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In English exams like IELTS Academic or B1 Business Preliminary, you are likely to come across different charts and graphs. 📊

Here are some of the most common. Can you think of any others?

Do you hear your English teacher talk about parts of speech? 🧑‍🏫

Parts of speech are the grammatical names that words are categorised as, e.g. noun, adjective or verb.

Here’s a guide to help you!

Can you think of any more examples for each category?

How often do you have a haircut? When was the last time you had a holiday? 💇

Have a go at learning some of these collocations with the word ‘have’ and write us a sentence in the comments!

Did you know that:

🌗 the different shapes of the lit portion of the moon are called the ‘phases of the moon’

🌘 each phase repeats itself every 29.5 days

🌑 the same half of the moon always faces the earth?

Tell us in English your facts about the moon!

Have you heard words like ‘wanna’ and ‘gonna’ before? 💬

Reductions are common in colloquial, informal speech – particularly in American English.

Knowing them might help you understand native speakers better.

They are often heard in real-life spoken English, in television or in song.

But you don’t have to use them yourself to be understood.

It’s also important to remember not to use them in any formal writings or in an exam.

Do you know the difference between ‘looks like’ and ‘seems like’? 🤔

They can often be used interchangeably, but they do have a slight difference in meaning.

Can you practise using them in a sentence?

Helping students with uncountable nouns can be tricky.

How do you approach this topic in your teaching?

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