Learn English with Carla Jay

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English lessons: FCE, CAE, CPE, IELTS preparation. Want to pass any of these exams? Get in touch.

British, qualified and experienced English teacher. I have spent more than 10 years teaching in Devon, London and Madrid.

I can teach conversational lessons to improve speaking fluency, pronunciation and listening, but I can also help you with exams: I have prepared students for PET, FCE, CAE, CPE, IELTS (Academic and General)

Please contact me for further information.

English lessons. FCE, CAE, CPE, IELTS preparation. Want to pass any of these exams? Get in touch.

British, qualified and experienced English teacher. I have spent more than 10 years teaching in Devon, London and Madrid. I offer private classes at my home or somewhere public like a bar or cafe in Exeter.

I can teach conversational lessons to improve speaking fluency, pronunciation and listening, but I can also help you with exams: I have prepared students for PET, FCE, CAE, CPE, IELTS (Academic and General) Whether it's writing, reading, vocabulary, grammar or whatever else you want to work on - you are guaranteed to improve!

If you decide to have regular classes the rate is £25 an hour with a discount if you block book.

Classes for small groups are also possible; this option costs less per student than individual classes.

I look forward to hearing from you!

English Words Ending in LESS (From B1 to C2)

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efl.academy Learn what the suffix -less means, and find out which words ending in less YOU should know for your B2, C1, and C2 exams.

Flo-Joe for CAE (Certificate in Advanced English)

Flo-Joe: THE place on the web for Cambridge CAE preparation

CAE Practice Tests for Use of English (Cambridge English: Advanced)

A good website for learners preparing for the CAE:
https://www.englishrevealed.co.uk/cae.php

englishrevealed.co.uk Practice Tests for Cambridge English: Advanced (CAE) Use of English

English lessons. FCE, CAE, CPE, IELTS preparation. Want to pass any of these exams? Get in touch.

British, qualified and experienced English teacher. I have spent more than 10 years teaching in Devon, London and Madrid. I offer private classes at my home, your home, or somewhere public like a bar or cafe in Exeter.

I can teach conversational lessons to improve speaking fluency, pronunciation and listening, but I can also help you with exams: I have prepared students for PET, FCE, CAE, CPE, IELTS (Academic and General) Whether it's writing, reading, vocabulary, grammar or whatever else you want to work on - you are guaranteed to improve!

If you decide to have regular classes the rate is £25 an hour with a discount if you block book.

Classes for small groups are also possible; this option costs less per student than individual classes.

I look forward to hearing from you.

IELTS (International English Language Testing System) is the world’s most popular English language test. More than two million IELTS tests are taken each year.

Taking IELTS opens doors – it can help you live, study and work around the world. More than 9,000 organisations in 140 countries accept IELTS, including government, academic and employment institutions.

IELTS is the only English language test accepted for immigration purposes by all countries that require one.

Contact me if you would like to prepare for the IELTS!

Native Qualified Experienced CELTA TEFL IELTS ESL Teacher.

Highly qualified Native Language Teacher specialising in online one to one, and face to face lessons.

I have more than 10 years of exam preparation experience with great results from my students.

General English & Conversation / Speaking
Pronunciation & Grammar
Reading, Writing & Listening
Business English
Exam Preparation including FCE, CAE, CPE, IELTS, TOEIC and more.

Native Qualified Experienced CELTA TEFL IELTS ESL Teacher.

Highly qualified Native Language Teacher specialising in online one to one, and face to face lessons.

I have more than 10 years of exam preparation experience with great results from my students.

General English & Conversation / Speaking
Pronunciation & Grammar
Reading, Writing & Listening
Business English
Exam Preparation including FCE, CAE, CPE, IELTS, TOEIC and more.

Learn English with Carla Jay

Private English lessons via Skype with experienced highly qualified native English teacher.

All ages and all levels welcome.

My name is Carla and I have been teaching English as a foreign language for 12 years. I am CELTA qualified and have a degree in English language and literature.

My lessons are designed to focus on the individual needs of the student and I am able to offer:

General English/ Conversation on agreed topics of interest
Exam preparation: IELTS Academic/general, FCE, CAE, CPE
Business English
Travel/General/Speaking English
Accent reduction and pronunciation
Writing help
Essay/CV/Document editing and feedback

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Learn English with Carla Jay

Private English lessons via Skype with experienced highly qualified native English teacher.

All ages and all levels welcome.

My name is Carla and I have been teaching English as a foreign language for 11 years. I am CELTA qualified and have a degree in English language and literature.

