Per chi non è madrelingua inglese, comprendere la varietà di accenti presenti nel mondo anglofono può essere una sfida. Molti stranieri si chiedono perché i madrelingua inglesi facciano fatica a capire il loro accento, anche quando parlano lentamente e enunciano le parole con attenzione. In questo articolo analizzeremo l'importanza dell'intonazione in inglese e come questa possa influire sulla nostra capacità di comprendere gli accenti. Innanzitutto, definiamo cos'è l'intonaz

Talking about learning a language

Il fonema: L'agente segreto della lingua inglese I fonemi inglesi possono essere un mistero per gli studenti di lingue. Dalle lettere mute che creano confusione agli innumerevoli omofoni, la pronuncia inglese può lasciare a bocca aperta anche i parlanti più fluenti. Tuttavia, comprendendo i principi fondamentali della fonetica inglese, è possibile svelare il mistero e ottenere una comprensione più intuitiva della lingua. Innanzitutto, è essenziale capire che cos'è un fonema.

Writing part 2: Strategy (story) Read the question below. What must you write? What is the title? Where must you write your answer? Sample question 1: Your English teacher has asked you to write a story. Your story must have this title: The wrong address Write your story on your answer sheet. How will you set the story? What will happen after that? How will your story end? Sample question 2: Your English teacher has asked you to write a story. Your story must begin with this

Guided Test Speaking Part 4: Strategy In Part 4, the examiner leads a 3-way discussion with you and your partner about a topic for about...

Exam Practice

Exam Practice Duration: 2-3 minutes In Part 3, the examiner describes a situation, and you and your partner talk about It for two or...

Exam Practice

Reading Part 4

Exam Practice

Exam Practice Duration: 2-3 minutes In Part 2, the examiner gives you a photograph. You talk about it by yourself for about a minute....

Exam practice

Exam practice

Format Duration: 10-12 min. per pair of candidates Content: 4 parts Purpose: Shows how good your spoken English is as you take part in...

Focus on the instructions Listening Part 2 Questions 8-13 For Each question, choose the correct answer. 1 Read and listen to the instructions for Part 2 and look at the task. How many questions are there? How many options do you choose from in each question? What do you need to do? Focus on the questions Read question 8 and listen to the recording. Answer the questions. Who says the park should be brought up to date - the girl, the boy, both or neither of them? Who says the p

Reading Part 1: Strategy

A lucky picnic

Focus on the instructions Questions 16 - 20 Five sentences have been removed from the text below. For each question, choose the correct answer. There are three extra sentences which you do not need to use. a)What do you have to read? b)What do you have to do? c)How many gaps are there? d)How many sentences are there? e)Do you have to use all the sentences? Read the text quickly. What is it about? The History of ice Cream You might think ice cream is a modern kind of food, but

Part 4 - Questions 20-25

Focus on the instructions Look at the exam task What do you have to read? How many questions are there? What do you have to do? How many words can you choose for each gap? How many options are there for each gap? Read the text and answer these questions What kind of text is it? Is it difficult to understand what the text is about? Are there any questions about the meaning of the text? Is it a long text or a short text? What kind of words are missing? Focus on the questions Lo