by Mehdi Safavi | May 11, 2022 | Grammar, Tips, Writing
Comma in English, How to Use it Correctly Comma in English, How to Use it Correctly Of course, there are many ways to use the comma, but it is most often used in these cases: FANBOYS WABBITS unusual word orders lists direct speech discourse markers FANBOYS Let’s start...
by Mehdi Safavi | May 2, 2020 | Listening, Reading, Speaking, Writing
IELTS Indicator IELTS Indicator: The online test that has you covered during the COVID-19 pandemic We have spent the first months of 2020 with a pandemic that has made millions of people homebound. Many educational institutions have closed down and educational events...
by Mehdi Safavi | Aug 10, 2019 | Listening, Reading, Speaking, Writing
This is the Secondary Title The production of IELTS question papers is a lengthy process which includes a number of quality checks. The objective of these checks is to ensure that the material in each test is suitable for the test purpose in terms of topics, focus,...
by Soolmaz Neishaboori | Aug 10, 2019 | Tips, Writing
How to assess a piece of writing Writing is the most difficult part of most exams to be tackled by students. Or is it? Let’s see how we can help our students write better. What should we expect in writing sections? As the leader of a writing course you need to know...
by Soolmaz Neishaboori | Aug 10, 2019 | Tips, Writing
Preparing your students In part one we went over writing test content and scoring criteria. We also took a glance at useful tips for assessing writing answers. In this part, however, the focus is on the measures we should take in preparing candidates for the writing...
by Soolmaz Neishaboori | Aug 10, 2019 | Speaking, Writing
Enjoy being a fast thinker Creativity does not occur overnight and one needs countless hours of practice and several forms of activities to master it. The important point is to know where to start and to have perseverance. Theresa Amabile from Harvard has a Venn...