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Hi everyone and welcome to our live language clinic with the Understanding IELTS educators! We're looking forward to answering all your questions so just post them in the comments below. Please be patient if it takes a little time to get an answer you can use the time to check other questions. You'll find lots of useful advice there too! Okay let's say hi to the educators and then get started! Neil # F LEnglishIELTS 22,872 people reached

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21 shares Write a comment... LearnEnglish – British Council Hi everyone, thank you very much for coming and for all your great questions. It's time for the educators to stop now, but of course we'll all be available on the course to answer your other questions. Next week we have a live Google Hangout so watch this space (and check Step 4.18) for more information. Bye for now and thanks to all the educators for joining us! Neil Like · Reply · 3:38pm

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MaRy OuMa Bye Neil and thank you to all of you my great educators! Unlike · 1 · May 26 at 3:42pm Sa Za Thank you so much,bye. Like · May 26 at 3:50pm Ahmad Harb Hello Neil, Thank you and I hope to do well I asked a follow up question if you can answer it will be most appreciated. Like · May 27 at 1:20pm Nawal Alrisly Thank you very much and we meet soon Like · 23 hrs Write a reply... LearnEnglish – British Council Hi everyone! Neil Like · Reply · 12 · Commented on by Neil Stewart McLaren 2:32pm

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MaRy OuMa Hi my dear Neil Unlike · 1 · May 26 at 2:46pm Mimi Mody Hi See Translation Unlike · 1 · May 26 at 2:51pm Write a reply... Hind ALShybani ‫ًء‬ ‫ﻣﺴﺎ‬ 04:40 ‫ﺍﻟﺴﺎﻋﺔ‬ ،‫ﺍﻟﻴﻮﻡ‬ I want to ask question about the quiz. I can not understand why we use (although) in question 8 ( Although we are influenced by advertising, we are free to make our own choices when we buy things). Because it is said that (although) would be used after subject and verb. However, although here .preceded the subject and verb. Thank you ‫ﺗﻌﻠﻴﻖ‬ · ‫ﺇﻋﺠﺎﺏ‬ Unlike · Reply · 4 · May 26 at 3:44pm · Edited LearnEnglish – British Council Hi Hind, I think you may have misread the answer. It says: That’s right, after ‘although’ we use a subject and a verb, whereas after ‘in spite of’ we just use a noun or pronoun. Please check again. Neil Like · 10 · Commented on by Neil Stewart McLaren · May 26 at 4:20pm · Edited

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(99) Hi everyone and welcome to our live language... LearnEnglish – British Council Hind ALShybani Yes, you are right. It is my mistake forgive me Thank you Unlike ·

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Luna Morales I have a question too! Is there a rule to use that connectors as you mentioned, i mean is there a rule for every connector? Unlike ·

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Anwar Abou Adib so as I understood we use "although" after verb & subject , and "in spite of" after noun, is it right? Unlike ·

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LearnEnglish – British Council Hi Anwar Abou Adib, the other way around 'although' and 'in spite of' come BEFORE not after! Neil Like · Edited


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LearnEnglish – British Council Hi Luna, check my answer to Nahida Haj Kaddour for an excellent link on that. They can be grouped together and yes there are rules for how and where they are used in sentences. Neil Like · 1 · Commented on by Neil Stewart McLaren · May 27 at 12:58am Write a reply... Moaz Rokia hi , I want to ask you something . Are there any exam on the internet to know how much I will take in the exam !! it is not real . but just for know what part in the exam i need to study and what part Iam good !! Unlike · Reply · 1 · 3 hrs LearnEnglish – British Council Hi Moaz Rokia, we've included sample tests in each step of the course, so if you work through them all you will get a very good idea of what you need to practise more. You can also try these: http://takeielts.britishcouncil.org/.../freepracticetests http://ielts.org/test_takers_information/test_sample.aspx... See More

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Like · Remove Preview · Commented on by Neil Stewart McLaren · 37 mins Elena Nikolaeva Is there any representative of IELTS in Kazakhatan? Unlike · Reply · 1 · Yesterday at 5:32am LearnEnglish – British Council Hi Elena, yes there is! You can find details here: http://takeielts.britishcouncil.org/locations/kazakhstan Neil

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Like · Remove Preview · Commented on by Neil Stewart McLaren · 29 mins Hizbur Rehman I have prepared for Academic test but now need to take General Training, do I need to go to the general prep class? Unlike · Reply · 1 · May 27 at 6:15pm LearnEnglish – British Council Hi Hizbur Rehman, I don't think that would be necessary. If you feel you have prepared well for the Academic test, then it would probably be enough to familiarise yourself with the differences and to practise the different tasks using some of the resource we have shared. Remember that the listening and speaking tests are the same, so the differences are in the types of reading texts and writing tasks that you have to do. Neil Like · Commented on by Neil Stewart McLaren · 45 mins ‫ﺩﻭﺡ‬ ‫ﺍﺣﻣﺩ‬ for listening practise, which type of movies can be listen it , american or britain, if you can give me some examples. Unlike · Reply ·

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(99) Hi everyone and welcome to our live language... LearnEnglish – British Council American, Australian or from any other country, so long as they are in English! Check out this blog for some good advice and lots of useful links for using films to help you learn: http://www.britishcouncil.org/.../howcanfilmhelpyou... Neil

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Like · Remove Preview · Commented on by Neil Stewart McLaren · 27 mins Susan Ritchie Hello, I would like to know what scores we need to get for each component Reading, Writing, Listening & Speaking to get an overall Band 7 score... Unlike · Reply · 1 · May 27 at 10:35am LearnEnglish – British Council Hi Susan Ritchie, you can get a good idea of this by using our Band Score calculator here: http://www.ieltspractice.com/ieltscalculator.php Neil

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Like · Remove Preview · Commented on by Neil Stewart McLaren · 56 mins Shayma Al Naimi Hi thank you very much for all the information id like ask you when i finish week 1 and week 2 i saw the pink marker in the beginning is that meaning i am not finish all unit and who can i know i past it all I read it every part . Unlike · Reply · 1 · May 27 at 10:27am LearnEnglish – British Council Hi Shayma Al Naimi, you need to click 'mark as complete' on each step. Watch Chris's video here to find out more: https://www.futurelearn.com/.../understanding.../steps/37524 Neil

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Like · Remove Preview · Commented on by Neil Stewart McLaren · 35 mins Do Mi Soe I 'm busy the whole day .But I'm working in a English speaking environment.I want to learn somemore.Do will it be ok if I learn two hours a day.How far can it go. Unlike · Reply ·

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LearnEnglish – British Council Hi Do Mi Soe, two hours a day is a lot, especially if you are working in an English speaking environment! If you can manage that much time it will certainly help, but don't feel that you have to. Really I'd recommend finding what you are comfortable with you'll make more progress if you are enjoying what you do and are motivated to do it than you will if you force yourself to do more just because you think you should or you make yourself study when you are tired etc. Neil Like · Commented on by Neil Stewart McLaren · 41 mins ChaNida Kanmuang Which one is correct between "each country" and "each countries"? Unlike · Reply ·

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LearnEnglish – British Council Hi ChaNida Kanmuang, 'each' is always singular each country. Neil Like · 1 · Commented on by Neil Stewart McLaren · 26 mins · Edited ChaNida Kanmuang Thank you so much Unlike ·

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(99) Hi everyone and welcome to our live language... LearnEnglish – British Council . Do universities at the UK ask for the academic only ? Or I can do the general and use it to apply to a university ? Is the Academic harder than the general ? Unlike · Reply ·

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LearnEnglish – British Council Hi Rania Ismail El Sayeg, yes if you want to study at university you have to take the Academic test, not the General one. It's not a question of being harder or easier both tests are assessed using the same bands, but there are differences in the criteria to reflect the different skills required. Plus the speaking and listening tests are the same for both Academic and General. Neil Like · Commented on by Neil Stewart McLaren · 1 hr Rania Ismail El Sayeg Can I ask the examiner to change the subject if I don'the have enough knowlage about the subject he gave me ? For ex. If I was asked to speak about wild animals in my country I wouldn't be able to speak for 2 minutes . I would lose time thinking about making something up Unlike · Reply ·

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LearnEnglish – British Council Hi Rania Ismail El Sayeg, no you can't ask to change the subject. The topics are specially chosen to to be of general interest so anyone can talk about them. Neil Like · Commented on by Neil Stewart McLaren · 1 hr Makarim Mutasim Hi every one. I would like to ask about the validity of the course. How long this course will be available online, I mean if I want to revise some subjects after few months, can I do that? Unlike · Reply ·

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LearnEnglish – British Council Hi Makarim Mutasim, yes! You will have permanent access to the materials after the course ends. so you can go back and check them or download them any time. Neil Like · Commented on by Neil Stewart McLaren

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LearnEnglish – British Council Hi Saw, that's really not possible on a free course of this size it would require thousands of educators! The activities and guidance we share is designed to help you evaluate your own performance in different parts of the test and identify which areas you need to improve. By reading through the comments on the course, joining in discussions and completing the practice tasks you can get a good idea of this, and then work on these areas with the resources we provide. Neil Like ·


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Saw Sandy Swe Thank you for your reply. I mean for actual IELTS test. I understand there are so many people who took these free course. Thank you again Unlike ·

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LearnEnglish – British Council Hi Nhật Hạ, there is no fixed amount of time you should listen to as much as you feel comfortable with. I don't think it's helpful to listen to things because you feel you have to do a certain amount of work. It's better to listen because you want to, because you're interested in what you're listening to or because you want to find out something from it. Yes, if you're doing exam practice then you should do it in the same way as you would do it in the real exam, but exam practice should only be one small part of your listening. You should be listening to news, podcasts, film and TV shows, music, education videos lots of things! And with those, it will be most useful and productive if you choose things you actually enjoy. Finally, it's better to listen a little every day than it is to listen a lot once or twice a week! That's my advice! Neil Like ·


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Nhật Hạ Many thanks to your helpful advice. I'm gonna try it next time I'm listening. Thank you! Unlike ·

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Write a reply... Ana López Cudero What sort of information does one get after taking the test? A result? A diploma? Are they different levels or just one? Unlike · Reply ·

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(99) Hi everyone and welcome to our live language... LearnEnglish – British Council LearnEnglish – British Council Hi Ana López Cudero, when you take the IELTS test you get a statement of results that shows your level in each of the four skills as well as your overall band. Neil Like · 7 · Commented on by Neil Stewart McLaren · May 26 at 4:17pm Ana López Cudero Thank you for your answer. Is there a correlation with the actual European system (B1, C1, etc) or is it different? Unlike · 1 · May 26 at 4:19pm · Edited LearnEnglish – British Council Hi Ana, you can find a comparison with CEFR levels here: http://takeielts.britishcouncil.org/.../commoneuropean... Neil

