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CSP #57: What Are the Advantages and Disadvantages of Newer Forms of Media? (FINAL EPISODE!)
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Feb 20, 2024 |
CSP #56: Some People Say It Takes 10,000 Hours to Master Any New Skill. Do You Agree?
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Feb 13, 2024 |
CSP #55: The Intermediate Plateau in Language Learning Does Not Exist
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Feb 06, 2024 |
CSP #54: Team-Building Activities Are a Waste of Time. Do You Agree?
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Jan 30, 2024 |
CSP #53: Single-Use Plastics: Necessary Convenience or Environmental Hazard?
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Jan 23, 2024 |
CSP #52: Do You Consider Yourself an Adventurous Person?
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Jan 16, 2024 |
CSP #51: Do You Think Setting a New Year's Resolution to Improve Your English Is Effective?
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Jan 12, 2024 |
CSP #50: Top 5 Challenges My Students Face in Real-World English Conversations
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Dec 19, 2023 |
CSP #49: What Is the Most Effective Action in Helping People Prevent Stress?
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Dec 12, 2023 |
CSP #48: Can Virtual Reality Ever Replace the Allure of Real Outdoor Experiences?
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Dec 05, 2023 |
CSP #47: Why Do Some People Prefer Alternative Medicine to Conventional Medicine?
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Nov 28, 2023 |
CSP #46: AI Is a Threat to Human Jobs. What's Your Take On This Statement?
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Nov 21, 2023 |
CSP #45: Some Believe Online Education Can Fully Replace Classroom Learning. Do You Agree?
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Nov 14, 2023 |
CSP #44: Setting Personal Boundaries Is Important In a Relationship. What's Your Take On This?
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Nov 07, 2023 |
CSP #43: Modern Lifestyles Reduce Family Quality Time. Do You Agree?
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Oct 31, 2023 |
CSP #42: Have the Dynamics of Friendships Shifted in the Age of the Internet?
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Oct 24, 2023 |
CSP #41: How Have Family Roles Within the Household Evolved in Recent Decades?
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Oct 17, 2023 |
CSP #40: How Have Dating Apps Changed Romantic Relationship Dynamics in Today's Society?
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Oct 10, 2023 |
CSP #39: Why Do Some People Feel Less Personal Responsibility For Protecting The Environment?
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Oct 03, 2023 |
CSP #38: What Qualities Would You Look For In a Perfect Manager, And Why?
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Sep 26, 2023 |
CSP #37: What's More Important: Friendly Colleagues or a Good Salary?
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Sep 19, 2023 |
CSP #36: What Would You Change About Yourself? (Includes Interactive Speaking Practice!)
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Sep 12, 2023 |
CSP #35: What Do You Hope to Achieve in the Future? (Includes Speaking Practice!)
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Sep 05, 2023 |
CSP #34: Practise Speaking and Build Vocabulary (Without a Speaking Partner!)
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Aug 28, 2023 |
CSP #33: Have You Ever Had The Opportunity to Really Help a Friend?
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Aug 21, 2023 |
CSP #32: What Is Your Happiest Childhood Memory?
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Aug 08, 2023 |
CSP #31: Who Has Influenced You The Most?
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Jul 26, 2023 |
EP30. C1 Speaking Question: Is Your Career Choice a Reflection of Your Personality?
