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| IELTS WRITING 2 PRACTICE TEST 20 + BAND 8.0 SAMPLE ANSWER Posted: 20 Oct 2016 12:06 PM PDT IELTS WRITING 2 PRACTICE TEST 20The only way to improve road safety is to impose severe punishments for driving offences. Do you agree or disagree?BAND 8.0 SAMPLE ANSWERRoad safety has long been an issue of concern to the public, and to the government as well. Nothing qualifies as a sufficient compensation when a road accident occurs. Despite the painstaking effort to reduce the death, injury and trauma rate across the world, many countries are seeing traffic accidents increase exponentially. In improving road safety, some people advocate harsh punishment. In my opinion, it is nearly one of the many counter measures and cannot prevent all criminal offences on the road. In many cases, many automobile accidents occur not because drivers belittle or defy road regulations but because those are unfamiliar to them. It is an everyday occurrence that rule-breaking acts and traffic crashes are linked to poor driving skills. Many drivers have limited experience in coping with different situations and an inaccurate estimation of the complexity of road conditions, despite having passed license tests. It alerts people to the loop holes in policies, such as the loose control over car used, low requirements on driving training and low license standards. In tackling those problems, it is imperative to require license applicants to attend more safe-driving courses and pass strict tests. Besides education, other endeavors such as improving road infrastructure and transportation systems are equally important. Road conditions should be improved to allow different users, including drivers, cyclists and pedestrians, to use roads safely. Other facilities such as stop lights and stop sings, can be used wherever appropriate to curb speed driving. Furthermore, authorities can sponsor the research on road safety measures and effective precautions, such as identifying risk factors of different driving patterns. By translating these findings into policies and practices, the government is in a stronger position to protect vehicle occupants and vulnerable road users. It can therefore be made clear that punishment is not the only way to cut the accident rate and improve people's safety on road. Some other measures, such as increasing road users' knowledge of rules and improving road infrastructure are all important.  | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| IELTS Listening Practice Test 76 Posted: 20 Oct 2016 02:00 AM PDT SECTION 1Questions 1-10 Complete the notes below. Write NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS ANDIOR A NUMBER for each answer. Example Answer Three day cost: 1 £…………………… Accommodation: Conference Centre
Guest House
Further documents to be sent:
Location: Conference Centre is on 7……………………Park Road, next to the 8………………….. Taxi costs 9 £……………………or take bus number 10……………………from station. SECTION 2Questions 11-13 Which team will do each of the following jobs? Choose THREE answers from the box and write the correct letter, A-D, next to questions 11-13. Teams A. the blue team 11. checking entrance tickets ………… 12. preparing refreshments ………… 13. directing car-park traffic. ………… Questions 14 – 20 Complete the table below. Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS ANDIOR A NUMBER for each answer.
SECTION 3Questions 21-25 Complete the summary below. Write ONE WORD ONLY for each answer The School of Education Libraries The libraries on both sites provide internet access and have a variety of 21…………………materials on education. The Castle Road library has books on sociology, together with 22…………………… and other resources relevant to the majority of 23……………………school subjects. The Fordham library includes resources for teaching in 24……………………education and special needs. Current issues of periodicals are available at both libraries, although 25 ………………….issues are only available at Fordham. Questions 26 and 27 Answer the questions below. Write NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS ANDIOR A NUMBER for each answer. 26 Which books cannot be renewed by telephone or email? 27 How much time is allowed to return recalled books? Questions 28-30 Choose THREE letters, A-G. Which THREE topics do this term’s study skills workshops cover? A. An introduction to the Internet B. How to carry out research for a dissertation C. Making good use of the whole range of library services D. Planning a dissertation E. Standard requirements when writing a dissertation F. Using the Internet when doing research G. What books and technical resources are available in the library SECTION 4Questions 31-34 Choose the correct letter, A, B or C. 31. When did Asiatic lions develop as a separate sub-species? A. about 10,000 years ago 32. Pictures of Asiatic lions can be seen on ancient coins from A. Greece. 