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Sunday, May 30, 2010
Thursday, May 27, 2010
Writing Tests - Corrected Versions
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Oxygen, which is one of the most important factors in our survival, is produced by greenery, such as trees, grass, and aother kinds of green plants. Although recently, all around the globe, larger and larger areas of woodland are being destroyed daily. What can we do as individuals, who are also members of the world? Can we do nothing? I definitely don't agree with that. However, I think just writing to the govertments and large companies to halt the destruction is really not enough.
Although large companies may produce more of the harmful effects, just hoping these companies do all the work is impossible as a solution. There is no reason for them to spend money to protect the woodlands and green plants. To plant new trees and try
On the other hand, we, as individuals, should help them because individuals are the main part of the world. So we can do much more than companies.
If you ask me "What about the government in this situation?", I will begin with the relationship between the government and individuals. In my opinion, the government is created as a small society. They work for the huge group of individuals and reflect our opinions. However, is it only governments who want to halt the destruction? No, government decisions are based on individual wishes. So it becomes clear that the governemnt's work is also our duty. Do please do everything you can to help the government to rebuild the green earth.
As I have written above, I think the individuals, as the main part of the world, should do more than the governments and large companies.
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Recently, deforestation has become a big problem which people have to settle immediately, but most people don't think about it. Acutally, things which are made from wood have been used all over the world, and they have been used by humans. But the majority of people aren't conscious of how much they use.
For example, paper is made from wood. It's easy to get and the price is reasonable, so people don't treasure it. In fast food shops, shop assistants wrap products which the sell in paper and give customers paper napkins. Moreover, they put meals in paper bags. This way is wasteful because custtomers will throw rubbish away after they eat.
In conclusion, I really agree that deforestation has become a big problem. Everybody should think about this problem, not only governments and large companies. Actually, things which you can do may have a small effect, but if may people do small things, there will be great effects in all.
___________________________________
In my opinion, I think people as individuals can help and do something for general development of areas with trees. If everyone things about this problem, it is already almost all of the population of the world. Maybe it is not an obligation to do something; we need to remember what we use wood for and have a good attitude towards trees. For the continuation of this infrastructure, we need to do something. If it is only the government that takes action, effects will be less than if people understnd the problem and hope to help. In my country, people do not think about that, they just waste wood on everything. A lot of people go to the forest for a BBQ and they can cause a big fire in the oforest. Every day we use wood but never think about that. I think if people are cautious and care about trees, it will be very nice. We live in one world and we must care about nature because we depend on it. People usually only take things from nature but don't give. It is not difficult and only good attitudes to nature. If everyone does something for nature, not only the government, we can make the world much more beautiful.
___________________________________
In the present age, the environment is playing an increasingly important role in our lives, but in the meantime, some people say that trees are being destroyed and we cannot do anything as we don't have enough time and money. However, the government says that planting trees can help us have an improved life. We should control people destroying trees. Personally, I am in favour of the former view.
There are reasons for the government to agree that planting trees can help our life. First of all, we have all recently heard that a kind of disaster is occurring. The government is planting trees on the mountains to be able to control this disaster in nature. Moreover, wild animals live in the forest; if we do not destroy these trees, the wild animals will have a good place to live. Last but not least, if the government plants trees, they can provide oxygen; every day we can breathe new, clean air.
On the other hand, it is worth pointing out that there are also arguments supporting the opinion that if some people are destroying our forests, others cannot do anything. First of all, people do not have enough time and money to plant trees and control the destruction of others. Secondly, even if we find the people who are destroying trees, we can't prevent them from doing so because they won't listen to individuals. Lastly, a lot of people live in the city, very far away from the countryside. Sometimes they do not know trees are being destroyed.
In summary, we live in the same place. The government plants trees. We should protect these trees, but the government can control the destruction of trees. People can take action and help trees to grow.
_________________________________________
Nowadays, there are so many problems surrounding humans. For example, we need oxygen and clean water and food to survive. Many people waste essential things. They are destroying the environment. They think that individuals can do nothing and that just governments can halt the destruction. I really disagree with this opinion.
