Hello, guys! My name is Darian Sandmartin and I'm an IELTS tutor, helping students from all over the world to achieve first their target score and consequently, their dreams 😻🙌🏻
I have a YouTube channel, where I post free videos with advice and tips for IELTS.
I will use this Telegram channel to give you exclusive strategies, grammar, vocabulary and tricks to get your desired score on IELTS 🔥
I have a YouTube channel, where I post free videos with advice and tips for IELTS.
I will use this Telegram channel to give you exclusive strategies, grammar, vocabulary and tricks to get your desired score on IELTS 🔥
Hey, I am happy to congratulate women and girls with an important day of a long fight for women's rights. May you have a wonderful life being strong, smart and beautiful 💕🌿
As to the first educational post, we will disscuss (for the occasion) some words and synonyms one can use to make a compliment (it doesn't matter, to a women or a man).
Synonyms of beautiful:
gorgeous, alluring, charming, stunning, splendid, wonderful, superb, hadsome (used mostly for men), exquisite, elegant, good-looking.
Synonyms of smart:
intelligent, bright, genious, sharp, wise, astute.
Synonyms of strong:
brave, confident, adventurous, audacious, courageous,daring.
Don't forget to note all the unfamiliar words you see here, and write them down with translations!
Happy International Women's Day! 💐
As to the first educational post, we will disscuss (for the occasion) some words and synonyms one can use to make a compliment (it doesn't matter, to a women or a man).
Synonyms of beautiful:
gorgeous, alluring, charming, stunning, splendid, wonderful, superb, hadsome (used mostly for men), exquisite, elegant, good-looking.
Synonyms of smart:
intelligent, bright, genious, sharp, wise, astute.
Synonyms of strong:
brave, confident, adventurous, audacious, courageous,daring.
Don't forget to note all the unfamiliar words you see here, and write them down with translations!
Happy International Women's Day! 💐
Today is my first day abroad - I'm visiting Helsinki, Finland! 🎉
For that occasion I decided to mention a couple of phrases that are essential abroad (I don't speak a word in Finnish, but thankfully almost everyone knows English 🙈).
At the airport / on board:
What airline am I flying? / Where is my gate? / Is there any food served on board? / When can I unfasten my seatbelt?
At customs:
I have a connected flight. / I'm travelling for leisure. / I'm staying at _ . / I will stay there for _ days.
At destination:
Where is the ATM? / Where can I exchange my currency? / What is the current currency rate? / Where is the bus stop? / Can I pay in cash?
At the hotel:
How many beds are in the room? / I would like one queen bed, please. / Where are the elevators? / My room is messy, and I would like it cleaned. / How do I call down to the front desk?
A lot of these phrases I have already used today 😉
For that occasion I decided to mention a couple of phrases that are essential abroad (I don't speak a word in Finnish, but thankfully almost everyone knows English 🙈).
At the airport / on board:
What airline am I flying? / Where is my gate? / Is there any food served on board? / When can I unfasten my seatbelt?
At customs:
I have a connected flight. / I'm travelling for leisure. / I'm staying at _ . / I will stay there for _ days.
At destination:
Where is the ATM? / Where can I exchange my currency? / What is the current currency rate? / Where is the bus stop? / Can I pay in cash?
At the hotel:
How many beds are in the room? / I would like one queen bed, please. / Where are the elevators? / My room is messy, and I would like it cleaned. / How do I call down to the front desk?
A lot of these phrases I have already used today 😉
📝 Can you name 2 most difficult irregular verbs? For me it's "lay" and "lie". The thing is, their forms are very similar and some of them even the same.
Let's start with definitions:
Lay - to put something on something, to place an object.
Lie - to recline, to rest.
Conjugation (Present - Past - Past Participle II):
Lay - laid - laid
Lie - lay - lain
For example:
I lay his clothes on a chair beside the be.
Rachel laid the book oh his table.
Rinalda had just laid the last piece of chicken on the grill.
