DSE English: Learn five types of conditional clauses other than ‘if’ in one go!
The word ‘if’ is very common in all papers of DSE English. Except for ‘if’, what are other words that can be used to express similar meanings?
27 8, 2021
25 8, 2021
DSE English: 7 prepositions of ‘get’ you may not know!
There are a lot of prepositions in English. If we are talking about the word ‘get’, what preposition(s) will you add after it? Below are 7 usages of prepositions after ‘get’. Can you remember any of them?
30 7, 2021
DSE Paper 1, 2: How can ‘against’ be used? Learn 7 ways in one go!
Most of you see the preposition "against" when reading and writing English passages. Especially when writing argumentative essays, you will often use "against" to express your opposition. However, do you know there are 6 different ways to use it? Figure out the 6 usages to avoid misunderstanding and wrongly using!
28 7, 2021
DSE English: 4 useful words to replace ‘harm’. Write precisely!
We hope you are doing well in preparing your DSE English! Sometimes, we will see a topic related to ‘health’ in all paper 1-4, and we may talk about ‘a harm to health’. We have prepared some similar words to ‘harm’ for you to have more precise writing!
26 7, 2021
DSE Paper 1, 2: Difference between ‘Try to do’ and ‘Try doing’? Review 4 common verbs followed by a to-infinitive or -ing form!
Many of you should remember some verbs followed by a to-infinitive or the –ing form, for example, ‘enjoy doing’ and ‘hope to’. Today, we would like to explain the differences between using the to-infinitive and the –ing form for 4 words, ‘try’, ‘mean’, ‘remember’, and ‘stop’. You may have learned in the past, but could you remember? Let’s revise with us!
31 5, 2021
Collocations about “make a decision”
In the second episode of our phrasal verb series, we are going to give you 6 very useful synonyms related to “making a decision” that you can use in paraphrasing your writing.
28 5, 2021
Stop using “I think”: 7 common ways to state your opinion (part 2)
In today’s post, we are continue sharing more expressions which can replace “I think”. Hope you may find them come in handy in both DSE paper 2 and 4.
26 5, 2021
Stop using “I think”: 7 common ways to state your opinion (part 1)
When candidates are asked to give out their opinions on the question, a lot of them can only start with “I think…”. There are a wide range of ways to state your idea or assumption. We summarized a list of alternative ways to say “I think”, which are very useful in both DSE and IELTS writing and speaking tests.
30 4, 2021
The difference among could have, would have and should have
Today we will take a look at the modal verbs “could have”, “would have” and “should have”. These past modal verbs are useful for expressing your present feelings about a past decision (or another action).
28 4, 2021
How to use a semicolon correctly in your writing
I believed that most of you guys have seen semicolon, but you may not be very clear with the rules of using it. They’re somewhere in between the commas and periods: stronger than a comma but not quite as divisive as a period. However, they are not interchangeable. Here are the rules for using semicolons correctly.