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Study the two photographs. In 1 minute be ready to compare and contrast the two photographs: give a brief description of the two photos (action, location) say what the pictures have in common say what in what way the pictures are different say which of the activities presented in the pictures you'd prefer explain why

Useful language: 1.       In the first picture I can see people riding their bicycles. In contrast, people in the second picture are on the beach. 2.       People in the first picture are spending their free time, and so do the people in the second picture. 3.        One similarity which stands out is that people in both pictures seem to look happy. 4.        One thing that picture A and picture B have in common is that they show happy people spending their free time. 5.        One of the similarities between two pictures is that both families consist of four people. 6.         The most obvious/important/apparent [ə'pær(ə)nt] similarity/difference (for me) between … and … is … 7.       A striking similarity/ difference is… 8.    ...

This section is going to help you to prepare for speaking exams, which for many learners are the exam that is most feared! This section will give you lots of tips and advice so you can do as well as possible in any speaking test. Remember that everyone gets nervous in exams, especially oral exams. So, don’t worry, our tips will help you feel more confident in a speaking exam. Listening to as much English as possible will help to improve your speaking. Listening to songs, podcasts, films, TV series or video clips will help you to feel more confident about speaking.  The most important thing is to start practicing and describe photos EVERY DAY from now until the exam. Do this for a minimum of 15 minutes.  30 minutes is best . If you get your mind use to doing the activity you will find that during the exam you will not struggle to find ideas. Your ideas will come to your mind quickly and with little effort.  Speak as much English in class as possible. If...

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Period or full stop THE APOSTROPHE Commas   Commas Common Mistakes with Commas There are three mistakes which English learners often make with commas. Let’s look at them so that you can, hopefully, avoid making them! 1. Don’t put a comma between a subject and its verb: The people we met on holiday, were very nice.  —> Incorrect Everything in those cupboards, needs to be packed in boxes.  —> Incorrect 2. Don’t use a comma before  that: She told me, that she wanted to move to London.  —> Incorrect I had no idea, that he could speak Japanese!  —> Incorrect 3. Don’t use a comma to join two sentences if you don’t use a linking word: I think this will be a good year, I’m sure of it.  —> Incorrect He told me that he’s planning to go to the gym every day, of course he’ll give up in the first week. —> Incorrect Using commas quiz