Share Suffixes Used for People A suffix is used at the end of a word when we often use them to change the type of word. Understanding when to use suffixes correctly is an important part of the Part 3 Use of English word formation exercise. Here we look at noun suffixes. One of the […]
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Share Nominalisations: Other words as nouns Nominalisation describes a word formation in which a verb (or other part of speech) is used as (or transformed into) a noun. We’ll take a look at why we use them and why these noun forms can be useful in formal writing. Explanation When we use verb forms it makes
Share Using Inversion Inversion is a way of changing the information placed at the beginning of a sentence and in this post we will looked at a variety of ways how we can use inversion. Because it changes the focus on information it can be a very good way of emphasizing details. It’s also considered
Share Writing Paragraphs Paragraphs are a very important part of writing essays and other forms of writing as they help us to communicate information more clearly to a reader. In this diagram we show how we organise our ideas and how to write essay paragraphs, in English. Topic Sentences The topic sentence is the
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Share Writing needs planning, whether it’s an email to a friend or a more complex formal letter. It is especially important to have a writing plan when it comes to exams or writing for university or college. It is unfortunately a fact that the majority of students who take Cambridge First and a surprising number of
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Share Word Formation:Suffixes Using prefixes and suffixes correctly are an important part of doing the word formation exercise , which is Part 3 in the Use of English exam. We have seen suffixes we use to talk about people and there is a larger group of noun suffixes which are used to create nouns in
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Share The Proficiency Speaking Exam In this post we take a look at a sample Cambridge Proficiency Speaking test from the YouTube CambridgeEnglishTV channel and add our own Proficiency speaking review. Go to the times listed to see a particular part of the speaking exam. The candidates are Rodrigo from Argentina and Ollin from Switzerland. Part 1 0:00 Part
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Share The Cambridge First writing exam can help candidates get very good scores in the overall exam and these are our top 6 tips for doing a good exam. Tip #1 Answer the question in the right format While this is extremely obvious, the stress of exams can often make people forget very simple things. The essay is one clear
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Share Example Full Test https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-tqeI9t4x9E In this post we will do a Cambridge First Speaking test review from the YouTube CambridgeEnglishTV channel and add our own thoughts & comments for each part. Go to the times listed to see a particular part of the speaking exam. The candidates are Florine from The Netherlands and Maria from
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