Hi everyone and welcome to my channel! ✨
My name is Anastasia and I'm a professional English tutor with 10-year experience. I have been working with different students but now my priority are students with B1 level and higher and exam preparation (IELTS, FCE, CAE).
Brief info about my education and experience:
🔸 Kemerovo State University, bachelor's degree in Teaching (English and French)
🔸 TESOL, Arizona State University
🔸 IELTS Preparation, University of California
🔸 CAE (2021), CPE (in progress)
Besides, I always develop my teaching and language skills.
Some of my students are also English teachers who want to boost their skills and take exams.
What you can find here:
🔹 advanced grammar and vocabulary
🔹 how to use them naturally
🔹 tips for IELTS, FCE and CAE preparation
Navigation:
#examtips
#grammar
#vocabulary
#books
#results
#writing
#mylessons
My students' results:
https://t.me/anastasia_results
You can find more detailed info on Instagram https://instagram.com/zatsarinina_nastya/
If you want to contact me: @anastasia_eng_tutor
My name is Anastasia and I'm a professional English tutor with 10-year experience. I have been working with different students but now my priority are students with B1 level and higher and exam preparation (IELTS, FCE, CAE).
Brief info about my education and experience:
🔸 Kemerovo State University, bachelor's degree in Teaching (English and French)
🔸 TESOL, Arizona State University
🔸 IELTS Preparation, University of California
🔸 CAE (2021), CPE (in progress)
Besides, I always develop my teaching and language skills.
Some of my students are also English teachers who want to boost their skills and take exams.
What you can find here:
🔹 advanced grammar and vocabulary
🔹 how to use them naturally
🔹 tips for IELTS, FCE and CAE preparation
Navigation:
#examtips
#grammar
#vocabulary
#books
#results
#writing
#mylessons
My students' results:
https://t.me/anastasia_results
You can find more detailed info on Instagram https://instagram.com/zatsarinina_nastya/
If you want to contact me: @anastasia_eng_tutor
There are a lot of followers who want to take exams (IELTS or Cambridge exams), so this post can be very useful for you. I bet you have been faced with difficulties, because these exams have texts with academic vocabulary.
But if you also want to improve your language skills and be able to understand Academic English, carry on reading 👇
These three resources can really help you improve both your reading and vocabulary. I also used them when I prepared for CAE (and use them for my students).
🔸️ THE INDEPENDENT
https://www.independent.co.uk/
🔸️ THE ECONOMIST
https://www.economist.com/
🔸️ NEW SCIENTIST
https://www.newscientist.com/
#reading #vocabulary #exam
But if you also want to improve your language skills and be able to understand Academic English, carry on reading 👇
These three resources can really help you improve both your reading and vocabulary. I also used them when I prepared for CAE (and use them for my students).
🔸️ THE INDEPENDENT
https://www.independent.co.uk/
🔸️ THE ECONOMIST
https://www.economist.com/
🔸️ NEW SCIENTIST
https://www.newscientist.com/
#reading #vocabulary #exam
The Independent
News | The Independent | Today's headlines and latest breaking news | The Independent
The latest breaking news, comment and features from The Independent.
Your answers are so different! So, here you can find the explanation 👇
1️⃣ We waited for the emergency services but in the end our neighbour rescued us from the floods.
in the end = finally
at the end of something (at the end of the book)
2️⃣ Questions about another eruption were raised at the meeting.
to raise something - transitive and takes an object
to rise - intransitive, no object
3️⃣ Lie down and try to rest until the weather improves.
to lie - intransitive, no object
to lay - transitive, takes an object
If such posts are useful for you and you want me to share similar info with you, please react to this post 🤍
#vocabulary
1️⃣ We waited for the emergency services but in the end our neighbour rescued us from the floods.
in the end = finally
at the end of something (at the end of the book)
2️⃣ Questions about another eruption were raised at the meeting.
to raise something - transitive and takes an object
to rise - intransitive, no object
3️⃣ Lie down and try to rest until the weather improves.
to lie - intransitive, no object
to lay - transitive, takes an object
If such posts are useful for you and you want me to share similar info with you, please react to this post 🤍
#vocabulary
Today's CAE practice (gapped text). Write one word in each gap, you can share your ideas below.
In the spring of 1946, J. Presper Eckert and John Maunchly sent out a business plan for a company that 1__ sell ‘electronic computers’. In their eight-page proposal 2_ financing of this enterprise, sent to a small group of prospective backers, the two engineers predicted that the market for 3_ a machine might consist 4__ scientific laboratories, universities and government agencies. Such 5__ the beginnings of the Electronic Control Company of Philadelphia, which produced the Univac, the first computer 6__ be commercially sold in the United States.
