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Notes on learning English.
Practical tips on fluency, exams and speaking with real confidence.
Feel the fear and say it anyway
Your English is probably better than you think. The hard part is the two seconds before you speak, and a self-help book from 1987 has the best advice I know for getting past them.
Read ↗IELTS Speaking: 5 fixes that lift your band
Small, repeatable changes that examiners reward - from linking words to how you handle a question you did not expect.
Read ↗How to think in English (and stop translating in your head)
The one habit that separates hesitant speakers from fluent ones - plus three exercises to build it.
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