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Would you like to travel to the other side of the world and study English in New Zealand? If your answer is yes you’ll have to plan your study abroad now. Before studying English in New Zealand, you might have a lot of questions. Our guide will help you answer them and show you which …
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What is TOEFL IBT? TOEFL IBT is a test to check your skills to use and understand English at the university level. In addition, it also measures how well you perform academic tasks combining your listening, reading, writing and speaking skills. What is TOEFL IBT for? The TOEFL IBT is one of the most famous …
What is IELTS? IELTS is the International English Language Testing system for everybody who wants to study or work in an English-speaking country. There are three types of test: IELTS Academic, IELTS General training and IELTS Life Skills. IELTS Academic The Academic version of IELTS is made for entry to study at undergraduate or postgraduate …
Many language learners have problems with the gender of nouns. But it will be more difficult when the gender doesn’t correspond to the gender in your own language (of course, only if your language has genders). There could be words like “life” which is feminine in French (”la vie”), but neutral in German (”das Leben”). …
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Oscar Wilde was an Irish poet and writer who used different forms troughout the 1880s. In the early 1890s he became one of the most popular writers in London. His parents were Anglo-Irish intellectuals in Dublin. Because of them Oscar Wilde became fluent in French and German early in life. In addition, Oscar Wilde tried …
Every language has special qualities. That’s maybe the reason why we love learning different languages. But what do we really know about the English language? 20 facts about English 1) One of the shortest and also oldest words is “I”. 2) There are panagram sentences in English which means that the sentence contains every letter …
You may be aware that there are over 7.000 languages in the world, but did you know that one language goes extinct every two weeks? Do you know which country has the most languages, or which book is the most translated? Lucky for you we have the answers to these questions and more! Languages are …
Los Angeles, which is also known by its initials L.A., is the cultural, financial and commercial centre of Southern California and famous for the home of Hollywood. The city is the second most populous city in the United States and interesting for everybody. There you can life your dreams, surrounded by a unique landscape. Language …
Fortune is a crowd-funded drama series for English learners which has completed filming. What is the project? The main reason for the drama series “Fortune” is to aid the teaching of English. Because of that every episode has been filmed twice: at the levels A2 and B2 (based on the Common European Framework of Reference …
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Would you like to test your language skills in English? Yes? Great! Then we have good news for you! Recently, you have the possibility to test your English language skills on Coursefinders.com! → Here you can try it: Test your English! The language test is powered by Cambridge Assessment English and consists of 25 multiple …
