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Exam study tips to make sure you are ready

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Your exam is around the corner and you don’t feel ready, so you get in cramming mode. Following the common exam study tips to “burn the midnight oil” and to find a tutor to summarise all the information you need to pass an exam is a big mistake. You do …

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AIN words: Learn to spell with rime word list

AIN words

AIN is a rime in the English language. There are many words that begin with an onset made up of one consonant as in ‘gain’ or blends from 2 to 5 consonants, and then end with the rime AIN as in ‘grain’, ‘sprain’, ‘contain’ and ‘mountain’. Having a word list …

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Narrative Writing: Elements that tell a story

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Narrative writing is simply the written form of telling a story to entertain your listeners. You may start with a dramatic statement to get their attention and then unravel the details slowly. To make sure they get a clear picture of what is going on in your head, you paint …

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Argumentative Essay: Debate in 5 paragraphs with example

Argumentative Essay

Argumentative Essay aims to convince readers to agree with a particular viewpoint on a topic supported only by facts. It fairly presents the advantages and disadvantages of two sides of an argument for readers to make a conscious decision based on relevant information and evidence. It looks at the pros …

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7 Characteristics of living things

Living things

By Darius Soyer. Biology is the study of living organisms and the things they do to remain alive. Whether microscopic or the size of a bus, there are certain characteristics of living organisms that help determine whether they are alive or not. Maybe you’ve wondered how that nasty mold on …

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