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Cintia AlvesI live in Dublin since 2009 and besides that I am an English teacher but I have to confess that I am a little bit nervous....Ill have myspeaking test today, in a few hours. Talking with friends is totally different than talking with the examiner... They make questions that sometimes we

do not have the answer, even in our own language...but I think that everything is going to be fine...I hope so:)

Abu TurabThe Examiner focuses the Grammar, sequence of thoughts, conciseness, spellings, and hanwiting.
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Celtic Enya1) COME UP WITH = produce a result 2) COMES OUT = showed up with something ... 3) COME UP or CAME UP = something

showed up (i.e. as a hindrance) 4) COME ACROSS = encounter
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Hi everyone. In yesterday's interview, Sally said there are 4 assessment criteria. Listen againhttp://audioboo.fm/boos/654765-academic-writing-assessment-

criteria.

Which of the 4 criteria means

a) linking your ideas and paragraphs together using a variety of words and expressions that join ideas

b) doing what you're asked to do and nothing more or less

c) using a wide variety of words and expressions.
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1st sept 2013

http://www.ielts.org/PDF/Vol11_Full_reportB.pdf

how questions are set in eitls in the abv link

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S4ThaqK6xdI
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Listening :

http://www.examenglish.com/IELTS/IELTS_listening.htm

Score 7 Bands in IELTS call on 9873924123 Achievers.

Study notes : www. e-englishteacher.com

Write one word and/or a number for each answer Two common IELTS topics are culture and tradition, and communication (i.e. language, communications technology and the media). In IELTS Writing tasks, a common mistake that I see candidates make is to shorten words such as do notto dontand it isto its. DONT

USE CONTRACTIONS. Writing.

1. By cooking at home, you dont have to2. Its obvious that eating at home is

In these cases, it would have been more appropriate to say:

1. By cooking at home, you do nothave to2. It is obvious that eating at home is

It says on the Official IELTS website that for IELTS Academic writing tasks candidates should write in an academic or semi-formal style, and for

IELTS General Training Writing task 2 candidates should write in a semi-formal style. In other words, in these writing tasks you shouldnt use

informal language like contractions.

Have a look back at a piece of IELTS writing that youve recently done and check to see if youve used any contractions.

You now have half a minuteBy Pete on November 19th, 2010 inIELTS listening tips.No comments yet

Hi

As you probably know, there are four sections in the IELTS listening test and at the end of each section youll hear the instruction You now havehalf a minute to check your answers.
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When you hear this instruction in your listening test, you could look ahead to the questions in the next section instead of checking your answers

to the section youve just listened to.

Looking ahead will give you more time to read the questions in the next section before the recording starts and give you more time topredict the kindof information you are listening for.

At the end of the test, youll be given 10 minutes to check all of your answers and transfer them from the quest ion booklet to the answer sheet; you

dont need to check your answers after each section.

Dear Dave and Julie, WRITING SAMPLE. Im writing to say thank you for putting me up last month and for sending the photos. I really enjoyed my time with you and s eeing the photos

was like reliving some of the good times we had. Im sorry that its taken me so long to write. I know I said Id write as soon as I got back, but its been really hectic at work. Ive been staying

late or bringing work home from the office and have been too tired to do anything other than just sit in front of the TV for an hour or sobefore crashing out.

Having said that, Id love for you guys to come and stay some time soon. Work will be a lot quieter next month and it would b e great to showyou the hospitality that you showed me. Ill even cook that delicious pasta dish I cooked for you just before I left.

Let me know if youd like to come,

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IELTS Exam:

IELTS Tips for Speaking

Tip 1 Part of the reason they start the speaking test with 'giving personal information' is to put students at their ease, so the examiner gets achance to see what students are capable of during the test. Therefore students should just relax and answer the questions as naturally as

possible.

Tip 2 Students shouldn't just provide one-word answers, but it isn't necessary to stretch one question out to the whole 4 or 5 minutes either.

Extended speaking is tested in Part Two of the speaking paper. In other words, the answer to 'Do you have any brothers or sisters? is not

'Yes', but it isn't 'My eldest sister is 5 foot 2 inches tall and her birthday is 7 weeks after mine.' either. Again, be natural.

