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Teacher Tip #6 Teaching Long Sentences or Words Using Chunking
I’ve found a really useful video on the topic of chunking from Meylysa on YouTube. Thanks Meylysa! Don’t forget to check out my free lesson this Saturday on WIZQ.com, where we’ll study more about chunking!
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Free English Pronunciation Workshop – Sat 27.08.11
You are welcome to join me for a free pronunciation workshop, this Saturday at 4pm on WIZIQ.com. It’s aimed at Pre-Intermediate to Intermediate level students. You can sign up for the class here:
http://www.wiziq.com/online-class/603510-free-english-pronunciation-workshop-with-matt-purland
We’re going to be looking at the following material:
We’ll be thinking about breaking up sentences into small chunks, which we can then examine in terms of stress and connected speech. Should be fun! Hope to see you there. 
TOEFL Talk Lesson 1- How to Pass Speaking Section (FREE VIDEO!)
Thursday 11th August: Practice IELTS Speaking Test…!
Practice Parts 1-3 of the IELTS Speaking Test and get personalized help and advice with an experienced Teacher of IELTS!
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Comparing British English and American English Spellings – Page 2
Comparing British English and American English Spellings – Page 1
Meet Arnold Palmerstone – Reading Comprehension
Download this fun reading comprehension for elementary level students!
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Free Online Practice Tests for IELTS, TOEFL, FCE, CAE, and more!
Check out this really useful page for free online practice tests:
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Pay or not Pay for Online Learning?
Join us for this thought-provoking free online class this evening!
Practice IELTS Speaking Test – Part 3 (VIDEO!!)
Learn how to answer questions in Part 3 of the IELTS Speaking Test with experienced IELTS trainer Rob Lewis. Listen to him – he knows what he’s talking about! You can visit his Youtube channel here: http://www.youtube.com/user/voxguru