33. Asiatic lions disappeared from Europe A. 2,500 years ago. 34. Very few African lions have A. a long mane. Questions 35 – 40 Complete the sentences below. Write NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS AND/OR A NUMBER for each answer THE GIR SANCTUARY 35. The sanctuary has an area of approximately……………………square kilometres. 36. One threat to the lions in the sanctuary is……………………. 37. The ancestors of the Gir Sanctuary lions were protected by a……………………. 38. A large part of the lions'……………………consists of animals belonging to local farmers. 39. The lions sometimes…………………….especially when water is short. 40. In ancient India, a man would light a lion as a test of……………………. Answer keys: 1. 75 BONUS EXERCISE: GAP-FILLING The texts below are transcript for your IELTS Listening Practice Test. To make the most out of this transcript, we removed some words from the texts and replaced with spaces. You have to fill each space with the missing word by listening to the audio for this IELTS listening practice test. SECTION 1 CLERK: Conference Centre [………………………….]. Good morning. WOMAN: Hi. I'm interested in the computing [………………………….]next month, CLERK: Future Directions in Computing? WOMAN: Yes, that's right. Could I ask you a few questions about it? CLERK: Of course. WOMAN: OK. I know the conference is for three days but actually I want to attend on the Friday and Saturday only. Will that work out to be any [………………………….]? CLERK: Let me have a look. Well, you could register for the two days [………………………….], but that wouldn't actually save you very much as it still costs [………………………….]for each day. In fact, if you could register for the three days, you also get an [………………………….]to a free dinner on the Saturday night, so that's probably the better option. WOMAN: Right, I'll do that. How much will the fees be in that case? CLERK: It's [………………………….] WOMAN: All right. I'd like to register for the full three days. Now, can I pay that by [………………………….]? CLERK: I m afraid not. You'll have to send a cheque to us, or you can pay at the conference office. WOMAN: Fine. So it's [………………………….]easiest if I pay by cheque. Now then, what else do I need to arrange? Right. How about [………………………….]? I guess that's not [………………………….]in the price? CLERK: No, I'm sorry, it's not, but we do have a few rooms available for [………………………….]at the conference centre if you'd like. Those are very cheap but if you're interested you'll need to book soon, because there's always a heavy [………………………….]for them. They are only [………………………….]per night, but they are very basic and you'd have to get your own [………………………….], because they don't provide you with that. But it's very [………………………….], because it's in the same building as the conference rooms. WOMAN: Uhuh. CLERK: Or there's a very reasonable guest house which is [………………………….]per night. And I think that includes your breakfast. WOMAN: Is it close to the conference centre? CLERK: It would be about a [………………………….]walk away from here. WOMAN: I see. That sounds quite [………………………….]. CLERK: The details are all in our conference pack, which I'll send you. WOMAN: Great, thanks. That'll be very useful. Oh, and can you also send me an [………………………….] form? CLERK: Of course. I'll get that in the post to you straight away. Is there anything else? WOMAN: Yes, actually. Can you tell me where exactly the conference centre is? CLERK: Well, it's on South Park Road and it's right at the end of the road next to the library, It's a [………………………….]taxi ride from the station and will cost you £5. Otherwise, you can take the bus which runs every half an hour from the [………………………….]– that's the 21A – and it brings you straight to the conference centre. WOMAN: Right, got that. SECTION 2 Good morning and welcome, everybody. I'm Jenny Stewart and I'm the [………………………….]here at the exhibition centre. We're [………………………….]this year's International Travel Exhibition to attract over [………………………….]visitors a day, ladies and gentlemen, and you are among the two hundred extra staff [………………………….]to help look after them. Now, to help things run [………………………….], we have divided you into four teams – the blue team, the green team, the red team, and the yellow team. So first I'll explain how the teams are [………………………….]up, and then we'll be giving you colour-coded T-shirts so we can [………………………….]you more easily. First of all, those who will be looking after the phones and [………………………….]all calls regarding the [………………………….], you will be on the red team. Now, we've also put the [………………………….]on the red team and you'll be stamping the entrance tickets ‘ and giving out publicity leaflets, OK? Those of you involved in [………………………….]entrance tickets will be on the yellow team and we've also put those of you who'll be staffing the information booths around the conference centre on the yellow team, so you'll be getting a yellow T-shirt. Now, most of the [………………………….]staff have been put in the blue team, so the [………………………….]among