Tip 3 Students should remember that the different parts of the speaking test do not have separate marks, so it isn't the end of the world i fthey start slowly just as long as they have showed what they can do by the end of the test.

Tip 4 The examiner has had a long hard day, and is human too- so be interesting!

Tip 5 A good warmer, and practice for providing interesting extended answers to the questions, is getting students to ask their partnersexactly the same question over and over again. Each time they answer the question, students should give a different response. For example,

A:' Where are you from?'B: 'Seaford'A:' Where are you from?'B: 'A small town on the south coast of England'

A: 'Where are you from?'B: 'A really boring place to grow up' Etc.

Tip 6 Another good practice activity for this is to have play theDont answer yes or no game. Basically, one student sits in front of the class

and answers all the questions the other students ask them. If they sayYes or No at any time they are out, and another student takes their

place. The winning student is the one who stays there the longest.

Tip 7 A simpler warmer is just getting students to question each other in detail about a different one of the possible topics at the beginning of

each lesson.

Tip 8 Getting students to concentrate on communicatively important things such as keeping eye contact and not fidgeting can help somestudents by taking their attention off the actual language they are using.

Tip 9 A range of times and tenses may come up in this part, and it a good opportunity for students to show they can talk about the past,

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What is the test structure?IELTS tests the candidates in areas of Listening, Writing, Reading and speaking.

IELTS Listening: This is a test of listening comprehension in the context of general language proficiency. The test is in four sections. The

first two sections are concerned with social needs, while the last two are concerned with situations more closely related to educational or

training contexts. Texts include both monologues and dialogues between two or three people, and are heard once only. A variety of questiontypes are used for the forty items, including multiple choice, short-answer questions, notes/summary/flow chart completion, sentencecompletion, labelling a diagram and matching.

IELTS Speaking: The Speaking module is a structured interview with an emphasis on general speaking skills. It assesses whether candidateshave the necessary knowledge and skills to communicate effectively with native speakers of English.

IELTS Reading: Candidates take either the Academic or the General Training Reading module. The Academic Reading module consists oftexts of general interest dealing with issues which are appropriate for, and accessible to, candidates entering postgraduate or undergraduatecourses. The texts of the General Training Reading module draw on social and training contexts or deal with general interest topics.

Both Reading modules consist of three passages or sections with forty questions. Question types include multiple choice, sentence orsummary completion, identifying data for short-answer questions, matching lists or phrases and identifying writers views/attitudes.

IELTS Writing: Candidates take either the Academic or the General Training Writing module. Appropriate responses for the Academic Writingmodule are short essays or general reports, addressed to tutors or to an educated non-specialist audience. The General Training Writingmodule requires candidates to write personal semi-formal or formal correspondence, or to write on a given topic as part of a simulated classassignment.

There are two compulsory tasks. Task 1 requires at least 150 words and Task 2, the more heavily weighted, requires at least 250 words. InTask 1, Academic Writing module candidates are asked to look at a diagram, table or data and to present the information in their own words.

Candidates taking the General Training Writing module are asked to respond to a given problem with a letter in Task 1. In Task 2, allcandidates are presented with a point of view, argument or problem and asked to provide general factual information, outline and/or present

a solution, justify an opinion, and evaluate ideas and evidence.

What kind of accents can be heard in the Listening and Speaking tests?As IELTS is an international test, a variety of English accents are used in both of these examinations.

IELTS Academic Module

Sections No of questions Section Time

Listening 4 Sections, 40 Items 30 minutes (20 minutes to listen to a tape and to answer questions on


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what you hear, and 10 minutes to transfer your answers to AnswerSheet.)

Academic Reading 3 sections, 40 items60 minutes (your task is to read passages of text and answer questions

according to what you have read. There are also other types ofassignments )

Academic Writing 2 tasks (150 & 250 words)60 minutes (20 minutes to write a letter and 40 minutes to write anessay.)

Speaking -11 to 14 minutes (consists of 3 parts: Personal Interview, Little Speech

and a Discussion.)

