Duolingo English Test 2025 Full Course - Master Every Question Type!

hi friends I'm teacher Luke and welcome to this full dingo English test course for 2025 this course covers all of the question types that are currently on the exam so you will be fully prepared if you watch this whole video this is quite a long video so if you look down here somewhere you'll see where each lesson begins and finishes that way you can jump around as you please the dingo English test has changed a lot since I made my last full course here on YouTube so I hope this video is helpful well let's get

started with lesson one which is all to do with the new read and select question type I'll see you there right now today we're going to take a look at the new read and select vocabulary question on the DU lingo English test it looks like this on the exam this is the new format of the read and select question that was introduced in 2024 and your job is simply to decide whether the word you are shown is a real English word or not sounds straightforward enough I know but it can get a little bit tricky

so in this lesson I'm going to give you some useful tips and strategies to help you to do well on this question type and on top of that I've prepared practice questions for you okay then let's start by taking a look at some of the key points of this new read and select vocabulary question so you understand it fully so as I mentioned your job is simple you you have to decide whether a word is a real English word or not and as you can see here you make this decision by simply clicking yes or

no but what is a real English word this is something my students ask me a lot what is considered a real English word well it's quite simple a real English word is a word with a meaning attached to it for example these words you see on the screen here are real words because they have meaning now the unreal or fake English words are fake because they do not have any meaning attached to them so like these words you can see on the screen here even though they look like real English words because they do follow

the correct English spelling patterns they are not real because they have no meaning attached to them another question I get asked a lot is about the grading for this question type there is partial grading and negative marking to explain that simply if you make a couple mistakes you will not be scored zero for this question type rather there is partial grading which means of course there is some sort of negative marking taking place if you get an answer wrong your score will drop a little bit but you don't have to worry if you make one

or two mistakes you will not be scored zero for this question type for frequency you will get one set of between 15 and 18 words and for each word you only have five seconds to decide whether it's a real word or not and the subscores this question type contributes to are your literacy and comprehension subscores okay now you understand this question type well let's jump into some tips and strategies to help you to do well when you're taking your exam and for your preparation my first tip is for you to only select yes to the

words you are confident are real English words and you should avoid colc in yes on Words you do not know basically it's almost impossible to guess whether a word is real or not if you know it is because you know the meaning select yes otherwise I think it's best for you to assume that it's not a real word for example this word here looks just like a real English word but like I said it has no meaning attached to it so it's not a real word don't select yes for all of the words of course

this might seem obvious to you but some of my students ask me this question can you just select yes on all of the words and of course the answer is no you can't do that because even though you will choose all the real ones you'll also choose all of the fake ones which will lower your score now since you only have 5 seconds per word you don't have time to think so instead you should act instinctively and the next word appears as soon as you've answered as you can see here or if you do not

answer and let the time limit run out you will also automatically go to the next word of course if you don't answer yes or no then your answer will be scored as incorrect this one is very important don't get stressed you will not be scored zero if you make one or two mistakes I've actually met a lot of students that get really stressed out if they make one mistake or are not sure if they've answered correctly or not and if you get stressed out you'll not be able to perform at your highest level so if

you make one or two mistakes try to stay calm and stay positive don't get too stressed out about it for Preparation you should be focusing on building your English vocabulary that's the only way to prepare for this question type there are lots of ways you can build your English vocabulary you can read books watch TV shows use the dingo app or you can also look at word lists like the one you can see here from the Oxford learners dictionary I'll put a link to this Below in the video description word lists like these are helpful

because the vocabulary is usually put into levels the ones you can see right here are considered a B2 level so what you could do is go through these words on this word list and just check off how many you know then you can compare it to the dingo scoring criteria so the Bingo test equivalent to a B2 English level is somewhere between 100 and 125 and of course you should be practicing every day by practicing every day you'll get used to the test format and thinking quickly in English which is something you have to do

for this question type and you can practice by using this YouTube video right now because I have prepared practice questions for you and I have organized these words into sets of between 15 and 18 just like you will have on the dingo English test okay that's enough talking from me let's get to this practice I hope this is is helpful and I'll see you at the end of the video [Music] so you just finished set number one was it easy or was it difficult please let me know Below in the comments and I want to

let you know that if you would like to practice this question type in a more interactive way then head over to my website d.com you can practice thousands of questions on this practice platform and of course you can check your answers immediately D ready has all of the questions on the dingo English test including the newest ones that were introduced in 2024 so if you're interested there's a link below in the video description or head straight over to d.com okay here is set number two for for for for all e so you guys just completed

lesson one on this course that was the read and select question type how was that was that easy or difficult now before we move on to lesson two I just want to introduce D ready to you because I think it could be very helpful in your dingo test preparation the first Way D ready can help you is with our practice platform that you can see right here this practice platform has thousands and thousands of sample duelingo English test questions and answers so you can take the sample questions with the correct time limit and check your

answers immediately over 500,000 students have used our practice platform to help them to boost their score and I think it can be really help ful for you too the next way DET ready can help you is with dvip when you sign up to VIP there are lots of things you can do to help boost your score firstly you can take these full courses that you can see right here these courses cover strategies for all parts of the dingo English test and you get PDFs to download to help you to study next up you can take

live lessons with me where I go over strategies live in an interactive way you can chat to me and I will give you feedback on your answers I teach these live lessons twice a week and it's a great way for you to chat with me and get some real feedback from an expert teacher you can also chat with other DET test takers to help you to improve your score and boost your confidence and finally when you become a VIP member you also get 30 days access to our practice platform for free so you get the

courses from VIP the live lessons from me and the all the practice unit need from our practice platform that's why we call it VIP so if any of these interest you head over to d.com or click the links Below in the video description okay that's enough from me now let's jump on to lesson number two which is all about fill in the blanks which was another new question added in 2024 hi friends I'm teacher Luke and in this video we're going to take a look at one of the new new questions on the dualingo English

test it's called fill in the blanks and it looks like this on the exam and in this video we're going to cover everything you need to know about this new fill-in-the blanks question first we'll look at some of the key points to help you to understand it better then I've got some tips and strategies for you and after that I've prepared 100 practice questions for you to practice with that's right I said 100 practice questions which as you can imagine took me a long time to make so if you think that's helpful do me a

huge favor and hit that like button on this video doing that really does help me a lot so let's just jump right into these key points to help you to understand this question type better fill in the blanks question type looks like this on the dingo English test your job is to read a sentence and complete the incomplete word now that might look easy enough but it can be a bit chall challenging when you take your test you'll get one set of between six and nine sentences to complete and these will all come one after

another and as I mentioned there is one incomplete word which you have to complete the word has been partially completed and your job is then to complete the last part of the word which is testing your vocabulary knowledge within context and you only have 20 seconds to complete each sentence which of course is is not long at all your answer per sentence is either scored as correct or incorrect there is no partial marking per sentence for this question type so if you make a spelling mistake then your answer will be scored as incorrect also all

incomplete words will be marked as incorrect as well but that's pretty obvious and this fill-in the blanks question contribute to your literacy comprehension and overall score so those were the key points now let's jump into some really useful tips and strategies to help you to Ace this question my first tip is to always read the whole sentence before you begin typing and I recommend this to all of my students simply because by reading the whole sentence first before rushing and beginning typing you will get a full idea of the context and that will guide you

to complete the incomplete word and once you've read the full sentence I recommend that you try to answer instinctively since you only have 20 seconds to complete each sentence you do not have much time to strategize or analyze so instead trust your first instinct and try to answer instinctively however if you have read the full sentence but you still have no idea what the word can be then you can look for some clues some clues for example by looking at the topic of the sentence you might be able to guess what the word could be

or you can look for synonyms or conations you can also consider the word type is it an adjective adverb verb noun and if it is a verb you can consider the tense all of these context clues can help you to complete the Gap if you are not able to answer instinctively however as you know already you only have 20 seconds to complete each sentence which is really not much time to strategize and analyze my guess is that lingo want to test your instinctive knowledge of English for this question type that's why they don't give you

much time now let's take a look at some preparation strategies now since this question type is designed to test your English vocabulary knowledge in context one thing you should be doing every single day is learning new words and building your English vocabulary there are lots of ways to improve your English vocabulary and everyone has their own unique learning style but some common ways are reading books in English watching TV shows in English using the dingo language learning app and something I always do when learning Korean which is my second language is make flashcards and test

myself daily those are some of the ways you can continuously improve and build your English vocabulary now the next thing you can do to prepare for this question type is to practice it every single day with the correct time limit by practicing this every single day day you'll get used to thinking quickly and also answering within that 20 second time limit which can be quite challenging now there are two ways for you to practice you can either go to the official dingo test website and take a practice test there that's a really good resource or

you can use my practice platform on D ready where you can get hundreds of practice questions for this question type with the correct time limit and of course you can check your answers at the end end that's a great resource there is a link somewhere down here for you to click on to go to that practice platform alternatively you can continue watching this video because we're now about to start our 100 practice questions I have organized these practice questions into sets of between six and nine sentences just like on the real exam and if you

look down here at the Tim stamp somewhere down here you can find out where each set begins and finishes that way you can jump around and go and come back whenever you want to so I hope this is really useful practice for you if you think it is hit that like button like I said that really does help me a lot okay then well let's get started with practice set number one for e for for for e e e e is okay guys you just completed practice set number two how's it going so far I

just want to remind you that if you would like to practice this question type in a more interactive way then my practice platform on D ready is the place to go to you can practice hundreds and hundreds of these fill in the blanks questions and of course check your answers all of that is at D ready . okay enough from me here is practice set number three e e e e for e e e e e for e e e e e e for e e e e e for e for e for e e

e for for e for e for e well done guys you just completed 100 fill inth blanks practice questions for the dualingo English test was it easy or was it difficult let me know Below in the comments and now I recommend you watch this speaking video here next because it will help you to describe a photo really effectively which is a pretty hard question on this dingo test so I'll see you here right now hi friends today we're going to take a look at the listen and type question type on the dingo English test it's

