How many synonyms of ‘explain’ do you know?
When charts are shown in the exam questions, you can always see the word ‘explain’. Apart from “explain”, these following words also have similar meanings!
27 5, 2022
25 5, 2022
These nouns can be countable and uncountable in some situations! What is the difference?
Nouns can be divided into two categories, countable and uncountable. Some English words seem only to be uncountable nouns, such as ‘power’, yet it can also be countable nouns! Do you know what ‘power’ means when it is used as a countable noun?
28 4, 2022
Learn 6 advanced lexis to replace ‘problem’ and ‘difficulty’!
No matter which English paper you are doing in the DSE exam, you can always see the words ‘problem’ and ‘difficulty', especially in paper2. If you wish to stand out from other students, this is a great chance for you to learn these advanced vocabularies!
27 4, 2022
Stop using ‘solution’! Learn this vocabulary for suggestions!
In DSE English writing, students are always requested to give suggestions or recommendations. Sometimes, you may not know how to end a paragraph after explaining your suggestion. Here are 7 ways for a well-written paragraph!
26 4, 2022
In addition to ‘serious’, these words have similar meanings!
When you are required to talk about impacts in the DSE English exam, do you always use keywords like serious impact/ serious problem/ serious situation? In addition to ‘serious’, you can try using this vocabulary!
3 3, 2022
DSE synonyms! What to use other than ‘permanent’ or ‘temporary’?
Talking about ‘permanent’ and ‘temporary’, you may immediately think of the other word. When taking the DSE exam, if you want to say that a solution has long-term or short-term effects, how can you describe it without using ‘permanent’ or ‘temporary’?
25 2, 2022
Speaking of something not easy to deal with, ‘difficult’ is not the only word!
During the DSE English exam, you may need to share a difficulty, or how you overcome those difficulties. Avoid repeatedly using words like ‘difficult’/ ‘hard’/ ‘tough’, what are some vocabularies to replace them?
24 2, 2022
We use ‘would’ instead of ‘will’ under these situations!
Speaking of the differences between ‘will’ and ‘would’, most people will probably answer that ‘would’ is the past tense of ‘will’. Apart from that, we always use ‘would’ instead of ‘will’ in the following situations. Before we continue, can you think of any situations?
31 1, 2022
Commonly confused words (part 2)! Words with similar spelling/ pronunciation but different meanings?
Last time we talked about 4 groups of English words that many would consider confusing. Do you remember the differences between these two similar words in each group? In this article, we will continue to talk about the next 4 sets of similar words. Be careful not to misuse them again in the future!
28 1, 2022
Commonly confused words (part 1)! Words with similar spelling/ pronunciation but with different meanings?
Some English words you may see frequently, such as 'compliment’ and ‘complement’, ‘sympathy’ and ‘empathy’. Are you still mixing up their meanings? We have sorted out 8 groups of commonly confused words, and we will talk about the first 4 groups today.