Total : 2 hrs and 45 minutes

Note: All the parts continue one after another, and only before Speaking you get a li ttle break.

Possible Questions from the Interviewer of the IELTS Test

1. What is the meaning of your given name?

2. Does your name affect your personality?

3. Tell me something about your hometown.

4. What are the differences in accent between your hometown and Beijing?

5. What is the character of the people like in your hometown?

6. What is people's favourite food in the region where you live?

7. What will you do during the Spring Festival this year?

8. Are there any traditional festivals in your region?

9. Describe a typical Spring Festival for a Chinese family.

10. Tell me something about the Lantern Festival.

11. How have weddings changed in recent years?

12. Tell me something about the Qing Ming Festival.

13. Describe a traditional wedding ceremony.

14. How do Chinese usually celebrate birthdays?

15. Are there any traditions concerning the birth of a baby?

16. How do you like Beijing? Compare it to your hometown.

17. What place do you like best in Beijing?

18. What places in Beijing should a foreigner visit?

19. What places would you recommend a visitor to go to in your region/hometown?

20. If you had the choice, where would you choose to live in China?

21. Which parts of China would you recommend a foreigner to visit?

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23. Which is the worst place you've been to in China?

24. Who takes the greatest responsibility for bringing up your child in your family?

25. Which is the best place you've been to in China?

26. Who does most of the household chores in your family?

27. Are the traditional sexual roles within the family changing?

28. Why is the divorce rate increasing so rapidly? Is it a problem?

29. What is your opinion of the one-child policy?

30. How do you discipline your child?31. Is it acceptable for couples to live together without marrying?

32. If you had the choice, would you have a son or a daughter?

33. Are you going to bring your child up any differently to the way your parents did?

34. What hopes do you have for your child?

35. Do women still have too heavy a burden in their day to day life?

36. Is the increasing influence of the West largely a positive or negative thing?

37. What, according to you, has been the greatest change in recent years?

38. What, according to you, has been the most problematic change in recent years?

39. What, if you are a lecturer what changes have you seen in education over the past few years?

40. Who should bear the responsibility for payment of tuition fees?41. What can be done to improve education in rural areas?

42. Have recent changes affected your job in any way?

43. Do you agree with private education?

44. What can be done to close the gap between urban and rural areas?

45. If you had the power, what reforms would you carry out within education?

46. Describe a typical working day for you.

47. How do you see yourself in ten years time?

48. If you had the opportunity to change your job, what would you do instead?

49. If you had one million Yuan, what would you do with it?

50. If you could start your life again, would you do anything differently?51. Do you have any ambitions?

52. Which country/place would you most like to visit?

53. What changes do you think China will see in the next few years?

54. Will any possible future changes affect your job in any way?

55. How do you think you will cope in Britain?

56. Does anything worry you about going to the UK?

57. Are you looking forward to anything in particular in Britain?

58. What are your plans on your return to China?

59. What do you do in your spare time?


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60. What will you do if you fail the IELTS?

The nine bands and their descriptive statements are as follows:

9 Expert User. Has fully operational command of the language: appropriate, accurate and fluent with complete understanding.8 Very Good User. Has fully operational command of the language with only occasional unsystematic inaccuracies and inappropriacies.Misunderstandings may occur in unfamiliar situations. Handles complex detailed argumentation well.

7 Good User. Has operational command of the language, though with occasional inaccuracies, inappropriacies and misunderstandings insome situations. Generally handles complex language well and understands detailed reasoning.

6 Competent User. Has generally effective command of the language despite some inaccuracies, inappropriacies and misunderstandings.Can use and understand fairly complex language, particularly in familiar situations.

5 Modest User. Has partial command of the language, coping with overall meaning in most situations, though is likely to make manymistakes. Should be able to handle basic communication in own field.

4 Limited User. Basic competence is limited to familiar situations. Has frequent problems in understanding and expression. Is not able touse complex language.

3 Extremely Limited User. Conveys and understands only general meaning in very familiar situations. Frequent breakdowns incommunication occur.

