Canada is rapidly securing its place as the ideal choice for studying. Every year thousands of students arrive in the country about to embark on their academic journey in Vancouver, Toronto or Montreal. In 2018, 572,000 international students studied in Canada — and that is a massive increase from the previous year. The most common […]
Writing can present enough of a challenge to a native English speaker. But to someone whose second language is English, it is a major hurdle. To write something in English they not only have to think of the correct grammar, sentence structure, vocabulary and spelling but also they have to consider all their thoughts, ideas
Thousands of students around the world are practising for their IELTS test at this exact moment. Hunched over an IELTS textbook and reading passages. Or great walls of text in the vain hope that somehow these magic words and sentences will help them get a band 7 or 8 or even a 9 in the
Teaching beginners can be one of the hardest groups to teach in an English class. However, they can also be one of the most rewarding. Seeing the students come to terms with a grammar point or English vocabulary terms can be a great moment in the classroom for everyone. Unlike many other levels, you will
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The IELTS speaking test. It strikes fear into the very hearts of the bravest students. But fear not. I am about to show you how to tackle it and win. Today we are looking at Part One of the test — what it is, how are you tested, what to say, what to do. The
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There is so much information to find on the internet about doing the IELTS test. But what should you do on the actual day of the test? Or the week before? Or six weeks before? This is something that many students do not even consider. But if you take the time to plan these things,
The first day of the English class can often be a nerve-wracking experience for the students. It can be the same for the teacher too. But the students might worry about their English level, the fact that it is an English class meaning they may have to actually speak English. This is a real test
Trying to maintain English in an ESL class can be a tricky skill to learn. Sometimes classes fall flat and other times you can’t stop the students from talking. As a teacher, you need to make sure you are prepared at all times. That is half the battle. Make sure all your lessons are tweaked
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People have been telling stories to each other for thousands of years. It is so ingrained in our psyche that we are absolute masters in the art of storytelling. We watch movies and immediately we can understand what the purpose of the story is. We can predict what will happen and when it does, we
Stories have been with us for thousands of years. They are ingrained in our very psyche. You could say that the three-act theory used by thousands of movie directors, novelists and graphic comic writers was first conjured up in a cave 40,000 years ago. We know about stories. We understand stories. And every single person
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