the dictation one and it looks like this on the exam and when you take the dingo English test you'll get this question type around four or six times you only have 1 minute to complete it which is not long at all and it contributes to your conversation and comprehension subscores I know a lot of students they really struggle to get a good score in conversation because conversation includes both speaking and listening and usually test takers find the speaking part to be more difficult so if that sounds like you then I would really recommend focusing strongly

on this question type as it probably is an easier way to boost your conversation school and of course watching this video is going to help you a lot first we're going to go over some useful tricks and tips to help you to understand and do well on this question type and after that I've prepared 10 practice questions for you the practice questions will start off easy and then get more difficult so make sure you do all of them to see if you can do the most difficult ones numbers 9 and 10 okay we will jump

into the tricks and tips in just one moment but I want to say if you're new here hi I'm teacher Luke from d.com if you need some tools or resources to help you prepare for your dingo English test then this is the website to go to we have a practice platform that you can see here and a full production course to make sure you get the best score you can on the production score as well as your overall score all of this can be found at D ready.com okay back to this video Let's jump into

some tricks and tips to help you to Ace this listen and type question type the first thing you need to know that it is essential that you type out every word you hear this is a dictation question type so your job is to type out exactly what you hear it's not about making guesses or answering or responding is simply typing out what you hear every word even words like articles and preposition when you're taking the official exam when this question type appears the first listening will automatically play and it's important that you know that it

will play automatically so you can be mentally prepared for that for the first listening it's important that you try very hard to typee out as much as you can especially content words content words are nouns and verbs they are the important words in the sentence so even if you don't hear everything first time try to type out as much as you can especially those content words you can listen to the audio up to three times so for the second and third listening to replay it you just click on the button like you can see here

I recommend you do this even if you think you've got it correct just in case you've missed a couple words and for the second and third listening you want to use what you've already written to guide you try to fill in any missing words properly words like articles and prepositions these words are normally unstressed in English meaning they're spoken either very quietly or very quickly so use the second and third listening to catch words like that or any other words you missed you are allowed to erase words and change your answers as I'm doing here

your score will not be submitted until you click the next button all the time has run out the next point is important you should know that the sentence can either be a statement or a question and remember that the grammar and punctuation will change depending on whether it's a statement or a question question so use all of your English knowledge here and of course correct punctuation is important always start with a capital letter and finish with a full stop or a question mark and pay attention for commas in the past I have made a lesson

focusing on how to use comment correctly check the video description to watch that video and even though you only have 1 minute I do strongly suggest you leave around 10 seconds to have a quick proof read and fix any grammar or spelling mistakes it's very easy to make a mistake here especially because the time limit is so short so it is vital you leave some time at the end to check for any mistakes and last up you should practice frequently this goes for all of the questions on the dingo test but especially this one because

I believe you can improve greatly if you get used to listening and typing as quick as you can to improve your typing speed there's a great website I use it's called 10fastfingers tocom on this website you're provided with lots of typ in tasks to prove your typing speed and all of these words are of course in English so you'll get used to typing quickly in English and another way to practice is to use our practice platform because we have thousands of practice questions for you to practice with all under the same time limits as the

real duelingo test and of course you are able to check your answers immediately you can access this practice platform at D ready.com or just click the link below in the video description so those were some quick tips and tricks now let's jump into to some practice as I mentioned I've prepared 10 questions for you they'll start off easy and then get more difficult let me know how well you do Below in the comments okay then well let's just start with question number one he started his presentation right on time he started his presentation right on

time he started his presentation right on time scientists are getting close to answering this question scientists are getting close to answering this question scientists are getting close to answering this question Economic Development needs to be supported by the government Economic Development needs to be supported by the government Economic Development needs to be supported by the government surprisingly the elderly tend to be happier than younger people surprisingly the elderly tend to be happier than younger people surprisingly the elderly tend to be happier than younger people the final year will consist of four T courses and one

project the final year will consist of four T courses and one project the final year will consist of four T courses and one project some people are motivated by competition While others prefer to collaborate some people are motivated by competition While others prefer to collaborate some people are motivated by competition While others prefer to collaborate although I have not taken a computer programming course I can write code very well although I have not taken a computer programming course I can write code very well although I have not taken a computer programming course I can write

code very well the more time parents can spend with their children the fewer problems they may face in adulthood the more time parents can spend with their children the fewer problems they make face in adulthood the more time parents can spend with their children the fewer problems they may face in adulthood regular exercise and a balanced diet are essential for maintaining good health and preventing various chronic diseases regular exercise and a balanced diet are essential for maintaining good health and preventing various chronic diseases regular exercise and a balanced diet are essential for maintaining good health

and preventing various chronic diseases implementing new technology in education improves learning but requires significant investment and teacher training implementing new technology in education improves learning but requires significant investment and teacher training implementing new technology in education improves learning but requires significant investment and teacher training okay well done you just completed 10 practice questions was that useful if you think it was put a heart emoji Below in the comments to let me know now I recommend you watch this speaking video here it's all about the speak about the photo question type which is a really hard

one on the exam in this video I give you lots of tips and strategies and Sample answers all of which will help you to do well on that question type so I recommend this video and I'll see you here right now hi guys I'm Luke an expert at dingo English test teacher and today we're going to look at the read allowed question type this question type assesses your literacy and conversation skills so if these are areas you're struggling with this video will be really helpful for you I'm going to go over some of the key

points give you some useful tips and at the end show you some examples so let's get right to it okay so let's get started with the key points of the read alloud task this is what this question type looks like when you take the test and as you can see from this example the sentence isn't very long and when you take this test you will have it around seven times in the whole test I've taken the dualingo test two times and the first time I had it six times and the second time I had it

seven times so just know you will probably have to do this around 7even times and you only have 20 seconds to complete this task that's actually quite short so this is a sample video from the practice test on the dualingo English test website and this shows you how the test is formatted as soon as the question appears the clock will start ticking like I mentioned you have 20 seconds I recommend that you spend the first 5 to 7 Seconds reading this silently in your head as preparation and then when you're ready click record now then

you read the sentence out loud and when you have finished you click next this all happens really quickly 20 seconds is very short so as soon as you see this task you have to be mentally ready before I go on if you think this video is useful please give it a thumbs up and subscribe to my channel it really does help me a lot okay back to it and like I mentioned before this test your reading and speaking skills so in the subscores on the dualingo English test that would be your literacy and conversation subscores

and you're scored on three things content fluency and pronunciation and that's what we're going to do in this video I'm going to show you the different ways to improve your score in these three aspects content fluency and pronunciation by the end of this video you'll know exactly how to answer this question type so let's get started with content so for content it's quite simple you simply just have to read exactly what's written down however some students make mistakes so these are my tips I call them the three don'ts first don't add words sometimes for some

reason students when they're reading this they actually add an extra word if you do that you will lose points for content for example some student might say if you need help to get in another job I'll help you with that so avoid adding extra words the second don't is don't omit words Amit simply means skip sometimes students skip words when they're reading on test day a lot of students are very nervous and they try to read too quickly if you try to read too quickly you're more likely to Omit or skip a word so be

careful with that and the third don't is replace don't replace replace words replace here means change you can change the word completely or you could change the form of the word for example if you need help getting another job I'll helping you with that of course that is wrong you can't do that you have to be careful to read exactly what is written down so that's it for Content it's quite straightforward you have to read exactly what is written down however on test day when the clock is ticking and you're feeling nervous a lot of

students make these mistakes they add they Adit or they change a word so you have to be careful not to do that because you will lose points to overcome this I recommend that you practice this task a lot you can find your own sentences give yourself a time limit and read it out loud this will get you used to the time pressure on this question type okay that's content done now let's take a look at fluency fluency is the most complicated part of this task so pay attention here when thinking about fluency you have to

consider these four aspects speed sentence stress and Rhythm connected speech and pause in these four aspects all contribute to your fluency and are all equally important let's talk about speed first a lot of students ask me do I have to speak really quickly to get a high score on this question type and the answer is simply no you don't have to speak really quickly of course speed and fluency are related so it is a little bit important but if you speak too quickly it makes it very difficult for you to be understood and on top

of that you might lose points on content as well because if you're focused just on speaking quickly you might do some of those don'ts you might add change or omit a word so my recommendation is to just speak at your natural pace not too slow but also not too quickly like I said you don't get extra points just for speaking quickly okay well now let's take a look at sentence stress and Rhythm sentence stress and Rhythm are closely related and there are three basic rules we need to follow first remember that content words are stressed

content words in a sentence can be the main verb the noun adjective adverbs or the negative auxiliaries like don't aren't or can't these are the words that are usually stressed in a sentence on the other hand function words are not stressed function words are basically the grammar words these include pronouns prepositions articles conjunctions and auxiliary verbs in the positive form so these grammar words are not stressed only stress the content words in terms of Rhythm the time between the stressed words is about the same and this creates the Rhythm in our sentences English is what

we call a stress times language that means that we place a lot of stress in our sentences on keyw and this drives rhythm in our sentences some other languages are syllable timed that means that they don't put extra stress on particular words each syllable gets the same amount of stress but English is a stress timed language so you have to remember to put stress on the content words and the function words or the grammar words are typically unstressed so let's take a look at an example here's an example where do you think the stress is

in this question do you know if he's busy this morning so this question had three stressed words no busy and morning as you can see these are the content words in this question so the content words get the stress one more time do you know if he's busy this morning so far under fluency we've looked at speed sentence stress and Rhythm I hope you see how important these are now let's take a look at another point which is connected speech connected speech is a massive massive topic and it would take a really long video to

cover each element of connected speech so in this video I'm just going to cover three really important aspects I'll make a longer video on connected speech in the future but for now let's take a look at these aspects so the three aspects I want to look at are weak and strong forms of words contractions and linking I think these three are essential for getting a good score on this question type okay so let's start with strong and weak forms the strong form of a word is just what we discussed earlier with sentence stress the content

