Boy! We're getting to the end of this season, and it's been such a LONGGGGGG series. Honestly, I don't like stopping for long because then I would lose my listeners. Consistency is everything....and constantly pumping out content is even more important. So, let's get into some of the harder areas of passive! The passive voice,... Continue Reading →
This is the beginning of a new series! I love bringing teachers, consultants and students on to do live coaching, or teachers who can give tips about test preparation courses or anything English in general. Today we're talking about IELTS and Nathan, who's living in Aktobe, Kazakhstan, has gone over some tips on how to... Continue Reading →
IELTS Reading - Locating and matching informationDownload Welcome back to another episode of my IELTS, everyone! So, I was going to make a blog, but it wouldn't have made sense to put discombobulated graph on here so you guys can read through a lot of nonsense and get even more confused. Instead, I have the... Continue Reading →
Welcome back to another episode, everyone! This is going to be great for you guys to do some freewriting, but more importantly, understand the question. Learn to analyze task 2 questions. They contain a subject and often include a general noun or nouns to help you organize your essay. The world is changing rapidly (noun). What... Continue Reading →
We're back again with the Facebook live! For those of you who have tuned in last weekend, here's the podcast and video form of what I've talked about. Also, I now have the transcription available, so for those of you who want rough shownotes of what I talk about, hit the link and read everything... Continue Reading →
Happy Monday and welcome back! It's time for some more pronunciation! English word stress is variable. Sometimes it is hard to know which syllable to stress. Fortunately, there are general rules that can help. About 90% of two-syllable nouns have first-syllable stress: problem, freedom, baggage. Most two-syllable names also have first-syllable stress: David, Justin, Sarah,... Continue Reading →
So, this will sound a bit similar to IELTS speaking task 2, but it's not going to be academic, just a very laid back story-telling time. This is great for non-NES speakers in order to tell a story about where they have traveled with someone else. If you're taking a class, this is even better... Continue Reading →
Four vowel sounds -- e as in feet, a as in late, u as in boot, and o as in boat -- require you to glide or move your tongue toward a/w/ or y sound. These are the words that I did recently on my Facebook live video that focuses on the high-pitch in the... Continue Reading →
Hello, everyone! Free IELTS Coaching on Facebook live was this past Sunday, but now I decided to do a YouTube video and a podcast on what I covered on there! This normally debuts every Sunday at 7am Bangkok, Thailand time -- unless something happens. But I’m glad to be bringing this to you guys today... Continue Reading →
Hello, everyone! If this is your second time tuning in, this was part of the TOEIC live coaching I did last weekend. However, because Facebook live stinks, I'm not able to show you exactly how I found the answers, and more just talking. However, I will have the YouTube video down below (coming soon) so... Continue Reading →
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