Academic English skills for international students
Patrick Describing graphs is a popular task in the IELTS exam and students are expected to come up with sentences such as: The rate of unemployment fell dramatically after 1983.. and The rate of inflation peaked in 1987 before declining gradually… What you need to think about is not only the verb (fell, declined, rose, increased) … Read more
I have noticed how quiet international students are, especially when there are native speakers of English in the same class! When I ask students outside class why they don’t speak more they tell me two things: that they are not confident in their English, and that they don’t think anyone wants to hear what they … Read more
Goodness me, we haven’t had a winter like this one since 1981! Snow is covering the whole of the United Kingdom…except where I live – which is why I suppose it is called ‘the English Riviera’! Of course the country has ground to a halt as usual, which gives people a good excuse for not … Read more
Yes, it has been ages since the last post. I hope you have been enjoying some time off over the holiday period. If you celebrated Christmas then I hope you had a lovely time and happy new year to everyone! New year is the time to make resolutions. My New Year’s Resolution is to work … Read more