words get strong forms they are stressed but a lot of words take the weak form when words take the weak form they use this sound here uh uh and usually it's the function the grammar words that take this weak form let me show you some examples of this weak form but in the weak form is more like but or just B can is can have is H and is an a is a an un the the than then it's really important to remember that these function words these grammar words they almost always take the weak

form when we're speaking if you make them strong then it actually can change the meaning of the sentence which sometimes can be useful but on this dualingo English test it's not that helpful so remember that these function words will take the weak form let me show you an example so here's an example Star Wars is good but it's not as good a movie as people say so did you notice the four examples of weak words in this sentence they were bz uh and O again notice here that these are all the function or grammar words

so they take the weak form Star Wars is good but it's not as good a movie as people say so I know this video is a bit complicated so far but this question type the read aloud question type does test your fluency and so far all of these elements are related to fluency if you find find it confusing please go back and watch it again now let's take a look at another one which is contractions contractions is a bit simpler okay so basically contractions are when two words join together here are some quick and easy

examples I will becomes I'll he is he's he has he's she would she' we have weave it had ited of course there are more combinations than the ones I've just shown you but these are the most common it's usually when a pronoun and a function word join together I've noticed that sometimes in a dualingo English test they actually put the contractions in writing so you will see I as in I apostrophe l l this is really helpful so you don't have to make a guess you just have to read it the way it's written but

other times it's not like that and you have to know these contractions so you can read it very naturally okay now let's look at the last element of connected speech and it is Linkin okay so for linkoln let's just take a look at an example here's the same sentence that I showed you earlier where is the Linkin in this sentence Star Wars is good but it's not as good a movie as people say so I hope you noticed five different examples of Linkin here now this is how Linkin works when one word ends in a

consonant sound but the other begins in a vowel that consonant links to the next word for example Wars is Wars is Star Wars is good Star Wars is good this rule is quite simple and it's found a lot in other languages too however linking can be a bit more complicated take a look at the last one movas so movie of course ends in a vowel e and as begins in another vowel which is the shua uh when one word ends in a vowel and the other begins in a vowel then we have to add a

consonant in between the consonant can either be ya W or in British English also R so in this example Y is the sound that links these two words to quickly review for Linkin there are two types consonant to vowel and vowel to vowel for consonant to vowel the last consonant links to the next vowel for vowel to vowel we have to include another sound that sound can be y w or in British English R so that's connected speech done for for this task there is a lot more to Connected speech and like I said I

will make a video on that in the future but for now definitely try to learn these three things so now let's take a look at the last element of fluency and that is paus in my experience a lot of students overthink pausing especially for this task on the dualingo English test because it is a reading task when you're reading a sentence out loud you need to pay attention to the punctuation marks this will show you when to pause most typically the punctuation mark you're looking for is the comma when you see a comma it is

an indication for you to pause listen to me say this sentence if you need help getting another job I'll help you with that this comma was an indicator for me to pause here when you pause don't pause too long just pause slightly listen to me say this one more time if you need help getting another job I'll help you with that so did you notice that it was just a slight pause however it was a pause and you need to be sure to do that so the rule for pausing is really simple when you're reading

just make sure to pause for a short while whenever you see a comma or a period mostly in this question type you will only be given one sentence to read and if if that sentence is long it's very likely to include a comma or two so use those commas as indications of when to pause okay and that's fluency done we looked at speed sentence stress connected speech and pausing all of these elements are essential to fluency so when you practice make sure to pay attention to all of these now let's take a look at pronunciation

in this section I'm going to focus on the pronunciation of single words rather than whole sentences whole sentences is more in the fluency category so let's take a look here so for pronunciation there are four main elements we need to think about vowel sounds is a very important one in particular long and short vowels for example the long and short e sit and seat fit feet and so on all consonant sounds are very important in addition to consonant sounds you should think about consonant clusters this is when some consonants join together for example St strike

dra drink splah Splash this can be really tricky to pronounce for a lot of students so definitely practice the consonant clusters and the last one is word stress make sure that when you learn new words in English you learn where the stress is in the particular word there are so many rules for word stress too much for this video but in the future I will make a video on word stress for you okay so those were the three elements you're going to be scored on content fluency and pronunciation now let's take a look at some

examples I'm going to show you a couple examples give you 20 seconds to read it out loud then I will read it I want you to listen and repeat after me and then we'll study the examples together sound good well let's get started if I'd known about the party I would have come if I'd known about the party I would have come in this sentence there are some useful features I had gets contracted to become ID known is stressed and the last sound in known is n that links to about know about know about the

takes the weak form to become the party is stressed the comma indicates a place you should take a break break I would have can be connected to become IID of or you can say it I would have both are acceptable and the last word come is the main verb so it does get the stress one more time if I'd known about the party I would have come I'll ask him to come over as soon as possible I'll ask him to come over as soon as possible in this sentence I will get contracted to become ale

the l sound at the end of will links to a ask and ask gets stressed so Al together it sounds like this I'll ask I'll ask two takes the weak form T come and over link come over come over over is also stressed as takes the weak form o soon is stressed and as is pronounced Z the last sound in soon is the n and that links to us to to become soonas soonas and the last word possible is stressed one more time all together I'll ask him to come over as soon as possible and

that's it for this video I hope this was helpful if you thought so please give it a thumbs up and if you have any questions you can write your question Below in the comments or join my Facebook group and then you can chat with me there okay that's it thank you very much take care for this question type your job is to read a passage and fill in the blanks the passages are quite short normally around 100 words or a bit less most of the passages I've seen have been nonfiction so factual reporting but there

might be some fiction based or story-based texts in there as well let's talk about some quick tips and strategies it's very important that you read the title and the first and last sentences before you begin typing the reason being is that the title and the first and last sentences will be complete there will be no gaps in these sentences so by reading those first you'll get an understanding of the context and the topic of the passage this will help you to activate your vocabulary related to the topic to complete the blanks my suggestion is that

you complete all of the words you know first so read it through and type out the words you are sure and you are confident you know at the start I don't recommend you waste time thinking about the words you are not sure of just complete the ones you are confident you know and once you've completed it once you read the passage again and try to fill in the words you missed and you use context clues to help you to complete the gaps of the words you don't know context clues could be topic information or grammatical

knowledge some of the words in these passages will be content words and others will just be grammar words like who which that so use both the topic information and your grammatical knowledge to complete the gaps hi friends so there's a new question type on the dingo English test and it's called interactive listening on the test it looks like this since this is a new question type I'm sure you have lots of questions about it so in this video I'm going to teach you about the key points and give you some really good strategies to do

well on this question and at the end I've got some practice questions for you but very quickly before we start that if you're new to this channel hi I'm teacher Luke from d.com and we're here to help you prepare for the dingo English test so if you're looking for some tools to help you prepare that's a great website to go to Let's jump right into this new listening question first I'll go over some key points to help you understand what it's all about for this question type you have to participate in an academic conversation the

key word here is participate so as you go through this question type you are one of the people in the conversation I believe this makes this question very engaging and much more realistic than the other listening questions that are on like the ielt to tofl where you just listen as a passive listener in this question type you are active and you are participating in the conversation and your job is to listen and select the correct answers as you can see here there will be five multiple choice options and you choose the correct answer and in

total you will answer between five and six questions and you get 4 minutes to complete them so basically on the exam it looks like this and as you go through the conversation you're listening to a person and then answering multiple choice questions based on the conversation and another key thing you need to know is that you can only listen once to each part of the conversation because once you've moved on to the next part the listening actually appears as text so you only get to listen once which does make this question kind of difficult but

the text appearing like this is a really good thing because you can refer back to the text which can help you to answer the following questions so there are some positives and negatives next up the listening part of this question type contributes to your comprehension and conversation scores and after the conversation you have to write a short summary after you finished the listening questions you can reread the conversation and then click next to go on to the summary just like this I will discuss this summary with some strategies in my next video but for this

one we're going to focus just on the listening part of this question type so as this question type is a bit complex let's take a look at a process you can use to answer it effectively and the first thing you want to do is to always take your time and read about the situation carefully this is really important because it provides the first context of the conversation and you'll use this context throughout to understand the listening and to choose the correct multiple choice answers the very first thing you have to do is pick an option

to begin the conversation I think that most conversations will start like this where you actually start the conversation by choosing the correct answer rather than listening first just like in this example here so you pick the best option to start the conversation and then you listen to the other person the other person could be a friend or a professor then you go through the whole conversation listening and selecting the most appropriate responses you'll have to do this between five and six times and as you're go through the listening file turns into text and you can

see the correct answers and this is very important because after you've completed the conversation you don't want to click next right away you want to go through and read the conversation again thoroughly this is so important make sure you don't click next right away instead you do read the whole conversation because once you've click next you go onto the summary and you can't go back it's vital that you read the whole conversation that's a basic process of this question type from start to finish you do have 4 minutes to complete it so take your time

and use the whole 4 minutes even if you finish the listening questions early go through and take your time and read the conversation okay so that's the process now let's take a look at some strategies you can use to make sure you answer all of the questions correctly I already mentioned this but I will say it again make sure you read the situation carefully and understand the context by understanding the context clearly you'll be able to eliminate the wrong options as you go through the conversation it'll make your life a lot easier a good way

to understand context is to identify keywords in the scenario for example let's look at this one here you're a student in a journalism class after today's lecture on reporting you approach your professor to ask them more about what it means to cultivate sources what would be some of the keywords here to help you understand this context for me the keywords are reporting and cultivating sources you can use those keywords reporting and cultivating sources to help you to identify the correct answers throughout the conversation they will likely come up or synonyms of these words will likely

