Writing Tips

Writing Task 1 in IELTS:

Adverbs used when describing trends

Adverbs describe HOW something happens. They usually come after a verb.

•sharply, rapidly, quickly, steeply

•considerably, significantly, substantially

•steadily, gradually, moderately

•slightly, slowly

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Fruit or Fruits

Grammatically, do you say Fruit or Fruits?

The word Fruit is a noun. The word is an exception where the noun is both countable and uncountable. So the plural of Fruit can be either Fruit OR Fruits.

When we think of Fruit as a group collectively and in a non-specific way, then we tend to use the word Fruit (without S).

• You should eat five servings of fruit and vegetables every day.

If you are emphasising the different kinds of fruit, then you can use fruits.

• My three favorite fruits are bananas, melons and strawberries.

 

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Preposition

REPUBLIC DAY

Thought-provoking

something which makes you think used to describe many different things, such as movies, books, conversations, ideas, issues, etc.

PRESENT SIMPLE TENSE

USE of PRESENT SIMPLE TENSE

USE 1 Repeated Actions

Example:     I play tennis.

USE 2 Facts or Generalizations

Example:  Cats like milk.

USE 3 Scheduled Events in the Near Future

Example: The train leaves tonight at 6 PM.

USE 4 Now (Non-Continuous Verbs)

Example:  I am here now.

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PR IN CANADA WITH AVENTURINE

Use of Have to / Has to

Using "Have to" in Present, Past, and Future
Learn how "have to" behaves in different contexts.
Certainty ...
1. That has to be Jerry. They said he was tall with bright red hair.
2. That has to have been the right restaurant. There were no other restaurants on the street.

Necessity
1. She has to read four books for this literature class.
2. She had to finish the first book before the midterm.

Different words for Humour

to crack up	V. to laugh uncontrollably, to laugh a lot
dry	A. not obvious, subtle (sense of humor)
to giggle	V. to laugh a little without opening your mouth very much
humorous	A. funny, amusing
an impression	N. the act of speaking or singing like a famous person
to kid	V. to make jokes, to joke with someone; to not be serious about something
a stand-up comedian	N. a person who entertains by telling humorous stories and jokes; a professional comedian who performs live
silly	A. funny in a slightly stupid way; funny in a way which is not really intelligent or sophisticated
twisted	A. 1) sick, disgusting, abnormal 2) using sick or disgusting things in a humorous way
witty	A. 1) funny in an intelligent way 2) full of fast, humorous responses

Exam tips

Current Cue Card in IELTS speaking:
Part 1
Questions on Home, Room
Part 2
Talk about a thing you bought happily....
What was it?
When did you buy it?
Where did you buy it from?
Part 3:
Discussion on shopping

Conditional in English

Three Conditionals in English:
1
First Conditional
This conditional is used to talk about future events that might happen. It uses the present tense to discuss the possible future events. For example:
If it rains, we will have to cancel the picnic. ...
If you come with me, I will make it worthwhile for you.
2
Second Conditional
This conditional is used to talk about unreal possibility or impossible events. They establish the course of action that would follow, where something to happen is either hypothetical or surreal.. For example:
If I had a million dollars, I would buy a penthouse on Park Avenue.
I could stop working if I won the lottery.
3
Third Conditional
This conditionals talks about the past, unlike the first and second which discusses events in the real or unreal future. These conditions, too, are therefore impossible, because they have either already occurred or might have occurred but won’t anymore. For example:
If I had studied a little more in college, life would have been easier.
If we had gotten to the airport on time, we would have caught our flight.