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Around 35,000 children aged between 4 and 15 had one or more teeth removed because of infection in 2017, according to the latest survey. That figure is likely to climb. #passage @CDIELTS

Let's carry on testing your pronunciation skills. Try to pronounce these five words below without looking at the answers, and write your results in the comments section. 1. chrysalis- /'krɪsəlɪs/ 2. mosquito- /mə'ski:təʊ/ 3. thorax- /'θɔ:ræks/ 4. abdomen- /'æbdəmən/ 5. scorpion- /'skɔ:rpiən/ #pronunciation @CDIELTS

Insects I have encountered almost all these names of insects in IELTS reading passages. Keep them in mind as they can come in handy on some day. Write the translations of the words that you already know in the comments. #vocabulary @CDIELTS

Let's carry on testing your pronunciation skills. Try to pronounce these five words below without looking at the answers, and write your results in the comments section. 1. albeit - /,ɔ:l'bi:it/ 2. colonel - /k'ɜ:rnl/ 3. comfortable - /'kʌmftəbl/ 4. subtle - /'sʌtl/ 5. Wednesday - /'wenzdeɪ/ #pronunciation @CDIELTS

The team have discovered that snowfall in Antarctica has increased by 10 per cent over the last 200 years. While this may suggest to some people that climate change is not as bad as we feared, team leader Erica Wright maintains the snowfall is a consequence of global warming. In other words, the snowfall is not the positive sign we might hope for. #passage @CDIELTS

Think or believe? When you are expressing an idea that you have or that somebody has of what is true or possible, believe is more formal than think. It is used especially for talking about ideas that other people have; think is used more often for talking about your own ideas: Police believe… • I think… When you are expressing an opinion, believe is stronger than think and is used especially for matters of principle; think is used more for practical matters or matters of personal taste. @vocabulary @CDIELTS

When the Greeks and Romans began importing blue dye in 400 BC, it came in small, hard blocks, which they believed was a mineral. It took several centuries before they discovered the dye's true source, an Indian plant. #passage @CDIELTS

Let's carry on testing your pronunciation skills. Try to pronounce these five words below without looking at the answers, and write your results in the comments section. 1. award- /ə'wɔ:rd/ 2. pursue - /pər'su:/ 3. pollution - /pə'lu:ʃn/ 4. copy - /'kɑ:pi/ 5. exhale - /eks'heɪl/ #pronunciation @CDIELTS

In meal preparation, some people insist on using only unprocessed grey salt, which they believe will do you more good than the factory-refined white salt found on supermarket shelves. In fact, this processed kind would make more sense in nutritional terms, since it contains iodine, a vital element for our physical well-being. #passage @CDIELTS

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Let's carry on testing your pronunciation skills. Try to pronounce these five words below without looking at the answers, and write your results in the comments section. 1. chaos – /ˈkeɪɑ:s/ 2. queue – /kju:/ 3. comb – /kəʊm/ 4. gone – /ɡɔ:n/ 5. air – /er/ #pronunciation @CDIELTS

Native speakers often use idioms in everyday conversation, so using them can make your speech sound more natural and fluent. They also add variety to your language, making your speech more interesting and engaging. #vocabulary @CDIELTS https://youtu.be/gdU1sFMI5uo?si=4_r6T5_XC9AkTaxQ

Babies begin to make their first sounds of laughter at around four months but not because something seems humorous to them. Instead, laughter is a non-verbal means of communication. And so it is for adults, too. #passage @CDIELTS

Clothes (shoes) What types of shoes do you usually wear? Let your hair down and just write in the comments. #vocabulary @CDIELTS

Let's carry on testing your pronunciation skills. Try to pronounce these five words below without looking at the answers, and write your results in the comments section. 1.exhilarating - ɪɡˈzɪləreɪtɪŋ 2. onion - ˈʌnjən 3. cuisine - kwɪˈzi:ːn 4. reassure - /ˌri:ːəˈʃʊr/ 5. chair- /tʃer/ #pronunciation @CDIELTS