What does it mean when someone describes a person as "scary"? I was talking to an instructor and she described one of her students as " too scary " when she gave a presentation. What could she mean by saying that? I felt a bit awkward when I wanted to ask her about that so I decided not to do so.

Is describing someone by the word " exotic " carries a positive or negative connotation ?

What's the difference between (travel/ journey / trip) in general and in IELTS ?

What's the difference between these sentences ? Do they have different meaning ? I watched them cooking I watched them cook . ------------------------------------- Also , I helped him wash the car I helped him with washing the car.

Is there any difference between those sentences ? Is there any difference in meaning when contracting pronouns and verbs to be in negative sentences in those 2 ways ? She's not smart. She isn't smart. or They're not doctors. They aren't doctors.

Which type of teachers do you prefer ?

What do you prefer?

A teacher who teaches you English without using your native language ?

Or the one who uses your native language to explain grammar and words for you ?

What does this mean ? " We hope to start processing September applications this week. We will be in contact regarding your January application in due course " Are they going to contact me soon or before January course ? what does " in due course " mean?

Is it OK to write initials ( T, F , NG ) for true, false , not given for Ielts ?

Ielts speaking exam. ( is this commen ? ) I took my Ielts speaking exam today and something unexpected happened to me. The examiner asked me many questions in part 2 and 3 . She asked me to answer a cue card about a journey first, then asked me about transportation in my country, then travelling and flowers, and later planning a trip to a country . She asked me about 20 questions and before that for part 1 she asked me about work, music, songs, my colleagues and they were up to 15 questions !! Is that normal ? I didn't expect it at all. I thought they'd ask me to answer the cue card then ask me questions related to it, not a lot of questions for different topics.