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Like · Remove Preview · 1 · Commented on by Neil Stewart McLaren · May 27 at 1:06am Write a reply... Cecilia Colombe Thank you for this course, I took a 40 hrs course in person, I think this is helping me more. I am planing to retake the exam because I got a 6.5 band and I am an English teacher. I would like to get at least 7.5. I have a question, how long is the IELTS exam valid? Is it true that is only valid for 2 years? Unlike · Reply · 2 · May 26 at 4:01pm LearnEnglish – British Council Hi Cecilia, that's great to hear. Congratulations on your result and good luck with your preparations for next time. Yes the result is officially valid for two years, although ultimately it's up to the people you share the result with whether or not they accept it after that time. Neil Like · Commented on by Neil Stewart McLaren · 3 hrs Omar Alaa Alattar i took already ilets test one month before , my problem is that some where i lose my conscious in the exam , and I find the tape rerach question number 13 while i am still in 3 , and the time y read the question before the starting of the tape is not enough Unlike · Reply ·

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LearnEnglish – British Council Hi Omar Alaa Alattar, that's one of the problems we look at in Step 3.5 have you checked it? Neil Like · Commented on by Neil Stewart McLaren · 34 mins Khalifa Altyeb What about next stage if i will want to get ielts certifcate? Unlike · Reply ·

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LearnEnglish – British Council Hi Khalifa Altyeb, if you want to take an IELTS test after this course, you can book it here: http://takeielts.britishcouncil.org/... Neil

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Jamal Ramadan Hi Gentleman Mr. Neil....... It is so great to be in touch with you .... Real I am trying to get band 8.5, ...Could please grant me a particular tips might could pave my path to achieve this goal ....Really appreciate your great effort along with your fellows ....Many Thanks Unlike · Reply ·

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LearnEnglish – British Council H Jamal Ramadan, good luck and I hope you reach your goal. We can't give you tips here though that's what the whole sixweek course is for! Neil Like · 5 · Commented on by Neil Stewart McLaren · May 26 at 4:21pm Hala Sabban Hi educators! I'm so thankful for your help and for this fantabulous course. Are there anather courses ? Unlike · Reply ·

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LearnEnglish – British Council Hi Hala, yes there are! In fact we'll be starting another course soon after this one, called Exploring English:


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(99) Hi everyone and welcome to our live language... LearnEnglish – British Council language and culture. You can find out all about it and register here: bit.ly/ExploringEnglish3 Neil

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Like · Remove Preview · 13 · Commented on by Neil Stewart McLaren · May 26 at 4:24pm Ольга Шурпик Гребенкина Hello I'd like you to answer this question please is there an official representative of British council IELTS in Moscow? Where can I take the EILTS exam in Moscow? Thx a lot! Unlike · Reply · 1 · May 26 at 3:36pm LearnEnglish – British Council Hi , you can find details of IELTS representatives in Moscow here: http://www.ielts.org/test_centre.../search_results.aspx... Neil

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Like · Remove Preview · 1 · Commented on by Neil Stewart McLaren · May 26 at 4:29pm Abdullah Marouf Is it possible for foreign learners to achieve English speaking skill like native speakers by doing this course without living in English speaking countries? Unlike · Reply · 1 · May 26 at 3:32pm LearnEnglish – British Council Hi Abdullah Marouf, it's certainly possible for learners in nonEngish speaking countries to achieve Band 9 in IELTS and it does happen, but of course it's not easy! Neil Like · Commented on by Neil Stewart McLaren · 55 mins Silvana Delovska Mitrev Can we read all your valuable comments tomorrow, because there is so much information you gave us! Unlike · Reply · 2 · May 26 at 3:27pm LearnEnglish Tina Yes Unlike · 1 · May 26 at 3:33pm LearnEnglish – British Council Hi Silvana, yes the link to this chat is there in Step 3.2 so you can come back here any time to check the answers. We'll also be posting a PDF on the step with all the questions, answers and links so you can download and save it. Neil Like · 1 · Commented on by Neil Stewart McLaren · May 26 at 4:16pm Write a reply... Eain Chu How can I get my certificate?How can I pay for that? Unlike · Reply · 1 · May 26 at 3:16pm LearnEnglish – British Council Hi Eain Chu, you can find out all about the Statement of Participation here: https://www.futurelearn.com/.../statementofparticipation Neil


Like · Remove Preview · Commented on by Neil Stewart McLaren · 36 mins Lucero Bernal Nieto I have some questios, because my level of listening is always bad when I am in a test so it makes me feel really dissapointed despite of the efforts I do I really would like to go up of my intermediate level that usually im scored because i have done some test in which result isalways B1 I dont know how to jump to C eventhough I use the language all the time what could I do to improve it Unlike · Reply · 7 · May 26 at 3:05pm · Edited LearnEnglish – British Council Hi Lucero Bernal Nieto, it can take time and a lot of practice to make that jump, but don't worry if you keep working on it you will get there! When you say you use language all the time, think about what you mean. Are you pushing yourself by practising with more challenging activities or are you just using language you already know? Try spending a little time every day listening to authentic English videos, TV shows, radio, news,


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(99) Hi everyone and welcome to our live language... LearnEnglish – British Council podcasts, it doesn't really matter what, they will all help. Follow the advice we give this week in how to get more out of your listening and it will help. The only key is practice. Neil Like · 26 · Commented on by Neil Stewart McLaren 3:21pm

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Zaher Zaher Thank you. It's a great advice Unlike · 1 · May 26 at 3:53pm Write a reply... Samia Mahmoud Alsalam alikum educator; thank you very much for your help , I really have enjoyed last week and I took your advice seriously. But about the listening part I think that it's the most difficult part for me . I want to ask you why there is no way to repeat the audio to revise my answers in the ILETS test because I always miss some points specially when the speaker is talking too fast and with different accent I never used to it. Actually even in my tongue language which is arabic , I usually miss a lot of words during the speech . Unlike · Reply · 9 · May 26 at 3:03pm LearnEnglish – British Council Hi Samia, the reason it is not repeated is to make it as realistic as possible. If you are attending a lecture or talk you can't ask the lecturer to repeat the whole thing again, so it would be unrealistic to play the recordings twice. I know it's hard work, but believe me, if you practise a little every day and follow the advice we give this week, you'll soon find it much easier. Neil Like · 11 · Commented on by Neil Stewart McLaren 3:14pm

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Samia Mahmoud Oh you right Mr. Neil I can't ask the lecturer to repeat what he said. Thank you so much I will follow your advice. Unlike · 1 · May 26 at 3:18pm Write a reply... Zaher Zaher Welcome to all our educators, I'm very happy to meet you. I have many questions and I'd like if you could give your answers on them. 1 How could I contact with an educator directly without replying on their reply on the course. 2 I would like to start a real conversation to improve my speaking. It will be valuable for me if I have it with some of you my educators : ) 3 I have an idea, why not to do the IELTS test as a kind of practice at the end of this course? Unlike · Reply · 1 · May 26 at 3:08pm · Edited LearnEnglish – British Council Hi Zaher Zaher, unfortunately it's not possible to contact the educators personally with so many learners that would be extremely difficult! You can follow them on the course so you can see all their answers and join in their conversations though. On the question of practice, we include sample tests questions on each step, and also links to practice exams so check them out! Neil Like · Commented on by Neil Stewart McLaren · 31 mins Amer AlArami Hi educators, After I finish the 6weeks course where should I take the IELTS test or I will just purchase the certification? Unlike · Reply · 3 · May 26 at 2:55pm LearnEnglish – British Council Hi Amer AlArami, if you want to register for the test after the course there is a link in the course or you can find out more here: http://takeielts.britishcouncil.org/bookyourtest/booknow http://www.ielts.org/test_takers.../test_takers_faqs.aspx... See More

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Like · Remove Preview · 3 · Commented on by Neil Stewart McLaren · May 26 at 3:32pm Amer AlArami Thanks. Unlike · 1 · May 26 at 4:04pm Write a reply... Hetal Prashant Purohit Hi Neil...how long will it take to have my result BAND after appearing for IELTS ?and how long its valid if I want to have another go?(Sorry if itsout of today's discussion)Thanks:) Unlike · Reply · 1 · May 26 at 2:54pm


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(99) Hi everyone and welcome to our live language... LearnEnglish – British Council LearnEnglish – British Council Hi Hetal Prashant Purohit, you will receive your result around two weeks after you take the test and the result is officially valid for two years after that. Neil Like · Commented on by Neil Stewart McLaren · 2 hrs Anthonia Classic Hi Neil, “Had better“ goes with what? For example “you all had better repented“ Unlike · Reply ·

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LearnEnglish – British Council Hi Anthonia Classic, do you mean what form does the verb take after 'had better'? It has to be the infinitive without 'to'. So in your example, it would be 'repent'. Neil Like · 8 · Commented on by Neil Stewart McLaren 2:53pm

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Teaching English – British Council Hi Anthonia, Yes, you use "had better" when you want to say it would be a good idea. So, your phrase is nearly right but the way to say it is: you had all better repent. Ann Like · 7 · May 26 at 2:54pm Write a reply... MaRy OuMa Hi educators! I'm so thankful for your help and for this fantabulous course. . Can I use the same email and password of Understanding IELTS to sign up for another course for example the next free courseExploring English ? Thanks in advance. Unlike · Reply · 5 · May 26 at 2:44pm LearnEnglish – British Council Hi MaRy OuMa, yes you should use the same login for all FutureLearn courses you take in future. Neil Like · 6 · Commented on by Neil Stewart McLaren 2:48pm

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MaRy OuMa Thank you so much Neil. Unlike · 1 · May 26 at 2:49pm Write a reply... Fathi Ahmed Sidahmed hi Neil ,HI all of you this week is about listing test ,I know the exam is 40 mins that means writing answer at the time of track playing or candidate have a separate time to write his answers after track play finish or what. Unlike · Reply · 6 · May 26 at 2:40pm LearnEnglish – British Council Hi Fathi, the listening test itself lasts for thirty minutes, including 30 seconds at the end of each section to check your answers and 30 seconds to read the next section. You need to write your answers as you listen, then transfer them to the answer sheet at the end. You have an extra ten minutes to do that, and you can also use that time to guess any answers you missed, check your spelling etc. Neil Like · 12 · Commented on by Neil Stewart McLaren · May 26 at 2:46pm Reham Solieman need some ideas to know about academic ielts test for each part Unlike · Reply · 2 · May 26 at 2:35pm Chris LearnEnglish Hi Reham are you following the Understanding IELTS course? It has all the details of each part of the test Like · May 26 at 2:38pm Reham Solieman yes i am following , but it is about general &i need more practice of academic ,thank you Mr chris Unlike ·


LearnEnglish – British Council Hi Rehman, I think you must have misunderstood some of the course so far. It is not only about the General test it covers both General and Academic. The Listening and Speaking tests (the two parts we have covered in weeks two and three) are the same for both tests. Only the reading and writing sections are different and we'll be looking at those in weeks 4, 5 and 6. Neil Like · Commented on by Neil Stewart McLaren · 1 hr Write a reply... Eain Chu Hi Sirs,how can i download audio files? And what should i do to improve my listening skill? Unlike · Reply · 7 · May 26 at 2:35pm


