The last CHAPTER! That's right. We're on the home stretch of Season V and it's been an unbelievable experience going through all of these episodes with you. At the conclusion of this series, we're going to be shifting to Business English from the Elementary Level, but grammar and other things will be combined. Also, within... Continue Reading →
IELTS Live Teaching | S1 – E1 | Task 2 – Giving Opinions
Hello to everyone who has possibly come over from another Facebook page to check this blog about tomorrow's live details. So, after considering all possible scenarios to have a live lesson on a weekly basis, it has finally launched! In today's live episode, here are some things for you to write down, ponder or even... Continue Reading →
IELTS | Speaking Part II | Arsenio’s Speaking Part II!
Yes, you read it correctly! In today's video/podcast, I'm going to do my very own part II for all of you! Over the past two weeks, I have coached so many people from around the world and I've realized a common trend of problems. Lack of story-tellingLack of structure leads to incoherenceMultiples of two are... Continue Reading →
Arsenio’s ESL Podcast | Season 5 Episode 177 | Grammar | Verb Patterns
Two common verb patterns used in academic English are: Verb + preposition + gerund It works by adding particles to the cloud that attract water vapor. Verbs that usually follow this pattern include admit to, believe in, benefit from, care about, concentrate on, cope with, decide against, depend on, disagree with, and object to. Verb... Continue Reading →
Arsenio’s ESL Podcast | Season 5 Episode 178 | Writing Skill | Commenting On Sources
When you include a source in your work, you should always comment on it. You need to say how the source relates to the point you are trying to make. You can use a mixture of cautious and assertive language, but you should only use more assertive phrases when the quotation shows something clearly. For... Continue Reading →
Arsenio’s ESL Podcast | Season 5 Episode 176 | Grammar | Complex Ordering of Past Events
In higher-level texts, the description of an event of period of time may now follow the chronological order. The description may move backwards and forwards in time, and often requires precise use of a combination of tenses and linkers. The activity certainly predates that first glimpse foreigners had of it -- Tahitians had been surfing... Continue Reading →
Arsenio’s ESL Podcast | Season 5 Episode 175 | Critical Thinking | Evaluating Supporting Data: 2
Once you've established that supporting data hasn't been manipulated, it's important to question whether any significant information has been omitted that would influence your evaluation of the argument. For example: Research conducted at Pembrook State suggests that desalination plants could provide up to 35% of the U.A.E.'s freshwater needs. While this may sound superficially impressive,... Continue Reading →
Arsenio’s ESL Podcast | Season 5 Episode 174 | Listening | World Oceans (IELTS Style)
Welcome back to an IELTS-style type of ESL podcast! In today's podcast we're going to listen to a lecture about the problems that oceans worldwide are facing. Before you listen, make a list of the possible problems you are aware of. Marine ecology -- problems and solutionsA. Overfishing1. Three typesi "recruitment overfishing" -- amount of... Continue Reading →
Arsenio’s ESL Podcast | Season 5 Episode 173 | Vocabulary Development | Verb and Noun Collocations – Climate Change
Welcome back to some verb/noun collocations! I know you guys love these types of podcasts, so let's get back into it! accelerate changeaddress the issueallocate resourcesassess the impactcast doubtconsider the rolereduce demandslow the decline to try to deal with a problemto give money, time, or energy to somethingto reduce the speed at which something changes... Continue Reading →
Questions & Answers | Brainstorming Techniques | S.W.O.T Analysis
Another great one! Strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats! This is what you can use before creating a logo, podcast, travel blog, or anything that is a passion for you. You guys are absolutely going to love this brainstorming technique. https://open.spotify.com/show/7hdzplWx6xB8mhwDJYiP6f
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