World Speaks English (IELTS Prep)
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To open the 🌍 you need 2 things: IELTS and support. You will find both here.

Join the community of strong English learners created by Darian Sandmartin🌿

Our chat is here https://t.me/wsecommunity
Your personal trainer: @D_Sandmartin
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UK Elections results explained (Russian included).
UK HAS VOTED

Results of the UK elections that will shape the British society and the future of the EU ⬆️.
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πŸŽ‰ ANNOUNCEMENT!

Something that I have been working on for months is finally ready! I am happy to present you the World Speaks English website which is a hub that gathers everything that I create - video lessons, study materials, courses, podcasts, and more!

The website will be updated all the time - I am constantly working on make it fuller and bigger. We are only in the beginning on the journey now 😌

I also welcome your comments - if you have suggestions as to the website look and functions!

www.wsecommunity.com
πŸ–Š IELTS WRITING PRACTICE - 50 TOPIC IDEAS

If you’re struggling to come up with topics on your own, read through this list of argumentative essay topics to help get you started!

🧬 Science
β€’ Should parents be able to modify their unborn children?
β€’ Do GMOs help or harm people?
β€’ Should vaccinations be required for students to attend public school?
β€’ Should world governments get involved in addressing climate change?

πŸ’» Technology
β€’ Should Facebook be allowed to collect data from its users?
β€’ Should self-driving cars be legal?
β€’ Is it ethical to replace human workers with automation?
β€’ Should there be laws against using cell phones while driving?
β€’ Has the internet positively or negatively impacted human society?

πŸƒβ€β™‚οΈ Sports
β€’ Should college athletes be paid for being on sports teams?
β€’ Should coaches and players make the same amount of money?
β€’ Should sports be segregated by gender?
β€’ Should the concept of designated hitters in baseball be abolished?
β€’ Should US sports take soccer more seriously?

πŸŒ™ Religion
β€’ Should religious organizations have to pay taxes?
β€’ Should religious clubs be allowed in schools?
β€’ Should β€œone nation under God” be in the pledge of allegiance?
β€’ Should religion be taught in schools?
β€’ Should clergy be allowed to marry?

❀️ Health
β€’ Should minors be able to purchase birth control without parental consent?
β€’ Should the US switch to single-payer healthcare?
β€’ Should assisted suicide be legal?
β€’ Should dietary supplements and weight loss items like teas be allowed to advertise through influencers?
β€’ Should doctors be allowed to promote medicines?

πŸ› Government/Politics
β€’ Is the electoral college an effective system for modern America?
β€’ Should Puerto Rico become a state?
β€’ Should voter registration be automatic?
β€’ Should people in prison be allowed to vote?
β€’ Should Supreme Court justices be elected?

🐈 Ethics
β€’ Should sex work be legalized?
β€’ Should Columbus Day be replaced with Indigenous Peoples’ Day?
β€’ Should the death penalty be legal?
β€’ Should animal testing be allowed?
β€’ Should drug possession be decriminalized?

πŸ“ˆ Economic
β€’ Should unpaid internships be legal?
β€’ Should minimum wage be increased?
β€’ Should monopolies be allowed?
β€’ Is universal basic income a good idea?
β€’ Should corporations have a higher or lower tax rate?

πŸŽ“ Education
β€’ Are school uniforms a good idea?
β€’ Should PE affect a student’s grades?
β€’ Should college be free?
β€’ Should Greek life in colleges be abolished?
β€’ Should students be taught comprehensive sex ed?

🎨 Arts/Culture
β€’ Should graffiti be considered art or vandalism?
β€’ Should books with objectionable words be banned?
β€’ Should content on YouTube be better regulated?
β€’ Is art education important?
β€’ Should art and music sharing online be allowed?

#ielts #writing
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​​⭐️ WSE HERO - DECEMBER 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 Ahmad from Syria. One year ago, he started preparing for the Academic IELTS. His goals were to get an IELTS score before graduation so that would give him a great advantage in the future. He also saw benefits in improving his English level in general.