2 Intermittent User. No real communication is possible except for the most basic information using isolated words or short formulae infamiliar situations and to meet immediate needs. Has great difficulty understanding spoken and written English.

1 Non User. Essentially has no ability to use the language beyond possibly a few isolated words.

9 Expert User8 Very Good User7 Good User

6 Competent User5 Modest User4 Limited User

3 Extremely Limited User2 Intermittent User

1 Non User

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muteman

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Posted: Thu Jan 11, 2007 3:13 pm Post subject: IELTS study hints

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hi

.The following study hints will help yo u in the weeks leading up to the IELTS.

Become familiar with the test as early as possible. The skills being tested in the IELTS take a period of time to build up. Cramming is not an effective study technique for IELTS.

Use your study time efficiently. Study when you are fresh and, after you have planned a timetable, make sure that you keep t o it. Set goals and ensure that you have adequate breaks. In the IELTS

test, each of the four Band Modules Listening, Reading, Writing an d Speaking carries the same weight. Study each skill carefully and spend more time on t he skills in which you feel you are weak.

Be aware of the exact procedure for the test. Be very clear on the order of each section, its length and the specific question types. There are many resources available to help you practice these

skills.

Having a study partner or a study group is an excellent idea. Other students may raise issues that you may not have considered.

Seek help from teachers, friends and native English speakers.

Countdown to the test

Days before the test

This is not a time for intensive study. It is a time to review skills and your test technique. It is important to exercise, eat, rest and sleep well during the week in which you will take the test.

Leave nothing to chance. If you do not know how to get to the test centre, try going there at a similar time one or two weeks before the real test.

The night before the test

You must have a good dinner and go to bed at your normal time not too early and not too late, as you do not want to disrupt your sleep pattern if possible.

Have everything ready that you need to take with you to the test so you can simply pick it up in the morning, for example, the test registration form, passport, test number, pens, pencils, erasers,

etc. A pen that runs dry or a pencil that breaks can take several minutes to replace. Check before the exam exactly what articles you need. Set your alarm clock the night before or arrange a wake-

up call.

On the morning of the test

Eat a good breakfast. You will have several hours of concentration ahead of you and you will need food and drink in the morning. You may even want to bring more food or a snack with you,

especially if your speaking test is at a later time that day. You cannot, however, take food or drink into the exam room. If possible, wear a watch in case you cannot see t he clock in the exam room.

It is essential that you keep track of time.

Give yourself plenty of time to get to the test centre. You will be required to complete a registration form and to show your passport before you enter the examination room so you must arrive at

the time specified by your test centre. If you are early, you could go for a walk. If you are late, you will not be allowed to enter. Avoid the added tension of having to rush.

During the test

Most students at the test will feel nervous. This is quite normal. In fact, it can actually be quite helpful in terms of motivation. It may make you alert and help you to focus. The aim is for you to try

to perform at your optimum level.

In contrast, high levels of anxiety can affect a student's performance. However, much of this anxiety can be overcome by good preparation, familiarity with test details and a positive attitude.


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The examination room should be suitable for testing, that is, the lighting, ventilation and temperature should be appropriate. If you are uncomfortable because of any of these factors or if there is

some other problem, such as not being able to hear the recording of t he Listening Module, make sure you ask the person in charge to do something about it. For example, you may ask to change

seats.

Examination technique

By using good examination technique you could help to improve your ov erall score for the IELTS test.

Remember that every section is marked independently. Do not jeopardise your performance in one section just because you believe that you have done b adly in another. Do not underestimate or

try to predict your outcome. Y ou may, in fact, have done better th an you imagined.

Focus on what you know rather than on what you don't know while you are doing the test.

Ensure that you adhere to the times suggested as they usually correspond to the number of marks given for a particular question.

In the Listening and Reading Modules, it is a good idea to write down an answer, even if you are not sure of it, before moving on to the next question. Many students intend to return to the

answers they have omitted at the end of the test but do not have enough time to do so. Furthermore, by writing your best answer at the actual time of reading the question, you save the time you

need to spend again on re-reading the question and re-acquainting yourself with the subject matter. If you are not confident about your answer, mark it in some way and return to it at the end.

