...Tác giả: Simon Website: www.ielts-simon.com Người tổng hợp: Quang Thắng Website: www.ielts-quangthang.com TỔNG HỢP BÀI MẪU WRITING TASK 2 BAND 9.0 Tác giả: Simon Tổng hợp bởi: Quang Thắng Chào các bạn, Simon là một thầy giáo dạy IELTS rất nổi tiếng trên thế giới. Thầy là một cựu examiner, và hiện nay thầy đang có một website rất hữu ích về việc học và luyện IELTS. Thầy Simon luôn được biết đến với phong cách đơn giản và hiệu quả. Những bài học thầy viết luôn gần gũi, dễ hiểu và dễ áp dụng đối với mọi học viên. Tương tự là những bài essays thầy viết mẫu. Chúng đều tương đối đơn giản, nhưng lại cực kỳ xuất sắc và đều đạt mức band điểm 9.0. Dưới đây là tổng hợp 18 bài essays mẫu của thầy Simon cho Task 2. Các bạn nên đọc và phân tích kỹ từng bài viết này để học được cách viết sao cho đơn giản, mạch lạc và kiếm được điểm cao nhất. Chúc các bạn học được nhiều điều từ những bài viết mẫu này. Trần Quang Thắng Tác giả: Simon Website: www.ielts-simon.com Người tổng hợp: Quang Thắng Website: www.ielts-quangthang.com Some people believe that hobbies need to be difficult to be enjoyable. To what extent do you agree or disagree? Some hobbies are relatively easy, while others present more of a challenge. Personally, I believe that both types of hobby can be fun, and I therefore disagree with the statement that hobbies need to be difficult in order to be enjoyable. On the one hand, many people enjoy easy hobbies. One example of an activity that is easy...
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...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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...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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...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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...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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...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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...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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...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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...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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...Charles Webb The Graduate Benjamin Braddock has graduated from a college in the East of the USA. On the evening after his return, a party is given for him by his wealthy parents. He tries to escape from the guests’ approving and congratulating comments. Benjamin opened the door leading into the living room. He walked through the room keeping his eyes ahead of him on the carpet until Mrs. Calendar took his elbow. “Ben?” she said. “I just think it’s too terrific for words.” He walked past her and into the hall. Just as he got to the foot of the stairs his father came up behind him. “Leave me alone.” “Ben, for God’s sake what is it.” “I don’t know what it is.” “Come here,” Mr. Braddock said. He took his arm and led him down the hall and into a bedroom. “Son?” he said closing the door and locking it. “Now what is it?” “I don’t know.” “Well something seems pretty wrong.” “Something is.” “Well what?” ‘I don’t know!” Benjamin said. “But everything — everything is grotesque all of a sudden.” “Grotesque?” “Those people in there are grotesque. You’re grotesque.” “Ben.” “I’m grotesque. This house is grotesque. It’s just this feeling I have all of a sudden. And I don’t know why!” […] “But I’ve got to be alone. I’ve got to think until I know what’s happening to me.” […] As a birthday present, Benjamin receives diving equipment from his parents. In the presence of their neighbors, Mr. Braddock makes Benjamin test it in their swimming...
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...hear on their televisions. We have chosen “The Production’s” of Simon Cowell. Simon Cowell is one, if not the most powerful man in the music business. Of all of Simon’s productions we have chosen to write about his X Factor franchise, Got Talent franchise and Pop Idol as this is the show to which he rose to fame and from this he got the idea to start his own shows. These programmes are all casting programmes. Millions of people on average watch these shows. On average ten million viewers watch X Factor UK each week, although this number is decreasing. Also when Ashleigh and Pudsey won Britain’s Got Talent in May 2012, an average of nineteen million people tuned into see the dancing dog. The shows are watched by both male and female and also the shows do not target any specific age group. Pop Idol first appeared on our screens in 2001. Simon was a judge on the first series. After surprising Simon Fuller the show producer, Simon then travelled to America to appear as a judge on the American version of Pop Idol. Pete Waterman a fellow judge on Pop Idol was furious when Michelle McManus won series two of Pop Idol in 2003. Pete believed Michelle did not look like a pop star even though she had an amazing voice. Many people watching this show would have been influenced by this as they would then feel that they could not follow their dream as they may not have been as small in sized like other pop stars. Simon did not agree with Pete though as he was behind Michelle from the beginning...