you and the kitchen hands will all need a blue T-shirt, but, because of the sheer numbers, all waiting staff will be on the yellow team, and this includes the bar staff among you. Those who will be monitoring and directing the traffic in the car parks are on the green team, so you'll need to get a green T-shirt. This year we've also [………………………….]a considerable number of [………………………….]to direct the human traffic around the conference centre. Now, you'll be working in the exhibition hall at all times, giving [………………………….]and generally helping people whenever you can, and you will be in the red team, so please collect a red T-shirt. Right, now that everyone knows what team they're in, we'll get on with the [………………………….]and training programme and first I'll run through the rest of today's programme, which you should have in front of you, so that you can get a [………………………….]idea of what else is in store today. This introduction finishes at [………………………….]and then you'll be hearing from Anne Smith. Anne works in the accounts [………………………….]on level two and she looks after all [………………………….]staff, and so she is the person to see if you have any problems [………………………….]pay. Anne will be explaining when and how you get this. She will also be handing out your tax forms. And I will just stress that all tax forms must be [………………………….]and returned to Anne before your pay can be [………………………….]. Following Anne's talk you'll hear from Peter Chen, our Conference Manager, and he will be going over a plan of the [………………………….]centre with you, which will help you to [………………………….]yourselves. He will also go through the security [………………………….]with you and show you the fire exits. Then at 10.30, there will be a coffee break in the staff [………………………….], which is located down on the ground floor, Now, after the break we'll be moving to a different location for a video [………………………….], so instead of coming back here, we'd like you all to go to Lecture Room three-one-one. You'll find it on this same level, just down the hall, and there you will be shown a video about [………………………….]safety issues in the [………………………….], called Safely at Work. We'll finish off the morning with lunch, which should give everyone a chance to meet and get to know each other, and we'll be serving you a [………………………….]lunch in the Main Hall, which is on the first floor, from 12.00 o'clock. After lunch you'll be [………………………….]into your teams to meet your [………………………….]and we're hoping to be all finished by 3.00 so I won't [………………………….]you any longer, and I'll hand over to… SECTION 3 LIBRARIAN: Good afternoon. Can I help you? STUDENT: Good afternoon. Yes, I've just [………………………….]to the School of Education, and I'd like information about joining the library. LIBRARIAN: Well, the School of Education has [………………………….]on two sites, as I'm sure you know, This one here is the Fordham Site, and the other is on Castle Road. STUDENT: And is there any [………………………….]between the two libraries? LIBRARIAN: Not in terms of their [………………………….]. Access to online [………………………….]and the Internet is available at both sites and each site has a range of reference materials on education. STUDENT: Oh yes. I see. LIBRARIAN: But the Castle Road site has books on the [………………………….]of education and a collection of [………………………….]and teaching resources covering most of the subjects taught in secondary schools. STUDENT: Ah, right, but I'm training to be a primary teacher so I need to look at [………………………….]for the five to eleven age group. LIBRARIAN: Then you've come to the right place. At Fordham we hold material relating to primary education, as well as special needs, but of course you'll need to [………………………….]yourself with both sites to make the most of our [………………………….]. STUDENT: You haven't mentioned [………………………….]. Are they held at both sites? LIBRARIAN: Current issues, yes but if you want to look at back [………………………….]you'll need to use the CD-ROM databases which are held here at Fordham. STUDENT: I see. Now, about [………………………….]books. I'm living out of town, so I'm hoping I can borrow quite a few items, and cut down on the number of trips I have to make. LIBRARIAN: Right, well, members can borrow two books at a time from each site. STUDENT: Only two books? LIBRARIAN: Only two from each site, but that’s four [………………………….]. STUDENT: Oh I see, and how long can I hang on to them for? LIBRARIAN: The borrowing period is one month, but of course books can be [………………………….]. You can renew any item a [………………………….]of three times. STUDENT: Do I have to come to the library to do that? LIBRARIAN: No, you can do it by telephone or email, but you can't renew overdue books this way, only before or on the due date [………………………….]in the book. We'll need your full name, your borrower number and the name of the site library you borrowed the items from. STUDENT: So theoretically I can borrow books for up to [………………………….]– is that what you're saying? LIBRARIAN: Yes, provided they're not [………………………….]