appear throughout the conversation the next strategy is to pay attention to the relationship between the speakers is it between a student and a student or a student and a professor this is very important because the way you speak to your friend or your professor is very different with a friend it's going to be very casual and with a professor it will likely be quite formal so for example again in this one here you are talking to your professor so if you are provided with very informal options in the multiple choice questions you can eliminate them

because you will not speak informally to your professor my next tip is to identify distractors and eliminate them from your options distractors are incorrect options in the multiple choice that are designed to distract you distractors could include unrelated topics exaggerated statements or answers that seem PL but don't fit the context of the conversation as you go through the conversation try to eliminate all the distractors first so you can just focus on the most relevant options that will save you some time and make your life a lot easier tip four is to look out for synonyms

when it comes to listening questions on any test that D lingo ielt or tofl synonyms always play a very important role it's not often that you'll hear the exact words repeat it throughout the conversation instead you'll listen to synonyms and they'll help you to choose the correct answer a really good example of this is actually in the very first question of the example conversation we've been looking at here so the scenario says you're a student in a journalism class and the very first option here we have hi professor I had a question about something you

mentioned in today's lecture of course class and lecture are synonymous so dingo here did not use a repeated word instead they used a synonym to test your understanding this is very common in all types of listening tests ILS tofl and the D that was quite an easy example but there is actually a more difficult example in this conversation let me show you in the next example we have the synonyms developing relationships and networking that's a much more difficult example to notice but it does show you how synonyms will be used throughout the listening questions so

you have to pay attention and watch out for synonyms my next tip is to read the previous responses in the conversation as I mentioned the text does appear as the conversation's going through so if you are stuck I highly recommend that you read the previous responses because there might be some clues in the previous responses so if you're not sure make sure you go back into the conversation and read all the text looking for some Clues and my last tip is quite an obvious one but it is to make sure you answer all the questions

and guess if you need to even if you're not sure please take a guess because you could get lucky and choose the right answer even if you're wrong the answers do appear here so you can read them and get ready for your summary okay so those were some strategies for you now let's do a practice question I prepared one practice question for you with the correct time limit so give it a go and let me know if you found it easy or difficult Below in the comments I will also ask you to write a summary

here but I haven't taught you about that because I will teach you in my next video and if you want to practice in a more interactive way head over to D ready.com because we've got over 300 questions ready for you to practice you can go through them just like on the real exam and you can check your answers immediately we have 300 interactive listening questions and we're add in more each week so that's at d.com but anyway let's do a practice question now let me know if you found it easy or difficult Below in the

comments that sounds like a great idea what do you think the main focus of our study group should be those are excellent aspects to focus on we could also work on developing our arguments and incorporating evidence more effectively we could start each meeting by discussing specific writing challenges we're facing then work together on exercises and share feedback on each other's writing e you're welcome I'm looking forward to our study group meetings don't hesitate to reach out if you need any help with planning or preparation for e e e so how was that was that easy

or difficult right Below in the comments and also if you're watching this part of the video put a heart emoji to let me know you've watched it all the way to the end and now I recommend you watch this speaking video next because it will help you to describe a photo really really well which is hard so I'll see you in this video and thanks for watching bye hi friends teacher Luke here so there is actually a new writing question on the dingo English test it's called summarize the conversation and it comes right after the

interactive listening it looks like this on the test first you do the listening part where you participate in an academic conversation you then do the summary where you summarize in writing everything you listen to and did in the academic conversation and that's what this video is about here I'm going to teach you all about the key points and give you lots of strategies to do well on the summary part of the interactive listening question a lot of students have asked me to make this video so I really hope it's helpful but very quickly before we

start if you're new to this channel hi I'm teacher Luke from d.com if you're looking for some tools to help you prepare for the dingo English test I recommend visiting our website especially our practice platform where you can practice this new interactive listening and summary question and you can check your answers immediately and of course we have lots of practice questions for all of the question Types on the dingo test but anyway back to this video let's start off by talking about the key points of this summary question so as I mentioned it does appear

immediately after the interactive listening and your job is to write a short summary of the conversation in just 75 seconds so I'm sure you're thinking 75 seconds how can I write a summary in that short amount of time well don't worry I have some strategies I'll show you later on after the listening is done you are able to read the conversation before you begin writing now that's really important so after you've done the interactive listening like you can see on the screen now you are able if you have time left to go back to the

start of the conversation and read it through and I highly recommend you do that because that will give you lots and lots of ideas for your summary and of course it will remind you of what was said during the conversation but remember you can't take notes one of the main rules on the dingo English test is that you are not allowed to use a pen and paper so you can't take any notes that does make it harder but dingo are very concerned about test security and making sure no one can cheat so you're not allowed

to use any pen or paper dur in the test this summary contributes to your literacy and production subscores and the summary is scored based on the production subscore criteria a lot of test takers I speak to find it really hard to get a high score in production so this is another question type you can use to boost your production score and it will be scored in the same way as the other writing questions using the production score criteria you can see here the first two points are concerned with grammar the following two are all to

do with your vocabulary the next point is all to do how well you answered the question this is called task relevance and the last one is concerned with how much you're able to write in a short amount of time also known as fluency so that's the scoring criteria it's the same for all the other writing questions on this exam as well now let's think about some different strategies you can use to answer the summary as well as you can the first one is really important and that is before you finish the listening part of this

question type you should read the whole conversation and the situation carefully so once again once you finish the listening part it looks like this and you can read the conversation through fully but I want to stress that you don't just want to read the conversation you want to really focus on the situation because you can easily write your first and even maybe your second sentence just based on the situation provided actually that's exactly what dingo do in their sample answer let me show you what I mean so the situation says you are a student in

a journalism class after today's lecture on reporting you approach your professor to ask them more about what it means to cultivate sources then if you skip through this all the way to the end where juling will provide a sample summary you can see here that the first two sentences are basically paraphrasing the situation I asked my professor a question after class today I asked them to explain the concept of cultivating sources as a reporter so the first two sentences in this example was basically a paraphrase of the situation to paraphrase you typically just keep the

ideas exactly the same but you change the sentence structure and maybe the verb choice or nouns in the sentences and that's why I'm saying it's very important that you read the situation carefully because this will likely be the first and maybe even the second sentence in your summary so that's my first tip my second tip is also very important which is to study opening phrases before you begin your summary as you know already you only have 75 seconds to complete this task that's obviously not long at all so by studying opening phrases you'll know how

to begin and that will save you valuable seconds so what are some opening phrases well let me show you here so here are eight opening phrases you can use of course you need to be careful and select the right one depending on the conversation you listen to but a lot of these can be used for any situation again let's take a look at the sample answer from tuingo the opening phrase dingo used was I asked my professor a question after class today so I strongly suggest that you study these opening phrases and that you practice

typing them quickly like I said that will save you valuable seconds on on the test on top of that you'll know exactly how to begin and a lot of students struggle with actually getting started on these writing questions so don't let that be you and learn these opening statements remember that during the listening part of this question type you were participating in the conversation so you are acting as if you were one of the people talking so when you do the summary use the word I and I recommend you use the active voice because that's

a lot easier and a lot more natural when you're talking about yourself just as in the dualingo sample I asked my professor a question after class today okay next up you want to write paragraphs not bullet points since this is an English exam this one should be obvious but just to clarify you want to write full paragraphs and use full sentences don't use bullet points try to make your answer as complete as possible and number six is to follow a simple structure I've come up with a simple structure you can use for most most of

the conversations it's not perfect because the conversations in the listening part can vary if you study and follow this kind of structure then you should be able to write more in the limited time you have like I said it's not a perfect foolproof structure but it can give you some ideas of what to write and help you to prepare step one of the structure you could write who did you talk to and what about remember the opening phrases I showed you for example I had a conversation with my professor about the low grade I got

in my English writing class step two is to go into more detail think about what were the main ideas or suggestions throughout the conversation my professor suggested that I use helpful Grammar and Writing resources on the University's website because these online tools can help me improve my Advanced grammar and teach me how to organize my academic essays so we've got the opening some more detail and the last part is all about the outcome I believe in most of the convers there will be an outcome basically what did you say you were going to do during

the conversation for example I agreed with my professor and said that I'd begin using these online resources right away so that's some basic information and some strategies to do the summary well if you haven't watched my interactive listening video yet I recommend you do so right here because the summary and the listening are very closely linked so I'll see you in this video one of the writing questions on the dingo English test is to write about a photo in 1 minute and this is challenging for a lot of students because writing about a photo is

simply just hard and you've got to do it in 1 minute so extra hard but there are actually just four simple things you need to know to describe a photo effectively so in this video I will show you these four simple things and I'll give you a bonus tip at the end so the first thing you need to know is how to begin your answer and I recommend you start by using a general summary where you write one sentence describing the photo in general this is quite simple and a good way to start your answer

let me show you an example of what I mean so we'll use this photo and a general summary looks something like this this photo shows a teacher teaching a group of young school students another example this is an image of a group of students and a teacher in a modern classroom the these General summaries are a great way to begin your answer because they're fairly easy to write and it means that you can write one sentence quite quickly and we usually use the present simple or present continuous to do this there are lots of ways

to begin your general summary in these two examples I used this photo shows and this is an image of but there are more ways you can begin let me show you here you can say this is a picture of this picture shows this image depicts in this photograph there is or there are I highly recommend that you memorize these statements and you practice typing them quickly remember you only have one minute to do this question type so if you practice typing these statements out quickly then when you take your real dingo test you can do

it and save some valuable seconds now let's move on to look at how you can write some more details in your answer to get a good score you will need to put some details in your description and there are a few ways to do this so let's take a look at these now one way to add detail to your answers is to describe the actions of the people or the subjects in the photo most photos will have a subject either a person an animal a vehicle something like that let's take an example with this photo

here the main subject is the teacher so I will describe what he's doing he is standing in front of an interactive screen and gesturing politely I might also want to talk about the students I could say the students are listening carefully to what the teacher is saying even though this photo was taken in the past when we describe it we typically use the present tenses and when describing the actions of the people or subjects we will use the present continuous like in this example I said he is standing in front of an interactive screen and

