Have you been having difficulties in improving your Speaking Part II? Not exactly sure how to answer the question? Are you lacking story-telling?Well, it's time to present you with this webinar!Last year, lots of my Filipina students had always gotten the infamous 6.5 speaking band. They were never able to get a 7.0, which is... Continue Reading →
IELTS | Listening | Diagram | IELTS Trainer: Old Water-mill
We're back with another super special! Today I'll be describing to you, in words, what I'm seeing. Then, you'll be able to see how I'm able to follow the conversation because of it. This is going to be very useful for those of you who have difficulty with diagrams. So let's get into it! https://open.spotify.com/show/7hdzplWx6xB8mhwDJYiP6f
IELTS | Speaking | 1 on 1 Coaching | Speaking Part 1 – Talking About Your Hometown
HAPPY THANKSGIVING, EVERYONE! Yes, we're going through this, all the way through the holiday season. In today's podcast, special shoutout to my Indian content writer who had achieved a massive IELTS band and passed with flying colors. So grateful to have coached her through this process. So, in saying that, let's hear how she structures... Continue Reading →
IELTS | Writing task II | Opinion Essay | Hypothesizing
Welcome back to another IELTS Writing Task video, and today I'm going to be focusing, again, on opinion essays. Because I have a student on my Patreon who I'm coaching, I decided to do something that pertains to who's on my membership. So, let's go over different types of linking devices and an opinion essay... Continue Reading →
IELTS | Speaking | 1 on 1 Coaching | Speaking Part 1 – Neighborhoods
The glorious 17-year-old student with a phenomenal accent, rhythm, enunciation, and intonation. She knows when to rise, and when to call. If any of you are having pronunciation issues, she's the perfect example of WHAT to do. Listen to this Vietnamese phenom from Hanoi!
IELTS Live Coaching | S1: E9 | Writing | Giving Reasons
Welcome to the last writing coaching for this season (if you want more videos/blogs/audios, patreon is available!). In today's task 2, we're going to go over giving reasons. How do the words in each set 1-4 connect to each other? Deforestation --> soil erosion --> less food productionClimate change --> unreliable rainfall --> poor cropsWar... Continue Reading →
IELTS | Speaking | 1 on 1 Coaching | Speaking Part 1 – Neighbors
We've got ourselves an AMAZING speaking student on the podcast today from India! She's a professional and taking IELTS general training, and as you may hear in this podcast, her speaking capabilities and flow with pronunciation is beyond solid. However, it's time to critique! In today's podcast, we're talking NEIGHBORS! https://open.spotify.com/show/7hdzplWx6xB8mhwDJYiP6f
IELTS | Reading | Cambridge 14 | T4 – P1 – The Secret of Staying Young
Welcome back to a breakdown of reading passage 1 on the Cambridge IELTS test 4! This is a first of its kind, and what I'll be doing is breaking down T/F/NG and fill in the blank. The most difficult part about IELTS reading is finding where the key words are (far more difficult than TOEFL)....so... Continue Reading →
ARSENIO’S ESL PODCAST | SEASON 5 EPISODE 130 | Reading | Nature vs. Nurture
Welcome back to another podcast/reading for you guys. We're talking nature vs. nurture today, but before we do, thinking about how the attitude of bringing up children might have changed in your country over the last 20 years. Why do children who grow up in the same household have different personalities? I loved my older... Continue Reading →
ARSENIO’S ESL PODCAST | SEASON 5 EPISODE 129 | Vocabulary | Defining Factors – Collocations
We're back with some collocations! It's been a LONG TIME since I've done a collocations podcast, so here we are! Match each collocation (1-10) to the correct example or definition (a-j). A social traitAn example of genetic inheritanceA developmental milestoneAn example of a teen's social environmentAn example of sibling rivalryAn example of parental responsibilityThe consequences... Continue Reading →