Do we have anyone in the community from the Latin America? 🎊
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📱VOCABULARY: TECHNOLOGY

"Technology" is a frequent topic on IELTS (also in real life), so I stacked some useful collocations for you.

– to back up files: to make a copy of files in case of a computer problem
– to boot up: to start a computer
– to bookmark a webpage: to mark a webpage for future reference
– to browse websites: to look at websites
–a computer buff: an expert computer user
– to crash: to suddenly stop working
– to cut and paste: to move text or images from one place in a document to another place
– digital editing: to edit digital materials like audio or video files
– to enter a web address: to type the address of a website into the address bar of your browser
– a gadget: a technological tool like a mobile phone or camera
to go online: to start using the Internet
– high-spec (laptop): powerful computer with top quality components
– intranet: a network of connected computers within an organisation that is not accessible by unauthorised visitors
– social media: media used to interact with other people such as Facebook or Twitter
– to surf the web: to look at a series of websites one after the other
– a techie: somebody who has an interest in technology
– video conferencing: to see and hear people from different locations using the Internet
– wireless hotspot: a public place where you can access the Internet
– wireless network: a network where users can access the Internet without the use of fixed cables
– word processing; producing written texts on a computer

Also, try to answer these common technology topics from IELTS speaking:
1. Do you enjoy using technology?
2. Do you use the Internet for your studies?
3. Do you have your own computer?
4. What do you think are the important things people need to learn when they start using computers?
5. What kind of technological developments have made the biggest impact on our lives?
6. Do computers make it much easier to study?

#vocabulary
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🎓 A DAY IN LIFE OF A BUSINESS SCHOOL STUDENT

Follow me for one day to the best business school of Switzerland (University of St. Gallen - HSG) where I was getting a double Master's degree!

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😭 WHY GRAMMAR SEEMS DIFFICULT?

I've been teaching English for 4+ years now and I've seen different kinds of students — kids, young people, adults, working professionals. Even though their goals and backgrounds are not similar, there is something that unites all of them. The dislike for grammar.

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The language is the reflection of modern life. Not out of touch with it.

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😭 HOW I WASTED 7 MONTHS ON INEFFICIENT TEST PREPARATION

As you may know, I studied Master in Management in 2 prestigious business schools: Graduate School of Management and St. Gallen University (Switzerland). This is why I needed to take IELTS at the first place — to get into the business school of my dreams.

What allowed me to study in 2 b-schools simultaneously and receive a double diploma is the CEMS alliance. This is a very unique educational programme that connects the best business schools of the world — one from each country. However, to get into CEMS (and then graduate) students must prove they have at least B2 level of a third language at the end of their studies.

For me it was French 🇫🇷

So, the test of business French was scheduled for October, 2020 and I started to seriously prepare in February. I signed up for general French classes in a local language school.

AND WASTED 7 MONTHS OF TIME!

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