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The Boston Marathon is an annual marathon race hosted by several cities in greater Boston in eastern Massachusetts, United States. It i_ traditionally he_ _ on Patriots' Day, t_ _ third Monday o_ April. Begun i_ 1897, t_ _ event w_ _ inspired b_ the suc_ _ _ _ of t_ _ first mara_ _ _ _ competition i_ the 1896 Summer Olympics. The Boston Marathon i_ the world's old_ _ _ annual mara_ _ _ _ and ran_ _ as o_ _ of t_ _ world's be_ _-kno_ _ road rac_ _ _ events. Its course runs from Hopkinton in southern Middlesex County to Copley Square in Boston.

The DET, IELTS, and TOEFL are known to ask you to describe your decisions.

Answer the question below and try to use the vocabulary in the picture!

✍️ Describe a big decision you made. What was it? Why did you make that decision? How did it impact your life?

Respond to the question below and receive free advice on how to improve your writing skills!

Write 50 words:

Should governments spend money on exploring the universe or is that money better spent on our own planet? Why?

The DET admits that they get their C-test information from Wikipedia articles, so you should make sure to read Wikipedia articles to become familiar with its writing style. Here is a site which makes reading boring material more fun: https://www.sixdegreesofwikipedia.com/

Six Degrees of Wikipedia Find the shortest hyperlinked paths between any two pages on Wikipedia.

The speaking test will have some very vague questions like this. So, what is your idea of paradise? 🏖️⛺🎶

Fill in the blanks! The Cold War was a competition between the United States and the Soviet Union in every conceivable arena – even space. When the Soviets laun_ _ _ _the world’s first artif_ _ _ _ _ satellite, Sputnik I, in October 1957, i_ set off ala_ _ bells i_ the Eisenhower administration a_ _ crea_ _ _ intense fear and anx_ _ _ _ among the US public th_ _ the Soviet Union had surp_ _ _ _ _ the techno_ _ _ _ _ _ _ achiev_ _ _ _ _ _ of the United States. Sputnik orbi_ _ _ the earth and transm_ _ _ _ _ radio signals f_ _ twenty-one days bef_ _ _ burn_ _ _ up in the earth’s atmos_ _ _ _ _.

Sputnik II w_ _ launched the follo_ _ _ _ month, i_ November, carr_ _ _ _ a dog nam_ _ Laika. In May 1958, the Sov_ _ _ _ launched Sputnik III, wh_ _ _ weighed alm_ _ _ three thou_ _ _ _ pounds. Continuing their run of successful launches, the Soviets in 1959 sent a space probe, Lunik III, to photograph the dark side of the moon.

Prepositions of time are important if you want to sound fluent ⏰📅 Thanks English with Claudia :)

Describe the image in 1 or more sentences! You have 1 minute.

Game of Thrones had a grammar lesson in seasons 5 and 8! Do you know the difference between "less" and "fewer"?

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UNESCO was founded in 1945 as the successor to the League of Nations' International Committee on Intellectual Cooperation. Its constitution estab_ _ _ _ _ _ the agency's goals, gove_ _ _ _ _ structure, and oper_ _ _ _ _ framework. UNESCO's founding mis_ _ _ _, which was shaped b_ t_ _ Second World War, is to adv_ _ _ _ peace, sustainable develo_ _ _ _ _ and human rig_ _ _ by facilitating collaboration a_ _ dial_ _ _ _ among nat_ _ _ _. It pursues th_ _ objective thro_ _ _ five major prog_ _ _ areas: education, nat_ _ _ _ sciences, social/human scie_ _ _ _, culture a_ _ communication/infor_ _ _ _ _ _. UNESCO spon_ _ _ _ projects th_ _ improve lite_ _ _ _, provide tech_ _ _ _ _ training and educ_ _ _ _ _, advance science, pro_ _ _ _ independent media and pr_ _ _ freedom, pres_ _ _ _ regional and cultural his_ _ _ _, and pro_ _ _ _ cultural dive_ _ _ _ _. As a focal point for world culture and science, UNESCO's activities have broadened over the years.

Fill in the blanks! Louis Pasteur (December 27, 1822 – September 28, 1895) was a French biologist, microbiologist, and chemist. He i_ reno_ _ _ _ for his discov_ _ _ _ _ of the principles of vacci_ _ _ _ _ _, microbial fermen _ _ _ _ _ _ and pasteur_ _ _ _ _ _ _. He is remem_ _ _ _ _ for h_ _ remarkable breakt_ _ _ _ _ _ _ in the cau_ _ _ and preve_ _ _ _ _ of diseases, a_ _ his discoveries ha_ _ saved ma_ _ lives ev_ _ since. He reduced mortality from puerperal fever and created the first vaccines for rabies and anthrax.

Complete the words (Difficult level)! Yellowstone National Park spans an area of 3,468.4 square miles (8,983 km2), comprising lakes, canyons, rivers, and mountain ranges. Yellowstone Lake is o_ _ of the larg_ _ _ high-elevation lakes I_ North America and is cen_ _ _ _ _ over t_ _ Yellowstone Caldera, the larg_ _ _ superv _ _ _ _ _ _ o_ the continent. The cald_ _ _ is consi_ _ _ _ _ a dormant volcano. It has eru_ _ _ _ with treme_ _ _ _ _ force sev_ _ _ _ times i_ the last two mil_ _ _ _ years. Half o_ the world's ge_ _ _ _ _ and hydrot_ _ _ _ _ _ features a_ _ in Yellowstone. These are fueled by this ongoing volcanism.

- Choose the real words. (difficult level)
oxen | randition | information | packin | bionomy | philology | ornithologist | syllable | pontificate | cortax | zylophone | pique | zoology | absess

DET prep! Describe the picture in one or more sentences. You have 1 minute to write.

DET Prep! Describe the photo in one or more sentences. You have 1 minute to write.

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Complete the words by filling in the missing letters!

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Dash to your thesaurus! Here are synonyms for "run" to make your speech more interesting. 🏃‍♂️🏃‍♀️

Both IELTS and the DET will have questions like this. Make sure you are familiar with this topic when you try to take the tests!

Make your writing more interesting! Use these words instead of good/great 👍

This week's phrasal verb: put up with. What is something you can't put up with? "I can't put up with a million phone notifications, so I turned notifications off."

This week's phrasal verb is "look forward to [something]." I'm looking forward to warm weather! What are you looking forward to?

NL reports that only about 10% of basisschool students will be behind in their studies due to coronavirus, and only 1% will be seriously behind. Good job!

Meeste basisscholen zien geen leerachterstand door corona In een peiling van de Algemene Vereniging Schoolleiders zegt bijna 90 procent dat er geen achterstanden zijn. Wel zijn er zorgen over een tekort aan leraren.

This week's phrasal verb is "read over", which means to read something carefully. Do you need someone to read over your writing? I offer proofreading services where I read over your work, correct the language/grammar/punctuation, etc., and return it to you. Please contact me for more information. ✍️👩‍🎓

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