This episode focuses on a presentation of how to use the newly published book Foundation English Vocabulary Workbook by D. Nkwetato Tamonkia. You can get book online at this link https://www.google.com.hk/search?client=firefox-b-d&q=Foundation+English+Vocabulary+Workbook+by+D.+Nkwetato+Tamonkia --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/dee64/message ..read more

Resuming podcasting after a break of several months to focus on the publishing of three books for English learning. The books are now available online on all major book platforms, Amazon, Barnes and Noble, Kobo, Apple Books, etc. You can search for the books by the following Author name: D. Nkwetato Tamonkia or by book titles: IELTS Speaking Test Guide IELTS Writing Workbook Foundation English Vocabulary Workbook. Thank you all for your patience, your loyalty to my lessons and your support. If you buy copies of the books, please do leave some good reviews and ratings. Don't forget to share ..read more

Resurfacing after a long period away working on a book publishing project. Introducing new features for upcoming podcast episodes - interviews with people in different settings. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/dee64/message ..read more

IELTS - Task 2 Writing marking criteria: How do examiners score task 2 essays: 1. Task Achievement (TA) score / 9 2. Coherence and Cohesion (CC) score / 9 3. Lexical Resource (LR) score / 9 4. Grammatical Range and Accuracy (GRA) score / 9 They add the four scores and divide by 4 to obtain your final score in writing. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/dee64/message ..read more

Answering questions from listeners about English language learning goals. How can learners set goals to improve their English? Teacher Dee recommends the four boxes approach. First make four boxes representing the four major language skills: Reading, Listening, Writing and Speaking. Then under each of the skills, focus on specific learning activities that help you improve that skill. For example: Under reading, set a goal to read a short passage of just about 100 words every day, then extend the goal to reading articles, short stories and lastly novels. Under listening, set a goal to listen to ..read more

Vocabulary Series: Human Rights and various subcategories of Human Rights such as: => Women's Rights => Children's Rights => Workers' Rights => Handicapped Persons' Rights => Animals' Rights --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/dee64/message ..read more

First episode of the year 2023. Introducing a new series: Vocabulary: Replacing words that have general meanings with words with more specific meanings for better comprehension. Here is the link to download the files containing 40 seafood words and pictures. Click here to download. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/dee64/message ..read more

Series on IELTS Speaking continues. Theme: Sports. Focus: Footbal. VOCABULARY FOCUS: 1. An assist 2. Crossbar 3. Free kick 4. Goalkeeper / Goalie 5. Header 6. Kickoff 7. Linesman 8. Referee 9 Attackers. 10 Midfielders. 11. Defenders. 12. Wingers. 13. Sweeper. 14. Penalty. 15. To be booked. 16. Yellow Card. 17. Red Card. 18. A draw / A tie. 19. Footwear. 20. An upset. Sample Speaking Test: PART 1: Let's talk about sports. Do you like team sports? What's your favorite team sport? Why is it your favorite? Is football popular in your country? Has your national team won many titles? Do you think s ..read more

Series on typical IELTS questions continues: Focus on Part 3 Speaking. General introduction to Part 3 speaking questions. Sample questions discussed: 1. What is your opinion about school club activities? 2. Do you think school club activities should be compulsory or optional? 3. What do you think can be done to improve the quality of life on the school campus? 4. Do you think it is better for a school to be located downtown in the city or far away in the countryside? 5. Should teachers be allowed to punish students who disrespect rules? --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.c ..read more

Academic IELTS: Part 2 Speaking Practice: Theme: Talking about school. Topic 1:  Describe your school campus. You should - Say where it is found - Say how big it is - Say what natural elements can be found And suggest what you think can be done to make the campus better. Topic 2: Describe an important school activity you usually take part in. - Say when and where the activity takes place - Talk about what happens during the activity - Talk about your role in the activity And say why you think it is an important activity for students. You can send in your answers by email to: f-writers@ho ..read more