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You are very welcome. I hope it helps you achieve your goals.

You're welcome. I hope it helps. Please share it with the rest of your class.

Congratulations and well done. I'm glad to have helped in some small way, but the achievement is your own and you can feel rightly proud!

I presume you have done the practice papers, been watching BBC news and listening to my videos? Your ear should be attuned to English by now. It is the role of the invigilator to ensure that the audio is not distorted and you can hear it clearly, if not, say so! You've got this! Relax and enjoy the experience.

10 minutes at L1, 15m at L2, depending on numbers of students in your group

@@oaktreeenglish8338 but how long each person have to talk for example if there is a group of 3 people? You just divide 10 min in to 3 right?

@ZeroSkar-ml7pk This is not a profitable direction of thought. Don't break it down like that, just resolve to speak and pass the discussion around the group, engaging and allowing it to reroute itself organically. This prescriptive way of thinking will distract you from the very thing that is being tested. Just go in and enjoy having a conversation.

I appreciate your comment! Hope it helps

Thanks for this clarification

Thanks for your comment. I know I am hilarious, I tell myself, my wife and my daughter everyday. So far only I agree with myself! I wish you all the best with your exam.

I'm glad to have helped. Let me know if you pass your listening exam. Remember to relax for the speaking part...but not too much!

You're welcome!

You are absolutely right. Some videos are worse than others. I apologise for any loss of hearing from spikes in my audio.

I hope you found this helpful and that you passed your exam. Pass my thanks to Caitlin Williams for having excellent taste in ESOL videos!

Off course its helpful thanks so much i wish you all the best 😊​@@oaktreeenglish8338

Thanks, I hope it helps

Writing can be challenging, even for native speakers. Respect for attempting it in a second language. Try my spelling strategies video

Hi, I'm afraid not. There is a website listed but it can't be a hyperlink unless it is specifically online. It would also be in blue and underlined. What you saw was a reference and a website, but not a hyperlink. Sorry.

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What a lovely comment, thanks. I'm glad you find my content helpful. Please share it with your friends to help them too.

Hi, thanks for watching

You credit me with more knowledge than I possess. Only the examiners truly know what will be set, which is why you should prepare writing styles from all corners of the matrix.

Yes, he does!

Thanks for the feedback. I'm afraid I let my mouth run away with me a bit in these early videos. You'll find later ones are more scripted

You're welcome, thanks for watching!

You are so very welcome! I hope it helps

Thanks for the encouragement. I've had rather a lot on recently. I have a list of videos to make

Thanks, I hope it helps

Thank you, a teacher is only as good as his students allow.

You are welcome. I hope it helped

Hi Lorna, No, I'm sorry. I don't have E1 material at the moment

You're very welcome. Thanks for watching

Glad it helped. I hope you achieve your goals

I recommend searching through past papers on passfunctionalskills.com to get a lot of good resources

Hi, thanks for the comment. Type of text = persuasive, informative, descriptive, instructive but can also refer to leaflet, speech, essay, article etc. Style of text = personal/impersonal; tone of text = formal/informal. This all gets a bit confusing, even for teachers. I hope this helps a little.

@@oaktreeenglish8338 Thank you so much ☺️

@@oaktreeenglish8338 Hi again, Thank you for your explanation. Can you tell me which exam provider has easier exam level. I am studying for Functional English Skills level 2 and wondering if Open awards is easier than Edexel or it doesn’t matter?

You're welcome. I hope you find them useful in attaining your goals.

Thanks for asking, I don't do 1:1 lessons, but I do teach in person at a college. Your best move would be to enrol in courses at your local college.

You're welcome, I like to bring the Bible into class.

"Challenging" here means it presents challenges, one of which may include a lack of knowledge, but it is not an objective statement directly related to having a lot to learn. I agree, there is a degree of subjectivity in the mark scheme which presents "challenges". You can let them know I said that when you write to Edexcel to comment.

I know, I'm such a hypocrite. The information remains correct I hope.

Oh bananas! Good spot. Eventually I will remake some of these videos and I'll correct it then. Thanks for pointing that out. Glad you find this video helpful otherwise.

Well done, glad I could focus your mind so you could show your potential.

And I am grateful for your comment!

I hope it went OK. The key is to relax and just speak as you would to a friend.

There are some excellent FE colleges which do ESOL, FS or GCSE. Near Barnt Green I would recommend HoW College. Excellent teachers and good results.

You're welcome. I hope you find the content useful. If so, why not share it with others on your journey?

Thank you, I hope you found it helpful. I love the English Language and I hope that comes across in this and also my poetry videos.

Living in the UK gives you amazing opportunities for practicing English, but that confidence can be tougher to acquire. I suggest joining a group you are interested in. For me that would be a local history group, debate club or church community but it would depend what you like. There is no substitute for getting out there, practicing and making mistakes. Most English people are pretty supportive of international speakers so just step out of your comfort zone for an hour or so and see where it takes you.

Hi, hope you are well and happy!