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About Robert D. E. Senior

Fully qualified and experienced Professional English teacher / trainer UK native speaker BA (hons, first class) Linguistics and TEFL 15 years experience in UK, Spain and Austria FCE - CAE - CPE - BEC V - BEC H - TOEFL - IELTS Business, Academic and General English

Correct Order of Adjectives

I was recently asked about this, so here’s a link that shows quite clearly the correct order of adjectives: http://www.al3ez.net/upload/d/salma_Adjective%20chart.bmp (taken from http://englishfifthyear.blogspot.com)

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Cambridge Exams: Understanding Your Grades

If you are taking any one of the following: FCE / CAE / CPE / BEC Vantage / Bec Higher here is a link to the Cambridge pdf explanation of how to understand your grades: FCE – http://www.cambridgeesol.org/assets/pdf/fce_statement_of_results.pdf CAE – http://www.cambridgeesol.org/assets/pdf/cae_statement_of_results.pdf CPE … Continue reading

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especially / specially: what’s the difference?

Here’s another one that came up in a Bec Higher class. The answer to this little riddle is taken from http://www.dailywritingtips.com/especially-vs-specially/ Bizarrely, given the nature of the site, the original post is completely wrong but thankfully for us a couple of … Continue reading

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How Many Is A Billion?

This question came up in class recently, with the students convinced that a billion equals a thousand million, and myself opting for a million million. So, below is the explanation for the confusion, taken verbatim from: http://www.oxforddictionaries.com/page/114 Further online research … Continue reading

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make / do: what’s the difference?

Make and Do //  Make and Do_ansakey Not sure when to use ‘make’ and when to use ‘do’? Here’s a worksheet with ansakey 🙂

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Private Tuition: How it works and how much it costs

Private Tuition To book me please send me an email at senroeash@gmail.com or call me on 0043-660-474-1656 to ask about availability. If I do not pick up, please leave a message and I will call you back. The minimum session time … Continue reading

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