The International English Language Testing System (IELTS) is a test of English language proficiency, developed by the University of Cambridge Local Examinations Syndicate. IELTS is now accepted as

evidence of a prospective student's level of English by most universities in English speaking countries.

Here we provide you the free material of IELTS for the Free preparation of IELTS test. There are two different IELTS tests that you can do: Academic and General. The following information will deal

only with the Academic test as this is the test used for university entrance.

IELTS is not a test that you can pass or fail. Your assessment will be reported according to a scale from bands one to nine. You will need to contact the university you wish to enter to find out the

IELTS score they require for entry into yo ur chosen course. Band one indicates that you have virtually no English at all. Band nine is native speaker proficiency. Universities in Australia typically

require a band score of between 6 and 7.

The test questions and tasks have been designed to reflect the general interests of people from an educated background. You will therefore not be required to have any specialist knowledge.

The IELTS test has four components ? Reading, Writing, Listening, Speaking. You will receive a band score for each component as well as a global band score.

gud luck

LTS: 10 Mistakes You Must Avoid

IELTS: 10 Mistakes You Must Avoid

By Simone Braverman

The process of studying for IELTS can be overwhelming. It always is of great importance to one?s future and the stakes are us ually high. Among countless rules of IELTS it is easy to loo se focus and

begin drifting in the wrong direction, especially when you have nobody to guide you. This is the reason why people don?t receive the score they really deserve. Here are the top 10 mistakes IELTS

candidates make.

Give more answers than necessary

As I have already mentioned in one of the previous articles, instructions are there for a reason. If they say ?give one answer? or ?answer in 3 words?, this is exactly what the examiners will be

looking for, and if they find two answers or four words ? points are lost forever.

Write answers in the booklet, not on the Answer Sheet

Of course, writing answers on the booklet margins looks more natural then having to copy them to some special Answer Sheet. Well, surprise ? the only answers IELTS examiners count are those


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copied to the Answer Sheet. Every answer written on booklet margins only scores zero.

Lose track of time

During Reading and Writing sections it is candidates? responsibility to manage their own time. No one will tell you to stop w orking on the current task and to move forward to the next one. So, in

worst case scenario, you could spend all the time working on just one passage, when there are 3 more to go.

Waste a lot of time on one hard question

All IELTS questions are of different difficulty. It is wrong to assume that every next question will be harder than the previous one. This is why getting stuck on one hard question is a bad idea. By

moving forward to some easier questions you co uld win points, which otherwise would be lost.

Read the whole passage first in Reading section

Those passages are not meant to be read. It is enough to scan through the text, noticing what the text is about a nd what the purpose of each paragraph is. After getting familiar with the passage, it

is the time to read questions and look for answers.

Assume they know the answer

There is an old saying ?Assumptions are the mother of all mess-ups?. Many people walk right into this trap, by reading the question and assuming t hat they already know the answer from their

experience or general knowledge. What a mistake! The answer is what is written in the passage and not what comes first to your mind. If, for example, the question is ?Does smoking cause cancer?

and your mind says ?Yes? but the passage says ?No?, then ?No? is the correct answer.

Copy the task in Writing section

Let me list reasons why this would be a mistake. First, instructions forbid this. Second, you don?t get any points for it. Third, it waste s precious time you could use writing something meaningful.

Not checking the answers

It is only human to make mistakes and there is nothing wrong in admitting it. This is a good enough reason to check and double-check your answers if there is time left.

Trying to impress the examiner

What usually happens when a person starts trying to impress the examiner is usually the opposite. Be the best you can at your level, don?t try to claim a higher level you are not at. Don?t start

trying to use super complex sentences or big smart words (without being sure what they mean).

Answering with ?Yes? or ?No?

When examiner is asking you a question, it is not the answer he is after. His goal is to make you speak. As for you, every chance to speak is an opportunity to show how fluent your English is.

Answering with ?Yes? or ?No? ruins every chance o f good grade.

