Grammar Rule of the Day

- Topic: The use of “Wish” for Regrets

- Rule:
- Use "wish + past simple" to express a wish about the present or future. Example: "I wish I knew how to solve this problem."
- Use "wish + past perfect" to express a regret about the past. Example: "I wish I had studied harder for the exam."

- Common Mistake: Many students use the present tense with "wish" when talking about regrets. Remember to use the past tense for present or future wishes and the past perfect for past regrets.

💡 IELTS Tip: Mastering the use of “wish” can improve your score in both the Writing and Speaking sections by showing your range of grammatical structures.

#WordoftheDay

- Word: Hindrance

- Definition: A thing that provides resistance, delay, or obstruction to something or someone.

- Example Sentence: "Lack of funding is a major hindrance to the success of many small businesses."

💡 IELTS Tip: This word can be useful in Writing Task 2 when discussing obstacles or challenges in achieving a goal. It can also be used in Speaking Part 3 when talking about difficulties people might face in different situations.

📚 Reading Strategy: Skimming a Passage

Today’s focus is on improving your skimming skills, which are essential for quickly identifying the main ideas in a passage during the IELTS Reading section.

🔍 What is Skimming?
- Skimming means reading quickly, concentrating on content words (like nouns and verbs) to find the main points. It’s not about reading for detail but getting a general sense of the text's content.

📝 Task:
- Step 1: Use a timer and spend 30 seconds skimming the passage below to get the general idea of what it’s about.
- Step 2: After 30 seconds, jump to the start of the next paragraph. Do this for all four paragraphs.

Passage:

A. The diets of children have changed dramatically over the last century due to the effect of technologies (such as improved transport, canning, and refrigeration), social changes (such as the establishment of boarding schools), and evolving ideas about the nutritional needs of growing bodies. Before World War I, the meals of children and adults alike would typically consist of vegetables (often potatoes), large amounts of bread (often 0.5 kg/day), and soups with small amounts of meat.

B. Imagine a 12-year-old Australian boy from 1970 standing next to a 12-year-old boy from 2010. The boy from 2010 will probably be 3-5 cm taller and 7 kg heavier than his counterpart in 1970. He will also be 25% fatter. A lot of that fat will be around the waist. The 2010 school trousers won’t fit the boy from 1970: they will be 10 cm too big around the waist. Now imagine that the two boys have a running race of over 1,600 metres: the boy from 1970 will finish 300 metres ahead of his mate from 40 years in the future.

C. There are two chances in three that the boy from 1970 walked to school each day; there are three chances in four that the boy from 2010 is driven to school by mum or dad. There are four chances in five that in 1970 the boy was allowed to play unsupervised in the neighbourhood; there is only one chance in four that in 2010 the boy will be allowed to go down to the park on his own. The boy in 1970 probably played three or four different sports; the boy from 2010 plays one or none. It is 30 times more likely that the local river was the favourite play space of the boy from 1970 than it is for the boy today.

D. What has caused these dramatic changes in the space of a single generation? There are two main theories. Increasing overweight is caused by an energy imbalance: either energy intake (food) increases, or energy expenditure decreases, or both. The ‘Gluttony Theory’ argues that children are fatter because they are eating more than they used to, and more bad food (high energy density, high in fat and sugar, high in saturated fats). The ‘Sloth Theory’ argues that children are fatter because they are less active than they used to be. The two theories have battled it out in nutrition and physical activity journals for the last 10 years.

💡 IELTS Tip: Skimming helps you quickly grasp the structure and main ideas of a passage, making it easier to locate specific information when answering questions.

Share Your Thoughts: After skimming, what do you think is the main idea of the passage? Comment below!

#GuessTheIdiom

Can you figure out which idiom is cleverly hidden in this image?

Drop your guess in the comments, and if you’re feeling confident, try using it in a sentence!

#IdiomRevealed

Nice job to everyone who figured it out! The idiom in the picture is "The devil is in the details."

It’s a reminder that even straightforward things can get tricky if we don’t pay attention to the details.