#vocabulary
In the spring of 1946, J. Presper Eckert and John Maunchly sent out a business plan for a company that 1__ sell ‘electronic computers’. In their eight-page proposal 2_ financing of this enterprise, sent to a small group of prospective backers, the two engineers predicted that the market for 3_ a machine might consist 4__ scientific laboratories, universities and government agencies. Such 5__ the beginnings of the Electronic Control Company of Philadelphia, which produced the Univac, the first computer 6__ be commercially sold in the United States.
#vocabulary
Today's CAE practice. Word-formation. Use the word given in capitals to form a word that fits in the gap.
Alicia Rhett was an actress who rose to international 1__ in the 1939 film Gone With the Wind. In the film, which enjoyed 2_ success and is among the most popular ever made, she played the part of India Wilkes, the serious young woman whose love for the dull and timid 3_ character, Charles Hamilton, is spurned in favour of Scarlett O’Hara. Despite the film’s 4_ acclaim, however, it was to be her only screen role.
1. STAR
2. PHENOMENON
3. CENTRE
4. LAST
#vocabulary
Alicia Rhett was an actress who rose to international 1__ in the 1939 film Gone With the Wind. In the film, which enjoyed 2_ success and is among the most popular ever made, she played the part of India Wilkes, the serious young woman whose love for the dull and timid 3_ character, Charles Hamilton, is spurned in favour of Scarlett O’Hara. Despite the film’s 4_ acclaim, however, it was to be her only screen role.
1. STAR
2. PHENOMENON
3. CENTRE
4. LAST
#vocabulary
Today's CAE practice. Decide which answer (А, В, C or D) best fits each gap.
Thomas Cook could be said to have invented the global tourist industry. He was born in England in 1808 and became a cabinetmaker. Then he 1 _ on the idea of using the newly-invented railways for pleasure trips and by the summer of 1845, he was organising commercial trips. The first was to Liverpool and featured a 60-page handbook for the journey, the 2 ___ of the modern holiday brochure.
The Paris Exhibition of 1855 3 __ him to create his first great tour, taking in France, Belgium and Germany. This also included a remarkable 4 ____ — Cook’s first cruise, an extraordinary journey along the Rhine.
1️⃣ a) dawned b) struck c) hit d) crossed
2️⃣ a) pioneer b) forerunner c) prior d) foretaste
3️⃣ a) livened b) initiated c) launched d) inspired
4️⃣ a) breakthrough b) leap c) step d) headway
#vocabulary
Thomas Cook could be said to have invented the global tourist industry. He was born in England in 1808 and became a cabinetmaker. Then he 1 _ on the idea of using the newly-invented railways for pleasure trips and by the summer of 1845, he was organising commercial trips. The first was to Liverpool and featured a 60-page handbook for the journey, the 2 ___ of the modern holiday brochure.
The Paris Exhibition of 1855 3 __ him to create his first great tour, taking in France, Belgium and Germany. This also included a remarkable 4 ____ — Cook’s first cruise, an extraordinary journey along the Rhine.
1️⃣ a) dawned b) struck c) hit d) crossed
2️⃣ a) pioneer b) forerunner c) prior d) foretaste
3️⃣ a) livened b) initiated c) launched d) inspired
4️⃣ a) breakthrough b) leap c) step d) headway
#vocabulary
These two words are so easily confused. So, remember them ☝️
📊 economic is related to the economy
Economic growth has slowed down due to recent market fluctuations.
💰 economical refers to smth that is cheap or saves your money
We chose the most economical option for our vacation accomodations to save money.
More words which are similar:
🔝 historic means 'important or likely to be important in history'
The historic building had been standing for over a century.
📜 historical means 'related to the study of things from the past'
The historical documents provided valuable insights into the events of that era.
#vocabulary
📊 economic is related to the economy
Economic growth has slowed down due to recent market fluctuations.
💰 economical refers to smth that is cheap or saves your money
We chose the most economical option for our vacation accomodations to save money.
More words which are similar:
🔝 historic means 'important or likely to be important in history'
The historic building had been standing for over a century.
📜 historical means 'related to the study of things from the past'
The historical documents provided valuable insights into the events of that era.
#vocabulary
By the way, it's been a long time since I shared some idioms with you. So, can you guess the meaning of this phrase? 👇
I can't go out tonight. I need to hit the books.
#vocabulary
I can't go out tonight. I need to hit the books.
#vocabulary
Давно я не выкладывала ничего, связанного с говорением на экзаменах. Хочу сегодня поделиться 3 полезными фразами 🔥
Они вам помогут выиграть время на подумать и не молчать. А молчание, как вы знаете, на экзаменах может привести к более низким баллам.
Поэтому если хотите заполнить пустоту и дать себе время подумать над вопросом, то можете использовать эти фразы ⬇️
#vocabulary
Они вам помогут выиграть время на подумать и не молчать. А молчание, как вы знаете, на экзаменах может привести к более низким баллам.
Поэтому если хотите заполнить пустоту и дать себе время подумать над вопросом, то можете использовать эти фразы ⬇️
#vocabulary