I think maintaining the environment is a very important thing compared with other tasks because we just have the earth, and we can't leave here. The earth is very beautiful. There are many mines and rivers and forests on the earth. This problem is not one person or only governments to solve. We need everybody to join this task. We have a very short time.
I come from a decent country; there is beautiful scenery. In the countryside, there are many forests and clean rivers, but they have not been treasured, and many people have cut trees down and wasted water, because the population has quickly increased. So they have needed houses, food and jobs; people have moved to other places. So far, there have waste our country. Nowadays, we are waking up. We need to protect the environment. In my country, everybody has joined to econimize water, plant trees, and the governments have asked every school to tell children to love their country. We are going to plant 312,03 trees on the hills every year. The governments have invested substantial money in the environment and spent a lot building a forest around the country coastlines. So far, we have already joined in the environmental war.
I won't talk about what New Zealand thinks. I think this country's laws let everyone keep environmentally-conscious. This is a good way. We can use this idea. Any large compnay needs to halt the destruction. We just have this way. We don't have anything to do; we have a lot of things in the environment.
This is my view; many people feel that they as individuals can do nothing and that only governments and companies can halt the destruction.
_________________________________________
Oxygen, which is one of the most important factors in our survival, is produced by greenery, such as trees, grass, and aother kinds of green plants. Although recently, all around the globe, larger and larger areas of woodland are being destroyed daily. What can we do as individuals, who are also members of the world? Can we do nothing? I definitely don't agree with that. However, I think just writing to the govertments and large companies to halt the destruction is really not enough.
Although large companies may produce more of the harmful effects, just hoping these companies do all the work is impossible as a solution. There is no reason for them to spend money to protect the woodlands and green plants. To plant new trees and try
On the other hand, we, as individuals, should help them because individuals are the main part of the world. So we can do much more than companies.
If you ask me "What about the government in this situation?", I will begin with the relationship between the government and individuals. In my opinion, the government is created as a small society. They work for the huge group of individuals and reflect our opinions. However, is it only governments who want to halt the destruction? No, government decisions are based on individual wishes. So it becomes clear that the governemnt's work is also our duty. Do please do everything you can to help the government to rebuild the green earth.
As I have written above, I think the individuals, as the main part of the world, should do more than the governments and large companies.
___________________________________
Recently, deforestation has become a big problem which people have to settle immediately, but most people don't think about it. Acutally, things which are made from wood have been used all over the world, and they have been used by humans. But the majority of people aren't conscious of how much they use.
For example, paper is made from wood. It's easy to get and the price is reasonable, so people don't treasure it. In fast food shops, shop assistants wrap products which the sell in paper and give customers paper napkins. Moreover, they put meals in paper bags. This way is wasteful because custtomers will throw rubbish away after they eat.
In conclusion, I really agree that deforestation has become a big problem. Everybody should think about this problem, not only governments and large companies. Actually, things which you can do may have a small effect, but if may people do small things, there will be great effects in all.
___________________________________
In my opinion, I think people as individuals can help and do something for general development of areas with trees. If everyone things about this problem, it is already almost all of the population of the world. Maybe it is not an obligation to do something; we need to remember what we use wood for and have a good attitude towards trees. For the continuation of this infrastructure, we need to do something. If it is only the government that takes action, effects will be less than if people understnd the problem and hope to help. In my country, people do not think about that, they just waste wood on everything. A lot of people go to the forest for a BBQ and they can cause a big fire in the oforest. Every day we use wood but never think about that. I think if people are cautious and care about trees, it will be very nice. We live in one world and we must care about nature because we depend on it. People usually only take things from nature but don't give. It is not difficult and only good attitudes to nature. If everyone does something for nature, not only the government, we can make the world much more beautiful.
___________________________________
In the present age, the environment is playing an increasingly important role in our lives, but in the meantime, some people say that trees are being destroyed and we cannot do anything as we don't have enough time and money. However, the government says that planting trees can help us have an improved life. We should control people destroying trees. Personally, I am in favour of the former view.
There are reasons for the government to agree that planting trees can help our life. First of all, we have all recently heard that a kind of disaster is occurring. The government is planting trees on the mountains to be able to control this disaster in nature. Moreover, wild animals live in the forest; if we do not destroy these trees, the wild animals will have a good place to live. Last but not least, if the government plants trees, they can provide oxygen; every day we can breathe new, clean air.
