Category Archives: Speaking & Pronunciation
Money makes the world go round!: vocabulary and debates
Now let’s talk MONEY!
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
Oral exam feedback
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 playing. Take a pen and make a note of keywords.If it says you and your partner … Continue reading
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
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
Global Trends 2030
We have been predicting the future in class and I have come across this report commissioned by the United States government’s National Intelligence Council (NIC). Published last December, the U.S. intelligence community attempted to foretell what the future holds for the … Continue reading
Money Matters: vocabulary+debates
As this is a wide topic, you can find a very good range of real listenings regarding money. Find some here: Money Matters, ABCs of Money Matters , Adsense: Making Money , First Mountain Bank , Refinancing Mortgage Loans, Telemarketing , The … Continue reading
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
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
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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