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Jul 18, 2023 |
EP29. C1 Speaking Skills: Mastering the Art of Talking About Your Neighbours
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Jul 11, 2023 |
EP28. Speak English Confidently: Insights from Aneta and Lupe's Experience in the C1 Speaking Club
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Jul 01, 2023 |
EP27. The Battle Against Waste Generation: A Model Answer
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Jun 26, 2023 |
EP26. Powerful Habits: A Deep Dive Into 2 Model Answers
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Jun 13, 2023 |
EP25. Burning Out or Branching Out? Discuss Work Life with 10 Advanced Phrasal Verbs
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May 30, 2023 |
EP24. Master Your C1 Speaking: 5 Fun Idioms to Discuss Hobbies and Leisure Time
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May 25, 2023 |
EP23. C1 Speaking Success: Mastering Part 4 With 2 Model Answers
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May 22, 2023 |
EP22. English C1 Speaking: 5 Idioms and 1 Model Answer About Family and Friends
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May 08, 2023 |
EP21. English C1 Speaking: 10 Phrasal Verbs to Talk About Habits
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Apr 28, 2023 |
EP20. English C1 Speaking: Ten Idioms For Expressing Opinions, Likes and Dislikes
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Apr 21, 2023 |
EP19. English C1 Speaking: Talking About Sports
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Apr 14, 2023 |
EP18. English C1 Speaking: Talking About Artificial Intelligence – Part 2
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Apr 07, 2023 |
EP17. English C1 Speaking: Talking About Artificial Intelligence – Part 1
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Mar 31, 2023 |
EP16. English C1 Speaking: Talking About Intelligence
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Mar 24, 2023 |
EP15. English C1 Speaking: Talking About Books
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Mar 17, 2023 |
EP14. English C1 Speaking: Talking About Friendship
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Mar 09, 2023 |
EP13. English C1 Speaking: Talking About Personality
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Mar 01, 2023 |
EP12. 5 Phrasal Verbs to Talk About Money and Shopping in C1 Speaking
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Feb 17, 2023 |
EP11. What to Do When Your Mind Goes Blank In The Speaking Exam?
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Feb 10, 2023 |
EP10. How to Boost Your English Speaking Skills With My Model Answers
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Jan 27, 2023 |
EP9. How to Compare and Contrast in Cambridge C1 Speaking
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Jan 24, 2023 |
EP8. How to Talk About Your Job in English With Confidence
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Jan 20, 2023 |
EP7. How to Talk About the Future of Cities in C1 Speaking
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Jan 17, 2023 |
EP6. How to Talk About Transport Problems in C1 Speaking
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Jan 13, 2023 |
EP5. How to Talk About Feelings in C1 Speaking Part 2
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Jan 08, 2023 |
EP4. How to Talk About Pollution in C1 Speaking?
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Jan 05, 2023 |
EP3. Is It Better to Have a Few Close Friends or a Wide Circle of Acquaintances? (C1 Exam Question)
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Jan 02, 2023 |
EP2. How Important Is It To Be Ambitious? (C1 Exam Part 4)
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Nov 29, 2022 |
EP1. What Ambitions Do You Have? (C1 Exam Part 1)
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Nov 21, 2022 |
EP80. The Final Episode.
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Aug 05, 2022 |
EP79. Collocations With Change As a Verb, Adjective or Adverb
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Aug 04, 2022 |
EP78. Nine Collocations With "Change" (as a Noun)
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Aug 03, 2022 |
EP77. A Recipe for Disaster and 10 Other Food Metaphors
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Aug 02, 2022 |
EP76. Reading and Use of English Part 1. What to Expect in the Cambridge Exam.
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Aug 01, 2022 |
EP75. 10 Collocations Describing Good and Bad Relationships
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Jul 29, 2022 |
EP74. Fifteen Collocations to Talk About Relationships
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Jul 28, 2022 |
EP73. Why Do You Lose Your Motivation When Learning English?
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Jul 27, 2022 |
EP72. Ten Ways of Talking About Change (New Email Address to Get Transcript!)