gesturing politely in this sentence I use the present continuous tense so describing the actions of the people or subjects in the photo is one way to go into detail but it's not the only way the next way is to describe the location of things this is a great way to add detail to your answer and to do this you're going to want to use prepositional phrases prepositional phrases are good to include in your answer because they are quite an advanced grammar type let's take a look at an example the teacher is in front of the

students who are sat in rows and there is a large interactive screen behind him in this example the two prepositional phrases are in front of and behind another example there is an interactive screen to the left of the teacher and a whiteboard directly behind him so you can see how describing the location using prepositional phrases can add lots of details to your description there are lots of prepositional phrases you can use here are a bunch of examples I recommend you take a screenshot of this and study these and practice using them in your description but

that's not all you can also do one more thing which is quite Advanced to describe your photo and this is to make a speculation or to make a guess so making a speculation on the photo means that you're guessing what is happening based on the photo so for example here is my speculation he must be an Effective Teacher as the young students are focusing well on the lesson so do I know 100% that he is an Effective Teacher no I don't I'm just guessing or making a speculation based on the photo but as I mentioned

your speculation or your guess should be closely related to what's happening in the photo here's another example there is a large interactive screen behind the teacher that is likely being used for an educational game again I don't know 100% that is being used for an educational game I'm just making a guess or a speculation based on the evidence in the photo there are lots of grammar structures you can use to make a speculation and a good thing is that typically these grammar structures are considered quite Advanced so if you use them well in your answer

it could boost your score and here are some of these grammar structures so to make a speculation about why is something happening now so in the present you can use modal verbs like must May might or can't be you can also use other words and expressions you might also want to speculate about something that's happened in the past but effect in the present in that case you can use might have must have or could not have these are some examples of modal verbs there are more but these are the basic ones so those are things

you can write about in your photo but now I have a bonus tip for you and it is to always try to use descriptive language words like adjectives adverbs and prepositions using these words will give you extra points because vocabulary is on the scoring criteria and in my examples so far I have used lots of these words but let me show you one more time to remind you so this is a full answer and the descriptive language or descriptive words are in orange so we have young in front of politely effective well these are all

adjectives adverbs and prepositions which you can use to describe your photo in more detail another example here the descriptive language is modern in front of large behind educational again useful descriptive words to describe a photo and boost your score for this question type so that's how you describe a photo but now you need to practice so I recommend you watch this video here to see lots of photos with sample answers this will be a great way to practice so I'll see you in this video hi friends this is part two of the describing the photo

miniseries I'm doing here on YouTube this is for the dualing go English test in my last video I described lots of strategies you can use to describe a photo effectively and get the highest score you can for this writing question on the dingo test and this video is all about practice so I have prepared seven photos for you to practice with within the one minute time limit and after the 1 minute I will show you a sample answer I highly recommend you use this video and write your answers Below in the comments because of the

short time limit for this question type practicing doing it a lot is really really helpful and we will start this practice in 1 second but very quickly in case you missed the last video here is a brief summary of the strategies I taught so this is how you describe a photo you should begin with a general summary basically describing what the photo is about then you can describe the actions of the people or subject by using the present continuous tense you can also describe the location of the items in the photo for this you should

use prepositional phrases and last you can also make a speculation use modal verbs or other phrases to do this and to boost your score you should use lots of descriptive language adjectives adverbs for example now of course you don't have to do all of this in your answer remember you only have one minute but these are some guidelines for you to follow okay then well let's start with the practice and I'll see you at the end of the video e e by the way if you want to learn about how to describe a photo in

a lot more detail then I do have a full writing course covering this question type you'll learn everything you need to know about how to describe a photo well and I give you lots and lots of practice questions also included in the same course is the writing about a topic in 50 words or more again in this one I show you how to structure your answer if effectively and how to use complex grammar and good vocabulary to get a great score if this is something you're interested in there is a link below in the description

okay here's photo number two e e e e e e e e e e for e okay guys well done you just practiced seven photos if this was helpful put a heart emoji Below in the comments to let me know and now I recommend you watch this speaking video here because on the dinga test you also have to speak about the photo it's almost the same as writing but it is a bit different because you have longer to do it so this video here will help you with this speaking question okay I'll see you here

bye hi and welcome to video two of this four-part series where I'm sharing key tips and strategies to help you to Ace the most challenging Quest questions on the DU lingo English test I'm teacher Luke an expert D teacher and in this lesson we're going to focus on interactive writing which looks like this on the exam I'm going to share with you three super tips to help you to Ace this tricky question so let's just get right to it before we dive into these tips let's just quickly review what the interactive writing question type involves

this is actually quite a unique question so how does it work interactive writing has two parts first you'll see a question prompt and you have five minutes to write your response then after those five minutes you'll get a followup question and you'll have 3 minutes to respond to that while you're answering the follow-up question you can still see your original first response which you can use to guide you however you are not able to go back and change or edit your first response so as you can probably tell when it comes to interactive writing on

the dingo English test it can be easy to feel a bit stressed out but no need to worry because today's video will help you feel a lot more confident and I'll show you how to turn your okay answers into great ones with my three super tips for improving moving your writing now although we'll focus mainly on the interactive writing questions today you can still use these tips for the writing sample question this one here and you can also use these in your general English writing so these tips will be really helpful for you so let's

just jump right into tip number one remember your structure structure is how you organize your answer what should you write first second and so on and of course this is critical for scoring well as you can see here in the scoring criteria specifically this point right here discourse coherence it doesn't matter if you use the most advanced vocabulary or write with perfect grammar without a clear structure your score will suffer because your ideas won't seem logical or coherent think of it like building a house you wouldn't start with the roof right you need need to

have the foundation the walls and then the roof or the whole thing will collapse and the same goes for your writing so let's break down a simple threep part structure you can use for any interactive writing question topic sentence start by clearly stating your opinion or stance for example if the question asks whether you agree or disagree with something you could say I completely agree with the statement that or I strongly disagree with the idea that this makes your position clear from the start and is a good way to begin your answer there are lots

of phrases you can use to begin your answer and here are 10 more phrases you could use you can get this PDF by clicking the link below let's see how you can use them in a full sentence this is a real dingo English test question and we'll use this question throughout this video people are never satisfied with what they have they always want something more or different do you agree or disagree why give specific reasons for your answer and a sample topic sentence could go like this I am in complete agreement with the idea that

people are never satisfied with what they have as I believe it is human nature to always seek more now after you've written your topic sentence you should move on to the main part of your answer this can be called the body or the main ideas since you only have five and 3 minutes to write your answers you are not expected to write down lots and lots of ideas instead I suggest thinking of one or two main ideas that are related to the question and support your topic sentence then you should develop your ideas with explanations

examples or even writing about your personal experiences for instance you could say a strong example of this can be seen in or I believe this because and here are a bunch more phrases you can use again let's see these in a full sentence based on the earlier dingo test question firstly people often want more because they tend to compare themselves to others for instance even if someone has a good job and a nice home seeing others with higher paying jobs or more expensive possessions can make them feel dissatisfied and want more another reason people are

rarely satisfied is that achieving one goal often leads to setting Higher Goals personally after I bought my first car I was happy at first but soon after I wanted a more expensive model which shows how quickly satisfaction Fades okay now moving on to the last part of your answer which is of course your conclusion uding sentence you should try to wrap things up with a short concluding sentence that restates your main point but uses different words for example you might say in summary it's clear that this reinforces your position and shows off your vocabulary and

here is an example in a full sentence in conclusion people naturally want more because they are always looking to improve and reach new goals which makes makes it hard to ever feel fully satisfied okay moving on to tip number two use higher level vocabulary on interactive writing it's helpful to step up your vocabulary from using everyday words to more academic ones and if your test is coming soon a quick way to level up your vocabulary is by swapping out basic words for more advanced ones with similar meanings for example instead of saying important try crucial

significant or vital instead of problem you could say challenge issue or obstacle and for phrases like I think you could say in my opinion or it could be argued that using more advanced words will help demonstrate your lexical diversity and lexical sophistication which as you can see right here are on the scoring criteria here's a bunch more words you can use and just a reminder you can get this PDF by clicking the link in the video description okay moving on to tip number three manage your time so this one is a very important one for

all of the questions on the dingo English test but especially for interactive writing you shouldn't forget that you only have a short amount of time to write your answer so every second counts it is very easy to get caught up trying to make everything thing perfect and then simply running out of time that's bad so don't let that happen to you so here are three steps to help you stay on track step one during the preparation you'll have time to read the question before you begin writing so quickly come up with one or two main

ideas and mentally organize them using the structure we discussed remember you are not allowed to use a pen or paper during the exam so keep your plan and your ideas in your head step two when writing I don't recommend writing for the full 5 minutes instead aim to stop a bit early and leave about a minute to go back and prove read your answer catching and fixing small mistakes can instantly boost your score and in my opinion it's a lot better than using your remaining seconds to write one more sentence step three for the follow-up

question apply the same strategy here write for about 2 and 1 half minutes and then spend the remaining time double checking your answer to make sure it's looking good now that we've talked about strategies for structuring your answers and improving your vocabulary let's talk about your mindset a strong mindset can make a big difference on test day so here are a few tips to help you stay calm focused and confident during your dingo English test don't try to over complicate your sentences or answers just to sound more advanced clear and simple sentences are much better

than long ones full of mistakes so focus on what you know and aim for Clear communication before you take the test make sure you're fully prepared by practicing often and learning different strategies I teach a lot of strategies in my videos so go through as many as you can watch them and learn about the different ways to answer the questions on the dingo English test stay grounded of course it's normal to feel pressure or stressed out during any test but try to stay calm because this will help you think more clearly trust your preparation and

