Mixed Conditionals
Master mixed conditional sentences that combine different time references in the if-clause and main clause.
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Master mixed conditional sentences that combine different time references in the if-clause and main clause.
Learn how to use inverted word order for emphasis, formality, and stylistic effect in English.
Learn to write well-structured academic essays with formal register, hedging language, and cohesive devices.
Learn proven techniques for expanding your vocabulary at the advanced level, including word families, context clues, and systematic study methods.
Control what your listener notices first with it-clefts, what-clefts, the thing is, all and fronting, in presentations, meetings, speaking exams and essays.
Use must have, can't have, might have, should have, needn't have and could have to analyze what went wrong, speculate about the past and give tactful criticism.
Turn verbs and adjectives into nouns to write concise, objective sentences for reports, IELTS Academic Task 1, essays and professional documents — without becoming unreadable.
Master the vocabulary and phrases of professional negotiation: setting out positions, making conditional offers, conceding, pushing back and closing a deal — in English that is firm but cooperative.
Describe charts, figures and trends precisely: verbs and nouns of change, adverbs of degree, approximation, comparison and the structure of an IELTS Academic Task 1 report or business summary.
Learn the softening devices that make English sound professional and tactful: distancing, understatement, tentative verbs and structured feedback models, plus how to decode what polite English really means.
Write clear workplace reports and business proposals: structure, headings, objective tone, recommendations and persuasive but professional language.
Move beyond simple opinion essays: acknowledge opposing views, refute them convincingly and qualify your claims — for IELTS Writing Task 2 (Band 7+), the TOEFL Academic Discussion task and professional writing.
Negotiate a job offer or a raise out loud: respond to the offer, anchor with research, handle 'What are your salary expectations?', negotiate the whole package and close the conversation positively.
Raise a sensitive issue, respond to criticism without becoming defensive, calm down an angry person and reach an agreement — with language that is honest, calm and respectful.
Chair a meeting confidently: set the agenda, manage time and dominant speakers, bring in quiet participants, present figures clearly and drive the group to a decision.
Handle abstract, evaluative questions in IELTS Speaking Part 3 and advanced discussions: speculate about the future, compare generations and cultures, weigh causes and effects, and qualify your views naturally.
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