...Preface This is a self-study publication with two audio-cassettes for students preparing for the Academic Module of the International English Language Testing System (IELTS), which is administered by The British Council, the University of Cambridge Local Examinations Syndicate (UCLES) and by IELTS Australia. The book covers the four modules of the IELTS exam: listening, reading, writing and speaking. Special features of the book are: the reading exercises, the detailed Keys for these exercises, the wide range of exercises to help you prepare for Writing Task 1, and the detailed Key for the Reading Tests. The publication may also be used as a course book, or as a supplement to a course book. So that you may repeat the exercises in this book, we would advise you to avoid marking the text. This new edition incorporates the changes to the speaking module introduced in July 2001. Sam McCarter, Julie Easton and Judith Ash 2003 Contents Page Preface iii Acknowledgements iv Listening Module 1 Introduction 2 Listening Test 1 3 Listening Test 2 9 Listening Test 3 15 Listening Test 4 20 Reading Exercises 25 Introduction 26 1. How to read, or how to read efficiently? 28 2. Learning to read organisation 29 3. More about reading organisation 30 4. A summary of functions 31 5. Recognising paragraph types 32 6. Simultaneous functions 34 7. Reading control 35 8. Spot the...
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...Practice Tests and Hints for IELTS Listening • Reading • Writing • Speaking fully updated for new IELTS Speaking Test format 101 Helpful Hints for IELTS PUBLISHER'S ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS The publishers are grateful for permission to use copyright material. We would like to acknowledge the original sources of text material listed below. Permission has been sought to reproduce all material whose source could be identified. Information that will enable the publishers to rectify any error or omission in subsequent editions will be welcome. The nine Band Score descriptions on page 12 are reproduced from The IELTS Handbook, a joint publication of the University of Cambridge Local Examinations Syndicate, The British Council, and IDP Education Australia: IELTS Australia. The reading passage "Regional Student Survey" on page 97, is adapted from The ELICOS Student Contextualised - Facts & Figures by Ms. CM. Bundesen, with permission of the author. AUTHORS' ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS We would like to acknowledge the support of the following people: Bruce Bell, HelenkaPiotrowski, Laurent Seibert, Andrew Thomas (Sydney English Language Centre), and Soon-Young Yoon. ABOUT THE AUTHORS Terry Peck and Garry Adams have extensive IELTS coaching experience, both having been involved in implementing and designing IELTS coaching programmes. Terry Peck was an IELTS examiner for a number of years in Sydney, Australia. AVAILABLE BY THE AUTHORS: '101 Helpful Hints for IELTS - Academic Module' International...
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...Hints for IELTS Listening • Reading • Writing • Speaking fully updated for new IELTS Speaking Test format 101 Helpful Hints for IELTS PUBLISHER'S ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS AUTHORS' ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS The publishers are grateful for permission to use copyright material. We would like to acknowledge the original sources of text material listed below. Permission has been sought to reproduce all material whose source could be identified. Information that will enable the publishers to rectify any error or omission in subsequent editions will be welcome. We would like to acknowledge the support of the following people: The nine Band Score descriptions on page 12 are reproduced from The IELTS Handbook, a joint publication of the University of Cambridge Local Examinations Syndicate, The British Council, and IDP Education Australia: IELTS Australia. The reading passage "Regional Student Survey" on page 97, is adapted from The ELICOS Student Contextualised - Facts & Figures by Ms. CM. Bundesen, with permission of the author. Bruce Bell, HelenkaPiotrowski, Laurent Seibert, Andrew Thomas (Sydney English Language Centre), and Soon-Young Yoon. ABOUT THE AUTHORS Terry Peck and Garry Adams have extensive IELTS coaching experience, both having been involved in implementing and designing IELTS coaching programmes. Terry Peck was an IELTS examiner for a number of years in Sydney, Australia. AVAILABLE BY THE AUTHORS: '101 Helpful Hints for IELTS - Academic...