My lessons are designed to focus on the individual needs of the student and I am able to offer:

General English/ Conversation on agreed topics of interest
Exam preparation: IELTS Academic/general, FCE, CAE, CPE
Business English
Travel/General/Speaking English
Accent reduction and pronunciation
Writing help
Essay/CV/Document editing and feedback

Classes are just £14 per 50 minutes and include homework, homework correction and regular progress reports.

Don't hesitate to get in touch if you would like to have a chat about lessons.

Excellent reviews from past students can be found on my page - just ask for details!

A big congratulations to my latest student to pass the CAE.....I knew you would pass with flying colours Mikel!!!

The speaking part of the IELTS will start with general questions on familiar topics such as:

Let’s talk about your home town or village:

what kind of place is it?
what’s the most interesting part of your town/village?
what kind of jobs do the people in your town/village do?
would you say it’s a good place to live? (why?)

Please post your answers if you would like to practice!

Good luck to all of my students who are taking the IELTS tomorrow!

English is Fun

Ways to avoid using the word 'very'. Synonyms for very.

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Reported Speech. Tense Changes. Reporting Verbs. Expressions of Time and Place.

Congratulations to Icaro, my latest student to pass the CAE.

This is a huge achievement and shows that you can:

- follow an academic course at university level

- communicate effectively at a managerial and professional level

- participate with confidence in workplace meetings or academic tutorials and seminars

- express yourself with a high level of fluency.

Well done for working hard and achieving this goal Icaro!

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Common English Contractions. English Contractions You Should Never Use.

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Using Gerunds and Infinitives. Verbs Followed by an Infinitive. Verbs Followed by a Gerund.

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Useful telephone vocabulary in English. Phrasal verbs that are commonly used in English telephone conversations.

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List of Useful Linking Words

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Riddles for ESL/EFL Beginners. Laugh and Learn English!

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Very Good Words That Are Very Capable of Replacing “Very”

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Adjectives ending in ED and ING

Adjectives that end ‘-ed’ (e.g. ‘bored’, ‘interested’) and adjectives that end ‘-ing’ (e.g. ‘boring’, ‘interesting’) are often confused.

Adjectives ending in -ed show what has happened to a person or thing.

Adjectives ending in -ing show the effect which something has on a person or thing.

Example: If you meet someone who makes you laugh then he is amusing. You are always amused when you speak to him.

Compare the difference:

My girlfriend is bored. - (My girlfriend feels bored)
My girlfriend is boring. - (My girlfriend is a boring person)
I am confused. - (I don't understand something)
I am confusing. - (I will cause you to be confused)

For those of you who are going to take the CAE, here are some questions you may be asked in part one of the speaking exam:

Where are you from?

Do you have a job or are you still a student?

How long have you been studying English?

What do you enjoy most about learning English?

How do you like to spend your free time?

What would your ideal job be?

Are you the kind of person who can do two things at once?

Are you planning to do any courses in the near future?

Do you use social networking sites a lot?

Would you enjoy preparing food for a large number of people?

Do you like to give yourself targets or goals?

If you won the lottery what would you do?

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Confusing words: job, work, career, employment.

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Prepositions of Time: IN - ON - AT. English Grammar Chart .

Today I want to look at the
Second Conditional!
What fun!
The second conditional uses the past simple after if, then ‘would’ and the infinitive:
• if + past simple, …would + infinitive
(We can use ‘were’ instead of ‘was’ with ‘I’ and ‘he/she/it’. This is mostly done in formal writing).
It has two uses.
First, we can use it to talk about things in the future that are probably not going to be true. Maybe I’m imagining some dream for example.
• If I won the lottery, I would buy a big house.(I probably won’t win the lottery)
• If I met the Queen of England, I would say hello.
• She would travel all over the world if she were rich.
• She would pass the exam if she ever studied.(She never studies, so this won’t happen)
Second, we can use it to talk about something in the present which is impossible, because it’s not true. Is that clear? Have a look at the examples:
• If I had his number, I would call him. (I don’t have his number now, so it’s impossible for me to call him).
• If I were you, I wouldn’t go out with that man.
How is this different from the first conditional?
This kind of conditional sentence is different from the first conditional because this is a lot more unlikely.
For example (second conditional): If I had enough money I would buy a house with twenty bedrooms and a swimming pool (I’m probably not going to have this much money, it’s just a dream, not very real)
But (first conditional): If I have enough money, I’ll buy some new shoes (It’s much more likely that I’ll have enough money to buy some shoes)

So…. a question for you…
If you were the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, what laws would you make? And why?
There will be a prize for the best answer!
Please make sure you answer using the second conditional!