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Jul 26, 2022 |
EP71. Twenty Collocations Describing Movement and Speed (Part 2)
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Jul 25, 2022 |
EP70. Fast, Quick or Quickly? (Collocations Describing Movement and Speed)
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Jul 22, 2022 |
EP69. Twelve Idioms We Can Use to Describe People
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Jul 21, 2022 |
EP68. Adjectives and Their Opposites for Describing Textures
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Jul 20, 2022 |
EP67. Distance and Size (and Eddie Vedder Drinking My Beer)
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Jul 19, 2022 |
EP66. Eleven Collocations to Talk About Everyday Sounds
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Jul 18, 2022 |
EP65. Twelve Collocations Using the Word Time (with Personal Examples From My Life)
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Jul 15, 2022 |
EP64. Ten Collocations with Other Verbs of Change (Multiple-Choice Task Ready for C1 Advanced)
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Jul 14, 2022 |
EP63. Nine Verb-Noun Collocations to Talk About Changes in Your Life
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Jul 13, 2022 |
EP62. Let's Learn Collocations with Prepositions to Talk About Science and Environment (Objective Proficiency)
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Jul 12, 2022 |
EP61. Choose the Correct Collocation Challenge! (Vocabulary Review Episode 50)
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Jul 11, 2022 |
EP60. Match Adjectives with Their Opposites (Describing People)
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Jul 08, 2022 |
EP59. One Person's Meat is Another Person's Poison
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Jul 07, 2022 |
EP58. An Exercise with Adverbs of Degree (Ready for C1 Advanced)
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Jul 06, 2022 |
EP57. Idioms Connected with Sailing (Idioms in Use Advanced)
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Jul 05, 2022 |
EP56. Collocations of Words Connected with Work (English Vocabulary in Use Upper-Intermediate)
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Jul 04, 2022 |
EP55. Collocations to Talk about Climate Change (English Collocations in Use)
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Jul 01, 2022 |
EP54. Collocations to Talk about Environmental Problems (English Collocations in Use)
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Jun 30, 2022 |
EP53. Ten Collocations to Describe the Countryside (English Collocations in Use)
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Jun 29, 2022 |
EP52. Word Formation Task with 12 Collocations (Ready for C1 Advanced)
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Jun 28, 2022 |
EP51. Common Errors with Make (Collocations in Use Advanced)
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Jun 27, 2022 |
EP50. Let's Learn Collocations to Talk About Challenge and Achievement
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Jun 24, 2022 |
EP49. Learn How to Talk About Likes and Dislikes with Gerunds, Infinitives, Adjectives and Prepositions
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Jun 22, 2022 |
EP48. Another Seven Proverbs. Do You Agree or Disagree?
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Jun 22, 2022 |
EP47. Six Proverbs. Do You Agree or Disagree?
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Jun 21, 2022 |
EP46. An Exercise with 10 Collocations and Expressions Connected with Social Life
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Jun 20, 2022 |
EP45. Ten Collocations and Expressions Connected with Travel
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Jun 17, 2022 |
EP44. What Are Binomials? (Idioms in Use Advanced) Part 2
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Jun 16, 2022 |
EP43. What Are Binomials? (Idioms in Use Advanced)
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Jun 15, 2022 |
EP42. What Are Similes? (Idioms in Use Advanced)
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Jun 14, 2022 |
EP41. Twenty Collocations with Birthday (Oxford Collocations Dictionary)
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Jun 13, 2022 |
EP40. 15 Collocations About Size and Quantity
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Jun 10, 2022 |
EP39. Verbs that Often Collocate with Money
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Jun 09, 2022 |
EP38. An Exercise From Objective Proficiency. Do You Know the Answers? (Part 2)
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Jun 08, 2022 |
EP37. An Exercise From Objective Proficiency. Do You Know the Answers?
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Jun 07, 2022 |
EP36. Gradable and Ungradable Adjectives & Adverbs of Degree (Objective Proficiency)
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Jun 06, 2022 |
EP35. Ten Collocations to Talk about Illness
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Jun 03, 2022 |
EP34. Exercise with 12 Travel and Adventure Collocations
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Jun 02, 2022 |
EP33. Ten Collocations We Use to Talk About Sickness and Pain (and a Questionnaire For You)
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Jun 01, 2022 |
EP32. Verb Collocations Referring to Illnesses and Injuries
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May 31, 2022 |
EP31. 30 Common Sporting Collocations with Do, Play and Go
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May 30, 2022 |
EP30. Five Collocations with Phrasal Verbs (Objective Proficiency Textbook)
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May 27, 2022 |
EP29. Create 10 Collocations With These Verbs: Consume, Devour, Relish, Swallow
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May 26, 2022 |
EP28. Ten Collocations with "Traveller". Do You Know the Correct Answers?
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May 25, 2022 |
EP27. Ten Adjective-Noun Collocations Describing Speed.
