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Featured article: IELTSPractice – Turn to the experts

IELTSPractice – Turn to the experts

There are all sorts of IELTS resources. Some are good, but others are dire… How can you ensure your IELTS students are getting the very best the web has to offer?

Why your 2021 grammar activity already looks out of date

Why your 2021 grammar activity already looks out of date

Language doesn’t fundamentally change in the short term, so why do activities look dated so quickly? The answer lies in these five elements that we all need to keep an eye on.

The Unbearable Tedium of the Speaking Test

The Unbearable Tedium of the Speaking Test

Manual speaking tests are challenging because they are: time-consuming, expensive, difficult to grade and benchmark, and are prone to bias. What if an AI-graded test solved all those problems?