She sells sea shells on the seashore. (Read the word sea as the letter “C”, “She sells C shells on the C shore”). Sam’s shop stocks short spotted socks. Sally sells seashells by the seashore. Sally is a sheet slitter, she slits sheets. I slit the sheet, and on the slitted sheet I sit. A… Read More »Tongue Twisters with ‘S Sound’
Loopy lizards lying lazily aloft on a little lane of logs. Let’s see how this sound helps us in the IELTS Speaking Part 1 Question Do you like learning languages?– Yes, I love to learn languages as they keep my mind fresh and open to worldly horizons. In fact, I’m not only learning English for… Read More »Tongue Twisters with ‘L Sound’
Let’s start with an easy one.I thought a thought but the thought I thought was not the thought I thought I thought.Expanding tongue twistersI thought a thought but the thought that I thought was not the thought that thought that I thought.Expanding it even furtherI think I thought a thought that I thought but I… Read More »Tongue Twisters with ‘Th Sound’
Real rear wheel. A regal rural ruler. Rolling red wagons. Raise Ruth’s red roof. Russian rock and roll. Really leery, rarely Larry. Roland rode in a Rolls Royce. Rubber baby buggy bumpers. Robert’s written rotten writing. Red rap records help Ron relax. Ruth ran a running race in Rwanda. Roast rabbit is rarely rated wrongly.… Read More »Tongue Twisters with ‘R Sound’
Illustration of the ‘Th Sound’ The ‘voiced Th’ /ð/ and ‘unvoiced Th’ /θ/ sounds are the only pair of English sounds that share a single, common spelling. For that reason, the ‘Th Sounds’ are presented together in this ESL/ELL pronunciation lesson.With the exception of being voiced or unvoiced, the /ð/ and /θ/ are nearly identical;… Read More »How to pronounce the ‘Th Sounds’ /ð,θ/?
Illustration of ‘ar sound’ The ‘ar sound’ /ɑr/ is an r-controlled vowel. Technically, this sound is two distinct sounds (vowel sound+’r sound’ /r/). It is presented with the name ‘ar sound’ /ɑr/ to distinguish the fact that the vowel portion of the sound differs from the various pronunciations commonly used for the letter ‘a’ spelling.… Read More »How to pronounce the ‘ar sound’ /ɑr/?
Illustration of the ‘L Sound’ There are two ‘L sound’ formations—also known as allophones of the ‘l sound’: a ‘light L’ and a ‘velar’ (or dark) ‘l’. The ‘velar L’ is represented by the International Phonetic Alphabet symbol /ɫ/. The following is a description of the light L; hereafter simply referred to as the ‘L… Read More »How to pronounce the ‘L sound’ /l/?
Illustration of the ‘S Sound’ The ‘S Sound’ /s/ is unvoiced (the vocal cords do not vibrate during its production), and is the counterpart to the voiced ‘Z Sound’ /z/. (Try to produce both the sounds and you’ll know the difference). To create the /s/, the front of the tongue is placed close to the… Read More »How to pronounce the ‘S Sound’ /s/?
Website Navigation: Home / Resources / Writing Task 1 / Types of Reports Practice Questions 1. The charts below show the results of a survey on adult education. The first chart shows the reasons adults decide to study. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant. 2. The graphs… Read More »Combination IELTS Report Writing Task 1
Website Navigation: Home / Resources / Writing Task 1 / Types of Reports Practice Questions 1. The diagram below shows the stages and equipment used in the cement-making process, and how cement is used to produce concrete for building purposes. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.Cambridge… Read More »Process IELTS Report Writing Task 1