Here is an in-depth look at a part of the listening sections from both the TOEFL and IELTS Academic. there are 5 golden tips on how to categorize and identify the subtle similarities between both tests and how each can be tricky in its own ‘special’ way. One thing is for sure, as Globalisation/Globalization accelerates, these tests are beginning to look more and more alike. It took all of my 20 years of teaching experience to really look into the differences much like a detective collecting evidence. Enjoy and stay tned for the listening practice activties and optional additional material.
Written by admin on Jun 9th, 2010 | Filed under: Parallels
Here is a the explanation video for some of the advanced vocabulary used in Parallel 1 -- Youtube version. Stay tuned for the quiz. Bear in mind the following additional vocab. which you can either look up online or will be available on the VIP page:
bond, get together, gather ’round, biding my time, bad vibe, gave me the creepscloset, wardrobe, reverse psychology, caged in, win over, pop into, pop out, pop up,to come to, elation, word after word ate away at Serena’s cautious chastity, to drain me of all my energy, they chased her down, to finish her off for good, surge of power, it was up to me,lunatic, lunacy, fall under her spell, reach a fork in the road, go with your gut
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