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612, 2021

IELTS Speaking: Would you like to reach 7 or above? Learn these useful words for common topics idioms! (Environment-related)

6/12/2021|Categories: IELTS|

In July, we have shared with you three common IELTS topics idioms, including the likes of study, work, and hobbies. Knowing that you might want to learn words about other topics, therefore, we are going to share another three topics with you this month! We will talk about ‘environment’ today. Hope you can use these words if you are asked something about the environment!

112, 2021

IELTS Speaking: Do you find yourself using ‘very’ all the time? Let’s learn more words to replace it!

1/12/2021|Categories: IELTS|

During the IELTS Speaking exam, for example, when the examiner asks you to recommend a book, you cannot get high marks by answering the question with ‘very’ all the time. For example, ‘I believe it is very important to our personal development. It is very meaningful and very easy to read.’ Your examiner will probably frown. Let's avoid using ‘very’ in emphasizing something every time, learn these words instead to surprise him/her!

2611, 2021

DSE synonyms! What can we use apart from ‘quickly’ and ‘slowly’?

26/11/2021|Categories: DSE|Tags: , |

When we are describing the speed or time, we can use words like ‘quickly’ and ‘slowly’. However, the passages in the reading exam might not use these two words, instead they will use difficult words to make it harder for students to read. Therefore, in order to understand those passages, we should also learn their synonyms!

2411, 2021

DSE Paper 1,2: Can you use ‘by’ to express agreement? Here are 8 ways to use this preposition.

24/11/2021|Categories: DSE|Tags: , , |

Speaking of the preposition ‘by’, can you think of the ways in which it can be used? It can be used to talk about transportation, for example ‘I go to school by bus’. Alternatively, it can also be used in passive sentences, such as ‘The question was answered by the teacher’. Apart from these two usages, can you think of any other ways to use the word, ‘by’?