David MacFarlane
Explorers C1-C2
Listening for key information Warm-up Think of the names of some famous explorers. What were they most famous for discovering? If you...
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David MacFarlane
3 ago 2021Tempo di lettura: 2 min
Listening Part 3 - An introduction - C1-C2
LISTENING FOR KEY INFORMATION Introduction to Listening part 3 The focus The focus of Listening Part 3 at Expert and Mastery level is to...
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David MacFarlane
31 lug 2021Tempo di lettura: 1 min
Listening Part 2 - Guided Test
Listening to dialogues Tips from the examiners Note! The Practice Test recording will say ‘ you will hear each of the short conversations...
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David MacFarlane
31 lug 2021Tempo di lettura: 3 min
Feelings C1-C2
Listening Booster Look at the drawings. Match the emotions to the people. embarrassed furious surprised bored anxious Think of the...
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David MacFarlane
29 lug 2021Tempo di lettura: 2 min
Attitudes and opinions C1-C2
Listening to dialogues Look at the following statements and say whether you agree or disagree with them. Then judge how strongly you feel...
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David MacFarlane
28 lug 2021Tempo di lettura: 2 min
Context, relationships and gist - C1-C2
Look at the pictures. With your partner, discuss who the people are, where they are and what they may be talking about. Who? Where? What?...
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David MacFarlane
28 lug 2021Tempo di lettura: 2 min
Listening Part 2 - An introduction - C1-C2
Listening to dialogues INTRODUCTION TO LISTENING PART 2 TASK The focus of Listening Part 2 at the C1-C2 level is to listen to...
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David MacFarlane
28 lug 2021Tempo di lettura: 1 min
Listening Part 1 - An introduction - C1-C2
Listening to respond INTRODUCTION TO LISTENING PART 1 Understanding context, meaning and function of a range of utterances TASK Listen...
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David MacFarlane
27 lug 2021Tempo di lettura: 2 min
Listening Part 1 C1-C2 - Guided Test
LISTENING TO RESPOND Tips from the examiners Before you listen Read the four possible answers carefully and try to imagine what the...
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David MacFarlane
27 lug 2021Tempo di lettura: 2 min
Express yourself C1-C2
We express many different things in conversations. It will help you to prepare to answer the questions in Listening Part 1 if you think...
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David MacFarlane
27 lug 2021Tempo di lettura: 1 min
Formal or informal? C1-C2
Degrees of formality In Listening Part 1 of the International ESOL test, you will also be tested on your ability to recognise differing...
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David MacFarlane
27 lug 2021Tempo di lettura: 2 min
Idioms - ‘Can I give you a hand?’ C1-C2
Exam Practice Idiomatic language expresses ideas and feelings in a metaphorical rather than a literal way. Idiomatic expressions can...
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David MacFarlane
27 lug 2021Tempo di lettura: 2 min
Phrasal Verbs - 'Work it out!' - Listening Booster C1-C2
Phrasal Verbs ‘fall out’, ‘break into’ and ‘run out of’. There are more than 3,000 combinations of verbs with adverbs and prepositions...
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David MacFarlane
19 lug 2021Tempo di lettura: 2 min
Stress Matters - Listening Part 1 - C1-C2
Listening booster Stress matters! Look at the list of functions. Do you know how to express them? Agreeing Disagreeing Persuading...
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David MacFarlane
17 lug 2021Tempo di lettura: 2 min
Reading and Use of English Part 2 - B2 - Grammar Focus: Linking words 2
EXAM PRACTICE Reading and Use of English Part 2 For questions 1–8, read the text below and think of the word which best fits each gap....
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David MacFarlane
17 lug 2021Tempo di lettura: 5 min
Linking words (2) - B2
in spite of and despite; but, although and though; even though and even if; participle clauses; before and after + -ing; when, while and...
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David MacFarlane
17 lug 2021Tempo di lettura: 2 min
Reading and Use of English Part 1 - B2 - Grammar Focus: Linking words 1
EXAM PRACTICE Reading and Use of English Part 1 For questions 1–8, read the text below and decide which answer (A, B, C or D) best fits...
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David MacFarlane
17 lug 2021Tempo di lettura: 6 min
Linking words (1)
because, as and since; so and therefore; in order to, to + infinitive and so (that); so and such; enough and too Context listening You...
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David MacFarlane
17 lug 2021Tempo di lettura: 2 min
Reading and Use of English Part 4 - B2 - Grammar Focus: Relative clauses
Exam practice Reading and Use of English Part 4 For questions 1–6, complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the...
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David MacFarlane
17 lug 2021Tempo di lettura: 5 min
Relative clauses - B2
Defining and non-defining relative clauses; relative pronouns and prepositions CONTEXT LISTENING You are going to hear a man showing some...
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