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...APPLICATION INSTRUCTIONS MS/MRE Programs 2014-2015 ELECTRONIC APPLICATION & REVIEW PROCESSESS FOR MS/MRE PROGRAMS Carefully read through the instructions below before starting your online application and uploading documents. TEXAS A&M GRADUATE STUDENTS CURRENTLY ENROLLED Contact appropriate Mays Department MS/MRE Coordinator for application instructions. A COMPLETE APPLICATION INCLUDES: ⇨ Application submitted electronically using ApplyYourself online application. All deadlines are at 11:00 pm (CST) or midnight (EST). The MS Application will be available September 3rd. ⇨ Application fee • Fee must be paid via credit card when online application is submitted. US Citizens: $50 International: $90 ⇨ Transcripts • Upload a low-resolution black and white photocopy of your transcript(s) from each senior-level post-secondary institution. Also, include one copy of the transcript key from each institution. • File size should not exceed 500kb. Decreasing the dpi to 150-200 should compress file size if needed. • PDF is preferred, but additional formats are accepted (.doc, .wpd, .rtf, .xls, or .txt). • Preview your uploaded transcript to ensure it’s legible. • Applicants with international transcripts are required to submit a WES (www.wes.org) course-by-course evaluation. Official transcripts will be required if admitted. ⇨ Three letters of recommendation. • Three recommendations...
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...Campbell, Cohen Documentation Guide Page 1 The present Guide is a list of documentation generally required in support of an immigration application. ***Please note that the above list is not exhaustive and may be subject to change by Citizenship and Immigration Canada without prior notice. *** Please collect the documents outlined in this guide. Any document that is not in English or French must be accompanied by an original certified translation. IMPORTANT INFORMATION – BEFORE YOU BEGIN WORKING ON YOUR FILE This section addresses: A. The list of eligible occupations B. The limit on the number of applications that will be considered C. Requirements for the Federal Skilled Worker Program (FSWP) ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ A. The list of eligible occupations From May 1, 2014 until April 30, 2015, Citizenship and Immigration Canada (CIC) has announced that it will accept applications under the FSWP from applicants with work experience in one of 50 eligible occupations. In order to be eligible to submit an application the applicant must have at least 1 year of full time (or full time equivalent) work experience, within the last 10 years, in one of the following 50 occupations listed below. Note: Full time work is defined as a minimum of 30 hours per week. 0013 Senior managers — financial, communications and other business services 0015 Senior managers — trade, broadcasting and other services, n.e.c. 0111 Financial managers 0112 Human resources managers 0113 Purchasing managers 0121...
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...INZ 1060 English Language Information For residence and business categories If submitting your Why do we have a minimum standard of English? application before If you can speak and understand English, it will help you to get 29 November 2010 a job in New Zealand, and help you and your family to settle successfully here. use the guide at Who needs to meet the minimum standard? www.immigration.govt.nz/forms Skilled Migrant Category – the principal applicant and everyone aged 16 or over included in the application. Business categories – the applicant and everyone This or over included inprincipalwill (with the exception aged 16 watermark the application not print. of the Investor Plus (Investor 1 Category)). Residence from Work Category – the principal applicant does not have to meet the minimum standard, but their partner and any children aged 16 or over do. If your partner and children (aged 16 and over) do not meet the minimum standard, they must pay for English language classes before we approve your application. Then, they can learn English when they arrive in New Zealand. November 2010 This leaflet will give you information on how well you must speak and understand English for a residence class visa, or a long-term business visa. We call this the ‘minimum standard of English’. It will tell you who must meet the minimum standard, what it is, and what you must do to meet it. It will also tell you what you can do if people in your family do not meet the minimum standard...
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...i Вторая страница обложки ii Cambridge Practice Tests for IELTS 1 Vanessa Jakeman Clare McDowell C AMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY PRESS iii PUBLISHED BY THF PRESS SYNDICATE OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE The Pitt Building Trumpington Street Cambridge CB2 1RP United Kingdom CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY PRESS The Edinburgh Building, Cambridge CB2 2RU, United Kingdom 40 West 20th Street, New York, NY 10011-4211, USA 10 Stamford Road, Oakleigh, Melbourne 3166, Australia © Cambridge University Press 1996 This book is in copyright. Subject to statutory exception and to the provisions of relevant collective licensing agreements, no reproduction of any part may take place without the written permission of Cambridge University Press. First published 1996 Third printing 1997 Printed in the United Kingdom at the University Press, Cambridge ISBN 0 521 49767 1 Self-Study Student`s Book ISBN 0 521 49766 3 Set of 2 cassettes Copyright The law allows a reader to make a single copy of part of a book for purposes of private study. It does not allow the copying of entire books or the making of multiple copies of extracts. Written permission for any such copying must always be obtained from the publisher in advance. iv Contents Acknowledgements iv Introduction 1 Practice Test 1 12 Practice Test 2 34 Practice Test 3 54 Practice Test 4 75 General Training Reading and Writing Modules Tapescripts Answer keys 94 107 130 ...