Charles lies in the middle of the boxing ring, defeated.
Robbie lay on the roof of his house, dreaming.
A seven-foot python has lain all day in a corner of his aquarium.
Feel the difference, learn the tricky conjugation and whenever you feel unsure, write down all the 6 forms to clear the doubts 👌🏻
Let's start with definitions:
Lay - to put something on something, to place an object.
Lie - to recline, to rest.
Conjugation (Present - Past - Past Participle II):
Lay - laid - laid
Lie - lay - lain
For example:
I lay his clothes on a chair beside the be.
Rachel laid the book oh his table.
Rinalda had just laid the last piece of chicken on the grill.
Charles lies in the middle of the boxing ring, defeated.
Robbie lay on the roof of his house, dreaming.
A seven-foot python has lain all day in a corner of his aquarium.
Feel the difference, learn the tricky conjugation and whenever you feel unsure, write down all the 6 forms to clear the doubts 👌🏻
👩🏼🏫 How do natives use the verb «get»? I doesn’t only have one usage, in the reality, some of them may be not so obvious. Let’s have a look at the options below:
1. To buy something. I got this laptop in the Re:Store.
2. To bring something. I’d like you to get me that book from the highest shelf.
3. To understand. I can’t get you, what are you talking about?
4. To come/arrive. Can I get home on this bus or should I switch?
5. To change/become. Are you getting better? I’ve heard you got a flue.
However, idioms is an even better way to sound like a native. We will review them the next time, stay tuned!
1. To buy something. I got this laptop in the Re:Store.
2. To bring something. I’d like you to get me that book from the highest shelf.
3. To understand. I can’t get you, what are you talking about?
4. To come/arrive. Can I get home on this bus or should I switch?
5. To change/become. Are you getting better? I’ve heard you got a flue.
However, idioms is an even better way to sound like a native. We will review them the next time, stay tuned!
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👩🏼🏫 How do natives use the verb «get»? I doesn’t only have one usage, in the reality, some of them may be not so obvious. Let’s have a look at the options below:
1. To buy something. «I got this laptop in the Re:Store»
2. To bring something. «I’d like you to get me that book from the highest shelf»
3. To understand. «I can’t get you, what are you talking about?»
4. To come/arrive. «Can I get home on this bus or should I switch?»
5. To change/become. «Are you getting better? I’ve heard you got a flue»
However, idioms is an even better way to sound like a native. We will review them the next time, stay tuned!
1. To buy something. «I got this laptop in the Re:Store»
2. To bring something. «I’d like you to get me that book from the highest shelf»
3. To understand. «I can’t get you, what are you talking about?»
4. To come/arrive. «Can I get home on this bus or should I switch?»
5. To change/become. «Are you getting better? I’ve heard you got a flue»
However, idioms is an even better way to sound like a native. We will review them the next time, stay tuned!
👋🏻 Hey! As I promised, today we continue the topic of «get» usages, coming a little bit further with idioms. Such phrasal verbs are a great way to show your vocabulary diversity and the ability to feel the language. Let’s dive in!
1. To get at - try to express a thought. I think I see what you’re getting at. I agree.
2. To get away with - escape punishment for a crime or bad action. I can’t believe you got away with cheating on that test!
3. To get by - manage (financially). Sam gets by, because he has a part-time job.
4. To get down - to depress, descend. This rain is really getting me down.
5. To get off - leave a transport (bus/train). We got off the train in time.
6. To get on - to be in a good relationship with someone. Amy and I get on really well.
7. To get over - to recover from something. I still can’t get over my ex-girlfriend, she is so cool!
8. To get through - to use or finish the supply of something. It looks like we have got through all sugar, we need so buy some more.
I hope you have picked up something useful from this one! Don’t forget to practice with the idioms in our group (link in bio).
1. To get at - try to express a thought. I think I see what you’re getting at. I agree.
2. To get away with - escape punishment for a crime or bad action. I can’t believe you got away with cheating on that test!