Once he was browsing the Internet and stumbled upon our YouTube channel where he found video lessons that proved useful for prep. He reached out to contact me for clarification in some modules and was pleased with the fact it's so easy to communicate with an online trainer. Regarding the WSE community he made sure to benefit from members' experiences and established some frienships along the way 🀝

He has recently achieved 6.5 overall just in time before his graduation, so now he enjoys a significant advantage over his peers when it comes to applying for Master's degree! πŸŽ“
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Congratulations for becoming the WSE Hero of the month, Ahmad! We love celebrating outstanding community members πŸŽ‰

#wsehero
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πŸ’¬ IELTS SPEAKING TEST SAMPLE

Get a friend and practice these questions!

Task 1
– Have you had breakfast today, do you think it is important?
– What do you usually eat for breakfast?
– Has your routine changed since you were younger?
– What would you like to change in your present routine?
– What are your hobbies?
– Do you think your circle of friends affect your hobbies?

Task 2
Talk about a time when someone gave you money as a gift. Please say:
– Who it was
– What you used the money for
– How this gift made you feel
– Do you like receiving such gifts

Task 3
– Can a country survive without money?
– Is money the root of all evil?
– Can money buy power?
– When do you think children start to learn about money?
– Should children learn to save money?
– Should you pay children to do house chores?

#speaking #ielts
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Hello guys! I am available for checking one CV from 5 people for university / job for free. If you're thinking about applying somewhere - I am happy to help you and give some advice as to how to make your resume stand out πŸ‘‹πŸ»
Send your CVs over to @wsecommunity!
πŸŽ„ NEW 2020 YEAR

From cold and snowy Russia I wish you a wonderful year full of love, accomplishments, new friendships and smiles.

Share your New Year's resolutions, goals and traditions of celebration with me!
β€‹β€‹βœ’οΈ WRITING TASK 1 - BAND 9 (GENERAL)

This book has been written to provide the IELTS student with details on how to prepare and perform effectively on the written Task 1 of the IELTS General examination.

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⬆️ Download it above ⬆️

#books #writing #ielts
β€‹β€‹βœ’οΈ WRITING TASK 1 - BAND 9 (ACADEMIC)

This book has been written to provide the IELTS student with details on how to prepare and perform effectively on the written Task 1 portion of the IELTS Academic examination.

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⬆️ Dowload it above ⬆️
πŸ”‰ AUDIOBOOK: THE FOUR

Amazon, Apple, Facebook, and Google are the four most influential companies on the planet. Just about everyone thinks they know how they got there. Just about everyone is wrong.

Listen to the audiobook about the companies that have changed our lives and services of which we use every day:
πŸ”‰ https://yadi.sk/d/aJA7G30o3YBJmo

#listening #audiobook #books
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β€‹β€‹πŸš€ ROCKET SPEED IELTS PREP

The course is 100% online - don't miss your chance to level up your IELTS skills in 1 month only πŸ™ŒπŸ»

Join the intensive high speed IELTS course with lots of practice for all modules - Listening, Reading, Writing and Speaking.

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.

Start on Monday, 20th of January, read more details, buy and join here - http://wsecommunity.com/rocketcourse
β€‹β€‹πŸ“š CAMBRIDGE IELTS 14 ACADEMIC

Authentic examination papers from Cambridge publishing provide perfect practice because they are the closest mock tests could get to the real one. You will find 4 full IELTS tests with audio in this package. This one is for the Academic Module.

Download here - https://yadi.sk/d/8pQkv56R8vfgHA

#ielts #books
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πŸ‘» BODY LANGUAGE ON IELTS

I noticed that many students doubt whether body language, eye contact, confidence and face expression matter on IELTS Speaking. Let's discuss this together.

My arguments are the following:
1) You're assessed based on your fluency, grammar, vocabulary, pronunciation and structure of ideas. So, your body language is technically not taken into account when grading your performance.
2) Your speed is recorded, so when there is any confusion in your answer examiners will re-listen to it and won't see your body language, so again - it won't count in.
3) However, we naturally sound more fluent, persuading, our speech is more coherent and pleasant to listen to when we use appropriate body language - calm, positive, confident, welcoming.

So, the conclusion for me is that it is definitely beneficial to improve gestures, facial expressions and my tone of speaking - because they will inevitably influence the whole speech. I'd like to sound confident and relaxed, not tensed, anxious and shy.

What are your thoughts on this?

#discussion #ielts
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