explain things makes the topic more interesting, as well as easier to picture and understand. Sometimes, it gets a little confusing trying to think of descriptive words and to remember how they work.
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We use language to express our thoughts, opinions, observations, beliefs, etc. One kind of thought or idea may be, and in most of the cases is, followed by another kind of thought or idea, which may or may not be closely related to the former. Hence when we express various kinds of thoughts in sentences
Comma before too? Do you or don’t you put a comma before too at the end of a sentence? Yes, You Do Put a comma before the final too when too means also or as well. For example, which of these two sentences is correct? I think chocolate is tasty too. I think chocolate is tasty, too. The second sentence is correct.
Writing a good I.E.L.T.S. essay for either the general or academic I.E.L.T.S. test is perhaps one of the most challenging parts of taking the I.E.L.T.S. exam. Firstly, the student has to understand how to write an essay (this involves analyzing the question) and then, the student needs to write the essay in a foreign language,