About The Author

Simone Braverman is the author of "ACE The IELTS" e-Book. She once had to take the IELTS test to o pen a door to a dream. Her curiosity pushed her towards researching into different aspects o f

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IELTS WORKSHOP

Prepare for your IELTS test with the British Council

Have you registered for the IELTS with us? How confident are you in taking the test? Increase your level of confidence by participating in the

IELTS preparatory workshop organised by the British Council which will give you practice and useful tips on the exam.

Details of the workshop: This twelve hour workshop has been specially designed for British Council registered IELTS candidates. Whether youhave taken another course or not, this workshop will give you valuable test strategies, tips and practice. We recommend that you spend some time

after this workshop practising what you have learnt before you take the test.

This workshop covers three basic areas: 1.Test format 2. Skills development 3. Practice

At the end of the workshop you will be able to make an action plan, identifying areas you still need to work on. Your trainer will help you withideas for this. There is also a resource guide, to help you plan further studying.

The duration of the training is 3 hours for each of the four modules of the test over 2 days.

Time & venue: 1000 to 1700 (2 Days), British Library, Bangalore.

Workshop aims: By the end of this workshop you will...

Know the format of each module of the test

Have picked up some useful strategies for answering the test questions

Know which skills and sub skills to use during each part of the test

Have practised different task types for each part of the test

Have assessed your own strengths and weaknesses
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Workshop is not to assess your Band Scores.

Workshop fee is payable prior to the commencement of workshop. All payments should be made either by cash / A/c Payee cheque /demand draft, payable to British Library, Bangalore. If obliged to cancel an event, the British Council reserves the right to do so without further liability, subject to the return of any fee already

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Question Listening Reading Writing Speaking other

3 sessions 3 sessions 2 sessions 1 session

40 minutes, 60 minutes. 60 minutes. 1114minutes.

The modulecomprisesfoursections.Each sectionbegins with ashortintroductiontelling thecandidatesabout thesituation and

thespeakers.Then theyhave sometime to lookthroughquestions.The firstthreesectionshave a breakin the middle

allowing

In theacademicmodule thereading testcomprisesthreesections,with 3 textsnormallyfollowed by13 or 14questions for

a total of 40questionsoverall. TheGeneral testalso has 3sections.However thetexts areshorter, sothere can beup to 5 textsto read.

In theGeneralTrainingmodule,there arealso twotasks: inTask 1candidateswrite a letteror explain asituation,

and in Task2 they writean essay.

The speakingtest containsthreesections. Thefirst sectiontakes theform of aninterviewduring whichcandidatesmay be askedabout their

hobbies,interests,reasons fortaking IELTSexam as wellas othergeneraltopics suchas clothing,free time,computersand the

internet or

All candidates take thesame Listening andSpeaking Modules, whilethe Reading and WritingModules differ dependingon whether the candidateis takingthe Academic orGeneralTraining Versions of theTest.


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candidatesto look at theremainingquestions.Each sectionis heard only

once.[5]

family.In the secondsectioncandidatesare given atopic cardand thenhave oneminute to

prepare afterwhich theymust speakabout thegiven topic.The thirdsectioninvolves adiscussionbetween theexaminer andthe

candidate,generally onquestionsrelating to thetheme whichthey havealreadyspoken aboutin part 2. Thislast sectionis moreabstract, and

is usuallyconsideredthe mostdifficult.

This table can be used for the Listening tests to convert raw scores to band scores. This chart is a guide only, because sometimes the scores adjust slightly

depending on how difficult the exam is.
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Band Score 9.0 8.5 8.0 7.5 7.0 6.5 6.0 5.5 5.0 4.5 4.0 3.5 3.0 2.5

Raw score 39 40 37 38 35 36 32 34 30 31 26 29 23 25 18 22 16 17 13 15 10 12 8 9 6 7 4 5

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APPLYING

TO QUOTE MEANS

1 Virtualisation

Doing More with

less

2 Emc2

where information

lives

3 Net apps

Going further,

faster

4

The lion and the lamb shall lie down together,

but the lamb will not be very sleepy.

5

Time is a man made measurement of moment.

