The INTELLECTUALS

2022-04-03 18:31:48 Interview with Shokhrukhmirzo Jumanyazov, a proud owner of Overall Band 8.5, a founder of @aplusacademyielts, and the only Intellectual who has achieved 7.5 in IELTS Writing so far!
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2022-03-29 19:48:12 To nag - to criticize or complain often in an annoying way, especially in order to try and make someone do something
P.S. racist jokes are bad
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2022-03-28 13:00:50 If you're writing an essay on the topic of employment, I'd recommend to avoid using informal words like QUIT or FIRE.
* To RESIGN is a more formal version of QUIT. Both words mean the same thing, i.e. to leave a job.
Informal: He's gonna quit his job.
Standard: He is going to leave his job.
Formal: He is intending to resign his post.

* To FIRE should be replaced either by DISMISS or MAKE SOMEONE REDUNDANT in academic writing.
To DISMISS means to make someone leave their job, especially because they have done something wrong
To MAKE SOMEONE REDUNDANT means to make someone leave their job because they are no longer needed
Informal: Five workers were fired last month.
Formal: Five employees were dismissed for consuming alcohol during work time in the previous month.
Formal: Five employees were made redundant due to financial crisis in the previous month.
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2022-03-21 09:54:57 Happy Nowruz dear subscribers!
Let this holiday bring you many pleasant memories and peace to your families.

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2022-03-17 13:28:14 Diploma vs Licence vs Certificate

Diploma - a document showing that someone has successfully completed (BrE) a course of study or passed an examination / (AmE) their high school or university education
Example: Sarvinoz is hoping to get her teaching diploma this year.

License(AmE)/Licence(BrE) - an official document giving you permission to own or do something for a period of time
Example: People in Uzbekistan can drive without a driving licence (BrE)/ driver's license (AmE) starting from March, 2022 if they have a biometric passport or ID-card with them.

Certificate - an official document that states that a fact or facts are true
Example: The certificates of IELTS candidates who sat the test on February 26 (IDP) have been delivered to "The Intellectuals”. They can be collected from Monday till Friday between 10.00 and 15.00.

P.S.: a passport/ID card is required

P.P.S. The certificates have been delivered, indeed :-)
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2022-03-16 20:16:18 Inattentive students would write TAILS. This answer is not correct though.
The question asks about Embryo (singular) and Its part of the body (singular too).
The text, however, describes how Embryos (plural) move their Tails (plural as well).
For this reason, the correct answer is TAIL (even if it's written differently in the passage).
Source: Road to IELTS, British Council
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2022-03-16 20:14:12 The embryos keep their tails in constant motion so as to pump water and allow them to breathe through the egg's casing.

Question: Embryo moves its ....... in order to breathe
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2022-03-15 07:38:26 Is there any difference between the words Famous and Popular?!
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2022-03-13 10:57:35

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