12 Nov 2024, 15:13 UTC≈1,810 views7 reactionsread 6 August 2026 Wife Tired of Being the Only One To Make Plans
DEAR ABBY: I have been married for 17 years to a good man with many great attributes. However, our relationship lacks connection. Every effort at emotional connection is initiated by me (like planning date nights or going out for a walk to have a conversation). I have told him many times I need him to make an effort to initiate. He always agrees, but never follows throug…
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12 Nov 2024, 15:11 UTC≈1,430 views1 reactionsread 6 August 2026 Man Not Shy About Attraction to Friend's Wife
DEAR ABBY: My wife and I have been married 30 years. Over the last couple of years, a male friend of ours (also married) has taken an interest in my wife. He obviously finds her attractive, as most men do, but I'm trying to figure out what his intentions are.
He comments to me about her and her body, so if he's trying to hide his crush on her, he's not doing a very goo…
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12 Nov 2024, 15:05 UTC≈2,110 views2 reactionsread 6 August 2026 Relationship Born in Rehab Must Endure Long-Distance
DEAR ABBY: I got out of rehab two months ago. While I was there, I met someone. "Annie" lives in Florida, and I live in California. We both are doing great, and I believe we make each other stronger.
Do you think a long-distance relationship can work? I hear it's not possible. She has recently divorced, and so have I. Annie has two children, 15 and 16, and for thi…
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4 Nov 2024, 17:37 UTC813 views0 reactionsread 6 August 2026 Forwarded from @IELTS_CouncilPhoto
#IELTS Reading Tip: To improve your reading speed and comprehension, divide lengthy passages into smaller, more manageable chunks. Instead of meticulously reading every word, prioritize understanding the primary point of each paragraph. This efficient approach will significantly reduce your reading time.
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3 Nov 2024, 16:29 UTC723 viewsread 6 August 2026 Forwarded from @IELTS_Council
Using #idioms in the #IELTS #speaking test can significantly improve your score because it makes you sound more like a native English speaker!
Explore this new this book that helps you learn and practice the most common idioms.
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2 Nov 2024, 06:05 UTC659 viewsread 6 August 2026 Forwarded from @IELTS_Council
Some popular ways people say "Hi" in American English:
Hey – Very casual and friendly.
Hello – A bit more formal but still common.
What's up? – A casual way to ask how someone is doing.
Howdy – Friendly and a bit Southern in style.
Hiya – Light and upbeat, often used informally.
How's it going? – Another friendly way to ask how someone is.
Yo – Very informal and often used among friends.
Sup? – A shortened version o…
30 Oct 2024, 05:47 UTC573 views1 reactionsread 6 August 2026 Forwarded from @IELTS_CouncilVideo
Sentence expansion practice
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28 Oct 2024, 04:16 UTC532 viewsread 6 August 2026 Forwarded from @IELTS_Council
LEARN TO LOVE TO READ
Cultivating a true love for #reading is like gaining a superpower. We live in an age where all the world's knowledge, every book and piece of wisdom ever recorded, is instantly accessible. The resources for learning are plentiful; it's the drive to learn that’s in short supply.
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23 Oct 2024, 07:56 UTC680 viewsread 6 August 2026 "The Death of Ivan Ilyich" by Leo Tolstoy is a novella that explores the existential crisis of a high-ranking Russian judge, Ivan Ilyich, as he faces his impending death. The story examines the superficiality of social conventions, the alienation of modern life, and the search for meaning in the face of mortality.
Plot Summary:
The novella opens with Ivan Ilyich's colleagues learning of his death. Instead of feeling…
17 Sept 2024, 13:03 UTC516 viewsread 6 August 2026 Forwarded from @IELTS_Council
Here are various phrases that can be utilized to convey percentages.
Fractions
73%- nearly three quarters
51%- just over a half
49%- just under a half
32%- nearly a third
3%- a tiny fraction
50%- exactly a half
26%- roughly one quarter
49%- around a half
24%- almost a quarter
77%- approximately three quarters
Proportions
70%- a large proportion
71%- a significant majority
15% a small minority
3%- an insignificant m…
15 Sept 2024, 05:06 UTC468 viewsread 6 August 2026 Forwarded from @IELTS_Council
Task Achievement vs. Task Response:
♨️ Task 1: Focuses on Task Achievement – how well you summarize and report the key features of the given data, following the instructions.
♨️ Task 2: Focuses on Task Response – how well you respond to the given question or topic.
A common mistake is treating Task 1 like Task 2, where candidates list all available information instead of summarizing and comparing key points, as r…
14 Sept 2024, 04:52 UTC415 viewsread 6 August 2026 Forwarded from @IELTS_CouncilPoll
My car broke .... on the highway.
- Off16%
- Up16%
- Down67%
Shares as published, totalling 99%. No per-option vote count is published by Telegram, so none is shown.
Showing the 12 most recent of 20 posts we hold for @Dires. View and reaction counts are the latest single reading for each post, not a live figure, and a recent post is still accumulating both. A view count marked ≈ was rounded by Telegram before we ever saw it — t.me prints views in full below 1,000 and to three significant figures above, so ≈1,200,000 means somewhere between 1,150,000 and 1,249,999. Unmarked counts are exact. Text is reproduced from the public post preview and truncated for length.