Dee’s English Lessons

Series on Job Hunting continues: Second part of Understanding Job Ads. 7. Understanding and making good use of the contact information found on a job ad. 8. Company background check. 9. Pay / Benefits. 10. Job scams and headhunters. 

New series continued: Understanding Job ads: Part 1. Things to pay attention to when reading job ads: 1. Date of posting 2. Deadlines for applications. 3. Is it a specific position or a general call? 4. Job description: Can you handle the workload? 5. Job requirements. 6. Eligibility.

Introducing a New series: English for interviews . Understanding job ads. Preparing a CV and cover letter. Preparing for interviews. Ask and answering questions correctly at interviews. 

Special guest speaker Natasha V. Broodie talks about herself, her book Give Me Tea, Please , her book tour and tips for language learners. Her book is available on Amazon. Just type her name or the title of the book. 

Answering questions from listeners: How to improve vocabulary and online lessons.

Welcoming new listeners to the platform. Things you should do and shouldn't do on the eve of the day of your test and just moments before your test.

How to build your confidence and improve your reading skills. Recommended reading series: Common Core Standards Series Smart Reading by Wayne Everett

Final tips on IELTS reading and end of series on IELTS.

Series on IELTS continues: Introducing the reading test format. How to get sample reading materials and practice reading with timing.

IELTS series continues: Focus on listening. The score range from 4 to 9. Making good use of the time given to read the questions very well in order to easily spot answers in the audio.

Series on IELTS continues: Introducing the listening section. Format of the listening test and mistakes to avoid.

Series on IELTS continues. Wrapping up discussions on Writing Tasks 1 & 2. Reviewing essential tips.

Series on IELTS continues. Focus on IELTS Task 2 Writing. Making an essay plan. 5-paragraph essay style recommended. Focus on the kind of content you can prepare and make good use of in task two essay writing. 1. Writing about the origins of something. For example: The origins of certain customs in your country. 2. Writing about the causes of a problem. For example: The causes of pollution in your...

Series on IELTS continues. Focus on Task 2 writing. Introducing major differences between Task 1 and Task 2 writing. Slight differences between Task 2 Academic writing and General Training.

Series on IELTS continues: Focus on 6 details that matter: 1. Minimum number of words required. 2. Clear handwriting 3. Using capital letters properly. 4. Avoiding short forms and contractions. 5. Proper punctuation. 6. Proper paragraphing

Series on IELTS continued: Focus on Writing; Introducing Task 1 writing for General Training IELTS. Three kinds of letters to prepare for.

Series on IELTS continued. Focus on Task 1 writing (Academic IELTS). Discussing the standard 4-paragraph structure of writing about a diagram. Introduction, Overview, Details1, Details2. 

Series on IELTS continues. Wrapping up discussions on the speaking part of the test. Introducing the writing part of the test. Task 1 and Task 2 writing preview.

Series on IELTS continued. Focus on Part 3 speaking. Looking at examples of questions and how they relate to a part 2 topic on electronic items. How to give your opinion on something and justify with examples.

Series on IELTS continued. Focus on Speaking Part 3. Discussing the general nature of part 3 questions and key talking points to prepare about expressing opinions on particular topics. 1. The origin of something 2. The causes of something 3. The types of something 4. The advantages and disadvantages of something 5. Suggestions / solutions 6. The consequences of something 7. Examples of something 8...

Series on IELTS continued: Focus on Part 2 Speaking. Looking at some examples of Part 2 speaking topics.  1. Describing a present  2. Describing an old person 3. Describing a childhood event 4. Describing an environmental problem that has occurred in your country. ***Key points to note when planning your answer: Key words, tenses, introductory sentence, concluding sentence. 

IELTS series continued. Focus on Part 2 speaking. Discussing the format of part 2 questions and suggestions on how to approach the topics. Few examples mentioned for illustration.

Series on IELTS continuation: Focus on part 1 speaking. Talking about favorites, personality, job / school, hometown, likes and dislikes, childhood, future plans, etc.

Series on IELTS continues. Focus on Part 1 speaking. Discussing two common key part one questions: Are you a student or you are working? What do you do in your free time? How long or short should answers be?  Key vocabulary expression: It depends on....

Series on IELTS continues: Discussing the speaking test. The formats of the three parts of the speaking test and the differences in question styles.