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...Primer período general: La iglesia apostólica Desde la ascensión de Cristo: 30 d.C. hasta la muerte de San Juan: 100 d.C. I. La iglesia pentecostal (capítulo 2) Desde la ascensión de Cristo (30 d.C.) hasta la muerte de San Juan (100 d.C.) 1. Definición de la iglesia 2. Su principio: El día de Pentecostés (30 d.C.) 3. Su atributo: El Espíritu Santo a. Iluminó b. Le dio poder c. Moró internamente 4. Su localidad: La ciudad de Jerusalén 5. Sus miembros a. Hebreos b. Judíos-griegos o helenistas c. Prosélitos 6. Sus líderes: San Pedro y San Juan 7. Su gobierno: Por los doce apóstoles 8. Sus doctrinas a. Carácter mesiánico de Jesús b. Resurrección de Jesús c. Regreso de Jesús 9. Testimonio evangélico 10. Sus milagros 11. Su espíritu de fraternidad “Comunidad de bienes” a. Voluntario b. Comunidad pequeña c. Gente escogida d. Esperaban el regreso de Cristo e. Un fracaso financiero f. Produjo males morales 12. Único defecto de la iglesia pentecostal: falta de celo misionero II. Expansión de la Iglesia (capítulo 3) Desde la predicación de Esteban (35 d.C.) hasta el concilio de Jerusalén (50 d.C.) 1. Predicación de Esteban 2. Saulo persigue a la iglesia 3. Felipe en Samaria 4. Pedro en Jope y Cesarea 5. Conversión de Saulo 6. La iglesia en Antioquía 7. Primer viaje misionero a. Dos obreros trabajan unidos b. Un joven actúa como ayudante c. Grandes ciudades como campos de labor d. Comenzó en la sinagoga e. Visitar de nuevo las iglesias fundadas ...
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...com THE SUNFLOWER SIMON WIESENTHAL THE SUNFLOWER SUPERSUMMARY 1 TABLE OF CONTENTS PLOT OVERVIEW 3 CHAPTER SUMMARIES AND ANALYSES 5 Chapter 1 Chapters 2-5 Chapters 6-10 Chapters 11-15 Chapters 16-20 Chapters 21-25 Chapters 26-30 Chapters 31-35 Chapters 36-40 Chapters 41-45 Chapters 46-50 Chapters 51-54 5 8 12 15 20 23 26 29 33 36 39 42 MAJOR CHARACTER ANALYSIS 45 Simon Karl Josek Arthur Adam Bolek Karl’s Mother 45 45 46 46 47 47 47 THEMES 49 SYMBOLS AND MOTIFS 51 COPYRIGHT 2016 THE SUNFLOWER SUPERSUMMARY 2 IMPORTANT QUOTES 53 ESSAY TOPICS 61 COPYRIGHT 2016 THE SUNFLOWER SUPERSUMMARY 3 PLOT OVERVIEW The Sunflower by Simon Wiesenthal is a book of non-fiction. The first section, also titled “The Sunflower,” is an account of Wiesenthal’s experience as a concentration camp prisoner under the Nazi regime. In the account, Wiesenthal describes his life in Poland prior to the German occupation, his experiences of anti-Semitism within the Polish culture, and his life as a concentration camp prisoner. He describes life in the concentration camp, the continuous humiliations, the hunger, the illness, and the constant threat of death. Central to the narrative in “The Sunflower” is the story of Simon being summoned to the deathbed of a young Nazi soldier whom Simon calls Karl and who has been wounded in combat. Karl confesses to Simon his activities against...
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...08/26/2005 Notes for Aides Meeting How is the point system working for Kinder? For all other grade levels? Who is in the lead (I’d like to periodically announce this on morning announcements)? The Points are going great!! We came up with every week (Thursdays) letting you know who is in the lead! How are the sheets of paper going? The sheet are a keeper! We think that is great way to keep up with points. That way I can tally them right. How is the tracking chart/poster coming along? We decided not to laminate the poster board, and just decorate with all sort of treats so the kids will see it in the café. We came up with if the visual see what they will “Win” they will try harder. And the tracking I will keep up with and by you (Mrs. Reipe) announcing it they will know who is in the lead. Is there anything not working? Well its better now, the long Breakfast and lunch lines. They are running smoother now, guess it was just the first couple of weeks of school!!! How can we turn things up a notch and make things even better? (Movie on Fridays, if earned???) We thought that was a great Idea, it will keep a lot of kids at their seats and ready to sit down and eat and watch the movie!! Breakfast: What can be used to number the tables instead of taping the number? I know you came up with the little cones!!! Sounds Great! And Ms. A said she has a Cricut to make the Velcro numbers!! Is there anything that needs to be improved for breakfast? Make a definite cut, 8:00...
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