Share Emphasising Ideas As we’ve said in other posts on this theme we always need to provide justifications for our ideas. Here we will look at the effect of using expressions that emphasize information. We consider the use of emphasis expressions in a number of ways– To clarify an opinion that we have – To assert […]
Share Joining Ideas – Cause & Reason One of the things we’re constantly expected to do when we write is to provide justifications for our ideas. We can also use other information to provide explanations and support to our opinions. These come under a number of headings. We consider the cause of what we are
Share Welcome to the Cambridge Advanced Exam Corner This is our new home for selected grammar, vocabulary and other Cambridge Advanced exam insights. Check in with us regularly to explore topics that can improve your performance in the exams. [WpProQuiz 2]
Share Learning about Adjective Forms Understanding when to use prefixes and suffixes correctly are an important part of doing the word formation exercise, which is Part 3 in the Use of English exam. In the example in the image above we can see how we create adjective forms. Here we look at the endings we use for
Share The Speaking Exam https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5nGESyDgmdw In this post we take a look at a sample Cambridge Advanced Speaking test from the YouTube CambridgeEnglishTV channel and add our own Cambridge Advanced Speaking Review. Go to the times listed to see a particular part of the speaking exam. The candidates are Raphael from Switzerland and Maude from France. Part
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Share Contrast & Concession When we look at the idea of contrasting things we are considering two ways of doing this. The first of these is contrast. Contrast words allow us to look at differences between people or things that are being compared. The second way of contrasting ideas is through something called concession. Concession
Share Using Conditionals Conditional forms are used in different ways and we can use them to talk about present, future and past possibilities. We’ll take a look here at the variety of conditional forms we can use and how we use them. Basic Conditionals: Zero & 1st The first type of conditionals we are going
Share What are Participles? A participle is a verb form that is either used as an adjective or as part of a verb. There are two forms, an –ing form and an -ed form. We also know them as the present and past participles. Here we’ll take a look at how participles can be used
Share Guessing words In some cases it is not the text that is difficult but the topic may not be very familiar. In this post we’ll look at how we can understand the meanings of questions and possible answers. Context : Types of Text As always where we find the word in a text can