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📰 Idioms 📰 📜 Make a long story short Meaning : To explain something quickly or to summarize ( to literally shorten a long story ) 🪨 Kill two birds with one stone Meaning : Accomplish two tasks with one action 👄 Bite off more than you can chew Meaning : Take on more work than you can handle 🌳 Barking up the wrong tree Meaning : Looking for something in the wrong place 🔭 IELTSly makes it look easy @IELTSly 👈

💢 Grammar Time 💢 Note the differences between " LEARNED "and " LEARNT " The past tense of “ learn ” can either be learned or learnt . Upon further research , I realized that it’s a difference between British English and American English . Variations like color and colour or realise and realize are common , but such variations are vague . While I learned to use “ learnt ” in school , Grammarly taught me the alternate form . In British English, ‘learnt’ is the past tense of " learn " and " learned " is an adjective that describes scholars . In American English , " learned " is used in both instances . This rule applies to several common words such as spelt/spelled and leapt/leaped . British English prefers the - t form over the - ed form . American English , though sometimes allows -t form , such as in dreamt/dreamed , prefers -ed form . 💯IELTSly makes it look easy @IELTSly 👈

🏴 INFORMAL CONTRACTIONS 🏴 ▪️Cos - Because ▪️Gonna - Going to ▪️Gimme - Give me ▪️Dontcha - Don't you ▪️Gotta - Got to ▪️Kinda - Kind of ▪️Lemme - Let me ▪️Ya - You/You're ▪️Outta - Out of ▪️Needa - Need to ▪️Hafta - Have to ▪️Wanna - Want to @IELTSly 👈

⚜ Advanced Synonyms ⚜ 〽️Very calm ― Screen 〽️Very ugly ― Hideous 〽️Very small ― Petty 〽️Very funny ― Hilarious 〽️Very quiet ― Hushed 〽️Very rich ― Wealthy 〽️Very expensive ― Costly 〽️Very dirty ― Filthy 〽️Very tall ― Towering 〽️Very easy ― Effortless 〽️Very wet ― Soaked 〽️Very slow ― Sluggish 〽️Very good ― Excellent 〽️Very stupid ― Idiotic 〽️Very happy ― Ecstatic 〽️Very exciting ― Exhilarating 〽️Very warm ― Hot 〽️Very weak ― Frail 〽️Very little ― Tiny 〽️Very bright ― Luminous 〽️Very busy ― Swamped 〽️Very careful ― Cautious 〽️Very clear ― Obvious @IELTSly 👈

New ✅ Finding your way in space 🪐 What’s up and what’s down for astronauts who are floating in zero gravity? In space is there a true north, like here on Earth? And how is everything complicated by the fact that all the stars and planets are moving? @IELTSly 👈

🟠 Vocabulary tips 🟠 💡7 ways to improve your vocabulary💡 🔸 DEVELOP A READING HABIT. Vocabulary building is easiest when you encounter words in context. Seeing words appear in a novel or a newspaper article can be far more helpful than seeing them appear on vocabulary lists. Not only do you gain exposure to unfamiliar words; you also see how they’re used. 🔸 USE THE DICTIONARY AND THESAURUS. Online dictionaries and thesauruses are helpful resources if used properly. They can jog your memory about synonyms that would actually be better words in the context of what you’re writing. A full dictionary definition can also educate you about antonyms, root words, and related words, which is another way to learn vocabulary. 🔸 PLAY WORD GAMES. Classic games like Scrabble and Boggle can function as a fun way to expand your English vocabulary. Crossword puzzles can as well. If you really want to be efficient, follow up rounds of these word games with a little note-taking. Keep a list of the different words you learned while playing the game, and then study that list from time to time. 🔸 USE FLASHCARDS. A quick way to build a large vocabulary is to study a number of words via flashcards. In today’s digital age, a wide array of smartphone apps make flashcards convenient and easy to organize. Aiming for one new word a day is reasonable. You can always go for more, but it may not be reasonable to assimilate dozens of English words every single day. 🔸 SUBSCRIBE TO "WORD OF THE DAY" FEEDS. Some web platforms will provide you with a word a day—either on a website, an app, or via email—to help you expand your vocabulary. You can add these words to running word lists. 🔸USE MNEMONICS. A mnemonic device is a form of word association that helps you remember words’ definitions and proper uses. For instance think of the word obsequious which means “attempting to win favor from influential people by flattery.” Break down that word into components: “obse” is the beginning of “obsessed,” “qui” sounds like the French word for “yes” (oui), and “us” is like the word “us.” So you can think of that big word obsequious as “obsessed with saying yes to us”—which is kind of what it means! 🔸 PRACTICE USING NEW WORDS IN CONVERSATION. It’s possible to amass a huge vocabulary without actually knowing how to use words. This means you have to take it upon yourself to put your personal dictionary into use. If you come across an interesting word in your reading, make a point of using it in conversation. By experimenting in low-stakes situations, you can practice the art of word choice and, with a little bit of trial and error, hone in on the right word for a particular context. @IELTSly 👈

✅Idioms✅ 🥒 𝗖𝗼𝗼𝗹 𝗮𝘀 𝗮 𝗰𝘂𝗰𝘂𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿 Meaning: calm and composed, especially in stressful situations 🐎 𝗛𝗼𝗹𝗱 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗵𝗼𝗿𝘀𝗲𝘀 Meaning: wait a minute; be patient 🪣 𝗞𝗶𝗰𝗸 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗯𝘂𝗰𝗸𝗲𝘁 Meaning: to die 👨‍🎤 𝗕𝗹𝘂𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗳𝗮𝗰𝗲 Meaning: exhausted from great, generally futile, effort ☁️ 𝗛𝗲𝗮𝗱 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗰𝗹𝗼𝘂𝗱𝘀 Meaning: oblivious or having unrealistic ideas 🧟‍♀ 𝗗𝗲𝗮𝗱 𝗮𝘀 𝗮 𝗱𝗼𝗼𝗿𝗻𝗮𝗶𝗹 Meaning: to be completely devoid of life 🍰 𝗔 𝗽𝗶𝗲𝗰𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗰𝗮𝗸𝗲 Meaning: very easy to do or accomplish @IELTSly 👈

📕Common errors ❌ I’m agree. ✅ I agree. ❌ I said my wife. ✅ I told my wife. ❌ I play chess good. ✅ I play chess well. ❌ I went at Friday. ✅ I went on Friday. ❌ It’s enough big. ✅ It’s big enough. ❌ He isn’t as clever than me. ✅ He isn’t as clever as me. @IELTSly 👈

Wanted: 📕Common errors ❌ I’m agree. ✅ I agree. ❌ I said my wife. ✅ I told my wife. ❌ I play chess good. ✅ I play chess well. ❌ I went at Friday. ✅ I went on Friday. ❌ It’s enough big. ✅ It’s big enough. ❌ He isn’t as clever than me. ✅ He isn’t as clever as me. @IELTSly 👈

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