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English Accents Around the UK

English Accents around the UK Scroll down for examples of UK…

English Accents Around the World

English Accents around the World Scroll down for examples of…

English Accents and Dialects: Introduction

English Accents and Dialects: Introduction What is an accent? An…

Gestures, Emojis and Language

Gestures, Emojis and Language I was working with a Chinese student…

Superstitions and Beliefs in Everyday English

Superstitions and Beliefs in Everyday English What does this…

Keeping a Vocabulary Notebook

Why Keep a Vocabulary Notebook? Organised – A note book helps…

YouGlish: Pronunciation and Words in Context

YouGlish: Pronunciation and Words in Context YouGlish is a great…

How to Improve Your Listening: Create a Listening Log

How to Improve Your Listening: Create a Listening Log There…
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Guessing Meaning of Words from Context

Guessing Meanings of Words from Context What does ‘head’ …

How to Improve Your Listening – FREE Resources

How to improve your listening – Free Resources Listening is…
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Speaking Practice – Recording Yourself

Why record yourself? A lot of students (and teachers!) feel…

C1 Advanced Exam Marking Criteria

C1 Advanced Exam Marking Criteria If you’re taking an exam,…

How to Prepare for the C1 Advanced Exam

How to Prepare for the C1 Advanced Exam Practice Tests It’s…

Cambridge C1 Advanced Exam

What is the Cambridge C1 Advanced exam? ‘C1 Advanced’ used…
Indo-European Languages

Why is English a Global Language – A History of English

Why is English a global language? The answer is a complicated…

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