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(99) Hi everyone and welcome to our live language... LearnEnglish – British Council LearnEnglish – British Council Hi Eain Chu, do you mean the audio files on the course? Unfortunately they can't be downloaded, but you can find lots of excellent downloadable audio resources on our websites: LearnEnglish http://learnenglish.britishcouncil.org/en LearnEnglish Teens http://learnenglishteens.britishcouncil.org ESOL Nexus http://esol.britishcouncil.org And you can find exam practice resources in Steps 3.8 and 3.9. Neil

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Eain Chu Thanks..because I am so weak in listening.Thanks again for great courses and this clinic.It's a great opportunity for us. Unlike · 1 · May 26 at 2:45pm · Edited Write a reply... Amel Sarra Ahmed Please sometimes when writing in English we can avoid using the articles the a and an ,what's the rule please ? Unlike · Reply · 3 · May 26 at 2:33pm LearnEnglish – British Council Hi Amel Sarra Ahmed, articles can be confusing but luckily there are clear rules to help you practise and check your own work. You can find them here: https://learnenglish.britishcouncil.org/.../articles1 https://learnenglish.britishcouncil.org/.../articles2... See More

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Amel Sarra Ahmed Thanks a lot ! Unlike · 1 · May 26 at 2:54pm Write a reply... Milaim Hajdini Hello,please understand my unusually circumstances in which i am since 2010,therefore,can you please confirm to me that i am in the right place for the facebook clinis event? Unlike · Reply ·


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LearnEnglish – British Council Hi Milaim Hajdini, yes this is the right place. Just ask your questions in the comments and we will answer them! Neil Like · Commented on by Neil Stewart McLaren · May 26 at 2:37pm View more replies Write a reply... Reham Solieman Hi Mr Neil Unlike · Reply · 2 · May 26 at 2:33pm LearnEnglish – British Council Hi Reham! Neil Like · 1 · Commented on by Neil Stewart McLaren 2:51pm

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(99) Hi everyone and welcome to our live language... LearnEnglish – British Council Sa Za Hi dear educators.Thanks million for this amazing course and for this great opportunity.Really i am enjoying.I love all the parts of course specially i loved the record yourself.It is great.unfortunately the listening part is so hard for me and i need to practice more and more.Thanks a lot for all your efforts.Best Unlike · Reply · 10 · May 26 at 2:32pm Alister Widdowson Hi Sa Za, good to see you here on Facebook. You are really making a great contribution Like · 4 · May 26 at 2:34pm LearnEnglish Tina Hi again Sa Za Like · 3 · May 26 at 2:34pm Chris LearnEnglish Hi Sa Za thanks for your kind words and thanks for your recording. It was great to hear you. Like ·

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LearnEnglish – British Council Hi Sa Za, thanks. It was great to hear your recording too. Don't worry about listening we're sharing lots of resources this week to help you practise. Neil Like · 8 · Commented on by Neil Stewart McLaren · May 26 at 2:35pm Sa Za Hi Alister,thank you so much and thanks a lot for your great reply on the course. Unlike · 1 · May 26 at 2:37pm Sa Za Hi Tina,nice to see you .Thank you so much Unlike · 2 · May 26 at 2:38pm Sa Za Hi Chris,You are welcome.Thanks a lot for your nice reply.I am so happy to hear that my recording is good,but i must say sorry if it is so primary.Thanks a lot for all your efforts. Unlike ·

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Sa Za Hi Neil,thanks a lot. I am so glad to hear about my recording from you.I hope my speaking improve in future.Thank you so much about listening resources.I am a little lazy.I will practice more.Thanks for all your efforts. Unlike · 2 · May 26 at 2:46pm Write a reply... LearnEnglish Tina Hi everyone Unlike · Reply ·

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Aye Yu Lin Hi, nice to know you as you are one of educators. Like · 1 · May 26 at 2:42pm LearnEnglish Tina Thanks Aye Yu Lin are you enjoying the course? Like · May 26 at 2:44pm Marina Vorontsova Hi, Tina! Nice to meet you here! Like ·

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LearnEnglish Tina You too Like · May 26 at 2:49pm Ahmad Harb Hello Tina, nice to meet you .... I would really appreciate it if you can answer my question about the answers for listening questions. Like · May 26 at 2:55pm Xuan Minh Nguyen Hi Tina. Could you suggest some sources of listening practice with different accents and subtitles please, especially Australian ones. Also, could you suggest sources of vocabulary buildup exercises on such topics as airport anouncement, club registration, orientation course, library situations, house renting situations, banking transactions... thanks alot Unlike ·

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LearnEnglish – British Council Hi Xuan Minh Nguyen, no problem! Neil Like · Commented on by Neil Stewart McLaren · 2 hrs Write a reply... Marina Vorontsova Hello, dear Educators! Hello, Everyone! Unlike · Reply ·

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Write a reply... DG Debasish Ghosh hi educators ..... what difference do we find in the writings of indian poets and american or english poets Unlike · Reply · 1 · May 26 at 2:31pm · Edited LearnEnglish – British Council Hi DG Debasish Ghosh, that's an interesting question, but it's not related to our discussion today on IELTS. Could you post it on the timeline and we'll discuss it later? Thanks! Neil Like · 2 · Commented on by Neil Stewart McLaren 2:33pm

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DG Debasish Ghosh ok sir Unlike · 1 · May 26 at 3:22pm Write a reply... Silvana Delovska Mitrev Hi, to All of you Unlike · Reply ·

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LearnEnglish Tina Hi Like · 1 · May 26 at 2:32pm Silvana Delovska Mitrev Dear Tina, could you answer my question, i have already written 13 min ago, regarding getting scanned fully andwered IELTS testing sheet just as an example how to fill the paper... Unlike ·

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LearnEnglish – British Council Hi Silvana Delovska Mitrev, you can find these here: http://takeielts.britishcouncil.org/.../examplelistening... Neil

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Like · Remove Preview · Commented on by Neil Stewart McLaren · 2 hrs Write a reply... Natália Bis M. Weinsztok I have a question about the SPEAKING part. By the given examples from Week 2 (course Understanding Ielts) seemed to me you don't have to worry about pronunciation as much as you use the correct ORDER and EXPRESSIONS when answering. For example the video with the two Korean girls (about describing a wild animal), the first lady behaved seriously and had a few mistakes compared to the second, which in my opinion behaved way infomally to the occasion and mispronounced a lot. But according to what was said there, the second one got a better grade. Why? What should I be concerned the most about this test? Vocabulary? Fluency? Using proper expressions (In my opinion, First, Second, To summaryze, etc.). THANKS! Like · Reply · 1 · May 26 at 3:27pm Chris LearnEnglish Hi Natalia. Your score in the speaking test is a balance of all 4 marking criteria so you need to think about all of them no one thing is more important than the others. Like · 1 · May 26 at 3:32pm Natália Bis M. Weinsztok Do the questions have an specific model to be answered? Like · May 26 at 3:38pm Natália Bis M. Weinsztok For example like this link: http://www.ielts exam.net/ielts_speaking_samples/390/

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LearnEnglish – British Council Hi Natalia, no there is no specific model it's a test of your communication skills so the important thing is to answer the question from your own personal experience or using your own ideas. You can't learn a script or follow a specific model, just try to talk naturally and answer the questions fully. Neil Like · Commented on by Neil Stewart McLaren · 2 hrs Write a reply...


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Martin Habonimana All right? Vocabulary is the base of a language,but difficult to memorise!what are the strategies used to learn vocabulary? In other words,how can i learn and memorise by heart easily? Like · Reply ·

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LE Freddie Hi Martin. I recommend using an online site called Memrise. In particular, check out this course: http://www.memrise.com/.../45634/ieltsacademicwordlist/

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LearnEnglish – British Council Hi Martin, you can also check out these tips and tools: Learning new words http://bit.ly/1GLgcLt Improve your vocabulary http://goo.gl/GP1i1f Using word cards: http://goo.gl/66zW6h Using mind maps: http://goo.gl/DaLU6Z Using tables: http://goo.gl/MeScgo My Wordbook 2 app: http://goo.gl/SZI7SN Quizlet: https://quizlet.com/ Lingro: http://lingro.com Professor Word: http://www.professorword.com/ Neil

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Like · Remove Preview · Commented on by Neil Stewart McLaren · 2 hrs Write a reply... Shyam Lal Das Hi! What is the idea behind writing 'an SOS' but 'a SAT score' ? Like · Reply · 1 · May 26 at 3:08pm Alister Widdowson That's a good question. The important thing is how we actually say it. SOS is said as three separate letters. 'Ess Oh Ess' while SAT is said as a word. we then have to think about the first sound we say (not the first letter that's important). the first sound in SOS is an 'e' sound (like in Egg) that's a vowel sound so we need to use 'an'. with SAT the first sound is 's' (link in snake) which is a consonant sound meaning we use 'a'. It's the same reason we say 'an umbrella' but 'a university' Like ·

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Shyam Lal Das But we pronounce SAT as Ess Eh Tee, don't we? SAT is not an acronym right? Like · 1 · May 26 at 3:23pm LearnEnglish – British Council Hi Shyam Lal Das, people say both, but if you say it as /ˌes eɪ ˈtiː/, then as Alister says, you must use 'an' not 'a'. Neil Like · 2 · Commented on by Neil Stewart McLaren · May 26 at 4:14pm Write a reply... Htet Htet Myat Noe Hello teachers. Good afternoon! I would like to ask about speaking part 2 and 3. Does all the questions and topic normally ask about environment, technology and other uncommon topics? What other things likely to ask and what should we prepare? Thanks Like · Reply · 1 · May 26 at 3:03pm Alister Widdowson Hi Htet Htet Myat Noe. Ney kaun da lah? The topics can be on a range of different topics although the ones you mentioned are definitely possible. You could get questions on the media, art, science and so on. Don't worry though, they will NOT be too technical anyone with a reasonable general knowledge should be able to answer them all it wouldn't be fair otherwise. This is why i suggest reading a newspaper or listening to the news in English every day this can really help prepare with ideas as well as langauge Like · 1 · May 26 at 3:06pm Htet Htet Myat Noe Thanks Alister. Mingalarbar (our greeting) !! So, noted your suggestions about speaking part 2 and 3. What I would


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(99) Hi everyone and welcome to our live language... LearnEnglish – British Council like to ask you another thing is that in writing task 1, I heard that we need to write about diagrams, pie charts, bar charts, line graphs, process and what else? Hope those are all things in task 1. In task 2, what type of essay should we write? And what should I prepare for this. For me, I found task 1 as really tough question. Like · May 26 at 3:13pm · Edited LearnEnglish – British Council Hi Htet Htet Myat Noe, we'll be covering all these points in Week 6, so make sure you stick around until then! Neil Like · Commented on by Neil Stewart McLaren · 1 hr Write a reply... Nahida Haj Kaddour Hi , can u help me with the meaning of discourse markers ?!it mentioned in 2.5 step ^^ i asked about it in the course but i didn't get any answer and i wonder why we don't make event or group for our clinic ??!! Like · Reply · 2 · May 26 at 2:47pm Teaching English – British Council Hi Nahida Haj Kaddour; I'm sorry we haven't got to your question on the course. Discourse markers are what we use when we speak, or write, to help the people listening to us, or reading what we say, know where we are in what we want to say. They are words like: First, firstly, to begin with Second, secondly, next Finally, to sum up etc Hope that helps! Ann Like · 3 · May 26 at 2:51pm Nahida Haj Kaddour Very useful thnx Like · May 26 at 2:56pm LearnEnglish – British Council Hi Nahida Haj Kaddour, and you can find out more here: http://dictionary.cambridge.org/.../discoursemarkersso... http://www2.warwick.ac.uk/.../lea.../leap/grammar/discourse/ Neil

