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Expertise
I've been teaching and tutoring ESL and EFL learners for years, and have experience in international exams as well - you can ask me any questions about IELTS, TOEFL, Cambridge tests (KET, PET, FCE, CAE, CPE, BEC, TKT). Of course I don't know 'everything', but I'll be more than happy to research as much as I can. I've also got diplomas in Language Systems & Background to Language Learning & Teaching, Lesson Planning & Use of Resources for Language Teaching and Managing the Teaching & Learning Process.

Experience
I'm a proficient English speaker, I sit both IELTS and TOEFL every two years in order to keep up to date with the way those exams change, I've been teaching for a long time, mostly preparing people for tests but also for immigration purposes.

Education/Credentials
IELTS Academic: 8.0/9.0 (88.89% - C2). TOEFL: 104/120 (86.67% - C2). MET: 153/200 (76.5% - C1+). PET: 99/100 (99% - Pass with Merit). BEC-P: 84/100 (84% - Pass with Merit). TKT - Full Suite: Band 3 (75+%).

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English as a Second Language - how to hear and write a long passage?

Expert: Sebastian - 11/1/2009

Question
Hi,Sebastian.Suppose you are listening a long passage.In this passage, there is a long blank which you'll fulfill it with what you heard.Let's fill it with "Suppose you are learning some new and difficult English words with a stack of cards." In this sentense, you see, there is a word I can't recall----'stack'. In this case,spoken 3 times,how would you deal with it?I mean, to fill such a long sentense?

Answer
Hello Sui

Thank you for your message

The best strategy for those cases is to be well-acquainted with collocations and common phrases. For instance, 'stack' and 'deck' would be the most obvious choices for 'cards'. At the end of the day, it comes down to intuition.

Another important point is not to be nervous during the listening part: motivation, concentration and relaxation are almost as crucial as (if not more than) your actual knowledge.

Cheers!

Seb

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