Gian got Band 8 in IELTS, here’s how

Friday, August 26th, 2011

Gian is an IELTS test taker from Italy, who prepared for the exam on his own, and got an amazing result Band 8. Since he used extensively in his exam preparation, Gian felt like sharing his best tips and strategies with the other readers of our website. Gian ...

IELTS Writing – Model Answer for a letter (from a recent exam in the USA)

Friday, August 26th, 2011

The topic below was seen in the General Training IELTS exam in San Fransisco, August 2011. General Training Writing Task 1 You should spend about 20 minutes on this task. Write a letter to your professor outlining why you are not satisfied with their course. In your letter: - write ...

20 South Jersey high school soccer teams rev up preparation for season at 14th annual Stockton Classic

Wednesday, August 24th, 2011

GALLOWAY TOWNSHIP - A bolt of lightning in the background cut short the 14th annual Stockton Classic high school soccer tournament at the Richard Stockton College intramural fields with the final two rounds still left to play on Sunday. But it hardly mattered. Showing improvement was the most important thing ...

Walton Foundation Gives Nearly $50 Million to TFA

Wednesday, July 27th, 2011

The Walton Family Foundation will invest $49.5 million in the national Teach For America over three years, according to a release from the Bentonville, Ark.-based nonprofit organization. The investment, which makes the foundation the single largest private donor to TFA to date, will help to double the number of corps ...

Using Your Character’s Surroundings: The Importance of Props and Foreshadowing

Tuesday, July 26th, 2011

I was in a scene writing workshop once when, for an assignment based upon the idea of writing suspense, a student wrote a scene that went something like this: INT. DARK ROOM – NIGHT He runs into the dark room and scrambles around.  He can’t see anything.  It’s terrifying. The professor held up ...