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From guesswork to guided growth: A placement testing success story

From guesswork to guided growth: A placement testing success story

A standardised, data-driven approach to placement testing for English benefits teachers, parents and, most importantly, the students themselves.

Intonation: Guidelines, not rules

We discovered the hard way that generally accepted ‘rules’ for intonation are often misleading. Clear Pronunciation 2 balances ‘rules’ and ‘guidelines’. Here’s how.

How to pass IELTS, OET, and TOEFL first time

Instead of relying on expensive retakes, IELTS, OET and TOEFL candidates need a gateway test that tells them if they are ready to achieve their target score – or not