Effective Sentences

Today we are briefly looking at how to create effective sentences.

There are four types of sentence:

1) A simple sentence, which has one main clause.

2) A compound sentence, which has two main clauses.

3) A complex sentence, which has one main clause and one subordinate clause.

4) A compound-complex sentence, which has two main clauses and at least one dependent clause.

Sentence Transformations

When you are taking your IELTS writing exam, one of the key skills they are looking for is the variety of sentences you used.

Today we are taking a quick look at sentence transformations taking verb+ adverb and making it into adjective + noun.

7 Reading Strategies

Reading is of course one of the essential English skills. When you are reading an article there are a range of strategies you can use. Here we are going to take you through 7 different ways you can try when you are reading a new article.

How to Write A Bibliography

Bibliography Rules

While you have cited your work in your essay, at the end of your work you need to list your sources.

This is so your reader can find the sources should they want to read more. It shows how much research you have done and it can also include work you have read that you didn’t cite in the essay.

How to Reference

What is referencing?

This is when you show that you have used ideas that were written by someone else.

Why should you do it?

It shows that you have done your research, and the readers need to be able to see where you research comes from. If you do not do it, you could be accused of plagiarism.

Speaking vs Writing

What is the difference between speaking and writing?

If you are going to study at university you should by now know that the language used at university is different to that used in daily life. It is basically what people call Academic English, and it is why many people take the IELTS Academic test instead of the general test.