Feel free to share if you’ve fallen victim to this in real life, or drop a sentence using the idiom.

Here are a few more idioms and expressions with the word “devil.”

How would you translate them into Uzbek? Share your ideas with us!

1. Between the devil and the deep blue sea - Being in a difficult situation where you have to choose between two equally unpleasant options.

2. Speak of the devil - This is said when someone you have just been talking about suddenly appears.

3. The devil's advocate - Someone who argues a point they don't necessarily believe in, just to provoke debate or test the strength of the opposing argument.

4. The devil is beating his wife - A phrase used to describe a situation where it’s raining while the sun is shining.

5. Better the devil you know than the devil you don't - It’s often better to deal with a familiar but undesirable situation than to take a risk on something new that might be worse.

6. Give the devil his due - Acknowledging the good qualities or achievements of someone you don’t like or who is usually criticized.

7. Idle hands are the devil's workshop - When people are bored or not occupied with work, they are more likely to get into trouble.

8. The devil made me do it - A humorous way to claim that an evil influence (the devil) caused you to do something wrong.

Ertaga tomoshaga kelorasizlar. 2-o'rin uchun harakat qipko'raman chunki proflar ham bor ekan bu galgi media ligasida.

Aug 17 #ExamQuestions

Did you get this part 4 for Listening today?

P.S. Take the next mock at IELTS ZONE to try the full version.

If we get 200 shares for the post above, I will post the correct answers.

Correct answers for Listening Part 4 (Aug 17 exam)

31. gender
32. attitude
33. culture
34. industry
35. size
36. efficient
37. external
38. larger
39. benefits
40. dismiss

Rostan bugungi Passage 3 shu article ga asoslngan ekanmi?

Bu passage ni man oldin qaysidir kitobda ko’rganman. At least, something similar to that door experience.

Shuning uchun ko’proq article o’qinglar deymiz. Gapga quloq solish kerak.

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IELTS SPEAKING 8.0 | WITH FEEDBACK

🔥 Navbatdagi speaking mockda nomzodimiz — instructor Mr.Adxambek bo'ldilar. Bu safar speaking 7.0-7.5 balllik emas, oldingi videolarga nisbatan yuqori darajadagi kandidatni taklif qildik.

Eng qizig'i ushbu mock exam syomkasidan keyin Mr.Adxambek IELTS ballarini yangiladilar va speaking bo'limidan 8.5 ballni qo'lga kiritdilar.

🤝 O'ylaymizki, ushbu videolar va feedback qismi sizni speaking darajangizni ko'tarishingizda yordam beradi.

To'liq videoni bugun, 25-avgust 12:00 da You Tube sahifamizda quyidagi havola orqali ko'rishingiz mumkin:

🔗 https://youtu.be/m7Om-z5xhDo

📞 55-511-09-09

Dam olish kuningizni, ilm olish bilan o'tkazing 😉

I am the one who knocks

Do you remember this scene from Breaking Bad?

What useful grammar structures and expressions can we learn from this video clip?

#ExamQuestions
Aug 24 (Uzb)

Is this from your Listening test yesterday?

200 🚀 reactions and I will be sharing the answer key as usual.

By the way, Adhambek scored 7.5 twice in a row with one test center before this mock exam. He was really motivated when I told him he could even perform at a band 9.0 level. He then took the test with the other test center and scored an 8.5 in Speaking.

Answer Key
Part 4 of Listening (Aug 24)

(There could be slight differences in the answers):

1. gold
2. rail
3. number
4. waste
5. noise
6. energy
7. insects
8. flat
9. skills
10. choices

Complete these expressions with similar meanings by filling in the missing word.

1. Go the extra ___
2. Give it your ___
3. Pull out all the ___
4. Leave no ___ unturned
5. Put your heart and ___ into it
6. Spare no ___
7. Work your fingers to the _
8. Do your ___
9. Do one’s ___ best

Possible answers:

Word List:

• soul
• stone
• level
• mile
• utmost
• stops
• all
• bone
• effort