Category Archives: IELTS

Life is For Living to Potential

An earthquake tragedy is a reminder to be grateful for what you have and to spare a moment for those that passed away and those that are suffering to begin life anew.

Give it heaps

An idiom used to encourage people to do their best. For example: A:Hey I’ve got an IELTS test tomorrow. B:Well give it heaps!

Cultural Richness With English Speaking Friends

I recently had a dinner party at home with five different nationalities (Egyptian, South African, American, Chinese and New Zealander). The experiences between us covered the globe and made me appreciate the rich diversity that people from different backgrounds and cultures bring. We all communicated in English as the most common language but interestingly, we [...]

Student Engagement

If students are attending your classes, are they engaged in the learning or bored out of their brains?

Mao’s Last Dancer – Movie and Book

Movies and books are a great way to be inspired and to also learn a different language and culture.

Speak English Quickly Using MP3s

Learn real English quickly and easily with MP3s and a method that works.

English Around The World

Talk to people around the world in English.

English with different accents

Here is a humorous example of understandable spoken English with a Pacific Island accent. You would also need to understand a bit about Pacific Island life in South Auckland, New Zealand to understand the joke and you would best get that from living in the country! See if you can work out what is being [...]

Perfect English Pronunciation or Understandable English?

What is the first goal that a second language learner of English should aspire to? Is it being able to speak exactly like a native speaker of English or being understood in English?

2010 is the year to accelerate your spoken English

Speak English as much as possible to accelerate your ability to speak naturally and fluently.

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