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Like · Remove Preview · 6 · Commented on by Neil Stewart McLaren · May 26 at 3:17pm Nahida Haj Kaddour Thnx Neil i'll check it now Unlike · 1 · May 26 at 3:20pm Write a reply... Aung Shin Hello, pleasure to be here, my question is why I couldn't get full score in yesterday listening test even I did all rightly, I thought there was a mistaken, technically, how does those listening tests worked out, only once continuously for the first time and wrote answers at once? I was quite confused in that test Like · Reply ·

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Aung Shin nope, I mean this http://www.englishoutlook.com/listening/spelling1.html

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Fathi Ahmed Sidahmed we are the ones who fell great to see you Like · 1 · May 26 at 3:12pm Caro Burau Same for me Aung, it´s a technical problem I guess


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LearnEnglish – British Council Hi Aung Shin, the reason is because the answers are all proper nouns (first and family names etc.) so they need to start with a capital letter. Try again and start with a capital and you'll find you can get full marks! Neil Like · Commented on by Neil Stewart McLaren · May 27 at 1:09am LearnEnglish – British Council Hi Caro Burau, this is actually a great way to show how important it is in the listening test to read the instructions carefully! They tell you that you have to start each word with a capital letter as they are all proper nouns. If you try again and do that, you'll see it works fine! Neil Like · Commented on by Neil Stewart McLaren · May 27 at 1:24am Write a reply... Nefertiti Reine Good afternoon our great educators. Thank you for giving us this invaluable opportunity. I have just one question: could you please advise me how to target and take the essential notes in part 2 when we are given a paper to write down. Like · Reply · 3 · May 26 at 2:45pm · Edited Alister Widdowson For me the best thing to do is to read the question carefully and identify exactly what the question is asking for. there will be four parts to the question for example'describe your favourite teacher at school, say why you liked him/her, what their lessons were like and how they have influenced your life. That's four different things you should mention. Then when you make your notes, divide the paper into four and make brief notes on each part of the question. You will find that you have more than enough to say! Like · 3 · May 26 at 3:32pm Nefertiti Reine Thank you so much Alister for those precious recommendations. Like · 1 · May 26 at 3:46pm LearnEnglish – British Council Hi Nefertiti, we also shared some useful advice in Step 2.20: https://ugc.futurelearn.com/.../UNDERSTANDING_IELTS_Week... Neil Like · 1 · Commented on by Neil Stewart McLaren · 1 hr Nefertiti Reine Thank you Neil. What a shame! I haven't seen them Unlike ·

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Write a reply... Xuan Minh Nguyen Hi educators, could you suggest some sources of listening practice with different accents and subtitles please, especially Australian ones. Also, could you suggest sources of vocabulary buildup exercises on such topics as airport anouncement, club registration, orientation course, library situations, house renting situations, banking transactions... thanks alot Like · Reply · 2 · May 26 at 3:01pm · Edited Teaching English – British Council Hi Xuan Minh Nguyen, I'll see what I can do! For listening practice, try these, I can't guarantee they all have subtitles but most will have a transcript: Listen & Watch http://learnenglish.britishcouncil.org/en/listenand watch Professional Podcasts http://learnenglish.britishcouncil.org/.../professionals... Listening Skills Practice http://learnenglishteens.britishcouncil.org/.../listening... Video Zone http://learnenglishteens.britishcouncil.org/.../videozone Video UK http://learnenglishteens.britishcouncil.org/uknow/videouk As for building up your vocabulary on the topics you mention, I suggest you find examples of them on the internet and read them in www.lingro,com. This gives you a built in dictionary. You can click on a word and find the definition. You can also create word lists from the new words that you've looked up. Ann

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(99) Hi everyone and welcome to our live language... LearnEnglish – British Council LearnEnglish – British Council Hi Xuan Minh Nguyen, you probably haven't reached it yet, but Step 3.8 has exactly what you are looking for British, American and Australian listening resources: https://www.futurelearn.com/.../understanding.../steps/30706 Neil


Like · Remove Preview · 4 · Commented on by Neil Stewart McLaren · May 26 at 3:30pm Write a reply... Damir Aslanov Could you provide with a link to some real exam writing task 2 papers please? Like · Reply · 3 · May 26 at 2:33pm Chris LearnEnglish Hi Damir have you seen all the papers on this site? http://takeielts.britishcouncil.org/.../freepracticetests


Like · Remove Preview · May 26 at 2:41pm Damir Aslanov Thank you sir, but I wanted writing task 2 written and scored by examiners answers! Like · May 26 at 2:45pm LE Freddie http://takeielts.britishcouncil.org/.../writingpractice...

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Like · Remove Preview · May 26 at 2:49pm LE Freddie http://www.ieltsbuddy.com/ieltswritingquestions.html

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Like · Remove Preview · May 26 at 2:49pm Damir Aslanov Thank you very much sir! Unlike · 1 · May 26 at 2:51pm LearnEnglish – British Council Hi Damir Aslanov, also check out these sample scripts and examiner comments from the IELTS website https://www.ielts.org/PDF/113313_AC_sample_scripts.pdf Neil Like · 1 · Commented on by Neil Stewart McLaren · May 26 at 3:10pm Write a reply... Lucero Bernal Nieto thank you Neil Im going to keep practicing for sure, and what Imean about that I am practicing all the time is because I live abroad, actually I speak all the time with my husband in english well somentimes he says I speak like yoda from star wars and thats really not motivating any way I dont give up Unlike · Reply ·

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LearnEnglish – British Council Hey, Yoda is one of my favourite characters Lucero, but I admit it's a mystery to me how he could live for hundreds of years, become one of the wisest Jedi in the universe and still not work out basic word order in English! Or should I say 'mystery to me it is'?! Neil Like · 1 · Commented on by Neil Stewart McLaren · 2 hrs Lucero Bernal Nieto hehe that is totally true thank you for take it with humor thats good motivation for me, at must admit Unlike · 1 · 1 hr Write a reply... Aye Yu Lin How do you test our listening skill? Which website do we need to go? Unlike · Reply · 3 · May 26 at 3:04pm Teaching English – British Council Hi Aye Yu Lin, We have a practice listening test on our free online course https://www.futurelearn.com/courses/understandingielts which you can still join. You'll also find some free practice test on our Take IELTS website http://takeielts.britishcouncil.org/.../freepracticetests Ann

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LearnEnglish – British Council Hi Aye Yu Lin, if you check Steps 3.8 and 3.9 you will find lots of practice resources. You can also practise your listening on our websites here: Listen & Watch http://learnenglish.britishcouncil.org/en/listenand watch Professional Podcasts http://learnenglish.britishcouncil.org/.../professionals... Listening Skills Practice http://learnenglishteens.britishcouncil.org/.../listening... Video Zone http://learnenglishteens.britishcouncil.org/.../videozone Video UK http://learnenglishteens.britishcouncil.org/uknow/video uk Neil


Like · Remove Preview · 7 · Commented on by Neil Stewart McLaren · May 26 at 3:16pm Aye Yu Lin thank you very very much. Unlike · 1 · May 26 at 6:20pm Write a reply... Aye Yu Lin I haven't finished week 2 test as I have my eye problem. Now I am a bit better. Shall I continue week 2 test in parallel.? Unlike · Reply · 3 · May 26 at 2:40pm LearnEnglish – British Council Hi Aye Yu Lin, yes if you have the time that would be fine. Otherwise you can just concentrate on Week 3 and go back to do Week 2 when you have free time. Neil Like · 5 · Commented on by Neil Stewart McLaren · May 26 at 2:47pm Ahmad Harb Hello I am preparing for a general IELTS exam which I have soon, and I am taking a lot of advantage of this course. I am very grateful and would really ... See More Unlike · Reply · 4 · May 26 at 2:45pm · Edited Ahmad Harb Hello Neil, Hope I can get an answer from you. LearnEnglish – British Council Unlike · 1 · May 26 at 2:41pm Okoplava Smolušica Pavlović Great questions! I am waiting for answers too. Unlike · 3 · May 26 at 2:42pm Shuja Mehdi Very logical question!! Unlike · 1 · May 26 at 2:54pm


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LearnEnglish – British Council Hi Ahmad Harb, this is a very common question, and 'clubhouse' is the most common example cited. If the word limit was two or more words it would not be a problem and neither would your second example. If however you were asked for a single word then of course that would be different. If in doubt yo can always use a hyphen as hyphenated words are counted as as a single word. 2) All of these formats are fine (again provided you remain within the word limit). The modern style for writing dates is to omit the ordinal symbol (st, nd, rd etc.) and to simply write the number and month 22 January or January 22. But if you prefer to write 22nd that's fine too. And it makes no difference whether you put the number first or last. 3) Standard is 8.30, but either would be acceptable. 4) I can't think of where you would have to do this, but if you did, then use a comma. 5) If an article is required in order for the sentence to be grammatically correct it will either be included in the printed text or it will make up one of the words required. Again this would not be typical. Neil Like · 3 · Commented on by Neil Stewart McLaren · May 26 at 3:57pm

Write a reply... Chris LearnEnglish Hi everyone good to 'see' you all again. Unlike · Reply · 20 · May 26 at 2:30pm Win Min Latt OK, teacher. Like · May 26 at 2:37pm Harjinder Kaur Hello educator. Thanks a lot for this course Like · May 26 at 2:41pm Amjad Zoubari Hello sir and thanks a lot for the effort, it's pretty much interesting the accent you have, is it pure British? Like · May 26 at 2:44pm MaRy OuMa Hi dear Chris We are so happy to see you again Like · May 26 at 2:48pm Fathi Ahmed Sidahmed happy see you in the clinic Mr chris ,really will miss you after the course Like · May 26 at 3:07pm Yes, Sir. Good to see you. Like · May 26 at 3:14pm Mostafa Omran Hi Sir, Can I suggest to add section for useful additional external links in each week or for each section in the exam in this course, I think it will be of great benefit for all of us to keep it even after the course time is over for our preparation for the exam. Like · 1 · May 27 at 10:26pm · Edited LearnEnglish – British Council Hi Mostafa, that's already there! Each week of the course has a step with useful links and in the end ofweek videos the educators share extra materials in response to questions that have come up during the week. For an example, check steps 3.8 and 3.9 this week. Neil Like · Commented on by Neil Stewart McLaren · 2 hrs Write a reply... MrMohamed Abo Abdullah Why can't we attend this course in the British council instead of these videos ? I think It will be better to talk and deal with native speakers Unlike · Reply · 1 · May 26 at 9:13pm · Edited LearnEnglish – British Council Hi MrMohamed Abo Abdullah, this is a free online course. We offer paid facetoface courses in our teaching centres and you can find out about them here: http://www.britishcouncil.org.eg/.../ielts/coursesresources Neil

