We’re looking at more words that English learners find tricky to pronounce and comparing how we say them in British and American English. In this video we look at how we pronounce these tricky words in English: • colonel • youths • gauge (and gouge) • oesophagus • debut • rural • disease • anemone […]
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Get tips and tricks for the IELTS speaking test part two and learn how to improve your score. We’ll show you how part two of the IELTS exam works: – the instructions the examiner will give – how you can practise ahead of time – how to plan your talk – the value of the
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British and American word differences are curious things. Super Agent Awesome stopped by to explore some with us. We looked at differences with words like crisps/chips and chips/French fries and compared what we’d call things in British and American English. Words we explore in this video include swimming costume and bathing suit, spanners and wrenches,
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Get tips and tricks for the IELTS speaking test part one. Learn: – how part one of the IELTS speaking test works – the kinds of questions the examiner will ask – how you can predict the first topic – how long your answers should be – how to extend them with reasons and examples
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We’re looking at more words that English learners find tricky to pronounce and comparing how we say them in British and American English. We’ll show you how we pronounce: • island • squirrel • priority • Leicester • schedule • vulnerable • width • peculiarly And along the way we talk about silent letters in
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Well prepared students do best in the IELTS speaking exam and we can help. This is the first in a series of videos about the different parts of the exam where you’ll find answers to these questions: How long is the IELTS speaking exam? (11-14 minutes) How many parts does the IELTS speaking test have?
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Are you ready to test your English? We’ll ask you to identify 6 English mistakes and choose your answer before the clock stops ticking. We’ll then explain what’s wrong and show you examples of the correct English in action so you can avoid common mistakes. We’ll also direct you to videos if you want more
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The English words ‘actual’ and ‘actually’ are false friends in many languages. You think they mean one thing but in fact they mean another. In this video you’ll learn how to use these words to make your English more polite when you’re speaking. You’ll see lots of examples in action and learn how to use
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The present perfect connects the present and the past. In this English lesson we’ll show you how to form the present perfect and when use it. You’ll learn about the three uses of the present perfect: 1. Unfinished actions that started in the past and are still continuing 2. Life experiences that happened at an
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We don’t have a new video for you today, but we’ll be publishing a new video next Friday. In the meantime, check out this link to a video made by a friend of ours, where Vicki takes on the role of a candidate in an IELTS speaking test. Keith has a great website for student’s
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