Have you ever wondered why we yawn?
Level: intermediate and above Time of completion: 10+ min Introduction *Yaaawwwwwn* Did just reading the word make you feel like yawning yourself? Known as…
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8 Traits of Successful People
Level: Pre intermediate and above Time for completion: 20 min Introduction Ten years of research and 500 face-to-face-interviews led Richard St. John to a…
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How Sports Benefits Your Body
Level: intermediate and above Approximate time of completion: 15-20 min How playing sports benefits your body … and your brain The victory of the…
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Urbanization and the Future of Cities
This short video from TED Ed looks at the history of our cities. It asks when and why humans began moving into cities, and what…
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8 Secrets of Success, by Richard St. John
Richard St. John spent 10 years interviewing 500 successful people for a project to determine what made them successful. In this video, he attempts to…
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But, While, Whereas = Not the Same
The words but, while, and whereas can be confusing for students. They seem like they serve the same function, which is to compare and contrast…
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Why do we dream?
Level: Upper Intermediate Type: IELTS listening style questions Approximate time of completion: 10-15 min Introduction Dreams have intrigued us from the beginning of civilization. People…
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Make Your Writing More Academic By Losing Personal Pronouns
A very common feature in IELTS essays is the personal pronoun (I, we, you, etc) and that needs to change. The IELTS is an academic…
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Talking about Buildings
The topic of buildings is one that sometimes comes up in the IELTS Speaking Test. Sometimes it may appear in Part One, or it…
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5 Ways to Better Listening, by Julian Treasure
Do you want to improve your IELTS listening skills? Well, here’s the perfect TED talk for you! It’s called 5 Ways to Listen Better, by…
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Nominalisation for IELTS Writing
You may have noticed that in academic English, we use nouns more than verbs. For example, we’re more likely to say “development” rather than “develop”…
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How to Structure a Paragraph
In order to write well in English, one must be able to first master the sentence (which requires a good knowledge of clauses), and then…
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3 Mistakes You Should Avoid to Boost Your Writing Skills
We all know that writing is difficult. Even native speakers make mistakes. However, there are three common sentence errors that are easy to avoid. In…
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6 Tips to Boost Your IELTS Reading Score
Learn the Different Question Types IELTS is a good gauge of your English abilities, but it’s also a test that you need to understand in…
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High-Altitude Wind Energy from Kites, by Saul Griffith
Energy… climate change… technology… these are are all common IELTS topics, and in this TED video we can see them being discussed by Saul Griffith.…
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Describe a Sportsperson you Admire
In today’s lesson, we are going to look at a question from IELTS speaking part 2 that asks you to describe a sportsperson. I will…
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Adjective Clauses
Adjective clauses are a really important part of the English language, and mastering them can boost your IELTS writing score, improve your speaking accuracy, and…
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How to Describe Line Graphs for IELTS Writing Task 1
The IELTS Writing Task 1 often features a line graph. Describing a line graph is not as difficult as it seems. In fact, there are…
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