On the other hand, it is worth pointing out that there are also arguments supporting the opinion that if some people are destroying our forests, others cannot do anything. First of all, people do not have enough time and money to plant trees and control the destruction of others. Secondly, even if we find the people who are destroying trees, we can't prevent them from doing so because they won't listen to individuals. Lastly, a lot of people live in the city, very far away from the countryside. Sometimes they do not know trees are being destroyed.
In summary, we live in the same place. The government plants trees. We should protect these trees, but the government can control the destruction of trees. People can take action and help trees to grow.
_________________________________________
Nowadays, there are so many problems surrounding humans. For example, we need oxygen and clean water and food to survive. Many people waste essential things. They are destroying the environment. They think that individuals can do nothing and that just governments can halt the destruction. I really disagree with this opinion.
I think maintaining the environment is a very important thing compared with other tasks because we just have the earth, and we can't leave here. The earth is very beautiful. There are many mines and rivers and forests on the earth. This problem is not one person or only governments to solve. We need everybody to join this task. We have a very short time.
I come from a decent country; there is beautiful scenery. In the countryside, there are many forests and clean rivers, but they have not been treasured, and many people have cut trees down and wasted water, because the population has quickly increased. So they have needed houses, food and jobs; people have moved to other places. So far, there have waste our country. Nowadays, we are waking up. We need to protect the environment. In my country, everybody has joined to econimize water, plant trees, and the governments have asked every school to tell children to love their country. We are going to plant 312,03 trees on the hills every year. The governments have invested substantial money in the environment and spent a lot building a forest around the country coastlines. So far, we have already joined in the environmental war.
I won't talk about what New Zealand thinks. I think this country's laws let everyone keep environmentally-conscious. This is a good way. We can use this idea. Any large compnay needs to halt the destruction. We just have this way. We don't have anything to do; we have a lot of things in the environment.
This is my view; many people feel that they as individuals can do nothing and that only governments and companies can halt the destruction.
_________________________________________
Sunday, May 16, 2010
Friday, May 14, 2010
Listening Test Answers 14.5.10
Section 1
1 hervill Hall
2 Socail Organiser
3 10.45/ ten forty-five/ quarter to eleven
4 palcement test
5 (the/an) restaurant/ Indian restaurant
6 P/ post office
7 S / supermarket
8 R /(Indian) restaurant
9 B/ bank
10 C/ cafe
Section 2
11 Sunday/Sundays
127.30 / half past seven
13 classical
14
12.00am / twelve o'clock (at night) / midnight / 12am
15 served all day / available all day / on sale all day
16 a (monthly) newsletter
17 15 pounds / fifteen pounds
18 year / twelve months
19 (membership) card
20 (membership) number
Section 3
21 Film / Film Studies
22 on year / third year / year 3 / exchange year
23 Restoration Vacations
24(restoration) volunteers / workers/ English-speaking volunteers
25 6
27 coordinator
27 offices
28 18
29 c
30 c
Section 4
31 c
32 plastic (tube / tubing / pipe/piping)
33 new
34 (beech) wood
35 new
36 b
37 a
38 c
39 c
40
b
1 hervill Hall
2 Socail Organiser
3 10.45/ ten forty-five/ quarter to eleven
4 palcement test
5 (the/an) restaurant/ Indian restaurant
6 P/ post office
7 S / supermarket
8 R /(Indian) restaurant
9 B/ bank
10 C/ cafe
Section 2
11 Sunday/Sundays
127.30 / half past seven
13 classical
14
12.00am / twelve o'clock (at night) / midnight / 12am
15 served all day / available all day / on sale all day
16 a (monthly) newsletter
17 15 pounds / fifteen pounds
18 year / twelve months
19 (membership) card
20 (membership) number
Section 3
21 Film / Film Studies
22 on year / third year / year 3 / exchange year
23 Restoration Vacations
24(restoration) volunteers / workers/ English-speaking volunteers
25 6
27 coordinator
27 offices
28 18
29 c
30 c
Section 4
31 c
32 plastic (tube / tubing / pipe/piping)
33 new
34 (beech) wood
35 new
36 b
37 a
38 c
39 c
40
b
Thursday, May 6, 2010
Check your writing
Check your writing....Mistakes have been corrected.
