World Speaks English (IELTS Prep)
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Join the community of strong English learners created by Darian Sandmartin🌿

Our chat is here https://t.me/wsecommunity
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I'm preparing something exciting for my Russian-speaking followers tomorrow 😍🔥
​​💫 БЕСПЛАТНЫЙ ВЕБИНАР ОБ IELTS

То, чего никогда не было - бесплатный и всеобъемлющий вебинар про IELTS с моими друзьями из школы аналитиков данных DataLearn!

2 сентября, в 20:00 (время московское) буду вещать про самостоятельную подготовку к тесту. Затрону темы:
1. Зачем нужен IELTS
2. Требуемые баллы
3. Структура теста
4. Где и за сколько сдавать
5. Как готовиться самостоятельно
6. Лучшие учебники
7. Сложности самоподготовки
8. Как я могу вам помочь

Трансляция будет здесь, присоединяйтесь!

Придете? 😍
Кстати, я создала чат для русскоговорящих участников сообщества, присоединяйтесь! @wsecommunityru 🇷🇺 ❤️
​​📊 IELTS WRITING TASK 1 (MAKKAR)

Note, I do not think that this is an authentic source of model essays. Writings that you see in this book will most likely not score 7+ on IELTS. I generally do not trust Makkar, as they are not the official IELTS publishing house.

However, if you aim at 4.0-6.5 for your Writing, you might find some structures and vocabulary to refer to from these essays.

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Writing logically and making your position clear to a reader is an essential skill in the modern world. Learning how to properly write IELTS essays is only the first step (not the end goal)! Think of all the motivation letters, CVs, cover letters, reports, researchers etc that you will have to write while studying or working.

I've put together this guide to help you gather ideas when planning out an IELTS essay - I am sure it's helpful ❤️

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#ielts #writing
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I have some exciting news 😍
​​🇬🇧 WELCOME A NATIVE SPEAKER IN WSE!

I'm happy to introduce Matthew Edwards - he is a native English speaker from the UK, Manchester who has joined WSE to help everyone boost their spoken English.

He is now a member of our group chat @wsecommunity and is ready to share his advice about learning English / British traditions / talk about life in the UK / job opportunities and climate / the daily life, etc. This is a great chance to practice your English with a native daily, don't miss it! ❤️

Matthew will also be a guest speaker on the next intake of the Rocket IELTS course that launches on 19th of October. In the course he will provide his feedback on students' essays, participate in video calls with students and help throughout ☺️

See you in the chat group! 🙌🏻

— Darian
​​🟡 CAMBRIDGE IELTS 15 - ACADEMIC

The best book for practicing mock IELTS tests. Make sure to complete it from cover to cover and don't forget to work on mistakes as well.

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https://yadi.sk/d/j2n8YxCDLB-gZw?w=1

#ielts #books
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Let's talk about idiomatic expressions today! Do you see anything wrong in these highlighted phrases?

Let's discuss on @wsecommunity

*extracts are taken from band 5 essays
🤪 IDIOMS ON IELTS - HOW TO USE?

You will never see an "idiom" mentioned in the official IELTS band descriptors. In fact, you will see "the skillful use of idiomatic language" as a requirement to score 7 and more. IE (idiomatic expressions) encompass all phrases that are not translated word-by-word: idioms, phrasal verbs, collocations, turn of phrase.

Remember that on IELTS you have to showcase your natural English, and native speakers do not use idioms a lot naturally. However, they use IE as a whole much more often. In fact, Cambridge illustrates that the following phrases are also idiomatic language:
🔎On the contrary
🔎Last but not least
🔎In the long term
🔎One step at a time

These are acceptable forms of IE alongside with phrasal verbs that one can safely use in Writing and Speaking, while phrases like "it rains cats and dogs" or "it costs an arm and leg" must be definitely avoided.

#idiom #IELTS
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💡 TELL / TALK / SPEAK / SAY - THE DIFFERENCE

Finally we are here to talk about the difference between these quite similar verbs — especially difficult to grasp for non-native speakers. The video highlights idioms with the verbs as well. You can also download a pdf for this lesson — the link is in the description box of the YouTube video.

https://youtu.be/mMrcaC20Dmo

#video #vocabulary