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...i Вторая страница обложки ii Cambridge Practice Tests for IELTS 1 Vanessa Jakeman Clare McDowell C AMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY PRESS iii PUBLISHED BY THF PRESS SYNDICATE OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE The Pitt Building Trumpington Street Cambridge CB2 1RP United Kingdom CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY PRESS The Edinburgh Building, Cambridge CB2 2RU, United Kingdom 40 West 20th Street, New York, NY 10011-4211, USA 10 Stamford Road, Oakleigh, Melbourne 3166, Australia © Cambridge University Press 1996 This book is in copyright. Subject to statutory exception and to the provisions of relevant collective licensing agreements, no reproduction of any part may take place without the written permission of Cambridge University Press. First published 1996 Third printing 1997 Printed in the United Kingdom at the University Press, Cambridge ISBN 0 521 49767 1 Self-Study Student`s Book ISBN 0 521 49766 3 Set of 2 cassettes Copyright The law allows a reader to make a single copy of part of a book for purposes of private study. It does not allow the copying of entire books or the making of multiple copies of extracts. Written permission for any such copying must always be obtained from the publisher in advance. iv Contents Acknowledgements iv Introduction 1 Practice Test 1 12 Practice Test 2 34 Practice Test 3 54 Practice Test 4 75 General Training Reading and Writing Modules Tapescripts Answer keys 94 107 130 ...
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...看到魏冬的日志让我心生很多感慨。感谢魏冬，在申请和学术上我们交流最多，在申请上他对我帮助太大，让我避免了被计量很好的dream school UCSD拒掉的局面；更重要的，让我在申请时放心许多。我的申请是个一波三折的故事，想得到开始，但想不到结局；我觉得应该写点什么作为纪念，也算给大家提供一点经验教训。另外感谢魏冬和吴沛凡，你们两个写的日志让我明白申请总结应该怎么写，因此省掉我很多时间思考结构，可以hardcore地把想说的都说出来。 致谢 首先要感谢的当然是我的三个推荐人。我只有三个推荐人，并且在所有学校上用了同样的package。L老师是nonparametric metrics界的大师，能有机会上他的博士生课并且拿到信我不胜荣幸；他的和蔼出乎意料，我填推荐人的两天之内几乎所有信就已经交了；在申请结果出来的时候还从美国打电话给我，我的感激之情无法形容。UBC的M老师对我帮助太大，我只能感激自己在换到UBC的情况下还能碰到这么好而且做metrics的老师，在申请之前和之中总是给我信心，帮我很仔细地改了SOP，而且我的第一个offer还是他先告诉我的。经管的Z老师是最熟悉最了解我的人，我从大二开始给他做RA，一直到现在（我在经济系只有这一个RA），学到的东西太多，不管是metrics的理论还是编程，还有做学术的许多道理；在我最低谷的时候，每次和Z老师交流之后我就变得轻松，而且对未来有了信心；能有好的writing sample，离不开他的指导和帮助。能拿到三个都是做metrics并且都是very strong letter，这种很consistent的package对我最终的申请结果起到了关键的作用。 除此之外还有上一届的吴沛凡和贺熹学长。尤其是吴沛凡学长，总是在我低谷的时候给我信心，不厌其烦地改我几乎不成形的SOP；虽然他总是自黑，但学术能力却总让我自愧不如。在经会认识这两位学长，我深感幸运。还有帮我修改文书的同学和老师。 还有一起申请的同学。魏冬我想不用多说了，不管是去berkeley还是stern相信以后一定都各种牛逼。还要太感谢伍良杰，一起在拿到Chicago后像小学生一样天天上课复习准备托福，没有互相支持我想我估计挺不过这个难关；马上就要开始长达五年的repeated games，希望在Chicago大家都好！UBC的Z同学我是交换的时候认识的， 他是那边统计系的第一名，和经济系的double major；交换的时候就对我各种帮助，让我感觉还不太无助，申请前后我们几乎天天交流，互相看过SOP，分享各种信息，让我了解国外的本科申请econ phd是什么样的情况；神奇地拿了top 10的3个wl还有一个1st year funding wl，希望他至少能有一个转正啊！ 按道理还是要感谢父母。但是我想这是言语无法表达的，父母从我大二的时候就坚定支持我申请，尤其我爸还各种了解信息，在申请上有时候比我知道的还要多一些；最纠结的感受只能向父母表达，靠他们开导；我还能心理正常地度过整个大学和申请的过程，他们起到了最重要的作用。 还有我的室友和同学们。李昱松刘运操经常听我在宿舍吐槽，忍受我的噪音，太不容易；小贺和孙健总是各种开导我，我心情不好的时候也经常找他们发泄，但他们同时也有很多的事情和压力。还有上学期经原小课的同学们，在我最无聊最郁闷的时候想到要给你们上课，就不得不振作起来；课上各种有趣也让我轻松许多；如果以后觉得我有什么能帮到你们的地方，一定不要犹豫。 背景和申请结果 背景 GPA：总7/152，必修+限选5/152； ...