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Like · Remove Preview · Commented on by Neil Stewart McLaren · 1 hr Woul Domach Hi, Educater ,I try to register for IELTS,in link but it does not ..me any information about registration complete where living ....? Unlike · Reply · 1 · May 26 at 4:17pm


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(99) Hi everyone and welcome to our live language... LearnEnglish – British Council LearnEnglish – British Council H Woul Domach, do you mean you tried to register for the course? Or for a test? If you want to book a test, you can find the nearest location here: http://takeielts.britishcouncil.org/bookyourtest/booknow Neil

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Lucero Bernal Nieto thank you Like · 1 hr Write a reply... Mouhamed Dib hey to every one , i have quistion about the abbreviations like i will ,i'll , you will , you'll. when can i utilise it ! Unlike · Reply · 1 · May 26 at 4:01pm LearnEnglish – British Council Hi Mouhamed Dib, do you mean in speaking or writing? You should definitely try to use these when you speak as it makes your speaking more natural. In writing it depends what you are writing we use them in informal writing but not in formal or academic writing. Neil Like · Commented on by Neil Stewart McLaren · 1 hr Ibrahim Amria is there a relation between how i pronounce and my listening to native ? Unlike · Reply · 2 · May 26 at 2:55pm LearnEnglish – British Council Hi Ibrahim Amria, yes listeing to how native speakers pronounce language is useful in helping your own pronunciation. Neil Like · Commented on by Neil Stewart McLaren · 40 mins Dung Max Good afternoon. I am so pleased to enter this clinic and get some significant advices. Actually, using the academic words in IELTS test is the best way to get higher score, isn't it? And whether I can be in another ways that do not have to try to learn some difficult academic words whereas I still get the high score. Thanks so much. Unlike · Reply · 1 · May 26 at 2:45pm LearnEnglish – British Council Hi Dung Max, using academic vocabulary helps, but it is only one part of the assessment lexical resource. On its own, simply using 'academic words' is not enough how well you answer the question, how wellorganised and presented your arguments are, and how grammatically accurate your writing is are all equally important. Neil Like · 1 · Commented on by Neil Stewart McLaren 3:04pm

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Anwar Ali Nizamani I have lots of the Questions, but Specially I want to know about writing and Speaking and Spelling these three things really make me off. As I need 7 bands in each please guide how could get as many bands How could I start my study I am not founding the proper way. Unlike · Reply · 1 · May 26 at 2:42pm LearnEnglish – British Council Hi Anwar Ali Nizamani, we'll be looking at writing in detail in Weeks 4 and 6 of the course, so it's best to wait until then to discuss that. For spelling, check out these links: Vocabulary and spelling – http://esol.britishcouncil.org/.../vocabulary


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(99) Hi everyone and welcome to our live language... LearnEnglish – British Council andspelling How to spell http://www.howtospell.co.uk/spelling.php BBC Spelling for adults http://www.bbc.co.uk/skillswise/topic group/spelling Oxford Dictionary Spelling http://www.oxforddictionaries.com/words/spelling Handwriting https://www.nala.ie/.../better_handwriting_for_adults.pdf Spelling, grammar and more: Brushing Up http://bit.ly/1wouKy8 And for speaking, check all the great advice and resources we shared in Week 2! Neil

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Like · Remove Preview · 3 · Commented on by Neil Stewart McLaren · May 26 at 3:08pm Ola Aljundi Do we do the exam in American English or British English ?or there is no different Like · Reply · 1 · May 26 at 2:59pm LearnEnglish – British Council Hi Ola Aljundi, you can use either American or British English both are fine! Neil Like · Commented on by Neil Stewart McLaren · 2 hrs Gaurav Kapoor Hello Tutors, first of all thank you very much for providing us with such an exceptionally wonderful on line course to upgrade our English skills. I am really enjoying this course. Like · Reply · 1 · May 26 at 3:17pm LearnEnglish Tina Hello Gaurav I'm glad you are enjoying the course! Like · 1 · May 26 at 3:20pm · Edited Gaurav Kapoor Hello Ms. Tina Like · May 26 at 3:22pm Gaurav Kapoor I wanted to ask that as I lack a bit of Fluency, I wanted to overcome this and wants to be as fluent as anyone else. Can you guide me with the resources for the same and also resources to overcome lack of vocabulary. Like · May 26 at 3:22pm Gaurav Kapoor Also, there was a doubt about listening test, as you said listening test is of 30 mins and 10 mins given for writing down the answers. What I wanted to ask is, whether we have to write all 40 answers at the end of all 4 parts of listening or we will get some time to write down the answers at the end of each part.? Like · May 26 at 3:24pm

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Like · Remove Preview · Commented on by Neil Stewart McLaren · 1 hr Write a reply... Amandeep Kaur Hi Neil Sir ! hope u qwill be fine ! Sir i wanna some article link so that i could improve my vocabulary n reading skill ! if possible plz suggewst me some short article link !Thanks !!!! Like · Reply · 2 · May 26 at 2:30pm Chris LearnEnglish Hi Amandeep. Our websites have lots and lots of things you can read. Try some of the articles here: http://learnenglishteens.britishcouncil.org/magazine

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Amandeep Kaur Thanks Sir but once i asked for the article n Neil shared dat article link ! That was very short article i am not sure but i think dat was of ur site's article ! AnywY thanks once again Unlike ·

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Amandeep Kaur No, This is not n its ok sir first one is ok Like · 1 · May 26 at 3:18pm LearnEnglish – British Council Hi Amandeep Kaur, we have lots of reading resources. Try these: Reading skills practice (A1B2) http://learnenglishteens.britishcouncil.org/.../reading... Read at your level http://learnenglishteens.britishcouncil.org/.../easyreading Read UK http://learnenglishteens.britishcouncil.org/uknow/readuk LearnEnglish Magazine http://learnenglish.britishcouncil.org/en/magazine LearnEnglish Teens Magazine http://learnenglishteens.britishcouncil.org/magazine Neil

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Like · Remove Preview · 3 · Commented on by Neil Stewart McLaren · May 26 at 3:44pm Amandeep Kaur Thanks Neil will check all these link Unlike · 1 · May 26 at 4:16pm Write a reply... Alister Widdowson Hi, I’m Alister, one of the educators on the course . Great to see you all here! Unlike · Reply · 17 · May 26 at 2:32pm Harjinder Kaur Hello Alister. This is an amazing course Unlike ·

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Rosa Trofimova Hi, Alister. Do you think it's better to prepare for this test in a group or individually? Like · 1 · May 26 at 3:09pm Alister Widdowson That depends on your learning style. Some people work better alone while others need people to bounce idea off. to practice the speaking i would definitely recommend finding others to practice with, both to have conversations with and also to listen to you speak and give feedback. Personally, I really enjoy working in a group but i find myself getting easily distracted so i actually work better alone. How do you learn best. Like · May 26 at 3:11pm

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Alister Widdowson Hi there Like · May 26 at 3:19pm Write a reply... Rimaa Ȝzzat Hi to all of you Unlike · Reply · 3 · May 26 at 2:34pm Sarunporn Naka Good evening from Thailand, I am in week3, hooray. Unlike · Reply · 2 · May 26 at 3:26pm LE Freddie Hello Everyone. My name is Freddie and I am one of the educators. I am looking forward to answering your questions. Unlike · Reply · 8 · May 26 at 2:31pm Rosa Trofimova Hi, Freddie) How much time does it take to prepare for the exam, in your opinion? Like ·

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(99) Hi everyone and welcome to our live language... LearnEnglish – British Council target score and current ability. I would recommend spending at least two months practicing beforehand to get used to the exam format and learn strategies and techniques though, no matter your situation. Like · May 26 at 3:09pm Caroline Benedict Hi Freddie.. I want to know that if IELTS is the same for UK, Australia and Canada..I mean if it is accepted all over as the accent differs. especially when you listen, you should be able to understand and give an answer. Like · May 26 at 4:03pm LE Freddie Hi Caroline. Yes, IELTS is a test of standard English and all of these accents are included. It is widely accepted in Canada, US, UK and Australia as well as many other countries. Like · May 26 at 11:35pm Write a reply... MaRy OuMa Hi to all of the educators Unlike · Reply · 5 · May 26 at 2:31pm · Edited Alister Widdowson Hi to you Mary Like ·

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MaRy OuMa Hi my dear Alister Widdowson and thank you for replying my greeting Like · May 26 at 2:39pm Write a reply... Latoof Damyar Hi dears how are you all Unlike · Reply · 5 · May 26 at 2:29pm LearnEnglish Tina Hi Latoof Unlike · 1 · May 26 at 2:32pm Write a reply... FouaGi Said Bane I am Said from Algeria , I believe that I've no questions so far, but I'd like to thank you a lot for what you've been doing to help others for understanding the IELTS test! . Unlike · Reply · 3 · May 26 at 9:15pm · Edited Valentyna Burbelo Hello, dear educators! Thank you for your great helpful job! Unlike · Reply · 3 · May 26 at 2:45pm Alister Widdowson You are welcome! Like · May 26 at 3:23pm Write a reply... Lusine Zhamharyan Hello everyone and our dear Neil Unlike · Reply ·

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Maria Fernanda Cotrim Hello Neil! I would like to know if there are penalties, on the speaking part, when the student changes the subject. Starts talking about the topic and then changes it to a complete different subject. Thanks! Unlike · Reply · 2 · May 26 at 2:58pm LE Freddie Hi Maria. If you go a little off topic than that is nothing to worry about, but try and avoid doing this. It could affect your grade if you do it frequently. Like · 1 · May 26 at 3:03pm Maria Fernanda Cotrim Thanks Freddie! Like · May 26 at 3:04pm Write a reply... Reham Solieman thank you all that is helpful course & amazing tutors team. Unlike · Reply · 2 · May 26 at 2:54pm Eshraga Ali hello educators.. thank you very much for this oppourtunity ... Unlike · Reply · 2 · May 26 at 3:02pm 李同 Hi dear teacher .I usually like to listen to music, so almost every day to listen to BBC RADIO 1, sometimes host speak slowly can understand , but too fast can only understand a few words , and not every word have made accurate it sounds , so what should I do? Unlike · Reply · 2 · May 26 at 2:55pm Chris LearnEnglish Hi 李同 I also find the DJs on BBC Radio 1 quite difficult to understand! You could try listening to other radio stations for speaking (for example, the BBC World Service) and just enjoy the music on Radio 1 Like · May 26 at 3:04pm · Edited Write a reply... Moustafa Elrouby hi to our great educators Unlike · Reply ·

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Salam Alwary I agree with muhamad about 3.5 , it was so difficult , I had to cheat and repeat the tap over and over , not only the distance between the screen and the paper , it is more complicated > listening writing and keep listening while writing . understanding the material .. moving between numbers ... that was hard Unlike · Reply ·

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Mustafa S Mahdi Hi educators, thanks about speaking course because infusions the confidence by ourselves , my question about speech fluently what the important point may be start it to be is the correct beginning? I Am feeling difficult in my grammar may be this point ? Like · Reply ·

