Written by: by Sunny & Mel, students at Languages International Photo: Blackbird Review by Abizern A review should… – use interesting vocabulary. – try to catch the reader’s interest. – be clearly organised. – use a neutral style, but you have to check who you are writing the review for. What should you do before
Report Writing for FCE
Written by: Languages International FCE Students, Katrina, Luzia & Pom Photo: Writing! by Markus Rödder A report includes the introduction, main body, recommendation. Before writing You have to make your writing plan. Spend around 5 minutes to make your plan which consists of an introduction, main body and recommendation. Title Choose a fact
FCE Tips: How to Write an Article
Written by: By Min, a student at Languages International Photo by: the trial Type of article – informal to neutral * It depends on what magazine it is for (ex : young people magazine : more informal, business/travel magazine : more neutral) * Do not use formal expressions (ex : Besides, moreover, likewise.. /I would
12 Top FCE Story Tips
Written by: H.P and Min2, students at Languages International Photo by: LucasTheExperience 1. Use past tenses. 2. After the first sentence, do try to use past perfect to describe history of the story. 3. Do try to use past continuous to describe weather. 4. Do try to use a great range of vocabulary. It helps
Learning Centre
The Languages International school has a special building in which you can find many multimedia items to improve your English after class. First of all, you can find a huge number of computers which are useful for studying the Use of English Part of the Cambridge Exam. Furthermore, you are also allowed to use them
The First 3 Weeks of CAE – from the Students Perspective
Gaiane, a student from Belgium, is taking part in the CAE preparation course for the exam at the end of March. It’s her aim to improve her English skills and reach a higher degree. A good structured and organised programme, the multimedia Learning Centre, as well as meeting people from all over the world, makes
A Great Place to Be
On 5th January 2009 ten students from Switzerland, Korea, Japan and Germany had their first day at Languages International. Now – three weeks later – we are going to write a blog about the impressions and experiences we have had in these weeks. Not only have we had a marvellous time in the Social Programme
CAE Advice Review
IntroductionWe are twelve students from CAE1, who came to New Zealand as inexperienced and naive greenhorns. But the time at Languages International has changed us into self-confident and all-knowing academics with a great deal of life experience. Now our teachers, HD and Victoria, think that we are ready for the ultimate task: writing a review
Advice for Cambridge, TOEFL and IELTS Students
We are students from CAE 3 and are about half-way through our course. Our teacher, Craig, suggested that we write some suggestions for any current or future students at Languages International about what to do if you are studying for an exam like Cambridge Advanced or First Certificate or IELTS and TOEFL. Here’s what we
Creative Cambridge Students Launch CAE Class Wiki
A group of students from one of our CAE classes has created a wiki where their classmates can collaboratively record their experiences in New Zealand. The students started the wiki to practise their English and share their experiences with friends and family back home, as well as their new friends here in Auckland. On the
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