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...雅思精品班写作讲义 IELTS Copyright Reserved 2009-9-24 Task 1 (A) • Openings 1. The graph(s) and chart(s) and table(s) , based on …( 调 查 研 究 ), illustrate/display/unfolds a clear picture of …(主要内容) in …（地方/方面） between … and …（时间） 2. As is reflected/revealed/shown/illustrated in the graphs, the number/percentages surged/subsided/fluctuated/differed of …surged/subsided/fluctuated/differed dramatically/gently + 时间 Eg. 1. This bar chart displays the number of men and women enrolled in future education in Britain during three periods. 2. It is immediately apparent from the diagram that in 1970 the professions in Malaysia were almost totally dominated by men. 3. As is revealed in the diagram, the number of hours per week spent on unpaid work is unequally distributed between men and women. 4. A glance at four indicators of economic and social conditions in four countries, Canada, Japan, Peru and Netherlands, in 2001 reflects the great differences that exist between wealthier and poorer nations. 时间的描述 Patterns In + 月份/年/年代 For/during + 时间段 Over the period … to … From…to…/between…and… At the end of the year/century Until… Before/after/around/about � � � � Examples In 1980s In the period between … and … During the first/second half of the year During the remainder of the year Over a ten year period/ over a decade Throughout the 19th century From 1980 onwards till… Endings Endings From the diagram it can be safely concluded that_________. As a whole/In general/To sum up/In conclusion/In summary/In...
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...IELTS WRITING 1: A recent report revealed that there is a growing number of people choose to make a baby later in their livelihood, which contribute to a negative impact on society at large. Furthermore, such situation may weaken a sense of household. Therefore, finding out the causes are of great significance. There are a series of factors applying for this circumstance. The primary one to blame naturally goes to the economic concern. To be specific, nowadays, as our material life make a great forward, not surprisingly, what citizens spend on their children is becoming increasingly expensive, such as skyrocket housing price, high-priced educational cost, or surging goods and services in markets. Thus, the majority of people choose not to have children prematurely and even have children. Consequently, owing to steep costs, not only will adults put less value on raising children, but also the conception of family, like responsibility, unity may vanish step by step. As much as what has been mentioned above, another factor we should not fail to notice is the government policy. A case in point is a common phenomenon in wealthy nations and regions, government and authority provides financial aid to the elderly and retiree, as a result, these people do not rely on their children to support them in old age. Similarly, in china, it is omnipresent that the late child-birth are encouraged, thus, some spouses intend not to sacrifice their own lifestyles to the time and expenditure of...
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...22000 ESSENTIAL WORDS FOR IELTS AND TOEFL Cũng có 1 chút kinh nghiệm về kỳ thi IELTS, nên hôm nay chia sẻ cùng mọi người. Muốn đạt điểm cao ở kỳ thi IELTS, có 1 điểm rất quan trọng mà Bear nghĩ ai cũng biết: LUYỆN TẬP THƯỜNG XUYÊN. Tuy nhiên, cũng có 1 điểm cực kỳ quan trọng mà đa số thường không chú trọng lắm. Đó là phần từ vựng dạng ACADEMIC (học thuật). Nên để đạt điểm cao trong kỳ thi IELTS, ôn luyện từ trong quyển 22.000 từ THI TOEFL/IELTS của Harold Levine là cực kỳ cần thiết. Mỗi ngày chỉ cần học 3 từ, thì lượng từ vựng của bạn sẽ tăng đáng kể. Số từ vựng này giúp bạn trong cả 4 phần thi LISTENING / SPEAKING / READING / WRITING. Ví dụ: Nếu bạn dùng từ: SIMULTANEOUSLY thay cho từ AT THE SAME TIME, hay PORTABLE thay cho từ EASY TO CARRY hay MITIGATE thay cho từ LESSEN … trong phần WRITING và SPEAKING thì điểm của bạn sẽ cao chót vót không ngờ luôn đấy. Chưa kể, nhất là trong phần READING, những từ trong quyển sách này xuất hiện nhiều lắm, và cả LISTENING nữa chứ. Sự lợi hại của quyển sách này, chắc chắn chỉ khi nào học rồi, bạn mới thấy rõ. Quyển này (nhà xuất bản TPHCM) đã hết bán rồi. Nên nếu bạn nào cần phôtô thì liên lạc Uyên Uyên: UyenUyen@englishtime.us Tuy nhiên mỗi tuần Bear vẫn sẽ post lên đây 20 từ trong quyển sách đó, để nếu bạn nào ở xa, vẫn có thể học được. Đương nhiên mỗi người có 1 cách học riêng và trí nhớ khác nhau. Có người nhìn qua là nhớ liền, có người nhìn hoài vẫn không nhớ, nên Bear suggest...
