10 Useful Words & Phrases For Top notch Essays | Toefl Vocabulary

DEAR STUDENTS,

Here are five student-friendly sites offering effective resources.

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Improve Your Prospects Through UK Exams

http://www.britishcouncil.org/learning-exams

These British Council resources offer guidance on how to choose and take an ESOL exam. They also include links to materials produced by leading TEFL publishers for students preparing for English Language exams.

http://takeielts.britishcouncil.org/

IELTS - International English Language test - British Council.

How To Start Writing


http://www.ioe.ac.uk/caplits/writingcentre

This has a clear, 'clickable' diagram of the writing process from Prewriting to Proofreading, so it's easy to see the main issues related to each stage. For example, there is guidance on keeping a notebook or journal (Prewriting), and advice on how to cut your writing down to size (Editing).

There are also helpful sections on four types of writing for exams
Essays:
*Critical literature reviews
*Reports
*Dissertations

Amos Paran is the Course Leader of the MA in Teaching of English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL) by Distance Learning at the Institute of Education, University of London.

Improve Your Memory!


http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/memory/improve/

Try the techniques used by 'memory champions'! This site describes many different strategies for improving your memory, such as 'chunking' and 'imagery'. There are also tips to help you remember words in a new language. Enjoy!

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