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Teaching English – British Council Hi Mustafa, Certainly it help your confidence if you know you've started well! You might find these 33 ways to speak better English http://britishenglishcoach.com/33waystospeakbetter.../ useful. Ann

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Xuan Minh Nguyen I'm not an educator, but i want to share.with you some tips: 1st you need to study grammar rules carefully and improve your expressions through writing to construct ideas. At.the.same.time u can practice.speaking to yourself, describing everything around you. The smallest things will add up to your quick and correct responses in any unexpected situations. If we just practice in some limited topics, when it comes to a daily but untouched.one, we can be.very silly and clumsy in handling the situation. In brief, try to translate.every.of.your thoughts into English everyday. At first, the translation is slow.and unatural, but later on it will be fater and more.efficient Like · 1 · May 26 at 3:12pm Mustafa S Mahdi Thanks Ann Like · May 26 at 9:27pm Mustafa S Mahdi Thanks Xuan Like · May 26 at 9:27pm Write a reply... Roseane Corrêa I have problem with grammar in speak English. Some times I do mistakes that in the write skill I don't. How can I fix that? Like · Reply · 2 · May 26 at 2:33pm Teaching English – British Council Hi Roseane, FIrst, on speaking. Maybe it sounds strange but I'd recommend reading more. The more you read the more you become familiar with the way the language works. You not only pick up new words, but also whole phrases. That means that gradually when you speak you'll find that you don't have to translate every words in your head from your mother tongue. Also watch some short videos and start and stop them and mimic what they say. As for improving your writing skills, I recommend these activities: http://learnenglishteens.britishcouncil.org/.../writing... http://esol.britishcouncil.org/buildyourwritingskills Ann

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LE Freddie Ho Roseane. This often happens in speaking because it more spontaneous and learners often have less chance to practice. Here is a good page to help develop your speaking skills: Like ·

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LE Freddie http://esol.britishcouncil.org/.../lear.../skills/speaking0

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LE Freddie Remember you could also practice recording your voice and listening back to your speaking and trying to identify errors. You could the voice recording site we looked at in week 2 for this: http://vocaroo.com/

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Roseane Corrêa Thank you. I appreciate that. LE LE Freddie I use iPhone and MacBook so, on my devices, no possibility to use vocaroo Like · May 26 at 3:49pm · Edited Roseane Corrêa Teaching English – British Council I loved your tip. Thank you a lot. Actually I started a couple moth ago by books in English version and it is true, is a new word read al sentences making sense. Again. Thank you a lot. Like · May 26 at 3:53pm Write a reply... Anthonia Classic Hello Educators, Why do you ask or why did you ask? Why do you say that or why did you say that? Like · Reply ·

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Teaching English – British Council Hi Anthonia, It depends whether you are asking about something in the present or something that happened in the past. The first in your pair of questions is asking about something in the present, the second one is about something in the past. Ann Like · May 26 at 3:17pm Anthonia Classic For instance, am conversing with you right now Ann. “i dnt like that school.“ “why do you say that?“ you asked. I thought it should have been why did you say that Like · May 26 at 3:20pm Write a reply... Aye Yu Lin Now we are joining a Q &A, right? I can go to week 3 test any time this week, right? Like · Reply ·

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Teaching English – British Council Hi Aye Yu Lin, That's right! Ann Like · May 26 at 3:21pm Write a reply... Sonia Iqbal How can i get to ur online course Or examples? Like · Reply ·

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Teaching English – British Council Hi Sonia Iqbal; It's here https://www.futurelearn.com/courses/understandingielts and you can still join! Ann

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Jamilu Ahmed What is simple present and why using (s) to third person singular to it? Like · Reply ·

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Teaching English – British Council Hi Jamilu, Here's a good video that explains the simple present http://learnenglishteens.britishcouncil.org/.../present... and when we use "s" for the third person singular. Ann

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Like · Remove Preview · May 26 at 3:31pm Write a reply... Aye Yu Lin Because I haven't finished week 2. So how to skip to go to week 3 test? Thank you. Like · Reply ·

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Teaching English – British Council Hi Aye Yu Lin, You can work on any week or section of the course that you want to. First click on the week and then on the section. All the material is there! Ann Like · May 26 at 3:12pm Write a reply... Abdullah Afridi Hai, educator, i confused about your answers. Where your answers can available us? I searched a lot, but didn't find. Like · Reply ·

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Teaching English – British Council Hi Abdullah Afridi, We're answering everyone's question with a reply beneath it – like this one. It just might take us a few minutes to get to it Ann Like · May 26 at 3:36pm Write a reply... Latifah Pisak I always have problems in writing I got 5.5 in my last IELTS. How can I improve my writing?I wanna get at least 6 in my next test Like · Reply ·

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Teaching English – British Council Hi Latifah, Hopefully the next week of the course, which focusses on writing, will help you a lot. We have some very good materials and you can always get help either from one of the educators or other course participants. If you'd like to practise your writing more – and find some good writing tips – try these: http://learnenglishteens.britishcouncil.org/.../writing... http://esol.britishcouncil.org/buildyourwritingskills Ann


Like · Remove Preview · May 26 at 2:58pm Write a reply... Akram Maztouri Hello, is there a way to test my English level with rank or something? Like · Reply ·

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Teaching English – British Council Hi Akram, You could try these free demo aptis test http://www.britishcouncil.org/aptis/whataptis/try Ann

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(99) Hi everyone and welcome to our live language... LearnEnglish – British Council Like · May 26 at 3:41pm Write a reply... King Mando's I feeling frustrated with missing word technique.every time trying to write a note I mess the sequence of conversion. my problem with the technique not the listening itself Like · Reply ·

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Teaching English – British Council Hi King Mando's, Have you see these videos https://www.youtube.com/watch? v=I_3qJobgmFQ They're full of helpful tips! Ann

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Write a reply... Vian Omer Hi. What's mean ( er ) in ( er, whar do you eat) or ( erm ) in ( I usually stay up late) thank you.. Like · Reply · 1 · May 26 at 3:30pm Teaching English – British Council Hi Vian, We use er and erm during a pause when we don't know what to say Ann Like · May 26 at 3:33pm Write a reply... Emy Elmorshedy shall i take this course just before applying for the ILETS exam ? or I can take it anytime ? Like · Reply ·

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Teaching English – British Council Hi Emy, This course is to help you prepare for the IELTS test. And you can take the IELTS test itself whenever you feel ready. Ann Like ·

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Emy Elmorshedy Thanks Ann Like · May 26 at 4:16pm Write a reply... Sawsan Sinada Good afternoon ILETS educators! my first question is: how can improve writing in English? Like · Reply ·

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Teaching English – British Council HI Sawsan, Well, that's what we'll be looking at next week. Hopefully, the course materials and the discussions between participants will help you a lot. If you'd like some extra practice – that comes with writing tips – try these: http://learnenglishteens.britishcouncil.org/.../writing... http://esol.britishcouncil.org/buildyourwritingskills Ann



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Sawsan Sinada thanks Ann; the second question: i have problem in speaking, how can improve it? already got alot of point frome course. Like · May 26 at 2:52pm Write a reply... Dairon Arturo Perilla Hello! i have a question, i live in bogota colombia, can you tell me the institutes here. i'm very interesting of study with British Council Colombia Thanks! Like · Reply · 1 · May 27 at 1:43pm British Council Colombia Hello Dairon, we are beginning a new IELTS preparation course in Bogotá and Medellín, you can find all the details here: http://www.britishcouncil.co/ingles/clasesadultos/ielts


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Write a reply... Aye Chan Aung Dear educators, I face one big problem in IELTS listening test. Whenever I miss one answer while listening, I become intensely worried at once. As a bad result of that, I also miss other answers. Please, kindly advise me how to handle that. Thank you. Like · Reply · 4 · May 26 at 2:48pm Chris LearnEnglish Hi Aye Chan I think you've answered your own question . Worrying about a missed answer makes it more difficult to get the next answer so you just have to move on without worrying too much. It's better to miss only one answer so ... as a famous song says, let it go and move on to the next question. Like ·

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Write a reply... Reem Qusai Hi educators, First , I would like to thank you for the useful and interesting courses, I'm learning importmant and useful notes that I need to speak English . Secondly , I want to ask you about how can I improve my English speaking to speak fluently and without fear and how can I improve my listening for example when I watch movies or songs? Thank you very much Like · Reply ·

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Alister Widdowson The most important thing is to practice as much as you can. listening to music and films is a great idea but it is quite difficult because they speak quickly and use unusual words. When I learn another language , first i watch a film with no subtitles, then i watch again with subtitles in the foreign language and finally i watch again with English subtitles. of course you have to really like the film but i find this helps me build up to understanding gradually and i get a lot out of it. Like · 2 · May 26 at 3:22pm Ko Hein I tried to watch movies as you suggested. But it is so boring and I must be patient. At first, I concentrate learning english watching movies. Later I forget learning and follow actor's actions. That is real experience. Like · 1 · May 26 at 3:43pm Write a reply... Melissa Catalina Cordoba Asprilla Hello everyone! I would like to know, how can I improve my grammar? Like · Reply ·

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LearnEnglish Tina Hi Melissa you'll find loads of useful exercises on our LearnEnglish website: https://learnenglish.britishcouncil.org/.../english... to help you to learn and improve your grammar

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Write a reply... Akram Maztouri Hi, Actually I can read,spell English well my only problem is pronunciation how can I improve it. Thanks in advance ! Like · Reply ·

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LearnEnglish Tina Hi Akram listen to loads of things in English here are a few useful tips to help: Sounds Right app http://goo.gl/FZSsXv

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LearnEnglish Tina Pronunciation activities http://esol.britishcouncil.org/.../skills/pronunciation

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LearnEnglish Tina Hope they help! Like · 1 · May 26 at 2:54pm Akram Maztouri Thank you Tina, I'm so grateful Unlike · 1 · May 26 at 2:56pm Write a reply... Sweetwilliam Mon hi…I love enjoying this course…what should i do to improve my listening skill? dear educators thanks million for this course. Like · Reply · 2 · May 26 at 3:28pm LearnEnglish Tina Hi Sweetwilliam Mon ! Try and listen daily to something in English, the more you do, the more you will improve. Here are some links to have a look at: Listen & Watch http://learnenglish.britishcouncil.org/en/listenandwatch Professional Podcasts http://learnenglish.britishcouncil.org/.../professionals...



