Every week, we’ll be sharing a list of posts, stories, news, or opinions that we've run across the Internet during the past week or two. We won't be discussing them in detail here, but we do encourage you to check them out as they could contain valuable ideas and insights for your
IELTS exam.
If you're ready, here we go...
If you’re learning a new skill, breaking a new habit, or simply trying to change yourself for the better, it won’t happen overnight, but it will happen if you commit.
The author shares a good guide to avoid confusion on possessive
punctuation.
An infographic on the life of a cask, from wine to whiskey. Find out where casks start their life and see how Scotch is dependent on Sherry. This could be helpful for your
describing a process or object in IELTS Writing.
The author discusses spellings involving words with "ph."
The author looks at ten facts relating to the word ‘chocolate’, and how that word has contributed to the English language.
The six colors of the spectrum have contributed significantly to expressions and turns of phrase that are themselves often quite colorful. Here’s a sampling of
idioms employing the words for colors.
The author discusses the basic framework for
listening skills work that provides a step-by-step procedure for teachers and the opportunity for children to gain confidence through successful task completion.
Plenty of phrases from the first self-described hipster generation have lasted into modern conversation: people still get bent out of shape, annoying people bug us and muscular guys are still built, just to scan the b-words. Here are 26 words and phrases that don’t get much use today, but are worth sneaking into conversation.
Learn 10 English
phrasal verbs from examples of everyday conversations.
Learn some practical ways to practice your
speaking skills.
You don't have to let shyness cripple you. If you follow these three steps, you can start building your confidence today.
This article looks at what needs to be taught when teaching
vocabulary and ways to present and teach vocabulary.
The author shares the tale of splitting infinitives.
The author reacts to a comment on his old blog post that talked about "one of the only."
Here is a list of some of our language’s fossil words with definitions and the
idiomatic phrases in which they appear.
The author shares the view that writers need to be even more dedicated in stamping out the
adverb.
Learn how to use them. Check out the exercises.
Learn how to use them.
Body language can help give you presence and charisma. But it can also undermine your message. Learn 5 mistakes you should avoid!
Like all the skills you now own, The Learning is in the Doing! If you want to be a writer - Write! If you want to be a piano player - Play the Piano! If you want to be a Speaker - Speak! - Speak! - Speak!
