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#Idiom Practice
Many English learners dream of understanding and using idioms effortlessly. However, this is not that simple, as often the meaning is not crystal clear. You will probably know the individual words used, but this may not help.
Always check them with a good dictionary to understand the meaning, and then try to imagine a life situation in which you can use them.

💪Let’s practice some common idioms.

If something happens out of blue, it’s

▪️ 93% (98) unexpected
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▫️ 6% (7) creative

👥 105 - всего голосов

When things fall into place, events happen to

▪️ 11% (8) change the order of a list
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▫️ 88% (63) produce the situation you want
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👥 71 - всего голосов

If something goes downhill, it

▪️ 94% (65) gradually becomes worse
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▫️ 5% (4) pick up speed

👥 69 - всего голосов

If something is on the cards, it is

▪️ 11% (8) likely to fail
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▫️ 88% (64) likely to happen
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👥 72 - всего голосов

When you are talking about a change in your life and say the rest is history, you mean that

▪️ 43% (60) it happened a long time ago
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▫️ 56% (77) people know what happened next
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👥 137 - всего голосов

​​#Speaking Part 2
Reading model answers is a very powerful way to get the best possible band score when you are preparing for the IELTS speaking module.
Even if your English is not perfect, you can improve your IELTS score by using the vocabulary and grammatical structures from such models and then create your own answers based on them.

Before you start reading the model, think about:
👉how you can answer it
👉what expressions you may use
👉what adjectives you can add (e.g. memorable, moving)
👉how you can use different tenses or structures here (e.g. Past Simple, Present Perfect, Gerund).

Now read the model and practice speaking your own story. Include some of the expressions in your story.
Describe your favorite TV Series

To be honest, I’m kind of a couch potato, so I watch a multitude of TV series. Off the top of my head, I’d say the most captivating TV series recently I took up watching is “Friends” - one of the most popular television shows of all time.

Friends is an American television sitcom originally aired on NBC from 1994 to 2004, lasting ten seasons. This sitcom has a strong cast, involving both experienced actors and novices in the field of entertainment. By and large, it won’t fail to live up to viewers’ expectations from the first episode.

The series are centered on six friends, who are connected with each other by being roommates, neighbors and old high school friends and they all find themselves living in the same apartment block. They all have their own story and battle with tough jobs, complicated relationships and life in the big city. As the title suggests, each episode is packed with hilarious jokes and conversational exchanges between friends.

What strikes me most about this series is the strong bond between friends. Despite many ups and downs in life, they won’t hesitate to go the extra mile to get over difficulties. It is a TV series worth watching, particularly for those fans of comedy and reality TV. Despite its age, it is still as fantastic as ever and very addictive and will be watched for many years yet.

I noticed that some people didn’t get the idiom ‘and the rest is history’. It’s usually used to say that everyone knows the rest of a story you have been telling, so you do not need to continue telling this story.
e.g. Your father and I met and fell in love when we were students, and the rest is history.

#Writing
How much to write?
❓Should I write as much as possible on the IELTS test?
❓Will the longer answer get a higher score?
The answer to both questions is no.
When an IELTS examiner evaluates your written work, it does not compare to any other work. Instead, he reads each individual answer, evaluates it using very clear criteria, and awards a band score. There is no ranking or comparing, and there is no limit to the number of band 6 or 7.
One important problem with writing "as much as possible" in IELTS is that the instructions for each writing assignment tell you how much time you should spend on the assignment and how many words you should write. If you are giving a very long answer, then most likely you will need more than the allotted time and you may also make more mistakes in some important areas. For example, your ideas may be repetitive and inconsistent, and most likely you will not have enough time to check your answer. More importantly if you spend more than 20 minutes on Writing Task 1, you will not have the full 40 mins to produce a well-organized and complete answer to Writing Task 2, which is worth double the marks of WT1.

The best advice for a written IELTS test is to follow all instructions in the question. They tell you:
• Write ‘at least 150 words for assignment 1
• Write 'at least 250 words for assignment 2.

Use the time you are given for each writing task to:
1) Plan and organize your ideas (making sure they are relevant to the task)
2) Write your answer
3) Check your answer for accuracy and to make sure you are not repeating the same ideas or the same vocabulary and structures.

#errors #vocabulary

Journey/trip/travel
Three similar words often misused by students.
👉a journey is the period of travel between two places, especially over a long distance (bus/train journey, return journey)
use go on or make a journey (not do)
Few people have made this grueling journey to the North Pole.

👉a trip is a return journey, especially for a short visit, an act of travelling from one place to another, and usually back again (a business trip, a day trip)
use go on, make or take a trip
We went on a day trip to the mountains.

👉travel (uncountable) is the general activity of moving from place to place (air travel, travel sickness).
Travel broadens the mind. Check yourself.

The travel to college takes about an hour

▪️ 10% (11) ?


▫️ 89% (97) ?
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👥 108 - всего голосов

We’ve been on several journeys in Asia.

▪️ 27% (24) ?
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▫️ 72% (62) ?
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👥 86 - всего голосов

I enjoy foreign travelling

▪️ 84% (83) 👍
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▫️ 15% (15) 👎
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👥 98 - всего голосов

Correct answers to the quiz.
The travel to college takes about an hour (incorrect) The right answer: the journey to college
We’ve been on several journeys in Asia (correct)
I enjoy foreign travelling (incorrect) The right answer: I enjoy foreign travel (travel here is a noun – an activity). You could also say: I enjoy travelling abroad.

#Grammar
Место обстоятельства в предложении (часть 2, часть 1 здесь)
Middle Position
🔸Обстоятельства, состоящие из нескольких слов, крайне редко встречаются в середине предложения.
e.g. At last I got home. I got home at last. NOT I at last got home.

♦️Обстоятельство, состоящее из одного слова, идет перед основным глаголом, но после вспомогательного (have, does, did, etc) или модального глагола, а также после глагола to be.
🔺I OCCASIONALLY practice speaking English.
🔺He was PROBABLY late for the interview.
🔺Good exam results don’t INEVITABLY mean success in later life.
🔺They have COMPLETELY forgotten about our appointment

🔸Многие обстоятельства частоты действия (how often?) – never, always, ever, etc + just, still идут только в средней позиции.
🔺She STILL practises her Japanese. NOT Still she practises … / …practises her Japanese still.

♦️Обстоятельства, выражающие определенность (definitely, probably), идут перед вспомогательным положительным глаголом, но после отрицательного.
🔺I’ll PROBABLY see you soon. NOT I probably will …
🔺She PROBABLY can’t hear you. NOT She can’t probably …

🔸В некоторых случаях порядок слов в сокращенных формах может менять смысл.
🔺I don’t REALLY care. (= not much)
🔻I REALLY don’t care. (= not at all)

🔺I DEFINITELY won’t come. (= no chance)
🔻I won’t DEFINITELY come. (= not sure)
Check yourself.

We invite OFTEN them for dinner

▪️ 2% (2) ?


▫️ 97% (97) ?
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👥 99 - всего голосов

The minister ANGRILY refused to answer any more of the journalists' questions.

▪️ 91% (73) 👍
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▫️ 8% (7) 👎

👥 80 - всего голосов

We can still catch the train but we have to RIGHT NOW leave. Come on!

▪️ 3% (3) 👍


▫️ 96% (85) 👎
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👥 88 - всего голосов