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Neither. Why? Because the secret to a high IELTS band score is to have a wide vocabulary and lexical resource. To do that is to speak, write, listen and read as much as you can. If you couple these four things with the help of an IELTS preparation tutor, your time will be better spent than if you were to read about what to do. You learn by DOING, not by reading a book, especially a text book. Remember, English is a dynamic living language, not a subject like Geography.
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Both are correct. One is British English. The other is US English. Both are the past tense of 'learn'
- Which language do you believe is the most learnt language in the world?
What makes it the most sought after language thus far?
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It has to be English, It's the most spoken language in the world in business,social environment and promotes effective communication with people from all over the world.
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It is one of the best resources for situational English and those who want to improve their basic listening ,it is even good for self study .it works on your pronunciation effectively. I always use them for my students I highly recommend that. Don't forget that they are 3 books
- We hv the word teacher representing a person. Why can't we hv cooker as a person too instead of cook
We have the word 'teacher' representing a person as a noun formed from the verb 'teach' and 'cooker' too from the word 'cook'. Why then can't we use 'cooker' for a person instead of saying 'a cook'?
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If the plural of “mouse” is “mice”, why is the plural of “house” not “hice” ?
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Came is past tense and come is present tense.
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With proper English, communication, education as well as working becomes effective and efficient. English language empowers one to communicate their thoughts as well as ideas. Work and education become easy when communication is effective
- "a lesson", "the lesson", "some lessons", "any lessons" "in the lesson" "at the lesson"
Hello everyone, let's discuss "Articles". How do you find teaching articles to students? Complex / Simple? What difficulties do you find that students struggle with the most? What's your method of teaching students the appropriate article to match it with the referring statement?
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MarinaHi Lewis! I can't say that a topic of articles causes any significant troubles for students. In my practice I have noticed that usage of prepositions is a far more complicated area. All these prepositions of time and place, in a car but on a bus, at the bakery even though you are INside the bakery and so on. Drives my students mad)
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Hi Mehdi, "To comment" is a verbal or written remark expressing an opinion or reaction. "To commentate" is to report on an event as it occurs in real time. More common with news and sporting events. Hope this helps. All the best.
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Meeting new people, traveling, watching movies and listening to music.