approach each question confidently if you feel nervous try to ground yourself physically take a sip of water have a deep breath hold on to your seat anything to gather your thoughts and relax these small actions will help you to stay focused and steady during the test and there you have it by focusing on structure vocabulary and time management you'll be well on your way to improving your score on the interactive writing question on the dualingo English test now I recommend you watch this video right here because it will help you with another tricky question on

the exam it's called listen then speak and it is a tricky one so this video will be helpful I'll see you here right now hi friends welcome to this dingo English test speaking lesson in today's lesson we're going to take a look at the describe of photo through speaking question type this question type is so important because it contributes heavily to your production subscore and I know a lot of you want to get a good score in production so in this video I'm going to show you how to describe a photo well through speaking but

before we begin that if you're new to this channel hi I'm teach to Luke from d.com if you're looking for more tools to study for the dingo English test I recommend you visit our website that's d.com okay anyway back to this lesson describing a photo is not an easy thing to do in English so I think this video is going to be so helpful so what type of photos might you get for this question let's take a look at some sample ones now there are many different types of photos on this test some might look

like this one this one or this one even though there are lots of types of photos the way you describe them can be the same which I will show you later in my tips if you learn a strategy like I'll show you then you don't have to worry about the type of photo you get let's talk more about this question and then I'll show you those tips here are the key points of this question type you have 90 seconds to complete it but you need to speak for at least 30 seconds so the minimum requirement

is 30 seconds but I highly recommend you speak for longer and of course I will show you how to do that later in this video for this question type you have 20 seconds to prepare luckily you can see the photo while speaking so you don't have to memorize it or anything like that and it's important to know that you cannot re-record your answer you only have one chance to do this correctly and it contributes to your production and conversation subscores so those are the key points the important ones are that you need to speak for

over 30 seconds and that you cannot re-record your answer remember you only have one chance at this if you make a mistake just continue don't start over again now let's take a look at the scoring criteria for this question type and there are four main categories you need to be aware of the first category is content basically how well do you describe the photo next is grammar and vocabulary dingo are looking for the level and variety of your grammatical structures and your vocabulary next is fluency and in the dingo official guide book they say that

fluency is how long you can talk for in a limited time and lastly we have pronunciation which is how clearly you can speak knowing how your scored is so important because now you can tailor your answers around the scoring criteria remember you should describe the photo as well as you can use a variety of grammar and vocabulary use Clear pronunciation and speak for as long as you can if you do all four of those things you'll score very high for this question type but now let's go into some specifics how can you score well on

this question type based on this criteria well I have five tips for you to help you score better and each tip is equally important so watch this video all the way to the end from now it will help you a lot when you do this question on the dingo English test and the first tip is to help you score better on content and the tip is don't label so what do I mean by labeling well if if you look at this Photograph here if a student just labeled the photograph then the answer would be something

like this it's a coffee shop I see a barista there are lots of shelves and there is one chair if you just label the photo like I did here as an example then you won't score high for Content or grammar and vocabulary why well you're not describing the picture fully you're just labeling what is in it and you're only using simple grammatical structures so don't do that instead you want to describe using descriptive language that way you'll describe the photo better and you'll use more complex grammar and vocabulary both of which will help you get

a really good score for this question type and here's a better example of that this is a photo of a stylish and modern coffee shop behind the counter there are several shelves that have been hung on the wall with plants bags of coffee and other items placed on them an empty wooden chair is facing the counter on the left of the photo so this example has lots of descriptive language these words and phrases in red are what we would consider descriptive language things like adjectives prepositions and extra information to describe the photo well it's important

to remember that to get a really good score for this question you need to use descriptive language in your answer like in this example here don't just label it if you label you will not get a good score for this question type of course describing a photo in this much detail is not easy so you do need to practice this a lot on top of practicing my other tips in this video will help you a lot so let's move on to tip number two which is to learn some introductory statements sometimes the hardest thing to

do when you're answering a speaking question is actually to begin speaking a lot of students get stuck because they don't know how to begin so learning some introductory statements basically sentence to introduce your answer will be really helpful I have five for you here you can say this is a picture of this photo shows in this image there is there are or you can use more adjectives in your answer for example this is a stunning photograph of you can change stunning with another adjective like beautiful you can also say in this photo I can see

so here are some examples this is this is a photograph of a stylish coffee shop with a barista working behind the counter this is an image of a young girl riding a horse down a Country Lane this is a photo of a highway that leads to a big urban city and notice in these examples that we use the present simple or present continuous when describing a photo so you've given your first sentence that's great but now you need to go into detail and one good way to do that is to to describe the location of

things in the photo basically talking about where things are in the photograph and this is a great way to go into detail for your answer so let's look at how you can do that now tip three what is where and there are some ways to do this you might want to start from left to right or right to left top to bottom or bottom to top far to near or near to far if you go in a logical order and stick to it then describing where things are located in the photo becomes a lot easier

and you should also use prepositional phrases for this to the left to the right on top of above at the top in the center or in the middle in the corner at the bottom under beneath underneath or below here are a bunch of extra different ones you can use as well using these types of phrases when describing a photo will be great because you'll describe the photo in lots of detail that will get you a good score for content and also you'll get a good score for vocabulary because if you use these phrases well then

you'll have a diverse set of vocabulary in your answer and that's what dingo want to see let me show you how to use these in a sample answer behind the counter there are several shelves that have been hung on the wall with plants bags of coffee and other items placed on them in front of the shelves a barista is hard at work probably making a cup of coffee the menu is written on the tall Blackboard which is to the left of the Barista also on the right side of the photo there's a large coffee machine

and next to it there are three other machines that are used to make coffee as you can see using these prepositional phrases is a great way to describe a photo because your answer becomes very descriptive and like I said that's what dingo want you to do so that was tip number three talking about what is where in the photo but that's not enough you can't speak for 60 to 90 seconds just using this technique you might also want to talk about who is doing what and that's tip number four who is doing what in this

tip we want to look at the people or objects in the photo and describe what they are doing you can use the present continuous and action verbs to do this well so so let's take a look at this photo what are the two ladies in this photo doing here's an example answer the woman in the navy jacket is pointing a pen at the laptop while the lady in red is reading the information on the screen how about this photo again you could say the Barista is working behind the counter and waiting for customers to serve

if there are people or animals or something moving in the photo then this becomes very easy you just use the present continuous tense but what if you get a photo which doesn't have an object or a person moving what can you do then well let's take a look here if there's no actions in the photo you should use the present simple plus an adjective for example the boat is stuck on the beach as you can see here you don't need to use complex or difficult grammar to do this well you just need to use the

present continuous or present simple tense when we're describing a photo in English we often just use the present tenses okay now you've learned how to give an introductory statement talk about the location of things and talk about who is doing what if you can do those three things really well that will really help you get a better score but there's one more thing you need to do to get the higher score and that's use really descriptive language to add details and that's tip number five use descriptive language now the first easy way to use descriptive

language to add details is to use adjectives remember adjectives describe nouns in more detail and I highly recommend you use as many adjectives as you can when describing the photo it will boost your score for vocabulary and content let's take a look at some examples my simple sentence could be this is a photo of a highway that leads to a city okay that's not bad but let's use some adjectives to describe this photo better for example this is a photo of a busy highway that leads to a large city how about this example this is

a photo of a man who is giving a presentation with some adjectives your answer could be this is a photo of a tall man who is given an important presentation using adjectives is a fantastic way to add more details and information to your answer and you don't need to use complex or really difficult adjectives just simple ones will do fine you can also use adverbs as well remember adverbs modify by a verb they give more information about the verb let's take a look at some examples this photo the beautiful horses are Galloping through the green

field with an adverb you can say the beautiful horses are quickly Galloping through the Green Field in this sentence the adverb is after the B verb but it can also come at the end of the sentence like this the beautiful horses are Galloping through the Green Field quickly another example this is an image of a young girl riding a horse down a Country Lane with an adverb this is an image of a young girl riding a horse carefully down a Country Lane or again at the end of the sentence those are five tips now let's

look at a full answer to show you how it's constructed from start to finish this is a photo of a coffee shop with a barista behind the shop counter the Barista is working possibly making some coffee and waiting for customers to serve behind the counter there are several shelves that have been hung on the wall with plants bags of coffee and other items placed on them the menu is written on the tall Blackboard which is to the left of the Barista also on the right side of the photo there's a large coffee machine and next

to it there are three other machines that are used to make coffee the coffee shops designed is very stylish and natural because the counter and the shelves are made of wood and the chair in front of the counter is also wooden even though there aren't any customers present at the moment I think it's likely a popular place for local residents and tourists to visit now you know how to describe a photo well through speaking but what about through writing this video here will help you with that you'll learn a structure to describe a photo through

writing and I'll show you lots and lots of examples so click here and I'll see you in this video bye hi everyone I'm Luke an expert dualingo English test teacher and today we're going to talk about the speaking tasks specifically the independent or the extended speaking task where you have to talk about a topic for around 90 seconds and you have to do this three times in the test you also have to describe a picture that's a different task and if you want to find out more information about that hit this card here but this

video is all about the extended speaking task where you've got to talk about a topic for around 90 seconds usually the topics are pretty simple things like work study Music Arts Etc but being able to talk about one of these topics for 90 seconds fluently is quite challenging so in today's video I'm going to give you some top tips to help you with this task but first let's take a look at what you've got to do exactly so these are the different types of speaking tasks you have to do in the dualingo test one task

is describing a picture I did a long video on how to do this well find the link in the description then you have three independent speaking tasks two of these are introduced to you with written prompts and one is with an oral prompt oral just means through listening the written prompt looks like this you have between 20 and 30 seconds to prepare and you just click that record Now button at the bottom when you're ready it says that you should speak for at least 30 seconds about the questions below and while that's true I highly

recommend that you speak for longer so in this task you actually have 90 seconds to answer this question and like I mentioned I strongly recommend that you speak for at least 80 Seconds because at the end of the day this is an English test where you're supposed to show off your English so the more you talk the more chance you have to use better vocabulary or Advanced grammatical structures both of which will help you with your overall score so definitely keep this in mind try to speak for at least 80 seconds so when you're here