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...Many people decide on a career path early in their lives and keep to it. This, they argue, leads to a more satisfying working life. To what extent do you agree with this view? What other things can people do in order to have a satisfying working life? It is true that some people know from an early age what career they want to pursue, and they are happy to spend the rest of their lives in the same profession. While I accept that this may suit many people, I believe that others enjoy changing careers or seeking job satisfaction in different ways. On the one hand, having a defined career path can certainly lead to a satisfying working life. Many people decide as young children what they want to do as adults, and it gives them a great sense of satisfaction to work towards their goals and gradually achieve them. For example, many children dream of becoming doctors, but to realise this ambition they need to gain the relevant qualifications and undertake years of training. In my experience, very few people who have qualified as doctors choose to change career because they find their work so rewarding, and because they have invested so much time and effort to reach their goal. On the other hand, people find happiness in their working lives in different ways. Firstly, not everyone dreams of doing a particular job, and it can be equally rewarding to try a variety of professions; starting out on a completely new career path can be a reinvigorating experience. Secondly, some people see...
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...2012年10月-12月雅思口语part 1考题总结 2012年9月最新更新题库中：红色部分为九月最新更新考题，请重点准备，将持续到年底。 Bags Tip: 全新考题，史上第一次。我感觉男生被问到这题会哭的。为了帮助各位大老爷么，让我来举些例子：handbag, shopping bag, backpack, satchel, plastic bag, paper bag,我连sleeping bag也挖出来了，大家各取所需吧。 1. Do you usually carry a bag when you go out? 2. What types of bags do you use in your life? 3. What do you put in these bags? 4. Have you ever lost a bag? 5. What sorts of bags do women like to buy? 6. What do you consider if you want to buy a bag? 7. Do you think the style of a bag is very important? Why or why not? 8. Do you have a bag for special occasions? Card (Greeting cards like postcards and Christmas cards) Tip: 全新考题，在第二部分可以讲述你曾经亲手制作的一张手工贺卡作为礼物。 1. Have you ever received letters or cards? 2. When was the last time you received a card? 3. Do you write greeting cards to other people? Why or why not? 4. When do you usually writing cards? 5. When was the last time you wrote a greeting card? 6. How is letter different from card? 7. Do you write cards to others in your country? 8. Why do you think people choose to write a card? Dancing Tip: 男生也要准备，而且男生经常被问到。跳街舞street dance的男生很多啊。忽然想起了PSY的Gangnam Style，哈哈! 1. Do you like dancing? Why or why not? 2. When was the last time you danced? 3. Do you like to watch dance performance? 4. Do people in your country like to dance? 5. Where can you see people dance? 6. Have you ever learned how to dance? 7....
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...1. Q: Let's talk about your hometown or village, What kind of a place is it? A: My hometown is a laid-back village on the outskirts of Beijing. It's a pretty appealing place—quiet, low-key—which dates back hundreds of years but was never known for anything special, so far as I'm aware. The immediate environment is relatively good and the soil is rather fertile. Small fields surround the village, separated here and there orchards. Most people from the village work the land. They're farmers and their ancestors have always been farmers, which naturally creates a certain mindset and character. Of course, many young people are unsatisfied with this type of life and its corresponding outlook, so some of them have chosen to leave. The village is aging rapidly and the population is decreasing. 2. Q: Do you like your hometown? Why or why not? A: Naturally I love my hometown. Small towns like mine are apt to produce really distinctive characters among the people. Local residents are familiar enough with one another that everyone finds a slightly different social role and takes her role seriously, as it is a form of her identity that allows him to deeply engage her neighbors. This, in some ways, is similar to the formation of a family, where we notice difference among each other more clearly. As a result of this phenomenon, in my view, it's often easier to find a broader range of personalities and interests in small towns than in large cities, where interaction is frequently more...
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