BEC Vantage Exam Books – Introduction This short post will provide information on BEC Vantage exam books. Anyone who is taking this important exam will benefit from these books. The Problem You might be familiar with this situation: you go to classes, do your homework, practice lots and come the big day of the exam, […]
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Cheap Used Textbooks – Introduction In this short article, I would like to warn you of the negative consequences of buying cheap used textbooks, especially online. Cheap used textbooks have become a saving grace for many students burdened by the high costs of education. With the rising prices of new textbooks, more and more students
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Does Tunnelbear work? – introduction This articles looks at using a VPN for language learners and answers the question, “Does Tunnelbear work?”. Introduction to TunnelBear For the tech-savvy among you, you’re probably wondering why a VPN product is being reviewed on a language learning site. All I can say is, “Read on…” What is TunnelBear?
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English intonation examples – introduction This article take a light-hearted look at some fun English intonation examples. This English intonation examples video is based on this post and is here for those who prefer to see a video. What is intonation? As in music, intonation is the melody, the way in which the tone varies
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This post will take a look at the School of Business and Trade and a free online education which ultimately leads to a Graduate Diploma in Business Studies. Important: I’m not affiliated with the school and don’t know where the qualifications will be accepted. I wrote this article because I think it’s a great idea
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Gymglish review – an open and honest assessment I recently came across an interesting website offering Business English training and would like to share this with you. This Gymglish review will help you to decide whether it is worth your while to have a closer look. What is Gymglish? Founded in 2004, Gymglish offers a
What is the Rich Morning Show? The Rich Morning Show is an online English training program for beginners and younger learners. Each lesson features a video (the Rich Morning Show – roughly two minutes long), followed by questions, mini-lessons, and personalised revision exercises. You can access up to 20 lessons per month. If the concept
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Thinking the unthinkable (This may well be my shortest post ever, but I hope it’s still considered worthwhile.) For those who prefer a video format, please check out this video. Question: how do you think the unthinkable? Answer: with an itheberg … Apologies for any pain caused by this bad joke. Do you know a
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360training Business English review – introduction This is a review of the 360training Business English offering on their web-site. NB: since the initial post, 360training have removed this course. I’ll update the article if this changes in the future. What is 360training? 360training is a company that offers online training on a variety of subjects.
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How to get free ebooks – introduction to Bookbub This post takes a look at how to get free ebooks by using BookBub (bookbub.com referral link) and its service, especially the BookBub daily deals. For those who prefer to watch something, please watch this ‘How to get free ebooks’ video of this post here. In
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