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HOW TO CHEAT AT PRONUNCIATION: tips and tricks

TALKS TO STIR YOUR CURIOSITY

https://www.ted.com/talks   such as: How I beat stage fright or Your kids might live on Mars. Here is how they'll survive The ethical dilemma of designer babies What a driverless world could look like PRESENTATION SKILLS: Controlling nerves Just kidding!!! Do speak. A lot!!

OTHER WAYS TO SAY... AND WHAT TO USE INSTEAD OF 'VERY'

http://anotherwaytosaythat.com/ When I was young, it seemed that life was so wonderful, A miracle, oh it was beautiful, magical. And all the birds in the trees, well they'd be singing so happily, Joyfully, playfully watching me. But then they send me away to teach me how to be sensible, Logical, responsible, practical. And they showed me a world where I could be so dependable, Clinical, intellectual, cynical. There are times when all the world's asleep, The questions run too deep For such a simple man. Won't you please, please tell me what we've learned I know it sounds absurd But please tell me who I am. Now watch what you say or they'll be calling you a radical, Liberal, fanatical, criminal. Won't you sign up your name, we'd like to feel you're Acceptable, respectable, presentable, a vegetable! At night, when all the world's asleep, The questions run so deep For such a simple man. Won't you please, pl

'Cause we are living in a material world

Material Girl lyrics Money collocations KEY: Abusive mortgages in Spain:  The so-called mortgage floor clauses ( "cláusulas suelo" ). Check the news for topic-related vocabulary such as:      unfair mortgage terms     minimum interest rate     abusive practice     lawsuit against minimum payments     fixed minimum rate mortgages     hand back money to clients     a ruling in favour     the clauses were ruled illegal Spanish Banks Surge as Fears Subside OverEU Mortgage Ruling . EU wants banks to refund all money earnedfrom mortgage ‘floor clauses’  ( El País ). Spanishbanks face $4.2 billion hit from European court's loan ruling  ( Reuters ). Spanish consumers win victory over mortgage payments  ( The Guardian ). Spanishbanks lose European case over mortgage floor clauses  ( Financial Times ). Money for nothing and other posts.

LITTLE DID SHE KNOW...

Inversion from Luiz Otávio Barros on Vimeo . Online practice A fair few of inversion exercises

TOPIC VOCABULARY AND EXAM TRAINING HELP

List of 20 topics: http://www.ieltsspeaking.co.uk/ielts-vocabulary/ Write & Improve : 1) Choose a topic 2) Write about it in English 3) Get instant feedback 4) Improve! Write & Improve is a free service for learners of English to practise their written English. Submit your written work and receive feedback in seconds, covering spelling, vocabulary, grammar and general style. Online English for Advanced Learners (listening and reading exercises) C1 level exercises : videos, readings, etc. Tune into English : Learning English through pop music English Attack:  Learn English with movie clips and games  (sign up required) Vocabulary Help YouTube channel (advanced). For instance: