Know if you are borED or borING
February 15, 2018What happens if you make a mistake with bored and boring?
Both words are adjective forms of the base form bore, but that’s where the similarity ends.
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Add detail in your speaking test by comparing everything
February 8, 2018To score highly on speaking tests like the G.B.C., you need to show the best of your English—make long but well-organized sentences, add detail, and show you have a wide vocabulary. One easy way to do that is to use comparatives.
How to email well
February 1, 2018E-mail is an ever-changing form of communication. The rules you learnt a few years ago may already be outdated. Follow this guide to ensure you send the right message between the lines.
Impress listeners by using two verb tenses
January 23, 2018In the G.B.C. exam, using advanced grammar and sophisticated logic will improve your score significantly. In this post, you'll learn a really simple trick using the relation between two tenses. With it, you can create longer and more complex answers.
Student Writing for G.B.C. - The Pros and Cons of Advertising
January 19, 2018Students at the English Farm write some amazing G.B.C. answers, so we are going to share the best of the best.
This piece has had minor corrections by a teacher, but the logic, structure, and word choice are the student's.
Boost your speaking test score by being more likeable
January 16, 2018All person-administered tests are vulnerable to examiner bias, but don't worry—if you are likable, then it can work in your favor. One study showed that even with a rigorous, standardised
Business Concepts - You do not know what you do not know
November 30, 2017Overconfidence can affect anyone—even you.
Student writing for G.B.C. - Policies of Shinzo Abe
November 16, 2017Students at The English Farm write some amazing G.B.C. answers, so we are going to share the best of the best.
This piece has had minor corrections by a teacher, but the logic, structure and word choice are the student's.
Think of your English like meat and potatoes
November 14, 2017A useful way to think about English in speaking tests is to divide your language into two types. One type is the actual information you want to give, the other type is the phrases that you use to introduce, support or link your information.
Student writing for G.B.C. - Society's values
November 2, 2017Students at The English Farm write some amazing GBC answers, so we are going to share the best of the best.
This piece has had minor corrections by a teacher, but the logic, structure and word choice are the student's.
Saying a lot while saying nothing at all
October 30, 2017In speaking tests like the G.B.C., you may get questions that you have never thought of before. You should say something intelligent, but you need time to think of what to say.
Business Concepts - When simple tasks take far too long
October 17, 2017When we have a tight deadline, most of us can finish a lot of work quickly. But if the deadline is far away, that same work takes much longer. Why is that?
It's called Parkinson's law: "work expands so as to fill the time available for its completion."