after 30 seconds this next box in the corner will light up so you can click that as soon as you finished so that was the written prompt but you also have an oral prompt this is a lot harder so what happens here is that you actually get given a question or a prompt through listening so you have to listen and respond correctly to the question you hear of course this tests both your listening and speaking skills again for this task you have 90 seconds to speak and you can replay the question up to three times

so if you want to listen to it again just click this speaker button but remember you only have three times to do this and when you've answered the question fully just click next and you can go on to the next question so just to remind you you have three extended speaking tasks in this test two with a written prompt and one with an oral prompt but the way you answer should be the same the oral prompt is just there to test your listening skills and to check how well you respond to a listening question okay

so now let's take a look at my top tips for answering this task in the best way possible okay my top tip number one is to answer the prompts so on test day when you're doing this task you'll get a prompt like this talk about a book you recently read this is the main topic and then you'll have four questions to guide you through your answer I highly recommend that you go through all of these questions because talking for 90 seconds without these prompts can be very challenging so you can just simply go question to

question to question question to question and answering them with lots of detail and that should take you to 90 seconds I've seen a lot of teachers talking about these prompts and how students should just ignore them and talk about their own story but to be honest I think it's much easier just to answer these questions so I know that's a really simple tip but sometimes the simple tips are the best so be sure to answer those prompts tip number two is to remember to always answer the questions but then expand on your answer again remember

that this is an English proficiency test so you have to show off your English so you shouldn't just answer the question in a simple way you should answer and expand so how can you expand well you can elaborate that means talk more about your answer you can give your opinion or you can give someone else's opinion and you can also give some examples so I know this is another simple tip but you'd be surprised how many students just give a simple answer and they think that's enough but it's not remember you always have to give

a simple answer but then expand on it because you want to show The Examiner or in this case the computer that you're really good at English so remember answer and expand answer and expand so let me show you an example so let's say this is our topic talk about a book that you read recently and the prompts are what was the title what was it about how did you first hear of it what did you like or dislike about it so for the first question what was the title this is an example of how you

can answer a simple question like this but expand on your answer to show off your English so this is my example a book that I've read recently which really inspired me was called surely you're joking Mr fman by the famous physicist Dr fman this book is a collection of personal stories both hilarious and thought-provoking from Dr Fan's life so let's take a look at this the question what was the title is a really simple question and a very simple answer would just be a book that I've read recently was called surely a joke in Mr

fan if I just stop there I'm only answering the question but I'm not elaborating so as you can see in this example all of the parts in green are the parts which I elaborated remember elaborate means to give more information so the parts that I elaborated I said which really inspired me and then I added a little bit more detail about the book so this is a very simple way to elaborate about this topic the book you can talk about the author or about the genre of the book and what were your reactions to the

book so this is a good way of expanding the simple question what was the title now let's take a look at the second question which is what was it about so this is also an example answer and again I elaborate it so let me show you this book is mainly about all the life lessons that Dr fan learned in his amazing life for instance do things that you love as best as you can as this book is a collection of stories from his life rather than a novel it doesn't really have a plot each chapter

covers one important part of his life such as his time at University or the time when he met Albert Einstein which in my opinion was the most fascinating chapter so in this section in order to elaborate I gave examples I said for instance do things that you love as best as you can and at the bottom I said such as his time at University or the time when he met Albert Einstein so here such as provides examples to what I said earlier each chapter covers one important an part of his life so as you can

see from these two adding examples is a great and easy way to elaborate then the last part which is in purple is a way to elaborate by showing your opinion there are lots of different phrases you can use to share your opinion in my opinion is the simplest one but you could also say as far as I'm concerned or in my point of view these are just some examples so I hope this showed you some good ways to expand on your simple answers now let's take a look at tip number three which is transition words

using transition words will help your answer to sound more fluent and more coherent and there are lots of different transition words you can use if you want to move on to the next question it's a good idea to use one of these transition words you can say okay turn into the next question moving on to question three or as for for question three these are simple and smooth ways to transition from question to question you can also use these transition words when you are given your answer so you can s poost your ideas by saying

first second third or firstly secondly thirdly when you want to give more information you can say what's more further more or moreover and when you're about to finish your answer you can say finally also if you forgot to mention something important but would like to mention it at the end you can say one more thing I'd like to talk about is and then talk about your idea so remember it's important to use transition words like these because it'll make your answer a lot more smooth and make your an sound a lot more organized so practice

using these okay moving on to my final tip which is tip number four this tip is very useful and it is to look out for question triggers so what is a question trigger well different questions have words which require a certain type of answer so here are six common questions you might see on this speaking task on the tuingo English test and the words in green are the trigger they are triggers because they should trigger a certain answer or a certain response and that response usually has a specific Grammer structure you should use so let's

take a look the first one how did you first hear of this book so of course the word did is a past tense so when you answer this question you have to respond using one of the past tenses so the past simple the past continuous past perfect used to that one's quite straightforward the next question will you read a similar book this one refers to the Future so again you have to respond using one of the correct future tenses will going to the present continuous the future perfect or the future continuous be sure to use

the correct tense for the idea that you talking about now they get a little bit more tricky so this question is quite common how long have you been doing something for this you need to respond using the present perfect continuous the present continuous is have plus been plus a verb with Ing and we use this to talk about an ongoing action that started in the past so if a question says how long have you been doing something you should respond like this I've been doing this for 3 years four years or whatever but you have

to respond using the correct tense so pay attention to the question four is particularly difficult and a lot of students lose points by answering this question wrong this question is a hypothetical question they usually come in the would form so would you recommend this book so to answer this correctly you have to respond in a hypothetical way so you could say something like yes I would recommend this book because I thought it was really inspiring so if a question has would in it you shouldn't answer using the simple past so for this question would you

recommend the book to someone you shouldn't say yes I did or yes I will you should respond in a hypothetical way for example yes I would recommend this book because I found it very interesting or no I don't think I would recommend this book because it wasn't very good you could also use if sentences here too because if sentences are hypothetical so a simple answer would be sure if someone asked me about this book I would recommend it so definitely pay attention for the would questions and the last two are opinion questions for example why

questions or what do you or what did you like or dislike about something these questions expect you to share your opinion so you should use opinion phrases like in my opinion from my point of view as far as I'm concerned let's see how this is used in a real example so let's use the same prompt as earlier talk about a book that you read recently and we'll answer this question how did you first hear of it so I could say turn into the next question question the first time I heard of this book was on

a podcast where two people were talking about the most influential books that they've ever read even though I hadn't heard of Dr fman then the way they talked about him was amazing so as soon as I finished listening to the podcast I went straight out to the bookstore to buy the book so as you can see here the question how did you first hear of it required an answer using the past tense but I started off by saying turning to the next question remember this was a transition word this is a good way to move

from one question to the next one and then throughout my answer I use the different past tenses her is a simple past tense word talking about is the past continuous hadn't heard was the past perfect and talked finished and went are the past simple definitely practice using all the different past tenses in a story like this because it'll help you get a higher score in grammatical accuracy and complexity okay so those were some of my top tips for answering the 90c extended speaking on the dualingo English test just to remind you they were answer the

prompts answer and expand use transition words and look out for question triggers and now it's your turn I'm going to give you a question prompt and 90 seconds to answer this is a real question from the dualingo English test definitely try to answer this question through speaking for 90 seconds but if you want me to give you some feedback write your answer below in the comments and I'll check okay are you ready let's go e e so how did you find that 90 seconds is quite long isn't it but I hope my top tips helped

you to answer this question fluently and with a lot more information in order to help you get a better score okay and that's it from me today thank you for watching I hope this was helpful and I'll see you next time take care hi friends I'm teacher Luke and recently a lot of you have been reaching out to me to get help with some of the more challenging question Types on the dingo English test so I'm here to help you with those this is the first of a four-part series where I'm going to dive into

some practical tips and strategies to help you Ace the toughest questions on the dingo English test and of course boost your overall score the first challenging question type we're going to cover is called listen then speak it looks like this on the test discuss some tips for a successful negotiation so why is listen then speak so challenging well it's a speaking question and you have to speak for 90 seconds which of course is tough on its own but beyond that this question also tests your listening skills you have to listen to the question prompt and

understand it before you begin speaking for this question type you will not see the question written down you have to understand it fully through listening and to make it even more challenging you'll get this question type twice on the exam so it's a really important one to master all of these factors make the list then speak question type one of the most daunting on the test for a lot of test takers so if you're one of the people who find it difficult don't worry I've got you covered because in this video I'm going to go

over three reasons why so many test takers struggle with this question type and of course I will share some strategies to help you overcome these challenges okay well let's get right to it not understanding the question the first Common pitfall is failing to understand the question prompt remember for this speaking question you can only listen to The Prompt you will not see it written down which means you need to understand it fully just through listening and this can be a sticking point for many test takers so what can you do to overcome it firstly you

should know that you are allowed to listen to the question prompt up to three times so definitely take advantage of that on the first attempt attempt you should try to understand as much as you can but if you found it too difficult on the second and third attempts just focus on catching the topic words or the content words basically even if you don't understand everything if you're able to identify the key topic you can still try to give an answer about the topic in general which is not perfect but it's better than not speaking at

all let's try this example from the det practice test talk about environmental pollution in the place where you live what causes it and what are the effects how can it be controlled were you able to understand the entire question well if you were not try again and try to catch the main topic and come back and tell me what it was talk about environmental pollution in the place where you live what causes it and what are the effects how can it be controlled so what was the main topic well it was environmental pollution so even

if you miss the other parts of the question like causes and effects or how can it be controlled you can still speak about the main topic which like I mentioned is a lot better than not answering at all or talking about a completely random topic of course if you are able to understand all parts of the question that's much better not being able to come up with ideas the next problem is not being able to come up with ideas to talk about and in my experience so many test takers over complicate this you need to