3. To get by - manage (financially). Sam gets by, because he has a part-time job.
4. To get down - to depress, descend. This rain is really getting me down.
5. To get off - leave a transport (bus/train). We got off the train in time.
6. To get on - to be in a good relationship with someone. Amy and I get on really well.
7. To get over - to recover from something. I still can’t get over my ex-girlfriend, she is so cool!
8. To get through - to use or finish the supply of something. It looks like we have got through all sugar, we need so buy some more.
I hope you have picked up something useful from this one! Don’t forget to practice with the idioms in our group (link in bio).
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😧 I just found a cool idiom for you guys!
A brass neck
– a type of behaviour where someone is extremely confident about their own actions but does not understand that their behaviour is unacceptable to others.
She's got a brass neck to ask for a day off when we're so busy.
A brass neck
– a type of behaviour where someone is extremely confident about their own actions but does not understand that their behaviour is unacceptable to others.
She's got a brass neck to ask for a day off when we're so busy.
🤯 Do you know that the verb set has more than 73 meanings? In order to brush up on the knowledge and sort everything out in our heads, we will go through these usages:
1. To put something in a particular place. He set a vase of flowers on the table.
2. To indicate when the action happens (in a movie). «The Molly’s Game» is set in the New York City in 2013.
3. To cause/start something. The new director has set a lot of changes in motion in our department.
4. To give someone work. I was set to work dusting the bookshelf.
5. To establish or decide something. The school set very high standards for its students.
6. To fix/make certain. Has the time been set for our meeting tomorrow?
7. To go below the horizon (for sun). The sun sets early here.
Have you noticed any new meanings? We will study some idioms with set the next time.
1. To put something in a particular place. He set a vase of flowers on the table.
2. To indicate when the action happens (in a movie). «The Molly’s Game» is set in the New York City in 2013.
3. To cause/start something. The new director has set a lot of changes in motion in our department.
4. To give someone work. I was set to work dusting the bookshelf.
5. To establish or decide something. The school set very high standards for its students.
6. To fix/make certain. Has the time been set for our meeting tomorrow?
7. To go below the horizon (for sun). The sun sets early here.
Have you noticed any new meanings? We will study some idioms with set the next time.
😳 Guys, I can't believe it - my videos are used in class at the Scots English College in Sydney, Australia!
I couldn't even dream of such honour 🙏🏻
I couldn't even dream of such honour 🙏🏻
✈️ Let's do a quiz and then learn some prepositions!
What preposition do we use here?
▪️ 16% (43) In
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▫️ 83% (211) On
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👥 254 - всего голосов
I frequently fly across the country. When I am ___ a plane, I like to edit my new videos.
What preposition do we use here?
▪️ 16% (43) In
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▫️ 83% (211) On
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👥 254 - всего голосов
✈️ What is the right preposition? Let's learn about transport today!
When talking about general ways to travel, we always use the preposition “by.” We can travel by bike, by motorcycle, by car, by van, by lorry, by truck, by train, by plane, by bus, by ship, by tram, or by boat.
When talking about a specific transport we need to choose between on or in.
- On is used when one can stand up in the transport. On a plane, on a train, on a ferry, on a bus, on a subway, on a bycicle, on a surfboard, on a motorcycle.
- In is used when one must sit inside the transport and it's impossible to stand up. In a car, in a truck, in a helicopter.
When talking about general ways to travel, we always use the preposition “by.” We can travel by bike, by motorcycle, by car, by van, by lorry, by truck, by train, by plane, by bus, by ship, by tram, or by boat.
When talking about a specific transport we need to choose between on or in.
- On is used when one can stand up in the transport. On a plane, on a train, on a ferry, on a bus, on a subway, on a bycicle, on a surfboard, on a motorcycle.
- In is used when one must sit inside the transport and it's impossible to stand up. In a car, in a truck, in a helicopter.