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Write a reply... Saif Khan Thanks for providing us this good service... Like · Reply ·

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LearnEnglish Tina Hi Saif I'm glad you are enjoying it Like ·

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Write a reply... Vahid Reza Hi all especially tutors. I'm aware my question has not connection to the today subject but I really would like to know what will happen if I do two or more IELTS exam ? I mean the last one result will cover all others ? Or all of them will be acceptable ? It is vital for me to know. Please answer me at your earliest convenience. Like · Reply · 2 · May 26 at 2:40pm · Edited LE Freddie Hi Vahid. As far as I know, any IELTS exam is valid for two years with most institutions (although some may accept longer). I do not think doing it again would cancel the validity of one you have done within that time. Like · 1 · May 26 at 2:45pm Vahid Reza Thanks for answering. But I wanna take part in General IELTS for immigrating. What about that? Like · May 26 at 2:47pm Xuan Minh Nguyen As far as i know, u can take as many Ielts exams as u like, and u can use the highest score to submit to your school or organization regardless of whether it is your latest test or not. For example, in the 1st test, u got 7, but in the 2nd test u scored only 6.5, u can submit the 7band cirtificate, or u can chose to take more tests until u get an 8 and then u can discard all your lower scored ones Like ·

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Vahid Reza Sounds nice. Thanks for all your fruitful info. I'm really looking forward for idea of tutors and other British council experts. Please pay attention that I want to take part in General IELTS for immigrating. Thanks Like · May 26 at 2:51pm Xuan Minh Nguyen Hi Vahid Reza, u can only use 1 ielts score in one application. Therefore, u can submit either your academic module score or General training module score based on which test.u scored higher. The general training one only applies.to working scenario, but it is easier for u to have higher band Like ·

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MaRy OuMa The teacher in the audio clip you've listened to it didn't mention this option .so your choices depend on your listening to the audio not if the option (d) is acceptable or not according to your point of view. Like · 1 · May 26 at 3:22pm Write a reply... Mimi Mody Hi, I know that I can get a certificate at the end of this course if I get at least 50%, but my question is could I go to the nearest British Council in my country to get it, instead of delivering it to me? Like · Reply ·

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Chris LearnEnglish Hi Mimi. I'm afraid not the Statements of Participation are provided by FutureLearn, not by the British Council so we can't have them delivered to British Council offices. Like ·

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Write a reply... Ibrahim Amria how can i overcome difficult accents of native speaker? Like · Reply ·

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Chris LearnEnglish Hi Ibrahim. Practice makes perfect! Just keep listening to different things with different speakers you'll find lots of things to listen to here: http://learnenglish.britishcouncil.org/en/listen andwatch and there's a range of accents.



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Alister Widdowson Hi Ibrahim, I think the answer to this is to listen to a wide range of speakers. The BBC is getting better for this now with a number of different British accents to hear listening to the news or the world service will help there. Otherwise, i would suggest listening to Australian and American news broadcasts on youtube. Like · 1 · May 26 at 2:38pm

Write a reply... Ana Virtudes Moreno Sánchez Hi! I wanted to know if there are books to practice IELTS and what's the difference between IELTS and Cambridge exams like CAE or CPE. By the way, I find the course really interesting and useful. Thanks for it! Like · Reply ·

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Alister Widdowson There are lots of books available to help with IELTS. My favourites are the IELTS past papers books which are published by Cambridge. they give you the chance to practice with real past exams and give you guidance and example answers in the back. Like · 3 · May 26 at 2:54pm Ana Virtudes Moreno Sánchez Thanks so much. Then I will look for those books and maybe will take IELTS instead of CPE. At least by now, haha. Like · May 26 at 2:56pm Alister Widdowson CAE and CPE are a bit different from IELTS. the biggest difference is that those are exams aimed at a specific level of English while people of all levels can take IELTS. So, if someone is an intermediate user of English then they would not do CAE or CPE as they are simply too hard and they would fail. Anyone can take IELTS as there is no pass mark it is available to anyone. Also, CAE and CPE have another paper the use of English paper which have questions about specifiic grammar and vocabulary points. Like · 1 · May 26 at 2:57pm


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(99) Hi everyone and welcome to our live language... LearnEnglish – British Council Ana Virtudes Moreno Sánchez Yeah, you are right! Thanks so much indeed for your help. Unlike ·

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Alister Widdowson You're welcome! Like ·

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Write a reply... Sadiya Khanjee Is the exam style for IELTS ever going to change , example 3 parts for speaking , 2 parts for reading and so on ..? Like · Reply ·

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Alister Widdowson Hi Sadiya, That's a good question. The exam does go through changes from time to time but not that frequently. The best thing to do is to have a look on the IELTS website from time to time before yo do the exam to check. http://ielts.org/

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Like · Remove Preview · May 26 at 3:08pm Sadiya Khanjee Thank you Like · May 26 at 3:37pm Write a reply... Mos Suz Dear educators, its good to have a chance to ask you some question, my problem is English writing. my texts are full off dictation mistakes, and I need some advices to improve my writing skills pleas!! Like · Reply ·

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LE Freddie Hi Mos. Check out the following pages for help with academic writing: Academic Writing Writing for a Purpose http://goo.gl/O5wmaE Vocabulary exercises http://goo.gl/s66Lvw Academic word lists http://goo.gl/7925Rh Purdue Online Writing Lab https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl Using English for Academic Purposes (by one of the creators of our Writing for a Purpose materials) http://www.uefap.com Academic Phrasebank http://www.phrasebank.manchester.ac.uk

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Mos Suz Thank you very much. Unlike · 1 · May 26 at 3:24pm Write a reply... Win Min Latt Hello, Teacher, how are you? Please take good care, Sir. Teacher, How can I get suitable English videos for listening and I want to improve my vocabulary.. I want to learn more, Sir. Please. Be happy and healthy, Teacher. Like · Reply · 2 · May 26 at 2:36pm LearnEnglish Tina Hi Win MIn Latt You could have a look here http://learnenglish.britishcouncil.org/en/listenandwatch and to improve your vocabulary you could try listening to as much English as you can, here are a couple of links you may find useful Learning new words http://bit.ly/1GLgcLt Improve your vocabulary http://goo.gl/GP1i1f



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Win Min Latt oh! a big thanks, Teacher. Unlike · 1 · May 26 at 2:44pm Write a reply...

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(99) Hi everyone and welcome to our live language... LearnEnglish – British Council LearnEnglish Tina Hi Syamnd have a look at these resources to help you improve your writing General writing skills http://learnenglishteens.britishcouncil.org/.../writing... http://esol.britishcouncil.org/buildyourwritingskills


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How can I download audio file of this courses? I want to that audio files to listen at home. Now, I am at work getting wifi free. Please, help me. Like · Reply ·

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Chris LearnEnglish Hi I'm afraid you can't download the audio files from this course but you'll find lots of things you can download and listen to at our website http://learnenglish.britishcouncil.org/en/listen andwatch. Try the elementary podcasts: http://learnenglish.britishcouncil.org/.../elementary...



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Thanks, anyways sir. Like · 1 · May 26 at 3:10pm Write a reply... Alister Widdowson Thanks for all your questions bye for now. Like · Reply · 1 · May 26 at 3:43pm · Edited

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Write a reply... Mohammad Majeed What is the difference between sometime and sometimes Like · Reply · 1 · May 26 at 4:16pm Lena Ann http://www.englishteachermelanie.com/vocabulary.../ Like · May 26 at 8:55pm Write a reply... Sarunporn Naka Yesterday i did the test for evaluating listening and reading skills, as the teacher i felt shy when i knew my score. My listening is quite alright but reading is disappointed. What should i do to enhance my reading skill? Like · Reply ·

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LearnEnglish Tina Hi Sarunporn Naka! Try and read as much as you can in English you could check out these reading materials to help you improve: Read at your level http://learnenglishteens.britishcouncil.org/.../easyreading Read UK http://learnenglishteens.britishcouncil.org/uknow/readuk LearnEnglish Magazine http://learnenglish.britishcouncil.org/en/magazine Happy reading

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(99) Hi everyone and welcome to our live language... LearnEnglish – British Council Write a reply... Yoota Mahmoud Hello.can l compose any word by affixes in my own???.e.g disclean???? Like · Reply ·

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Alister Widdowson That's a lovely idea, unfortunately we can't do that we just have to learn them by heart. Like · 1 · May 26 at 2:46pm Alister Widdowson have a look at this Like · 1 · May 26 at 2:46pm Alister Widdowson http://learnenglishteens.britishcouncil.org/.../doesit...

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Yoota Mahmoud Thanks a lot:) Unlike · 1 · May 26 at 3:28pm Write a reply... Thant Zin Htoo hi educator I haven't finished week2 .but i can learn week 3 pl tell me. Like · Reply ·

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LE Freddie Hi Thant. Yes. You can still complete Week 3 and finish Week 2 at the same time. Like · May 26 at 3:00pm Write a reply... Maria Fernanda Cotrim Also, I would like to know if there are penalties for punctuating wrongly, even if the meaning is not affected. Like · Reply · 1 · May 26 at 2:59pm LE Freddie Hi Maria. Accurate punctuation is assessed. However, you will not be penalised as heaviliy if the punctuation mistakes do not affect communication. This also depends somewhat on how frequent the mistakes are. Like · 2 · May 26 at 3:27pm Write a reply... Aye Chan Hello, Sir, can you share me some links to learn phonetics? Thanks! Like · Reply · 1 · May 26 at 3:21pm LE Freddie Hi Aye. Have a look at these pages: https://www.teachingenglish.org.uk/article/phonemicchart http://www.bbc.co.uk/.../learningeng.../grammar/pron/sounds/

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Aye Chan Thanks. I can find so many download links for pdf files and mp.3 lessons. A Big Thank! Unlike · 1 · May 26 at 3:32pm Write a reply... Hale Ünsal Malkoç Hello Everybody, glad to meet you all and thank you for your shares.About Listening part I would like to ask that is we miss just a letter when writing or write two letters instead of each other, than this answer is wrong or correct? Like · Reply · 1 · May 26 at 3:10pm Alister Widdowson Do you mean when you write the answers on the answer sheet? It is really importnat to take care when you do that, missing answers or getting them in the wring place will lose you marks. Like · May 26 at 3:13pm Hale Ünsal Malkoç Yes, thank you Mr.Widdowson. Like · May 26 at 3:14pm Write a reply...


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Tabeen Gull Sir when we use have had together like I have had my launch. Like · Reply · 1 · May 26 at 3:02pm Chris LearnEnglish Hi Tabeen 'have had' is the present perfect tense of the verb 'have'. We can use it with actions like 'I've had lunch' or 'he has had a shower' but not with states like 'I have two sisters' Like · May 26 at 3:09pm Tabeen Gull Okay thanks I got u.thanks Like · May 26 at 3:13pm Write a reply... Matteo Dragani Hello! Just a quick question: where can I find free mock tests for IELTS certification? Like · Reply · 1 · May 26 at 2:43pm LE Freddie http://takeielts.britishcouncil.org/.../freepracticetests


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Like · Remove Preview · May 26 at 3:06pm Matteo Dragani thank you Like · May 26 at 3:07pm Write a reply... Sidra Hussain I'm grateful to all the IELTS educators Like · Reply · 1 · May 26 at 2:37pm Sidra Hussain I need few tips and i'm hoping to get the help Like · May 26 at 2:38pm Sidra Hussain can you please guide how can i improve my writing and boost up my listening techniques. I do listen but im so slow i perceiving the information. Like · May 26 at 2:40pm Sidra Hussain writing is always hard for me may be im confused what to write or how to start please educators guide me. Like · 1 · May 26 at 2:46pm Alister Widdowson Hi Sidra, For listening, you really need to spend lots of time listening to the kinds of things you will be listening to in the exam. try this http://learnenglish.britishcouncil.org/en/listenand watch



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Alister Widdowson Writing can also be improved with practice these links may be useful to you http://learnenglishteens.britishcouncil.org/.../writing... http://esol.britishcouncil.org/buildyourwritingskills



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Sidra Hussain Thanks a lot for guiding me. My main query is, i have no one to evaluate my writing so i can better know my lackings Like · May 26 at 2:58pm Write a reply...