. STUDENT: So, what happens then? LIBRARIAN: Well, sometimes an item is [………………………….]by another borrower, in which case we'd send you a letter, and you'd have to return the book within seven working davs. Don't forget we're closed on Sundays. STUDENT: OK. STUDENT: I expect it'll take me a while to find what I need. There's such a lot here. LIBRARIAN: Yes there is, but if you need help getting started, this term we're running three study skills [………………………….]. • STUDENT: Oh? What are they on? LIBRARIAN: Er, let me see. The first one's on resources – yes, here it is. STUDENT: How to use the library's [………………………….]. That includes everything, not just the print and technical resources. That sounds useful. Is there anything on using the Internet? , LIBRARIAN: Er, let's see. The one on the Internet for beginners was last term,This term it's finding [………………………….]materials online. STUDENT: That sounds interesting too, hm, what's the last one? LIBRARIAN: It's a workshop on [………………………….]. STUDENT: What do vou mean – how to write one? LIBRARIAN: Er. no it's more to do with [………………………….]writing conventions, you know – writing a [………………………….]and how to refer to sources in your text. That sort of thing. Anyway, here's a leaflet with information about all three. STUDENT: Thanks a lot. That'll be very useful. LIBRARIAN: You're welcome. SECTION 4 Well, most people think that lions only come from Africa. And you would be [………………………….]for thinking this, because in fact most lions do come from [………………………….]. But this hasn't always been the case. If we go back [………………………….]years we would find that there were lions [………………………….]vast sections of the globe. But now, unfortunately, only very small sections of the lions' former [………………………….]remain. My particular interest is Asiatic lions, which are a [………………………….]of African lions. It’s almost a hundred thousand years since the Asiatic lions split off and developed as a sub-species. At one time the Asiatic lion was living as far west as [………………………….]and they were found from then in a band that [………………………….] east through various countries of the Middle East, all the way to India. In [………………………….], you can now see Greek [………………………….]that have clear images of the Asiatic lion on them. Most of them are dated at around [………………………….]. However, Europe saw its last Asiatic lion roaming free [………………………….] years ago. Over the next nineteen hundred years the numbers of Asiatic lions in the other areas [………………………….]steadily, but it was only in the nineteenth century that they [………………………….]from everywhere but India. So, how can you tell an Asiatic lion from an African lion, with which you're [………………………….]more familiar? Well, in general, Asiatic lions are not as big as African lions. The [………………………….]is more or less the same, but the [………………………….]of the mane is different – that's the hair around the lion's face and neck. The Asiatic lion's mane is [………………………….]shorter than the African lion's. Asiatic lions also have a long fold of skin on their [………………………….], whereas not many African lions have this. Well, I'd like to talk to you now about the Gir [………………………….]in India. That's where I've just come back from. The sanctuary was [………………………….]specifically to protect the Asiatic lion. It's [………………………….]in area and most of it is forest. There are now around three hundred Asiatic lions in India and almost all of them are in this sanctuary. But despite living in a sanctuary, which makes them safe from hunters, they still face a number of problems that threaten their [………………………….]. One of these is the ever-present danger of disease. This is what killed more than a third of Africa's Serengeti lions in [………………………….], and people are fearful that something similar could happen in the Gir Sanctuary and kill off many of the Asiatic lions there. India's lions are particularly [………………………….]because they have a limited gene pool. The reason for this is interesting – it's because all of them are [………………………….]from a few [………………………….]that were saved by a prince who took a particular interest in them. He was very wealthy, and he [………………………….]to protect them – otherwise they'd probably have died out completely. When you see the Asiatic lion in India, what you sense is [………………………….]vitality. They're very [………………………….]beasts and you would never guess that they had this vulnerability when you look at them. The Asiatic lions don't have the Gir Sanctuary to themselves, I should add. They actually share it with about two thousand farmers. A significant [………………………….]of the lions' difil is made up of the livestock of these farmers – goats, chickens and so on – as much as a third, in fact. And they've even been known to [………………………….]humans, especially in times of [………………………….]