It doesn't exist

6

If an egg is broken by an outside force, a life

ends. If an egg breaks from inside, a life

begins. Great things always being from inside.

7

The habit of giving only enhances the desire to

give - Walt whitman

8

The three great essentials to achieve anything

worth are : Hardwork, stick -to -itiveness and

common sense. Thomas edison

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10

By the time a man realizes that maybe his

father was right, he usually has a son who

thinks he's wrong bob

11 MEGA-GIGABYTES ............... SON !!!

12 Milhouse: I thought you said you could read lips? Bart: I assumed I could.

13 life ding dang ding............ life is like a bell sound, no one knows when it will stop.

14 house In a world without fences and walls, who needs Gates and Windows ?15 computer When developers no longer write applications for your computer, that's when it really starts to fall apart. -- Steve Jobs

16 LIFE Lead life similar to a dictionary, providing meaning to everyone who refers you.

17 What is the speed of DARK then

18 computer The program never stops changing, until the programmer dies

19 When things go WRONG don't go with them

20 The man never stands as tall as when he kneels to help a child. Knights of pythagoras

21 I am a leaf on the wind. Watch how I soar. - Wash

22 If you get NO as answer, remember NO is Next Opportunity" always Be Positive - Chandratp

23 Hurry up slowly24 every cloud has a silver lining

25 War does not determine who's right; war determines who's left.

26 Guts wins more games than ability

27 One might think that the money value of an invention constitutes its reward to the man who loves his work.

But... I continue to find my greatest pleasure, and so my reward, in the work that precedes what the world calls success. - TEDI

28 "Do not give me dirt, for I will dissolve it or wash it away" - - Water

29 I am virtual, therefore I am.

30 arrogance and ignorance go hand in hand

31 What goes in must come out.

32 Tears can earn Sympathy for you but Sweat will earn Respect - Anubhav Tripathi

33 love Hello Professor Falken. Would you like to play a game?

34 Don't Hate, Just Appreciate...

35 JOKE Tech support: Are you running it under windows? Customer: No, my desk is next to the door

36 Joel Has anyone seen my monkey?

37 The flushing toilet was invented by Thomas Crapper.

38 Disney land is the happiest place on Earth

39 "Imagination is more important than knowledge."

40 "Ever tried. Ever failed. No matter. Try again. Fail again. Fail better." - Samuel Beckett
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41 We are just an advanced breed of monkeys on a minor planet of a very average star.

But we can understand the Universe. That makes us something very special.stephen hawkings

42 We often fear the thing we want the most

43 Verizon Think Bigger, Think Broader, Think Forward

44 "The most adventurous thing left for us is to sleep, for no one can lay a hand on our dreams."

45 Happiness is real only when it is shared

46 "Anyone who has never made a mistake has never tried anything new" - Einstien 47 The harder I practice the luckier I get.

48 Tested and trusted since my Birth-1989

49 He can compress the most words into the smallest ideas of any man I ever met. -- Abraham Lincoln

50 The 50-50-90 rule: Anytime you have a 50-50 chance of getting something right, there's a 90% probability you'll get it wrong.

51 JO "Take care to get what you like or you will be forced to like what you get!" - Scooter

52

53The illiterate of the 21st century will not be those who cannot read and write, but those who cannot learn, unlearn and relearn. -Alvin

Toffler

54 "Ever tried. Ever failed. No matter. Try again. Fail again. Fail better." - Samuel Beckett

55 It's a wasted day, if you haven't learned something new.

56 Being deeply loved by someone gives you strength, while loving someone deeply gives you courage.

57 "I drank some boiling water because I wanted to whistle."

