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Aviation Decarbonisation
Aviation DecarbonisationWhat is aviation decarbonisation?In 2021, the airline industry made a formal commitment to take a concrete step towards its decarbonisation, by announcing a carbon neutrality target for 2050, in line with the Paris Agreement. Air transport CO2...
Complex Sentence Structure
Complex Sentence StructureWhat is a complex sentence structure? A Complex sentence is an independent clause connected to one or more dependent clauses using a subordinating conjunction (despite, although) or a relative pronoun (who, which). Three types of complex...
Fact vs Opinion
Fact versus Opinion What is a fact? A fact is an objective statement that is supported with evidence and can be proven to be true or false. It is a statement that everyone agrees is true. There is no argument. Facts may contain words like discover, demonstrate,...
Academic Speaking Tests
Academic Speaking TestsWhat are academic speaking tests?Academic speaking tests are similar to the Cambridge B2 First (FCE) speaking exam but follow a university-based narrative. These tests (or lessons) are designed for lower-level students (A2, B1, B2 level) to...
Academic English Tests
Academic English TestsWhat are academic English Tests?Each test includes an academic reading, summary writing, lecture listening and seminar speaking. All texts are written and created by us and we dedicate a considerable amount of time in researching, creating,...
Noun Phrases
Noun Phrases What are noun phrases? Noun phrases (grouping together a collection of words to act as one noun) are one of the keystones of academic writing. Noun phrase is making the meaning of a noun more precise from the words immediately before (pre-modifying words)...
We buy academic English lessons
We buy Academic English LessonsInformationWe’re looking to buy academic English lessons for our website. The lessons / worksheets can be on any topic based around any skill (reading, writing, speaking, listening, grammar or vocabulary). We're interested in absolutely...
BBC 6 Minute English Worksheets
LISTENING / BBC English / TED Talks / TED Tests / 6 minute TED Tests / AEUK Listening Tests / Listening Worksheets / Mini Lectures / Lectures / Pronunciation /NEW BBC Listening Worksheets: BBC 6 Minute EnglishBBC Listening worksheets for lower-level students *****...
How to nominalise in academic writing
Nominalisation - how to nominalise in academic writing.What is nominalisation? Nominalisation is the process of changing verbs or adjectives to nouns. Why use nominalisation? The nominalisation grammatical process develops complex grammar noun-phrase structures....
New TED Talks Listening Worksheets
10 NEW TED Talks Listening Worksheets10 new TED Talks listening worksheets based on recent TED Talks. The worksheets are a range of comprehension questions designed to help students develop lecture and note-taking listening skills. The listenings range in length from...