know that there is no such thing as an impressive or perfect score idea you do not need to think about difficult Concepts when answering this question my advice is to use ideas that are relevant to the topic easy to think of and importantly easy to speak about keep your ideas simple but explain them with l lot of details the det examines your vocabulary and sentence structure so use lots of words and different grammatical structures and it also assesses your task relevant so your ideas need to be related to the topic so aim to show a

range of vocabulary and grammar and keep your answer understandable and on topic for example let's go back to the question about the causes and effects of environmental pollution what are some simple ideas you can use here so here are a bunch of really simple ideas for causes of environmental pollution we have litterin car fumes plastic use or dumping sewage in rivers or oceans and the effects dirty streets air pollution Ocean or river pollution and harm to animals and plants these are pretty simple ideas right there's nothing complex here your ideas and your answers do not

need to be complex let me me show you a quick answer I live in the UK and sewage is one of the main environmental issues we have sewage is often released into the oceans which of course has several negative effects for example people are often advised not to go into the sea because the water is contaminated and simply unsafe for activities like swimming or surfing so remember to keep your ideas simple now once you've got your simple ideas there is another issue that a lot of test takers come across and that is not being able

to speak for long enough a lot of test takers struggle to speak for the full 90 seconds so if that's you here are a few tricks to help firstly you can talk about your ideas in the present past and future this will obviously help you to speak for longer but it will also demonstrate your ability to use different grammatical tenses so this is the same question we looked at earlier and now I will answer it using this past present and future approach in my city people tend to litter a lot which does lead to more

waste and environmental pollution as a result the streets are often covered with trash making the environment look messy and unpleasant here I'm talking about the present but we can expand this by adding when I was younger people seemed to care more about our city and didn't litter as much as they do now I hope that soon the government will create stricter laws C to stop littering and reduce overall pollution of course these are just examples and you should try to expand and speak for longer about each of these points another strategy is to tell a

personal story because sharing a personal experience is an easier way to speak for longer because you don't have to think of any complex Concepts You're simply just recounting a story you already know for example in my city people do tend to litter a lot which does lead to more waste and environmental pollution and as a result the streets are often covered with trash which makes the whole environment look messy and simply just unpleasant I actually have a personal memory related to this I remember when I was younger maybe 6 or seven years old I threw

an empty water bottle out of my dad's car window and my dad saw me and he was absolutely Furious and just expressed how disappointed he was in me I remember remember feeling really ashamed at that moment and it made me realize the importance of keeping my city clean and since then I've been much more conscious about not littering okay so of course strategies like this are super important but another important thing to consider is your mindset so let's take a look at some mindset strategies right now one focus on fluency not Perfection for this and

all these speaking questions don't worry too much about making mistakes rather focus on speaking fluently and clearly remember minor errors won't matter as much if you maintain good fluency and coherence two don't memorize please please please stop trying to memorize your answer this is simply just not allowed on the exam and your exam might not get certified Instead try to speak naturally and share your real thoughts and opinions this will make your answers sound a lot more authentic and engaging okay so far we've looked at different strategies to help you answer this listen then speak

question type and also mindset tips to get you ready now you need to practice so if you look down here somewhere in the video description you'll see a PDF I made which you can download completely for free with lots of listen then speak question Types on there this is an interactive PDF so you can click the button and listen to the question I recommend you go through each of the questions on there and speak for 90 seconds using the strategies we covered in this video another thing you need to do right now is click on

this video right here because it will help you with the speak about the photo question type which of course is another speaking question on the dingo English test so I'll see you here right now hi friends I'm teacher Luke and welcome back to another full du lingo English practice test this is practice test number seven with the new format that was introduced in early 2024 but this practice test is a bit different than the other ones I've made because this one has extra difficult questions so if you're looking to get a very high score on

the dingo English test let's say 120 or above then this video is for you okay we will start in just one second but if you're new here hi I'm teacher Luke from d.com do me a favor hit that like button and subscribe doing those two things really does help me a lot okay then well let's just jump right into this practice test the first question type you'll see on the real DET is called read and select the one where you have to decide whether a word is a real English word or not this one right

here so on this practice test we'll do the same we'll start with this question type and then move on to the other ones okay well good luck on the test and I'll see you at the end of the video for so that was read and select it's the vocabulary question on the exam how was it was it easy or was it difficult now of course practicing here on YouTube is really helpful but if you would like to practice in a more interactive way then I recommend visiting de t.com because we have a really good practice

platform here you can practice this question type with the correct time limit and of course check your answers immediately on top of that we even have a dictionary feature which you can see right here so you can learn all the words you got Incorrect and of course we have all of the other question Types on there as well you can find this by going to d.com or clicking the link below in the video description anyway let's just jump right back into this video the next question type is called fill in the blanks e e e

e e the manager requested an immediate update on the Project's current progress the manager requested an immediate update on the Project's current progress the manager requested an immediate update on the Project's current progress e e e e e e the company aims to automate routine tasks to improve overall efficiency the company aims to automate routine tasks to improve overall efficiency the company aims to automate routine tasks to improve overall efficiency to optimize your study routine it's important to focus on your most challenging subjects first as team team leader he's accountable for meeting all project deadlines

as team leader he's accountable for meeting all project deadlines as team leader he's accountable for meeting all project deadlines e e e e e e it's important to identify key problems before making any major decisions it's important to identify key problems before making any major decisions it's important to identify key problems before making any major decisions e the two roommates had to negotiate house rules to ensure a peaceful and harmonious living environment she is optimistic that the team will meet the upcoming deadline she is optimistic that the team will meet the upcoming deadline she is

optimistic that the team will meet the upcoming deadline e e e e e e investors are careful about making big decisions in an unpredictable Market investors are careful about making big decisions in an unpredictable Market investors are careful about making big decisions in an unpredictable Market becoming a professional athlete can be a lucrative career but it requires years of dedication and practice e e e e e her strategy for preparing for the exam involved breaking the material into manageable sections for Daily Review he had to justify his decision by explaining the benefits he had to

justify his decision by explaining the benefits he had to justify his decision by explaining the benefits e parents should teach children to be accountable for their actions from a young age we need to optimize our processes to reduce waste and save time we need to optimize our processes to reduce waste and save time we need to optimize our processes to reduce waste and save time for e e e e e e e e e for e e that sounds like a great idea what do you think the May main focus of our study group should

be those are excellent aspects to focus on we could also work on developing our arguments and incorporating evidence more effectively we could start each meeting by discussing specific writing challenges we're facing then work together on exercises and share feedback on each other's writing you're welcome I'm looking forward to our study group meetings don't hesitate to reach out if you need any help with planning or preparation for e e e e e for e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e in this image you can

see two massive white cruise ships sailing through a beautiful Green Valley maybe in a Scandinavian country the sea is surrounded by these tall steep mountains and there's a small coastal town up ahead where the ships are headed one of the ships looks like it's already docked while the other is slowly making its way toward the port you can also spot a few smaller boats scattered around but they look tiny compared to the huge cruise ships in the background there's a stunning mountain range with snow on the Peaks adding to the breathtaking view the green Valley

and the white Peaks create such a beautiful contrast making the whole scene even more impressive e e literature music and art have a huge influence on how people think and feel literature for example often challenges the way we see the world and can push for social change many books have highlighted important issues like racism or gender equality encouraging people to think differently music is also powerful protest songs for instance have shaped public opinion during times of political unrest a single song can make people see things in a new light art whether it's painting sculpture or

performance can spark important conversations and raise awareness about key social issues on a personal level literature has greatly impacted me reading books from different cultures has expanded my perspective and made me more empathetic I feel like I understand social issues better because of what I've read music also plays a big role in my life certain songs have helped me through difficult times by giving me Comfort and motivation overall art has shaped how I see the world and what I value discuss how shopping malls or markets can offer more than just stores what features or events

might make these places more lively and welcoming discuss how shopping malls or markets can offer more than just stores what features or events might make these places more lively and welcoming discuss how shopping malls or markets can offer more than just stores what features or events might make these places more lively and welcoming e e when considering the role of shopping malls and markets in our communities it's evident that they can offer much more than just retail spaces integrating Community areas such as relaxation zones or open air spaces could greatly enhance the visitor experience in

addition hosting events like live music rotating art exhibitions or theme- based Market Days could diversify the appeal of these spaces moreover food courts could evolve to feature pop-up stalls from local chefs or monthly Cuisine themes turning a regular shopping trip into a culinary adventure with the incorporation of digital and interactive elements perhaps interactive map or augmented reality games the modern shopping experience could be both entertaining and educational to understand the needs and desires of visitors it's essential to seek feedback this could be achieved through suggestion kiosks digital surveys or periodic focus group discussions by actively

engaging with the community and responding to their preferences shopping malls and markets can be transformed into Dynamic multifunctional spaces that cater to a wide range of interests e e e when I think back to my time in secondary school I remember feeling like homework was just a waste of time because it didn't seem important for example I used to skip my math homework because I thought I understood everything in class but then I totally failed a test because I wasn't practicing enough another time I ignored my English assignments and ended up struggling with an essay

because I didn't review the material I also remember a history project that I put off because it seemed too overwhelming and when the due date came I had to rush through it resulting in a poor grade in science I once didn't bother doing the assigned reading thinking the lab work would be easy but I ended up lost during the experiment because I hadn't prepared another time I was so focused on extracurricular activities that I didn't prioritize my homework and it showed in my report card when I received lower grades across several subjects when I stopped

doing homework altogether my grades really started to drop because I couldn't keep up with what we were learning in class so now I actually think homework can be really helpful as long as it's relevant and not just busy work e e e e e you just finished a full dingo English test with quite difficult questions how was it was it easy or was it difficult write to your comments below and let me know now I recommend you watch this speaking video right here because it will help you to describe a photo effectively which in my

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