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3 min read · 08 Oct 2024

8 Strategies for Listening Success

Deciphering speaker intentions is a critical skill for success in the listening section of any language test. In this post, we will look at how this could be do...

3 min read · 08 Oct 2024

Writing Sample with Top-Grade Vocabulary

Here is a writing sample that is an embodiment of good word use and native-level English

3 min read · 08 Oct 2024

How to Paraphrase Better

Paraphrasing is simply a restatement of the information of the original text or passage so that it has the same meaning, but in “your own words”. The phrase “in...

3 min read · 08 Oct 2024

Two questions in one - WT2

Here is a sample answer to this Cambridge IELTS Writing Task 2 - real exam question. In this post several key words have been highlighted. These words demonstra...

Language and Grammar

3 min read · 08 Oct 2024

Idioms - Agreeing and Disagreeing

In this post you will learn several idioms and idiomatic expressions that you could use when agreeing or disagreeing with someone. There is also an audio record...

Language and Grammar

3 min read · 08 Oct 2024

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3 min read Â· 01 Sep 2021

Sample Essay 8 Band | Festivals

Some argue that the original meaning of festivals is no longer remembered, and for most of us they are just opportunitie...

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4 min read Â· 12 May 2021

Sample Blog Post with quotes

Consectetur adipiscing elit. Phasellus turpis metus, faucibus id massa eu, lobortis cursus mauris. Pellentesque nec temp...

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3 min read Â· 16 Mar 2021

Duolingo English Test

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3 min read Â· 09 Mar 2021

IELTS General Writing Letter Writing Band 9 Sample

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3 min read Â· 20 Feb 2021

Unlocking Writing

Writing clearly is an art. This post aims to decode the secret behind that clarity.

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3 min read Â· 15 Feb 2021

Habits of Successful People

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3 min read Â· 10 Feb 2021

IELTS Writing Task 2 Band 9 Sample

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3 min read Â· 17 Dec 2020

Collocations

Collocations are an important tool and a testing area. In more advanced exams like the GRE, collocations can in fact be...

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3 min read Â· 16 Dec 2020

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