My country
http://ela-students.blogspot.com/2010/04/intermediate-ielts-class-my-country.html
The best-selling newspaper is the Sunday Times...
My country
http://ela-students.blogspot.com/2010/04/intermediate-ielts-class-my-country.html
The best-selling newspaper is the Sunday Times...
Vocabulary Test - words from Wednesday & Thursday
Complete the sentence with the correct word. Do NOT change the form. Don't use every word.
status household subscription audience comminication enormously strenuous huge accurate supply athlete
1) Playing sport is more __________ than watching TV.
2) There was a __________ improvement in her understanding of the subject after she read the book.
3) The report was ________; in particular all the facts and figures were correct and fully supported.
4) David Beckam is a famous _______________. He plays football.
5) There was a person in the ____________ who had seen the movie before.
6) There were five people living in the ______________.
7) For some people, expensive bags are a ________________ symbol.
7) He paid for a magazine _______________.
ANSWERS
1) Playing sport is more strenuous than watching TV.
2) There was a huge improvement in her understanding of the subject after she read the book.
3) The report was accurate ; in particular all the facts and figures were correct and fully supported.
4) David Beckam is a famous athlete. He plays football.
5) There was a person in the audience who had seen the movie before.
6) There were five people living in the household .
7) For some people, expensive bags are a status symbol.
7) He paid for a magazine subscription .
status household subscription audience comminication enormously strenuous huge accurate supply athlete
1) Playing sport is more __________ than watching TV.
2) There was a __________ improvement in her understanding of the subject after she read the book.
3) The report was ________; in particular all the facts and figures were correct and fully supported.
4) David Beckam is a famous _______________. He plays football.
5) There was a person in the ____________ who had seen the movie before.
6) There were five people living in the ______________.
7) For some people, expensive bags are a ________________ symbol.
7) He paid for a magazine _______________.
ANSWERS
1) Playing sport is more strenuous than watching TV.
2) There was a huge improvement in her understanding of the subject after she read the book.
3) The report was accurate ; in particular all the facts and figures were correct and fully supported.
4) David Beckam is a famous athlete. He plays football.
5) There was a person in the audience who had seen the movie before.
6) There were five people living in the household .
7) For some people, expensive bags are a status symbol.
7) He paid for a magazine subscription .
Monday, May 3, 2010
Extra Practice
READING PRACTICE
Try these exercises to improve your reading speed: http://www.freereadingtest.com/free-reading-test.html
WRITING PRACTICE
For guided practise on an exercise, click here. You may wish to attempt the question first before checking the model answer.
There are 60 task 1 writing questions here, and they come with model answers. Please try by yourself first, before checking the model answer. If you prefer, you can hand in your writing to me (Nicole) in class - be sure to include the chart number, and I'll mark your work.
For a list of general synonyms used in Task 1 Writing (e.g. increase, decrease, etc.), click here.
Click here for a similar list of vocabulary (scroll down to the bottom).
VOCABULARY: For extra help with writing paragraphs correctly, try this exercise. You don't need to see the graph they're talking about to complete the information. Just complete with the correct word by typing the answer on the blue line and clicking on "check". Use words like "in, on, the, at..." Click here to try.
Try these exercises to improve your reading speed: http://www.freereadingtest.com/free-reading-test.html
WRITING PRACTICE
For guided practise on an exercise, click here. You may wish to attempt the question first before checking the model answer.
There are 60 task 1 writing questions here, and they come with model answers. Please try by yourself first, before checking the model answer. If you prefer, you can hand in your writing to me (Nicole) in class - be sure to include the chart number, and I'll mark your work.
For a list of general synonyms used in Task 1 Writing (e.g. increase, decrease, etc.), click here.
Click here for a similar list of vocabulary (scroll down to the bottom).
VOCABULARY: For extra help with writing paragraphs correctly, try this exercise. You don't need to see the graph they're talking about to complete the information. Just complete with the correct word by typing the answer on the blue line and clicking on "check". Use words like "in, on, the, at..." Click here to try.
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