Speak without Fear The biggest problem most people face in learning a new language is their own fear. They worry that they won’t say things correctly or that they will look stupid so they don’t talk at all. Don’t do this. The fastest way to learn anything is to do it – again and again until you get it right. Like anything, learning English requires practice. Don’t let a little fear stop you from getting what you want. Use all of your Resources Even if you study English at a language school it doesn’t mean you can’t learn outside of class. Using as many different sources, methods and tools as possible, will allow you to learn faster. There are many different ways you can improve your English, so don’t limit your self to only one or two. The internet is a fantastic resource for virtually anything, but for the language learner it's perfect. Surround Your self with English The absolute best way to learn English is to surround...
Part 1 Are you happy to be the age you are now? When you were a child, did you think a lot about your future? Do you think you have changed as you have got older? What will be different about your life in the future? Part 2 Describe a time when you started using a new technological device (e.g new computer or phone) You should say: What device you started using Why you started using this device How easy or difficult it was to use And explain how helpful this device was to you. Part 3 Technology and education What is the best age for children to start computer lessons? Do you think that schools should use more technology to help children learn? Do you agree or disagree that computers will replace teachers one day? Technology and society How much has technology improved how we communicate with each other? Do you agree that there are still many more major technological innovations to be made? Could you suggest some reasons why some people are deciding to reduce their use of technology? MO...
Hey, English speaker! Congratulations. You speak a language that straddles the globe like nothing before. Statistically, English is unlikely to be your first language and you are likely to be from an educated background. Again, congratulations. Here are ten things that you may not have known about this wonderful language of ours: 1. It is the only major language without an academy to guide it L’Académie française, based in Paris, is in charge of overseeing the French language. Part of its job is suggesting alternatives for the English words that are pouring into French. That’s how email became courriel, for example (although you will still hear it called e-mail in French). For Spanish there is the Real Academia Española. German has the Rat für deutsche Rechtschreibung. There is no equivalent to L’Académie for English. Of the 10 most-widely spoken languages in the world, only English has no academy guiding it. There are political reasons for this. The closest Britain ever came to having...
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