Since childhood, children are made aware of some funny tongue twisters in English. But at that, they consider it a fun thing and fail to recognize its importance. Parents or teachers probably created tongue twisters to engage and entertain the children while teaching them something new.  Importance of tongue twisters Professionals define tongue twisters as words that are difficult to speak rapidly. This is because they are formed of similar consonantal sounds. ...

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The difference between a paragraph and an essay is far too significant to get confused. Yes, both indeed share many similarities. This makes it easy for one to get confused when comparing the two. However, you must understand the difference between an essay and a paragraph to avoid getting mixed up.  Understanding the differences will be especially handy if you plan to attempt any English language exam like IELTS or TOEFL. ...

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Due to the pandemic, Educational Testing Service, the TOEFL exam's administering body, has introduced the TOEFL at Home for applicants who want to take the TOEFL test from the comfort of their own homes during the pandemic. ETS has also restarted TOEFL journal article tests in India to provide more candidates with access to the TOEFL exam.    Conclusive guide on TOEFL exam pattern 2022 The TOEFL exam pattern 2022 consists of four ...

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The IELTS academic essay question is often included in their writing section. It isn’t as complicated as you would imagine, making it hard to crack. As you attempt more practice tests, you will realize the simple nature of the questions. IELTS is known to ask simple questions and expect to receive straightforward responses. Unfortunately, it is the simplest of things that become difficult to overcome.    One of the common IELTS essay ...

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The TOEFL exam was created to test the reading, writing, listening, and speaking skills according to a native university. It portrays their competency in the English language and covers all four major aspects of the English language. Universities worldwide accept the TOEFL exam score for giving admission to overseas students, and it is also used to screen job and immigration applicants to English-speaking countries.    The Educational Testing Service conducts the TOEFL ...

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IELTS is usually quite good when it comes to setting the question papers. However, over the years, IELTS has made its decisions regarding what questions to include rather obvious. They may change the formatting and the way the question is worded, but the essence remains unchanged. For example, the crop-growing skyscrapers reading answers.  Since making it obvious, students are taking up the opportunity to better prepare for such questions. Of course, ...

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The IELTS exam consists of four sections. The candidate has to give a test for each section. Then, the examiners check the sections and give scores based on the candidate's excellence in multiple aspects of the English language. At last, the candidate's average of the bands achieved in all the sections is finalized as the resultant band. This band is the decisive factor that decides whether you are eligible to ...

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In an IELTS test, every section is scored based on bands. Later, the score of each section is combined to formulate an overall band of the IELTS exam. Some countries require a minimum of 8 bands for the candidates to apply to any university.  So what are these bands, and how are they calculated? This article will go through the IELTS score table, its scoring system, and everything else you need ...

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