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May 24, 2022 |
EP26. Ten Collocations to Talk About "Finding Somewhere to Live"
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May 23, 2022 |
EP25. Ten Collocations to Describe Your Daily Commute
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May 20, 2022 |
EP24. Nine Idioms We Didn't Talk About in Episodes 22 and 23 (and a Gap Fill Task)
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May 19, 2022 |
EP23. Another Five Idioms With the Verb 'Set' (and a Gap Fill Task)
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May 18, 2022 |
EP22. Five Idioms With the Verb 'Set' (and a Gap Fill Task)
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May 17, 2022 |
EP21. Softening Adverbs (Loosely; Slightly; Mildly; Faintly)
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May 16, 2022 |
EP20. Intensifying Adverbs Exercise: Which One is Not Correct?
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May 13, 2022 |
EP19. Ten Collocations to Talk about the Weather (and a Gap Fill Task)
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May 12, 2022 |
EP18. Five More Idioms with Technical Words (and a Gap Fill Task)
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May 11, 2022 |
EP17. Five Idioms with Technical Words (and a Gap Fill Task)
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May 10, 2022 |
EP16. Ten Formal Collocations Meaning "Communicate"
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May 09, 2022 |
EP15. Ten Collocations to Talk About Friends and Friendship
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May 06, 2022 |
EP14. Ten Collocations to Talk About Children and Parents
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May 05, 2022 |
EP13. Ten Collocations to Describe your Family Relationships
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May 04, 2022 |
EP12. Five Verb + Noun Collocations to Describe People's Behaviour
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May 03, 2022 |
EP11. Ten Collocations to Describe People's Characters
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May 02, 2022 |
EP10. Metaphors Related to Happiness and Unhappiness (and New Book Club Announcement)
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Apr 29, 2022 |
EP9. Metaphors Related to Water (Collocations with Stream, Pour, Trickle and more)
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Apr 28, 2022 |
EP8. Collocations with Gain, Win and Defeat
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Apr 27, 2022 |
EP7. Collocations with Make and Do (Part 2)
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Apr 26, 2022 |
EP6. Why Rules for Collocations with Make and Do Don't Work
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Apr 25, 2022 |
EP5. Intensifying Adverbs. Collocations with Bitterly, Deeply, Strongly
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Apr 22, 2022 |
EP4. Intensifying Adverbs. Other Ways of Saying 'Very' or 'Very Much'
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Apr 21, 2022 |
EP3. Collocations to Talk About Study and Learning (Part 3)
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Apr 20, 2022 |
EP2. Collocations to Talk About Study and Learning (Part 2)
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Apr 19, 2022 |
EP1. Collocations to Talk About Study and Learning
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Apr 18, 2022 |
How to Speak and Write Metaphorically in English Part I
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Mar 29, 2022 |
Let's Talk About Collocations and Register
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Mar 25, 2022 |
What Are Grammatical Categories of Collocation?
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Mar 22, 2022 |
What Are Strong, Fixed and Weak Collocations?
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Mar 18, 2022 |
What Are Collocations and Why Learn Them?
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Mar 15, 2022 |
Shopping and Marketing. A Conversation About Our Buying Habits
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Feb 22, 2022 |
Health and Medical Advice. Speaking About Ways to Stay Healthy in Your Exam
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Feb 15, 2022 |
Keeping Fit. Speaking About Fitness and Exercise in Your Exam
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Feb 08, 2022 |
Jobs Vocabulary (Part 2). Speaking About Dream Jobs & Work Environment in Your Exam
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Feb 01, 2022 |
Jobs Vocabulary (Part 1). How to Talk About Career Choice in Your Exam
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Jan 25, 2022 |
How to Talk About Music in Your Cambridge Exam
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Jan 18, 2022 |
7 Top Tips to Help You Prepare for Use of English in the C1 Advanced Exam
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Dec 28, 2021 |
2 Essential Steps Every Cambridge C1 Exam Candidate Should Take Before Starting to Write Their Essay
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Dec 20, 2021 |
3 Useful Tips to Improve Your Listening Score in the C1 Advanced Exam
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Dec 07, 2021 |
Twenty Collocations to Describe Physical Pain
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Feb 19, 2021 |