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Vocabulary

TOEIC notices: what does except actually exclude?

Connect an exception to its exact rule instead of canceling every requirement.

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Vocabulary

TOEIC invoice reading: total, amount paid, and balance due

Use the label to identify the amount still owed after a recorded payment.

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Grammar

Two bus stops: which noun becomes plural?

Find the thing you are counting in familiar compound nouns such as bus stops and coffee cups.

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Grammar

Despite or although: keep the contrast, change the pattern

Say that you finished reading even with a distraction, using a noun phrase or a full clause.

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Phrasal verbs

Ring up your items: English at the checkout

Understand what the cashier is doing when your purchases go into the register.

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Phrasal verbs

Count on someone: trust them to help

Tell someone they can rely on you, and name the help they can expect.

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Vocabulary

IELTS Reading: False or Not Given?

Separate a contradiction from a fact the passage does not establish.

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Vocabulary

IELTS Reading headings: choose the main idea

Choose a heading for the whole paragraph, not a familiar word in one detail.

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Writing

IELTS Task 1 comparisons: keep the units and year

Keep a correct number from becoming an inaccurate comparison.

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Speaking

IELTS Speaking Part 1: add a relevant detail

Answer a familiar question directly, then add something that helps explain your answer.

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Vocabulary

TOEFL reading: choose the next action from a notice

Match the notice’s condition to your situation before deciding what to do.

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Writing

TOEFL email tone: write for the reader

Keep a request clear and considerate when writing to a campus office.

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