First, get hold of an up-to-date dictionary for English learners. You’ll need this to build your vocabulary. Teacher Margaret John believes that what makes the difference between a fair and an excellent performance in an exam is how you learn your vocabulary! So make sure you explore all the expressions related to a word when you look it up in the dictionary.

• Buy or borrow an up-to-date dictionary for English learners.
• When you look up a word, explore all the expressions related to it.