FCE Advice: How to Write a Review

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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

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Languages International Student Playing in Auckland Concert

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Corinne playing in the Auckland Wind Orchestra An Auckland Wind Orchestra concert at the Aotea Chapel You may remember Corinne from a previous blog post. She is a Swiss student who has been studying English at Languages International since January this year. Soon after arriving, she joined the Auckland Wind Orchestra. On Sunday 30th of

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Report Writing for FCE

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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

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FCE Tips: How to Write an Article

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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

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12 Top FCE Story Tips

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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

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CNN Names Auckland 1 of 10 Best Cities

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Downtown Auckland – the circled buildings in the park are Languages International Auckland Auckland is one of the best cities in the world to live in says CNN. CNN used the aggregated information from annual surveys such as the Economist Intelligence Unit’s global livability report, Mercer’s quality of living index and Monocle’s most livable cities

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Colin Mathura-Jeffree’s Guide To New Zealand

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Here are some more great things to do and places to see in and around Auckland, Rotorua and Queenstown: Colin Mathura-Jeffree’s Guide To New Zealand. (Colin Mathura-Jeffree was one of the judges on the TV show, New Zealand’s Next Top Model) Day 1: Auckland and Piha Day 2: Waiheke Island Day 3: Rotorua Day 4:

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3 Great Auckland Night Spots

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Photo: Auckland waterfront at night by Lens_Flare   Hi, I’m Andrew. Every weekend Emilie and I like to explore new places in New Zealand. In particular, we like to try lots of restaurants and nightclubs, so Emilie is going to write especially about nightclubs and I am going to write about the restaurants.   She

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Make Friends While Practising your English

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Photo: Mission Bay by gewitterhexer Hello, I am French, and I come from Paris. I am at LI for 3 weeks to improve my English among students from around the world that have the same aim. Up to now, I have already experienced the Social Programme activities proposed by LI twice. In my first class

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