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English language conversation: how to improve English speaking

In England, we have a saying: practice makes perfect, and it is completely true. The main way you are going to improve speaking any language is to keep on speaking…

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How to identify a quality English course for teachers

Choosing a quality English teacher training courses in England isn’t easy. Your experience should be rewarding, refreshing and leave you feeling excited to begin…

7 tips before choosing a teacher training course

It’s an exciting time, you have access to Erasmus + funding, you’re looking at the wide choice available of English courses for overseas teachers. You feel ready to…

Learning English grammar #1 – “Too”, “To” and “Two”

This article is the first in a series that aim to correct common English grammar mistakes. English grammar is among the most complicated of all languages, and most…

What to do when you are having difficulties at learning new English vocabulary

There is no doubt that learning new English vocabulary takes a lot of work and effort, and there are no quick fixes, even if you are doing an English course. But…

How to identify the best Business English course for your company

When you don't have much free time for this kind of thing, it's important that your business English course is exactly right for your needs.

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IELTS preparation tips and tricks for the Writing Test

In this post we are going to look at the IELTS writing test and in particular we are going to give advice on IELTS exam preparation for the academic IELTS module.

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IELTS preparation tips and tricks for the Listening Test

Here we take a look at the tips and tricks you can use when tackling the IELTS Listening Test

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IELTS preparation tips and tricks for the Speaking Test

In the IELTS speaking test you will need to talk about yourself, the things you do and like and experiences you have had. Here's how to do it.

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IELTS preparation tips and tricks for the Reading Test

In this post we are going to look at the IELTS reading test and in particular we are going to give advice on exam preparation for the academic IELTS module.