How to Improve Your Vocabulary by Using Collocations Collocations are words that naturally go together in a language because native speakers commonly use them in that combination. These word pairings sound “right” to fluent speakers, while other combinations might sound unnatural. Types of Collocations: Adjective + Noun → strong coffee, deep sleep, heavy rain Verb + …

  Here are some sample tasks and useful vocabulary for the IELTS Speaking Test Parts 2 and 3. 1. Describe a time when you were surprised by something You should say: when it happened what the surprise was how you found out about it and explain how you felt about it. Relevant Vocabulary: Unexpected Astonished Out …

Connected Speech: Linking Vowels to Vowels Using the Y sound Connected Speech is important because it improves fluency and makes the flow of our speech smoother. Watch this video to learn how to use a Y sound to connect a vowel sound at the end of a word with a vowel sound at the beginning of the …

4 Phrasal Verbs to Expand Your Vocabulary Phrasal verbs are verbs that are made up of a verb and a particle (a preposition OR an adverb), or a verb and two particles (an adverb AND a preposition). Phrasal are more common in speaking than in writing. One way to practice using them is to imagine a …

Accent Modification – Flap T The flapped T in English sounds like an r sound in many languages. For example, the letter r in the Spanish word ‘caro’, which means ‘expensive’, is pronounced with an alveolar flap . The alveolar flap is the same sound as the flapped T.  The alveolar flap exists in many languages including …