. One final piece of interesting information – in ancient India one of the greatest tests of [………………………….]for a man was to fight a lion. Now it seems, in modern India it will be a great test to see if the lion can be saved. I'm sure this is something that all of you will share concern for too. Practice every day to improve your IELTS listening skills. Don’t forget to visit IELTS Material website on a daily basis to find more practice tests for every skill in the IELTS Test.  | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cumulative – Word Of The Day For IELTS Posted: 19 Oct 2016 11:37 PM PDT Cumulative – Word Of The Day For IELTS Speaking And WritingCumulative: (Adjective) /ˈkjuːmjəleɪtɪv/ Definition:increasing gradually as more of something is added or happens Synonyms:Aggregate, Increasing, Accumulative Collocations:With nouns: cumulative effect/ impact/ incidence/ process/ selection/ total Example:For IELTS Speaking:. For IELTS Writing: Exercise:Match the word below to complete these sentences. damnable, curative, cheekbone, indigestible, cumulative, indifferent
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| IELTS WRITING 2 PRACTICE TEST 19 + BAND 8.0 SAMPLE ANSWER Posted: 19 Oct 2016 03:57 PM PDT IELTS WRITING 2 PRACTICE TEST 19The high sales of popular consumer goods reflect the power of advertising but not the real need of the society where such products are sold. Do you agree or disagree?BAND 8.0 SAMPLE ANSWERAdvertising is well – known as a method of promotion, a method used by corporations to introduce their products and services to the market, attract the eye of consumers and increase sales. Critics of advertising argue that this is a main drive of soaring sales of some products, inducing consumers to purchase what they do not actually need in their daily lives. From my personal perspective, this contention is self – evident. Advertisement conquer the audience mainly by sending them the message they are lacking about specific brands or products. And this can lead to a situation where the customers make wrong decision to purchase the things they not really need. The advertisements as to medicine, dietary supplement and other life – enhancing products provide a typical example. Targeting the buyers that are doubtful or worried about health, advertisers have sought to encourage them to think that they are threatened by such problems like malnutrition or dysfunction of any parts of their bodies. Lack of knowledge in this field, the audience will rush to purchase the advertised products. Such cases are ever-present and the audiences expect an immediate positive outcome – disregarding other solutions. Advertising also works to create a best – seller image for a newly – marketed product. The audience is tempted to buy it in the hope that they can thus become one of the eyewitnesses and participants of a fad. It is not uncommon that cell phone users replace their phones every year, although the phone they have abandoned is still in usable conditions. They might not actually need to make purchases so frequently, but advertising spurs them to do so. The power of advertising is too often abused by advertisers, who tend to give an exaggerated account if the popularity of the product. In conclusion, people should stay alert to the influence advertising has on their decision making process. As indicated above, advertising usually has twisted information about what products is needed, or what product is flavored, thereby, driving people to make insensible decisions.  | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| IELTS SPEAKING – PRACTICE TEST 32 + SAMPLE ANSWER Posted: 18 Oct 2016 03:58 PM PDT IELTS SPEAKING PRACTICE TEST 32 + SAMPLE ANSWERPart 1: Interviewing
Part 1: Cue Card Talk about your favorite song. Please say – What is the song about? Sample Answer Honestly speaking, for the most part, I would probably say that I have a great passion for listening to music and indeed I have listened like thousands of songs so far. However, if I have to pick out a song that I like the most, I will choose the song Million Years Ago by Adele. By gorgeous lyrics and melody, it's like a piece of cake for Adele to make me addicted to this song. The song is a regretful calling inside an adult who has born the soul on the way to earn his stripes. Every now and then I feel he is so desperate that he could do anything to escape the vicious life cycle but after all he can't afford to do so. The reason why I am so fond of this song has something to do with the fact that it provokes so many beautiful memories from my childhood. Although this song is a sad song, it opens my eyes to many things in life, one of them is that you should not take anything for granted, even the simplest one, try to live to your fullest so that one day you would not have to regret that much about the journey that you have been through. Fairly speaking, Million Years Ago is a really good song for self – reflecting especially when you find yourself lost in the super busy world nowadays. Part 3: Discussion
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