https://blog.deoops.com/en/categories/english/ Recent content in English on Headspace Wanderer Hugo en Fri, 21 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://blog.deoops.com/en/posts/ielts-gt-day15/ Fri, 21 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://blog.deoops.com/en/posts/ielts-gt-day15/ continue shifting from vocabulary recognition toward **active vocabulary control**, then apply that vocabulary in IELTS Reading and light Writing https://blog.deoops.com/en/posts/ielts-gt-day14/ Thu, 20 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://blog.deoops.com/en/posts/ielts-gt-day14/ A major coaching adjustment was also made today: the training should remain explicitly **IELTS General Training (GT)** rather than being framed as Academic IELTS preparation. Broader and unfamiliar reading material can still be used to strengthen general reading ability, but the target exam remains GT. https://blog.deoops.com/en/posts/ielts-gt-day13/ Wed, 19 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://blog.deoops.com/en/posts/ielts-gt-day13/ Continue strengthening vocabulary while moving from isolated lexical knowledge into contextual reading and active written production. Reading practice was corrected during the session to align with https://blog.deoops.com/en/posts/ielts-gt-day12/ Tue, 18 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://blog.deoops.com/en/posts/ielts-gt-day12/ <h2 id="1-overview">1. Overview</h2> <p>Day 12 focused on three major areas:</p> <ol> <li><strong>Vocabulary</strong> — moving from basic recognition toward C1/C2-level lexical precision and active usage.</li> <li><strong>Reading</strong> — testing comprehension of academic texts, especially main ideas, paraphrasing, inference, and authorial stance.</li> <li><strong>Grammar</strong> — maintaining accuracy through verb-complement patterns and controlled production.</li> <li><strong>Light Writing</strong> — applying the day&rsquo;s vocabulary and grammar in a short IELTS-style response.</li> </ol> <p>A major conclusion from today&rsquo;s training is that my <strong>receptive English is currently stronger than my productive English</strong>. I can understand sophisticated academic material quite well, but when I produce advanced vocabulary myself, I sometimes choose a word from the correct semantic neighborhood without using the most natural collocation or grammatical pattern.</p> https://blog.deoops.com/en/posts/ielts-gt-day11/ Mon, 17 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://blog.deoops.com/en/posts/ielts-gt-day11/ IELTS Reading + Vocabulary in Context https://blog.deoops.com/en/posts/ielts-gt-day10-new/ Sun, 16 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://blog.deoops.com/en/posts/ielts-gt-day10-new/ Vocabulary &amp; Reading Training https://blog.deoops.com/en/posts/ielts-gt-day10/ Sat, 15 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://blog.deoops.com/en/posts/ielts-gt-day10/ Day 10 of interactive IELTS GT coaching. Focus: Priority 3 — due to / because of / because. A 10-sentence drill plus a 5-sentence lock-in set. Result: both clean; Priority 3 locked. All three recurring Week 1 grammar traps are now drilled dead. https://blog.deoops.com/en/posts/ielts-gt-day8/ Sat, 15 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://blog.deoops.com/en/posts/ielts-gt-day8/ Day 8 of interactive IELTS GT coaching. Focus: locking the recurring singular-subject + -s grammar habit (Priority 1), with a diagnostic drill, a 5-sentence consolidation set, and a spaced-recall check of Week 1 vocabulary. https://blog.deoops.com/en/posts/ielts-gt-day9/ Sat, 15 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://blog.deoops.com/en/posts/ielts-gt-day9/ Day 9 of interactive IELTS GT coaching. Focus: articles (a / the / Ø), a 12-sentence focused gap-fill targeting the exact contexts missed in Week 1. Result: 12/12, Priority 2 locked. https://blog.deoops.com/en/posts/ielts-gt-week1/ Sun, 09 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://blog.deoops.com/en/posts/ielts-gt-week1/ A full day-by-day study log for Week 1 of IELTS GT prep: vocabulary blocks with explanations and collocations, the GT letter writing task with my draft and the corrected version, quizzes with my answers and the coach&#39;s adjustments, plus listening technique.