We’re thrilled to have been invited to speak at the Eaquals International Conference in Venice. It was a fantastic opportunity to hear thought-provoking presentations on the future of language education, and share our own insights into the potential of online level testing.
Read MoreIt can be hard to develop your speaking skills. Here are some tips to help English learners work on their English speaking skills independently - improving their pronunciation and confidence.
Read MoreThere are many different reading techniques, and you’ll find some are more useful in certain situations than others. When you’re under time pressure, scanning a text for specific information is much better approach than reading through it word-by-word. Learn how you can develop this skill with our online courses.
Read MoreIf English is not your first language, it can be difficult to interpret visuals (such as graphs) and share your findings. But doing so is an important part of academic or working life. It will help you understand information quickly and effectively - and will also help you share information with others.
Read MoreConditional statements can be intimidating for English learners. But if you know how to use them correctly they can help you communicate more fluently and effectively in English. This post covers the three types of conditional statements, and shows you where you can find useful resources to keep learning.
Read MoreIdioms are common phrases or expressions that have non-literal meanings attached to them. Normally, these meanings are difficult to guess from the individual words. They can be frustrating for English learners at first, but they are a great tool if you want to communicate fluently and creatively.
Read MoreDo you know how to describe quantities of nouns using words like some, any, much and many? Nouns can be either countable or uncountable, you need to know which in order to use the word correctly in a sentence.
Read MoreStudies have shown that exam stress can cause students to underperform when taking a test. To help your students perform to the best of their ability we’ve created a video guide for test-takers. Share it with them in your DPT ‘Welcome Email’ to help them get the most accurate result!
Read MoreWe’re thrilled to have been named as a finalist for the 2021 e-Assessment Award. The project for which we were nominated addressed language barriers faced by refugees: the Dynamic Placement Test was used to help 8,000 Syrian refugees improve their English by one CEFR level.
Read MoreHow can English learners take the 43 English phonemes and turn them into clear, intelligible speech? This is what Clear Pronunciation 2 sets out to achieve. It helps learners with five key features of natural speech: word stress, sentence stress, consonant clusters, connected speech and intonation. It helps your learners speak clearly, with confidence.
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