58 A man is lucky if he is the first love of a woman...! A woman is lucky if she is the last love of a man..! "Charles Dickens"

59 We need to go deeper!

60 Only hits count, you can't miss fast enough to catch up...

61 Earth is 98% full. Please delete anyone you can

62 Press + Hold The Power Button to quickly close all applications in all OPerating Systems....

63 The most conservative approach would be not to come out of the house, the sky might fall down

64 "I Eat To Live but Few Others Live To Eat - Rohith"

65 Perfection is not when there is nothing to add, but when there is nothing left to remove.

66 He that is good for making excuses is seldom good for anything else - Benjamin Franklin

67 "Do today, what you must do tomorrow,

68 Do right now, what you must do today.."

69 Rome did not create a great empire by having meetings, they did it by killing all those who opposed them.

70
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71 Chrysalis is an enterprise-wide initiative designed to promote security awareness and implement industry standard security controls.

OK right. Now obviously insurance is an important thing to consider and our companies are ableto offer very good rates in a number of different all-inclusive packages.

B Sorry, could you explain a bit more?

A Yes, sorry, um. Theres really threerates according to quality of insurancecovertheres the highestcomprehensive cover which isPremium rate, then theres standardrate and then theres economy rate.That one will only cover the cost ofthe contents second hand.

B Oh Ive been stung before witheconomy insurance so Ill go for thehighest.

A Mhhm and can I just check would youwant home delivery or to a local depotor would you want to pick it up at thenearest port?

B The portd be fineIve got transportthat end.

A Fine and will you be paying by creditcard?

B Can I pay by cheque?

Representative: Hi there, are you interested in doing a foundation course?

Student: No, well, Im not sure actually. Im not sure what I want to do.


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Representative: Thats not unusual. Are you thinking about further study, or were you planning to go straight into a job?

Student: I was always thinking Id go to university, but the fees are so high now, I was looking for other options, somethingwhere I can be sure Id get a job afterwards.

Representative: Yes, thats a real problem now, isnt it? The high fees at university.

Student: Yeah, that and the fact that Im really not sure whether a university courses really prepare you for any particularjob. Theyre too academic, not really very practical.

Representative: Well, it sounds as if one of our foundation courses might be the right thing for you. The fees are lower thanuniversity fees, and not only that, but because the courses arent full time, you can work for two or three days aweek, so you can earn and study at the same time. The other good thing is that you get real experience in the

workplace where you can develop your employability skills. The teaching is also a lot more personal, with smaller

class sizes, which means you get more attention.

Student: So, do you get the same qualifications that you would at university?

Representative: Youd be working towards a foundation degree, not an honours degree like you would at a university, but you canprogress onto a honours course if you successfully complete the foundation course.

PAUSE

Representative: So what sort of course were you thinking of taking?

Student: I was thinking of going into business or management or something like that. Do you do courses in that?

Representative: Well, not as such, but we do offer a course in Managing Public Services which might be of interest to you, especially

as the public sector is one of the countrys biggest employers and its always looking for talented individuals. A lotof the skills you need for those departments are the same as those youd need in business, so you can decide at a late

date whether you want to work in a public or a private company.

Student: Yeah? What does the course involve?

Representative: Well, there are a number of different modules you can take. The ones which might be of interest to you are, er..., let

me have a look, this oneOrganisational Behaviour.Students: Whats that about then?

Representative: Youll learn things like the theoretical and practical nature of organisations, such as how they are set up and

structured. Theres another module called Managing People which teaches some principles and managementtechniques for leading groups of people. Then theres this module: Individual and Group Behaviour thats ahuman resources module which looks at how people behave as part of an organisation and how you can motivate

them. Then theres this module: Financial resources it looks at budgeting and planning, and where you can get

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Student: This one looks interesting: Applied Psychology for the Public Services.

Representative: Yes, it is. It follows on from the Individual and Group Behaviour module I mentioned. It looks at how you canapply psychological factors like stress and memory to work in the public sector.

Student: It looks like a really practical course.

Representative: It is. I dont think youd be disappointed.

Student: So, what do I need to be able to get onto a course?

Representative: You need GCSEs in Maths and English at grade C or higher.

Student: Uh-huh, well I got a B in Maths and an A in English, so thats OK.

Representative: And are you doing A levels?

Student: Yeah

Representative: Well, you need to get at least 60 points, and that must include one complete A-level.

Student: Okay, well that doesnt sound like too much of a problem. Can I take one of these information packs?

Representative: Sure, go ahead.

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