This is another of my little but often series. If you are new to this site, the idea is that one of the best ways to learn English can be to do short focussed activities for a short period of time rather than sitting in front of a computer screen or a book for hours. Google News Timeline is another site that could be of real help to… Continue reading
This is in effect a repost from my previous site. I do think, however, it is worth looking at. What I have done here is to organise some RSS feeds from news organisations into the main IELTS categories. These feeds are, if you like, the news as it happens. The basic idea is this. Reading may be good for you, but focussed reading is much better for you. So you… Continue reading
This is a continuation of my series of little but often exercises. The basic idea is that sometimes the mot efficient way to learn a language can be to spend 10- 15 minutes really doing, rather than one hour getting bored. This works particularly well internet based exercises, for those times you are sitting in front of your computer and you feel the need to do something else for a… Continue reading
It goes without saying that a wide vocabulary is an essential requirement for academic IELTS. That is the bad news. The good news is that the words you need to know are relatively predictable. What this means is that there are certain topics (the environment, transport… Continue reading
This video posting advises you to look at Words in the News from the BBC. Here are 5 reasons why you should try it:
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