Valentine's Day

Valentine’s Day Vocabulary and Game

Today, February 14th is Valentine’s day. We have created a page to help you learn English about Valentine’s Day including: The origin of Valentine’s Day Things you can do on Valentine’s Day Traditional Valentine Gifts We have also created a fun interactive game about Valentine’s Day to test your English Vocabulary and Valentine’s knowledge in [...]

An example of a bar graph from Task 1 of the Academic Version of the IELTS exam

IELTS Academic Writing Task 1 Example

IELTS Academic Writing Task 1 Example The following is an example of what to expect in Task 1 of the Academic version of the IELTS exam. In this sample you will see a bar graph. Woodward Chocolate Bars You should spend about 20 minutes on this task. The graph below shows the quarterly sales figures [...]

Common Mistakes in English

Travel vs Trip – Difference

What is the difference between Travel and Trip? These two words frequently confuse learners of English. A quick explanation that is valid for most situations is the following: Travel – a verb (the action) Trip – a noun Susan’s husband isn’t in town at the moment; he is on a business trip. He travels to [...]