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Reham Solieman i'm asking about the grades of each part of ielts test it's summtion of total grades of all parts or average.i want to pass grade 7. Like · Reply ·

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Alister Widdowson That depends on why you are doing IELTS. some universities ask for an average score, some ask for certain scores specifically (at least 7 in the speaking and listening for example) and some ask for an average with a specific minimum (average of 6.5 with a minimum of 6 in the listening for example). The best thing to do is check with the universtiy. Like ·

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Reham Solieman thanks you Like · May 26 at 2:49pm Write a reply... Lusine Zhamharyan Could you, please, provide us link that could help understand some situations, like how we can listen You're I just listen You so I can't understand tenses /past, perfect/and so on, but when I read I understand everything Like · Reply ·


Chris LearnEnglish Hi Lusine lots of people find reading much easier than listening, for the reasons you mention. Try listening to some things designed especially for learners like you, to start with, until you have more confidence and can listen to more complex things. There are lots of useful things here: http://learnenglish.britishcouncil.org/en/listenandwatch


Like · Remove Preview · May 26 at 3:18pm Write a reply... Mohamed Moéz Hi educators! actually, I could not make listening 3.5 topic. It was so hard to write and listen. is there any technique to overcome this? Thank you! Like · Reply ·


Chris LearnEnglish Hi Mohamed It's more difficult in Step 3.5 because you had the questions in one place (the screen) and your answers in another place (a piece of paper). In the actual test there won't be this distance between the questions and your answers. That will make things a bit easier. Like ·

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Mohamed Moéz Thank you Chris LearnEnglish. I got it, I'll try listen over and over again. Unlike · 1 · May 26 at 3:02pm · Edited Write a reply... Ibrahim Amria is having a trial IELTS possible anywhere? Like · Reply · 1 · May 26 at 2:31pm LE Freddie Hi Ibrahim. There are plenty of materials you can use online. However, unless you join an IELTS class at an institution, it would be difficult to find a trial exam. Here is a link to a free mock exam: http://takeielts.britishcouncil.org/.../freepracticetests



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Ibrahim Amria Thanks alot, LE Freddie Unlike · 1 · May 26 at 2:38pm Write a reply... Salam Alwary hi teachers and learners : i have no question yet , but i will read as much comments as i can Like · Reply · 1 · May 26 at 2:50pm LearnEnglish Tina Hi Like · 1 · May 26 at 3:05pm Write a reply...


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(99) Hi everyone and welcome to our live language... LearnEnglish – British Council Bhagwan Das Hi tutor its me Bhagwan Das i attempt twice before what i felt difficult was section 4 in listening in this section they are speaking really fast i can't catch them so kindly guide me what to do for that? Like · Reply ·

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LE Freddie Hi Bhagwan. The sites should help you to improve this area: Listen & Watch http://learnenglish.britishcouncil.org/en/listen andwatch Professional Podcasts http://learnenglish.britishcouncil.org/.../professionals... Listening Skills Practice http://learnenglishteens.britishcouncil.org/.../listening... Video Zone http://learnenglishteens.britishcouncil.org/.../videozone Video UK http://learnenglishteens.britishcouncil.org/uknow/videouk


Like · Remove Preview · May 26 at 3:21pm Write a reply... Marina Vorontsova Could you, please, tell me about interaction with the examiner during the speaking part: are we allowed to ask questions or we should just talk? Like · Reply ·

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LE Freddie Hi Marina. You won't need to ask the examiner any question. He will guide the conversation throughout. Just relax and try and extend the answers that you give as much as possible. Like · 1 · May 26 at 2:51pm Marina Vorontsova Thank you, Freddie. If I'm telling about my home city, for example, in an everyday conversation, I usually ask my partners if they have ever been there, or something like that. At the exam I'm not allowed to ask such questions? Like · May 26 at 2:57pm Write a reply... Hajer AbdulMawgood Hi Neil. Im asking if there are sources for listening materials.. Like · Reply ·

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LearnEnglish Tina HI Hajer, have a look at these activities on our websites Listen & Watch http://learnenglish.britishcouncil.org/en/listenandwatch Professional Podcasts http://learnenglish.britishcouncil.org/.../professionals... Listening Skills Practice http://learnenglishteens.britishcouncil.org/.../listening...


Like · Remove Preview · May 26 at 4:11pm LearnEnglish Tina Hope they help! Like · May 26 at 4:11pm Write a reply... Mohamed Moh hi what is the meaning of 'built in' in this sent this umberral comes equibbed with built in light . Like · Reply ·

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Lena Ann included as a part of something Like · May 26 at 8:39pm Write a reply... Claudia Indreica Hi, I have a question regarding the test results, I know is not just about the listening part, but can you tell me how long it takes to find out your final marks on IELTS ? Will it be on the same day, or not ? Thank you. You have a great course. Like · Reply ·

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LE Freddie Hi Claudia. No, it will not be the same day. You will have to wait around two weeks to receive your scores. Like · May 26 at 3:14pm Claudia Indreica Thank you. Like · May 26 at 3:14pm Write a reply...


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(99) Hi everyone and welcome to our live language... LearnEnglish – British Council Elda Saraiva Espeschit I'd like an advice... how can I use natural spoken English, like the native speakers, because in my country, we learn a formal way at class, unfortunately, I don't have the opportunity to speak with native people! Thank you! Like · Reply · 1 · May 26 at 2:50pm LE Freddie Hi Elda. Here is a great page for building your speaking skills and one for improving pronunciation too: Build your speaking skills http://esol.britishcouncil.org/.../lear.../skills/speaking0 http://www.bbc.co.uk/worlds.../learningenglish/grammar/pron/

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Elda Saraiva Espeschit Thanks Freddie! Like · May 27 at 12:30pm Write a reply... Marian Highlands Hello. A few months ago I decided to take the IELTS. I´ve lived in England for six months and hope to stay until the end of the year ... at which point I will present myself to take the exam. I decided to prepare the exam because I feel that the courses of ESOL I am making are very basic and do not provide sufficient tools to develop my career. The question is: What kind of test is right for me (general or academic) if I have a college degree and want to use language to work in my profession?. Like · Reply · 1 · May 26 at 2:49pm LE Freddie Hi Marian. The General Module would be more appropriate for your siuation. Like · May 26 at 3:17pm Write a reply... Shuja Mehdi I am facing a lot of problem in answering choose the correct option during listening test. As I concentrate on the option, sometimes I feel more than one option is correct and the time flies off very fast and I end up giving wrong option as answer. Need some tips for answering choose the correct options accurately, REGARDS! Like · Reply · 1 · May 26 at 2:34pm LE Freddie Hi Shuja. Have you completed Step 3.5 this week? Your problem is discussed in the listening exercise in this section https://www.futurelearn.com/.../understanding.../steps/35382



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Write a reply... Decem Ber Tomorrow is my Speaking's Exam. day .... While My Speaking is not good, I'v lot of Troubles and confusions at the time of Speaking .... So, Please give me some suggestions which are helpfull for me only within 24 hours .... So that, I could prepare before tomorrow .... Thanks ! Like · Reply ·

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Alister Widdowson Good luck Decem. Remember to slow down in the exam, speak loud and clear and whenever possible plan what you are going to say particularly in part two. With 24 hours to go it is important to get some rest, relax and do some gentle revision of the things you have done in preparation for the exam. you aren't going to learn a huge amount in a day! Like ·

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Decem Ber Ok, that's great .... & Thanks a lot ! Alister Widdowson Like · May 26 at 4:13pm Write a reply... Cosette Perrin Hello, educators! I'm taking this opportunity to ask a question that is not directly related to IELTS, but to speaking skills: What does 'to be fluent in a foreign language' mean exactly? to speak without interruptions? to have a wide vocabulary?


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(99) Hi everyone and welcome to our live language... LearnEnglish – British Council to speak similarly to a native speaker? Like · Reply · 1 · May 26 at 2:54pm Alister Widdowson Fluency in a language means speaking easily, reasonably quickly and without having to stop and pause a lot. have a look at this http://learnenglishteens.britishcouncil.org/.../fluency

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Cosette Perrin Thank you, sir. By the way, which is correct: 'He speaks English fluent/ fluently'? I've seen both variants. I am confused because 'fluent' is adjective, though. Thank you again. Like · May 26 at 3:13pm · Edited Abul Kalam Azad The last one Like · May 27 at 9:45am Write a reply... Rosa Trofimova My question is: What differs General and Academic Reading/Writing? Which topics are typical for each kind? Like · Reply · 1 · May 26 at 2:44pm Chris LearnEnglish Hi Rosa. Are you following the Understanding IELTS course? All the differences between the Academic and General papers are explained in Weeks 4, 5 and 6 Like · 1 · May 26 at 2:54pm Rosa Trofimova Ok, thank you. I'm doing the third week now) Like · May 26 at 2:55pm Rosa Trofimova Well, I think there's nothing to ask then, your course is so effectively organised that it answers all the possible quiestions) Unlike · 1 · May 26 at 2:57pm Rosa Trofimova Thanks a lot for your work! Like · May 26 at 2:57pm Chris LearnEnglish Thanks Rosa! Like · May 26 at 3:06pm Write a reply... Neyda Husain Hello Neil, Hello all of educators, Hello everyone Thanks for this great opportunity. I would like to ask a question, and I wish that you would reply my question. this is my question that have not been replied yet in the last week. could you recommend a special book to me for improving my english skills, particularly in IELTS skills. I want to 'book' in order to be read by me in my leisure time. thank you in advance Neil Like · Reply ·

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LearnEnglish Tina Hi Neyda I'm sorry that you didn't get a reply last week You could have a look here: http://www.britishcouncil.it/.../coursesresources/books for a book to improve you English skills for the IELTS

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Neyda Husain that was okay, no problem. I understood that there were so many questions last week. thank you for your answer Tina. it will totally help! Like · May 26 at 5:03pm Write a reply... Salma Soufi I finde listining more dificult for me Like · Reply · 1 · May 26 at 3:17pm LearnEnglish Tina Hi Salma the best way to improve is to try and spend a little time each day listening to English if you can. There are many activities on our websites: Listen & Watch http://learnenglish.britishcouncil.org/en/listenandwatch Professional Podcasts http://learnenglish.britishcouncil.org/.../professionals...


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LearnEnglish Tina Hope they help Like · 1 · May 26 at 3:22pm Write a reply... Shinichi Kudo Hi, Can you tell me what's the best way to increase my Vocab ?? I'm still facing problem in speaking and I wish one day I can speak fluent without getting nervouse! Like · Reply ·

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LearnEnglish Tina Hi Shinichi Kudo The best way is to listen to as much English as you can daily if at all possible! If you can find things that you are interested in, in English you'll enjoy it! Have a look at these: Quizlet: https://quizlet.com/

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