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Strategies for IELTS Academic Writing Task 1 (part 1/2) Students on our IELTS preparation course are often overwhelmed when approaching the IELTS Academic Writing Task 1. But there is nothing to be afraid of – it’s much easier than it seems! With a few basic strategies you can begin completing these tasks with confidence. 1. Decide what the graph...
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Writing paragraphs I always tell students that the best essay I have ever read was written by a Pre-Intermediate student. ‘How is that possible?’...
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Abbreviations, Acronyms and Initialisms in English We have a lot of acronyms, abbreviations and initialisms in English, which we assume most people...
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Moving to the Next English Level Many of the students who come to study English with us at the UCT English Language Centre are interested in going on...
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TEFL, CELTA, DELTA…? What to look for in a TEFL course As UCT launches it’s first Certificate in Teaching English as a Foreign Language course, the...
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Strategies for the IELTS Speaking Test The speaking test is an opportunity to shine. This article looks at Part 1, Part 2 and Part 3 of the IELTS...
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6 Reasons Why You Should Learn English Abroad English is one of the most widely spoken languages in the world. It is the language of international...
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The Importance of English in the Workplace Benefits of Mastering English Many multinational corporations have chosen English as a language of...
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Professional Phrases for Presentations We have compiled a collection of useful professional phrases to help you to present like a pro. Remember the...
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English Words – How Many is Enough? When it comes to language, one can never have too many words. According to BNC (British National Corpus), the...
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How to Write a CV That Gets You Noticed: A Step-by-Step Guide “CV” stands for Curriculum Vitae, which loosely translates from Latin as ‘the course of...
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How to Express Degrees of Probability They say nothing in life is certain except death and taxes. For everything else on the spectrum of probability,...
