Category Archives: Speaking & Pronunciation

How to prepare for the oral exam

The oral exam has two parts: a monologue and a dialogue. You will be able to prepare your parts for about 10 minutes in a preparation room. You can jot down some thoughts as well but remember you won’t be … Continue reading

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Oral exam feedback

We have just finished our oral test during which we went through some past exams dialogues. Here is some advice on how to improve your performance during role plays 1.-Read the rubric well and get into the character you are … Continue reading

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Crime vocabulary and debates

Have your ever been the victim of a crime? Have you ever witnessed a crime? Have you ever committed a crime? As you can check in the ppt below, crime is a tricky area as there are a number of … Continue reading

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The last post on advertising

Some more debates to boost your discussions and to discuss with a friend or group : Debate: Ban of Advertising Debate: Ban on advertising targeting children Debate: Junk food advertising ban Debate: Advertising for tobacco products should be banned There … Continue reading

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The Joy of Whining

We’ve just seen how to complain to make yourself heard in a formal situation but there are times you can’t be bothered to make the effort and you prefer whining to your friends. Everyone needs a good complaining session every … Continue reading

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Best Free Online Tools to Practice your English

 There are many desktop software but also free online tools to help you in your learning process. However it is not easy to find free and good ones. Most are severely limited, allowing only few hundred characters or do not … Continue reading

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Online Language Exchanges

The best way to practise a language is to speak to a native but sometimes it’s easier said than done: searching the local beaches and Irish pubs for a native English speaker can be very time consuming and even embarrassing! … Continue reading

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Advanced language

I want YOU to speak proper, elegant, articulate, crystal clear advanced level English. How?  You should try to integrate more and more advanced vocabulary in your English. Obviously there are words more likely to be used in a written context, … Continue reading

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