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📰 READING PRACTICE

Fifty years ago, the city-state of Singapore was an undeveloped country with a GDP per capita of less than US $320. Today, it is one of the world's fastest-growing economies. Its GDP per capita has risen to an incredible US $60,000, making it the sixth highest in the world based on Central Intelligence Agency figures.

P.S. Don't forget to write down separately all the new words with translations.

https://www.thoughtco.com/singapores-economic-development-1434565

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I will personally guide you during 4 weeks. 1 week - 2 blocks of information. One block - theory and practice for one of the modules, second block - efficient IELTS vocabulary.
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Start on Monday, 7th of January
Happy New Year edition!

📓 New Idiom

TO TAKE STOCK OF SMTH
to think carefully about a situation or event and form an opinion about it, so that you can decide what to do.

💬 After two years spent teaching overseas, she returned home for a month to take stock of her life.

💬 Typically I take stock of the previous year on the 1st of January.

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​​😣 ATTENTION - FAKERS

This is how other channels treat my content. Please, beware of liars and carefully look who really produces quality content and who just steals it.

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🙄 MISUSED WORDS & EXPRESSIONS

1. Allusion – an indirect reference
Illusion – an unreal image

2. Being is not appropriate inside the phrase 'regard....as'.
Wrong: He regarded as being clever
Right: He regarded as clever

3. But is unnecessary after 'doubt' and 'help'.
Wrong: I have no doubt but that
Right: I have no doubt that

4. Compare to – to point out similarities between objects.
Paris has been compared to ancient Athens
Compare with – to point out differences between objects.
Paris may be compared with modern London.

5. Data and also strata, phenomena, media – are plural nouns. They are used with plural verbs.
Wrong: The data is misleading
Right: The data are misleading

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📰 NEWS IN ENGLISH

This site enables you to read the news in English and even listen to its audio-version. In the end of the news articles there are lists of difficult words. The articles are ranged from Beginner to Advanced levels.
A perfect way to keep up with the news!

https://learningenglish.voanews.com

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📓 New Idiom

BOB'S YOUR UNCLE
used to say that something is easy to do or use. An equivalent of "and there you have it".

💬 Just complete the form, pay the fee, and Bob's your uncle!

💬 You just put these parts together like this, and Bob's your uncle - you have a working model!.

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🙅🏻‍♀️ RESTRICTIVE and NON-RESTRICTIVE adjective clauses

Sounds tough, yeah? In the reality, it's a basic concept that we encounter in our daily speech.

The nonrestrive clause provides infomation (separated by commas) that doesn't restrict or limit the noun it modifies (Old Professor Legree). The commas signify that the adjective clause provides added, not essential, information. We can omit this information and still understand the sentence well.

 Old Professor Legree, who dresses like a teenager, is going through his second childhood.

Restrictive clauses, on the other hand, are not separated by commas and provide infomation that is essential for understanding the main idea of a sentence and that can't be omitted.

 An older person who dresses like a teenager is often an object of ridicule.

Don't mess up your commas 😉
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🌿 WEATHER WORDS YOU DIDN'T KNOW

Petrichor
You know how it smells outside after a rainstorm? Petrichor is the distinct scent of rain in the air. Or, to be more precise, it’s the name of an oil that’s released from the earth into the air before rain begins to fall.

Sastruga
This word sastruga (sastrugi in the plural form) means "ridges of snow formed on a snowfield by the action of the wind." It's beautiful in an open field, and a different kind of awe-inspiring in the parking lot you're supposed to plow.

Derecho
It is a widespread and severe windstorm that moves rapidly along a fairly straight path, and it is associated with bands of rapidly moving thunderstorms. In some instances, the media will refer to derechos as inland hurricanes!

Gloriole
We define gloriole as "a halo, nimbus, or aureole." When ice crystals are suspended in the atmosphere, light catches them causing a bright halo or even a rainbow.

Swullocking
You've probably experienced that hot, sticky, humid weather during the summer. And, that's just what swullocking means: humid weather.

Moonbroch
Have you ever looked up at the night sky and seen a large halo around the moon? This is what's termed a moonbroch, and it is a sign of an approaching storm.

Virga
The virga phenomenon is when you can see that it is raining, but it evaporates on the way to the ground and ends up changing back to water vapor before you can feel it.

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👻 LEARNING STRUGGLES

I receive an enourmous number of messages from people asking for help in improving their vocabulary and grammar. But there is nothing more effective than constant learning and revision. In the end of the day, it always gets down to memory. If you feel like words fall out of your head, try to improve your memory.

6 tips for better memory:
1. Sleep well. If we don't sleep properly, we lose many of our memories.
2. Do physical exercise. When you exercise, more oxygen goes to your brain and that makes your memory work better.
3. Do mental exercise. It's important to exercise your brain just like your body. New activities are more challenging than familiar ones.
4. Be interested. Ask yourself questions about what you're learning. We learn better if we are interested.
5. Keep reviewing. Review information regularly rather than trying to remember it all at once.
6. Form a mental picture. Whether you're learning new words or trying to remember a new person's name, make sure you imagine a related picture in your head.

