iPass IELTS success stories!!
Did you prepare for IELTS with iPass? Did iPass help you to get the IELTS results you needed? Did you go on to study your chosen course or get the dream job that you wanted? Did you start a new life abroad? If you can answer yes to any of these questions, we'd love to hear from you!!Posted on November 25 2011 by Jenny Bedwell in iPass News | Read More | Comments [0]
Who discovered ....?
Test your knowledge of C20th medical discoveries with this week's health and science quiz!! Be the first to post 10 correct answers and win a week's free trial of our fantastic interactive online course - English for HealthPosted on October 19 2011 by Jenny Bedwell in Society | Read More | Comments [0]
Grammar Spot: narrative tenses
When you're telling a story or describing a past event it's essential to be able to use different past tenses: past simple, past continuous, past perfect We call these narrative tenses. First of all you need to know how to form the tenses and when to use them. Let's start with the past perfect tense.Posted on October 12 2011 by Jenny Bedwell in English LanguageHelp with grammar | Read More | Comments [1]
More health collocations!
So now we've looked at the difference between 'ache' and 'pain', what about 'sore' and 'sprained'? What's the difference?Posted on October 05 2011 by Jenny Bedwell in | Read More | Comments [1]
October Study Topic - Health
This month we're looking at language related to health. This will include:
- parts of the body
- health problems
- health collocations
- language used at the doctors
- cures and treatments
We will be posting lots of fun language exercises and quizzes to test your knowledge of English on this topic, not forgetting a great story-writing competition in which you could win a free English for Health online course!! More details on that later this week!
Posted on October 04 2011 by Jenny Bedwell in | Read More | Comments [1]
Fun Quiz on British Etiquette!
How much do you know about social etiquette in Britain? Test your knowledge in our fun quiz!Posted on September 19 2011 by Jenny Bedwell in Society | Read More | Comments [2]
IELTS writing workshop - question about linkers
What's the difference between 'however' and 'therefore' and how do I use them in a sentence?Posted on September 16 2011 by Jenny Bedwell in English LanguageHelp with vocabulary | Read More | Comments [1]
IELTS writing workshop - Task 2 questions
If the question asks me to agree or disagree, should I give a balanced argument or a one-sided opinion?Posted on September 15 2011 by Jenny Bedwell in IELTS Writing workshop | Read More | Comments [0]
Answers to grammar quiz
Here are the answers to yesterday's grammar quiz - changing direct questions into indirect questions.Posted on September 15 2011 by Jenny Bedwell in English LanguageHelp with grammar | Read More | Comments [0]
Test your grammar!
Can you change these direct questions into more polite indirect questions?Posted on September 14 2011 by Jenny Bedwell in English LanguageHelp with grammar | Read More | Comments [0]
How to form indirect questions
So how we do make our questions more polite? It's easy! It's a bit like joining two questions together.Posted on September 13 2011 by Jenny Bedwell in English LanguageHelp with grammar | Read More | Comments [0]
How to be more polite in English!
Do you find it easy making requests in English? Or asking for information? Do people sometimes look at you strangely even when you're using perfect English?Posted on September 12 2011 by Jenny Bedwell in English LanguageHelp with grammar | Read More | Comments [1]
Am English v Br English - Dialogue 4
The final dialogue - In the street - Are the speakers using American English or British English?Posted on September 09 2011 by Jenny Bedwell in English LanguageHelp with vocabulary | Read More | Comments [1]
Am English v Br English - Dialogue 3
Here's another dialogue for you. This time it's at a train station, but are the speakers using American English or British English?Posted on September 08 2011 by Jenny Bedwell in English LanguageHelp with vocabulary | Read More | Comments [1]
Am English v Br English - Dialogue 2
Did you get the answer to yesterday's dialogue? Here's another one for you!
Is the speaker in the following dialogue using American English or British English? Which words give you a clue?
Posted on September 07 2011 by Jenny Bedwell in English LanguageHelp with vocabulary | Read More | Comments [1]
