​​📚 INSTANT READING PRACTICE

Read the paragraphs on the photo, solve True/False/Not Given question, send your answers to @wsecommunity

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Answers ⬆️
1. True
2. False
3. Not given
4. True
5. False

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​​✅ FORMAL WORDS FOR IELTS WRITING

This book is filled with lexical resource (read: words) that will be useful for your IELTS essays. The author also gives high and low lexis alternatives.

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​​🖋 FREE ONLINE WRITING TASK 2 EVALUATION

I will evaluate one of the essays online on my instagram at 7 pm CEST today. Join to learn about IELTS Writing evaluation procedure and what makes a good band score! Here - www.instagram.com/d_sandmartin

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🎪 GRAMMAR: HAD BETTER

How to express that you prefer one specific action over another? Use had better!

We use had better to refer to the present or the future, to talk about actions we think people should do or which are desirable in a specific situation. The verb form is always had, not have. We normally shorten it to ’d better in informal situations. It is followed by the infinitive without to:

 It’s five o’clock. I’d better go now before the traffic gets too bad.
The democratic movement had better concentrate on the immediate issues of the economy and security. 

The negative of had better is had better not (or ’d better not):

 I’d better not leave my bag there. Someone might steal it.

The question form of had better is made by inverting the subject and had. This means the same as should, but is more formal:

 Had I better speak to Joan first before I send this form off? What do you think?

Negative questions with had better are more common than affirmative ones:

 Hadn’t we better ring the school and tell them Liam is sick?

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📰 READING PRACTICE

The life flies by, sometimes people don't even have time to stop and look around. The author of this article asked the elderly about their mistakes and happiness, so that we can learn.

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

https://medium.com/s/story/what-its-like-to-be-90-something-368780082573

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🤓 ADMISSION INTERVIEW QUESTIONS

Many of my students learn English to study abroad. But one of the admission requirements for Bachelor's or Master's degree at a foreign university is usually an admission interview.

I prepared a special video on how to answer common interview questions (I got 50/50 on my admission interview at the business school where I study). Check it out 🎉

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3OyXoQQF-Gs

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DISCUSSION TOPIC 🤔

There are many people who play video games and earn for living because of that. Such people are called cyber sportsmen, but do you think gaming should be considered a sport?

Come to @wsecommunity to discuss 🙌🏻

🛍 SPENDING MONEY ON SHOPPING

There are a number of ways to say that one is a lavish spender of money.

▪️Going on a shopping spree
Martha has already spent $10,000! She is indeed on a shopping spree!
▪️Going on a shopping binge
I honestly can't stop buying new shoes. See, I'm on a shopping binge
▪️To spend money like water
I don't like when my husband spends money like water
▪️To push the boat out
I can't believe we have already pushed the boat out with all these expenses!
▪️To splash out
My mom splashed out with her shopping this weekend

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📝 MAJORITY IS/ARE

Majority is one of those words that can be either singular or plural (a collective noun).

🔺 Describing many individuals, we use it as plural:
The majority of e-mail users are upset about the increase in spam.
🔺 Describing a collective group, we use it as singular:
A 90% majority is opposed to scheduling the next meeting at 6:00 A.M.

Majority should be used only with countable nouns: “he ate the majority of the cookies,” but NOT “he ate the majority of the pie.” Instead say “he ate most of the pie.”

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📍MCQ ON IELTS LISTENING

We solve 2 IELTS tests with multiple choice questions together and I share tips on how to become comfortable with this type of tasks.

https://youtu.be/TXdOlv8MAFc

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​​📚 ENGLISH GRAMMAR IN USE

Here is a comprehensive and full grammar guide by Raymond Murphy.

It is great for both if you want to dilligently learn all the grammar from A to Z or just quickly brush up on some already acquired knowledge.

Remember, any international English exam requires perfect knowledge of grammar!

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☀️ FUTURE PERFECT TENSE

This tense is a difficult one and thus not very widespread among English-speakers. But you must know it to communicate your ideas clearly.

Usage: refers to a complete action in the future. Something will be completed by a specific time in the future.

Examples:
I will have been here for 6 months oh June 23rd.
By the time you read that I will have left.
You will have finished you report by next week.
Won't they have arrived by 7pm?

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​​⭐️ WSE HERO - AUGUST 2019

I want to celebrate people who have been World Speaks English members for a long time, have contributed to its development, participated in live streams, courses, and our discussions in the community chats. All of them - WSE Heroes - have a unique story to tell.
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This is Shahzod from Uzbekistan and he discovered my youtube channel a couple of months ago, right before starting his IELTS preparation. He claims it was was a blessing 😇, as the YouTube videos clearly explained every detail and section of IELTS. Our WSE community provided him very effective proven methods to master IELTS. Finally, he successfully got the overall band score 7.5, which I am very proud of! 🎉
Shahzod is forever grateful to the WSE community and particularly the educational videos. He also is an English teacher, and he needed to takeIELTS exam to upgrade his career and become an IELTS trainer in Tashkent, Uzbekistan. In the future he would love to use it as an opportunity to get a Master's degree abroad 💪🏻
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Congratulations for becoming the WSE Hero of the month, Shahzod! We love celebrating outstanding community members 🎉

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TOP 10 SPEAKING TIPS
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📝 IELTS GENERAL WRITING - TASK 1

Here is a step-by-step tutorial on how to write the General Task 1 letter. Check what vocabulary and grammar I use to make this essay a high-level one.

https://youtu.be/JvqbuUT5o8A

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​​📩 EMAIL SUBSCRIBPTION

Did you know that I send out emails with free materials, videos and lessons (including my life observations) every week?
This can be your chance to get a piece of information in English regularly to your inbox and improve your language proficiency.

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