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2022-05-27 19:43:42 3 WRITING TIPS I WISH I KNEW EARLIER

1.Short sentences are more powerful than long sentences. An essay loses steam with wordiness. Short sentences are easier to comprehend, something that readers appreciate. Avoid trying to pack too much into a line. Every sentence should contain one thought or idea.

2.Be direct in your writing. Good writing is clear and concise. Lose filler words, like unnecessary adverbs and prepositional phrases, simply take up space and weigh a sentence down. Say exactly what you mean in the most direct way.

3. Choose your words wisely. There are many ways to write a sentence, and there are different words you can choose to convey the same idea. Always choose the simpler of two words. Use familiar vocabulary instead of lofty words from the English language. Simple words are more direct and easier for all readers to understand. Use a thesaurus if you need a little help finding a replacement or an easier way to say something.

After all, an essay is not an opportunity to show off your language but a chance to convey your ideas in a clear way!

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2022-05-26 09:51:37 The certificates of our students who took the test on May,7 have been delivered to our office. You can visit us tomorrow anytime to collect them

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2022-05-26 09:45:39 Studying in the US for a year, I didn’t hear a single person say Coca Cola. The term coke is used instead which also mean something else :) Open / Comment

2022-05-25 19:43:18 Here are some tips that help me memorise new words:

Keep an organised vocabulary notebook.

I often see students writing new words everywhere on their notebooks and I'm more than sure that they will never remember about that word later. You better have a seperate notebook for vocabulary. The process will be more efficient if you divide the each page into several columns for definitions, examples and possibly synonyms.

Look at the words again after 24 hours, after one week and after one month

However often we stress the importance of revision, that will never suffice. Once you learn the new word, it will only be committed to your short-term memory. To transfer it to long-term memory, you need to revise the words as often as possible. I still remember how I reviewed all the 1000 words I learned during the week before learning another one new word. The problem here with many students is that they stress out to learn as many words as possible at the expense of the old ones they learnt before. What's the point of such a blind work?


Read, read, read. The more times you ‘see’ a word the more easily you will remember it.

Immersion is the key to success. I often picked up words from articles on different topics, say, sport, education and etc. After a while, I searched for new articles on the same topics to see if I come across the words I learnt before. Encountering the same words over and over again enabled me using them in my daily life as well

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2022-05-25 10:19:17 A beautiful sight | Noun

The name we give something that looks beautiful to us. Something that makes you happy. Something that brings a smile to your face.

Examples
1| You know your life is going great when you consider two empty laundry machines a beautiful sight.
2| As I looked up at the screen I saw a beautiful sight, Uzbekistan had won the football world Cup.

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2022-05-24 17:39:34 Where there’s a will, there’s a way

if someone really wants to do something, they will find a way to do it, even if there are things that make it hard to do.

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2022-05-23 20:36:06 #SkillDevelopment

One simple tip to learn any skill faster.

Thomas Frank

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2022-05-23 13:56:46 To kick back | Phrasal verb

If you kick back, you relax!

Examples:
1| This weekend I plan to kick back and do nothing!

2| I kicked back all weekend, ignored the chores and don’t regret it, at all!

3| Tom is golfing again? He sure does like to kick back a lot.

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2022-05-23 08:53:14 Learn how to pronounce the words that end with "cally"

tip by CorkEnglishTeacher, one of my favourite foreign teachers

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2022-05-22 19:45:07 #commonmistakes

Confusing words: Riches vs. Rich

Riches (noun) - wealth; an amount of money one has

-Despite his riches, he's not contented.

- Riches amount to little without happiness.

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