General Talk

[lop pho 2]

Is there any free application of Ipad that can help me improving pronunciation?
I've just downloaded 2 apps but it only has a function which can records my voice and afterward I can check them again, but it (the function) won't check my pronunciation.
Is there any app which can check my pronunciation?

 

[CyberTuxedo]

Wait 10 more years at least, they can barely recognize your voice atm

 

[Phọt Ra Quần]

pfft I once facerolled and got a 7.5 for writing. Still don't know how it happened.
Anyway, read a lot (and by a lot I mean a lot) of books. Not comics/manga/game guides. No, actual books. Perhaps things by P.G. Wodehouse (I'd say you only need to understand what Jeeves say to be able to compose some rubbish that wins a writing award from British Council)

 

[Mr.Garfield]

P.G. Wodehouse

Any notable works from him?

 

[CyberTuxedo]

Well no shit, I started preparing like, 2 nights before the test? All I did was doing some random free prep exercises on British Council's site.

For reading, I recommend argumentative online articles

 

[Mr.Garfield]

For reading, I recommend argumentative online articles

I only read for entertainment.

 

[lop pho 2]

Tonight is the last class of ETA4 this year. Tomorrow our teachers will come back home. So sad. I will miss them so much

 

[CyberTuxedo]

I only read for entertainment.

They are entertaining indeed, but you can also learn quite a few thing from them

 

[lop pho 2]

I don't know if reading en.wikipedia helps my skill or not. What do you think about it?

 

[lop pho 2]

Btw, is the analysis of the graph of IELTS writing same as the one of Geography?
I used to get high score in analysis of graph when I was at high school. I got it in university entrance exam too. But I haven't tried doing that with English. My writing skill is not good enough.

 

[Phọt Ra Quần]

I don't know if reading en.wikipedia helps my skill or not. What do you think about it?

Nope. Anything isn't printed by a decent publisher shouldn't be taken seriously when you're into academic research. Remember wiki is an open-source. Which mean everyone can edit them. Some aren't good at English, some aren't even English. Yes, a bunch of articles can be a good read, but if you're still a novice you might not notice the mistakes and let them get into your head.

 

[lop pho 2]

What about reading exercises?. Can I learn how to writing by reading them?
http://www.englishaula.com/en/liste...-fce-cambridge-first-certificate-english.html
I often practise with this web. Does it help ?

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And I think reading what all of you writing is another awesome way to improve writing skill.
You all got from 7-9 score of IELTS writing.
But I don't often understand easily and clearly.

 

[Mr.Garfield]

No no no if you want to improve your academic writing this is the last place you'd want to learn from.

 

[lop pho 2]

No no no if you want to improve your academic writing this is the last place you'd want to learn from.

What about reading here? And do you have any advice for me?

 

[Mr.Garfield]

What the hell did you mean by "reading here"?

 

[lop pho 2]

I meant what about training reading skill here?

 

[o0puppyo0]

This section is not for reading skill. This is where you talk about every LameShit thing in english, it is more likely speech

 

[lop pho 2]

Yep, but sometimes I feel someone uses writing instead of speaking. It's similar to a paragraph, not speechs

 

[lop pho 2]

Should I study to get an Academy Ielts or a General training module ?

 

[CyberTuxedo]

who still does GT nowadays?