There are words like overwhelming which spring to mind when thinking of word formation up, down, over and under. In reality, these words aren’t the most high-frequency things you’ll ever come across, but you’d better know them for the Advanced exam. There’s a decent chance these prefixes will pop up in a word formation exercise […]
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Make and do are notoriously difficult for learners of English to distinguish. There is a subtle difference in meaning, but it’s the exceptions and collocations that drive people crazy. Check out the explanation and download the tasks to use in class or study at home. This language is key at B1 level. You’ll see plenty
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Phrasal verbs are one of the love to hate them areas of the English language, but love them or hate them, they are a vital area to understand before taking an exam, hence this list of phrasal verbs. As you progress through levels of exams, especially Cambridge exams, you’ll notice phrasal verbs coming up more
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I love talking about food in my classes. I find that students do too. After all, who doesn’t like thinking about all the delicious delicacies awaiting us in our fridges at home, whether it’s a home-cooked meal or a nice cold beer. For Trinity ISE I, health and fitness is one of their chosen topics
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Fixed expressions are a huge part of the Cambridge Advanced exam, coming into play far more frequently than in lower levels. The difficulty with CAE fixed expressions is that learners will often recognise them and understand them when seen in context. However, making them part of of their active vocabulary is a much greater challenge.
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Advanced (CAE) C1 key word transformations can be a huge challenge for students. These fixed expressions CAE transformations use expressions that can be difficult to remember. Fixed expressions like “make up your mind” or “taken aback” can pop up at C1 level and you need to be prepared not only to recognise them in a
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