Hi everyone, a couple words about a new section that has recently been added to Duolingo English Test – I have heard about it a lot of times, but the certainty of your encountering this new section began absolute just several weeks ago. So, let us welcome the new Reading…
Category: How to score high at Duolingo, IELTS, TOEFL, PTE, SAT
Duolingo Speaking: Image Description: Hidden Pitfalls and Tutor’s Tips!
Hi everyone, let’s talk a bit about an interesting task at Duolingo English Test called “Read Aloud a Sentence”. As I can see through these months and years of tutoring students for Duolingo, this tasks is usually postponed to some other propitious times:)) – and eventually, people do not get…
PTE – Pearson Test of English – Image Description – What is it?
Hi everyone, Pearson Test of English has got a very interesting task – Image Description. Usually the images are graphs and tables. You have 25 seconds to look at the image and conjure up a strategy to deal with it, and then you have to speak for 40 seconds. Something…
PTE Pearson Test of English Scoring System in Simple Words
Hi everyone, if you are new to PTE (Pearson Test of English), I think it will be of some interest for you to learn the overall structure and approaches to PTE scoring system. To put it in simple words, you can get from 10 to 90 points for PTE. If…
Writing for Duolingo, IELTS, TOEFL, PTE – Structure of Paragraph!
Hi everyone, in this brief article let us discuss the most reliable and productive structure of a paragraph in your essay for practically each test of English… As a tutor, I often see how students write their paragraphs haphazardly, without any structure at all. This is not a great issue…
Main Principles of Academic Writing for Duolingo, IELTS, TOEFL, PTE…
Hello everyone, I just want to remind ourselves of those basic principles of writing your essays at any English test – the recommendations are the same mostly… Of course, the very degree of “academicity” varies from test to test, and still, if you do not know which style to stick…
How much can I improve my score at IELTS, TOEFL, Duolingo within 1 month?
Hi everyone, this brief post is dedicated to certain interesting statistics derived from my 20 years of tutoring experience. Often students ask me about how much they can improve in 1 month? For instance, if you have got 90 out of 160 for Duolingo, to what extent you can raise…
How to use Duolingo, IELTS, TOEFL etc. to get a cool job?
Hi everyone, I just want to say a couple words about the use of English tests for your career growth. If we take such “international” jobs as in the IT sphere, we realize that everything hinges upon your English level mastery. There are thousands of smart and intelligent people out…
Great Free Instrument to Boost Your Writing for Duolingo, TOEFL, IELTS, SAT!
Hi everyone, quite often we tend to overlook brilliant materials for our FREE TOEFL, IELTS, Duolingo, SAT, GMAT preparation. I agree that a highly qualified tutor is a blast; however, sometimes you can improve all your English skills on your own. One of the greatest free means to raise the…
Duolingo Eglish Test – Important Change From 24th February, 2022!
Hi everyone, just want to let you know that starting from the 24th February 2022, the Writing Interview section at the Duolingo English Test is going to be SCORED – so, you will get a score for this section which in turn will influence your overall band. Prior to the…