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70 ways to improve your EnglishPinned

Learning a new language can be hard work, so here are 70 practical tips for improving your English that you can do outside of school or college

Being polite on the phone - a step by step guideNew

How to make and answer phone calls formally, including formal telephoning phrases and tips on being polite on the phone.

How to be friendly in emails

Category:写作 Topic:Functional Language
写作personal and personable emails

How to thank people in presentations

How to sound genuinely appreciative as you thank the presenter and audience in presentations

演示如何介绍你自己

Category:General Articles Topic:General
Tips and phrases for connecting with the audience and hooking them into the presentation topic with personal information

100 IELTS Listening tips

100 tips on IELTS Listening exam tactics, preparation, dos and don'ts, and materials to get a better score

100 IELTS Speaking tips

100 ways to improve your score in IELTS Speaking Parts 1, 2 and 3

The 100 most useful phrases for IELTS Writing Task 1 map tasks

Essential phrases for describing maps in IELTS Academic Writing, with vital phrases for the introduction and body of essays describing places and changes in places.

Useful phrases for IELTS Writing: Pie chart tasks

Vital phrases for IELTS Academic Writing Part 1 pie chart tasks, with important phrases for the introduction and body of essays describing proportions.

IELTS Writing Task 2 tips

Loads of vital advice on how to prepare for, plan, write and edit IELTS Academic and General Task 2 essays

Useful Phrases for IELTS Writing Task 1: Line Graph Tasks

Essential words and phrases for describing changing trends in IELTS Academic Writing Task 1

IELTS Writing Task 1 Tips

A big list of advice on how to prepare for, practice, take and get feedback on IELTS Academic Task 1 essays.

The 100 most useful phrases for IELTS Writing Task 1 tables

Essential phrases for describing tables in IELTS Academic Writing Task 1, with important phrases for the introduction and body of such essays.

The 100 most useful phrases for IELTS Writing flowchart tasks

Essential phrases for IELTS Academic Writing Task 1 describing processes tasks, with important phrases for the introduction and body of essays describing all kinds of flowcharts

English Tenses and Aspects 7 - The Habitual Aspect

A look at the difficulties of classifying "used to"

Formal Letter Writing- Help with formal and business letter writing. A summary of writing rules including outlines for cover letters and letters of enquiry, and abbreviations used in letters.

Speaking Out- A collection of thoughts, comments and articles regarding some of the issues and discussion points that have been raised in ourESL Forum.

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