I hope these tips will help you to think sharper and focus on your memory! 💪🏻

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😄 IELTS SPEAKING PART 1

Hey! I have filmed a new video, where I show my way of answering Speaking part 1 questions on IELTS. It will be followed by more videos - about part 2 and 3.
Enjoy!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ehwf4Jpo_fE

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💥 10 TIPS FOR LEARNING ENGLISH IN YOUR NATIVE COUNTRY

You do not need to live in an English-speaking country to speak English fluently. That's how I learned English without leaving Russia even once.

1. Surround yourself with english
That's an absolute must!. Find ways to make English a part of your daily life at home, for example, make a shopping list, read a newspaper, listen to the radio, write a diary in English, or listen to songs on or watch a video on the way somewhere. Switch all of your information sources to English!

2. Make friends with native speakers
Even if you do not live in an English-speaking country, there may be many foreigners nearby. Find ways to meet native English speakers: go to foreign bars and restaurants, conversational clubs, join sports and social clubs, or participate in language exchange programs. I personally just approached English-speaking people on the streets.

3. Find training partners
If you can't find a native speaker, start learning English at the same time with your friends to practice together. You can create an English speaking club and meet regularly to speak English. You can motivate each other, and you will learn by helping others with their problems. I asked my friends to conduct mock IELTS Speaking tests for me.

4. Use authentic materials
Just reading English in textbooks can get boring. Try reading English texts written for native speakers. At first it will seem difficult, but over time you will get used to it and be able to do it with ease. There are hundreds of resources on the Internet.

5. Online communication
I bet you know you chat with people from all over the world on the Internet. Join chats or forums, take online English courses, or find a pen-friend to practice English by learning different cultures. I have a chat @worldchatgroup where you can meet people for practice.

6. Set yourself realistic goals
Give yourself a reason to study: do you want to get a promotion, have the opportunity to talk with your foreign colleagues, study abroad or spend your next holiday in an English-speaking country? Set both short-term and long-term goals and track your progress.

7. Listen to real English
Train your ears, listening to English at a normal speed, even if you do not understand everything. It is easy to find free English podcasts on the Internet, and news agencies from most English-speaking countries publish audio and video news on the Internet for free.

8. Find fun ways to learn new words
If you like to sing, find the words of your favorite English songs. Or, if you have good visual memory, write new words in “Post-it” notes and attach them across the house. Make funny examples of sentences or draw small pictures next to new expressions to memorize them.

9. Learn about culture
Learning a language is not only grammar and vocabulary: it is communication with people who think and speak differently!

10. Whatever you do, have fun
Learning a language requires work, but you will be more motivated if you like the process itself. Play games, do crossword puzzles, sing songs, read comics and don't worry too much about mistakes - mistakes only help to get better!

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📰 READING PRACTICE

How frequently do you give presents and do you really include a deep meaning in them? Gifts can become quite powerful for your relationships of any sort.

P.S. Don't forget to write down separately all the new words with translations.

https://betterhumans.coach.me/how-to-offer-gifts-that-transform-relationships-and-accelerate-personal-growth-9e645a5d31c8?source=topic_page---------------------------20

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📚 ​​PRACTICAL IELTS READING STRATEGIES

The book covers theory and practice on practical (conserned with real situations) strategies (plans that are intended to achieve a particular purpose) - it is suitable for both Academic and General reading.

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​​HOW TO IMPROVE VOCABULARY

1. Read actively with paper and pencil to hand and make a note of unfamiliar words and phrases that seem to be particularly useful and try and learn them.
2.Note how experienced writers use vocabulary, and try to imitate their use of it if you can (without copying ideas, of course).
3. Explore relationships between words. For most people, learning vocabulary remains at a surface level and simply involves memorising the word or phrase in translation, however, try to look at relationships between words (e.g. word families) and word formation (e.g. prefixes, suffixes, etc).
4. Use Latin-based words in favour of phrasal verbs where you have a choice e.g. 'to get on with' could be replaced by 'to have a good relationship with'. This is referred to as a 'lexical shift', and is important in academic writing .
5. Use a dictionary and thesaurus where appropriate; do not just assume that a word exists without checking it first.
6. Make sure you write the word you are using in the correct part of speech; do you need the noun form, the verb form or the adjective?
7. Avoid the use of 'boring' words such as 'advantage', 'problem', 'good', 'bad', 'interesting' and replace these with something more descriptive.
8. Do not use the same word twice in a sentence or close together in a paragraph or text.
9. Aim to express your meaning very precisely. For example, note the difference between apparently similar verbs such as 'suggest', 'indicate', 'emphasise', 'point out'.
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😄 IELTS SPEAKING PART 2

Hey! There is the IELTS Speaking part 2 - cue card tips and tricks used in this mock test, such as paraphrasing, that will give you a desired band score.
Enjoy!

https://youtu.be/TiuPrkLpY0E

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😏 IELTS SPEAKING PART 3

Here is the last part of mock speaking sessions I recorded for you. You can not only see how I structured my answers, but also - download more answers and print them for more convenient work.

https://youtu.be/Zi3-Td5EP40
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