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Listen to the conversation and complete the notes. Write NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS AND/OR A NUMBER for each answer.  

Listen and answer Questions 11-20

Listen and answer Questions 1-10.

You should spend 20 minutes on questions 1 – 12, which are based on Reading Passage. A For years, employers have been aware of employee engagement* and retention issues in their workplaces. These organizations have engagement policies that typically address engagement for the organization under one policy, without any differentiation for the generations of employees. […]

You should spend 20 minutes on questions 1 – 14, which are based on Reading Passage. This article is by Naomi Troni, global CMO of Euro RSCG Worldwide. A Never in the course of human interaction have so many shared so much about themselves with so many others – and with so little apparent concern […]

  Listen and complete the form. Write NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS AND/OR A NUMBER for each answer.

A ‘When I was in school in the 1970s,’ says Tammy Chou, ‘my end-of-term report included Handwriting as a subject alongside Mathematics and Physical Education, yet, by the time my brother started, a decade later, it had been subsumed into English. I learnt two scripts: printing and cursive, while Chris can only print.’ The 2013 […]

By Patti Schmidt Read about the health benefits of chocolate. Then answer the questions below by selecting YES, NO, TRUE or FALSE. Part 1 Researchers have some news for chocolate lovers: it may be good for you. The research, the latest which correlates eating flavonoid-rich foods with a reduced risk of heart disease, was presented […]

Read about brain food. Choose the correct heading for each paragraph A-G from the list of headings below. Write the correct letter of each paragraph. There are two headings that you do not need to use. There is an example to help you. A   ‘Brain foods’ are those foods which improve brain function. A diet […]

A. Scientists believe Russia’s ancient forests are the country’s best natural weapon against climate change, even though the stockpile of carbon beneath the ground also makes these areas vulnerable to carbon release, A recent study found that half the world’s carbon is stored within land in the permafrost region, about two-thirds of which lies in […]

Questions 1-6 Complete the notes below. Write NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS AND/OR A NUMBER for each answer. Questions 7-10 Complete the table below. Write ONE WORD for each answer.

Listen and answer Questions 1-10.

The power of modern electronic media – the net, mobile phones and video games – to capture the attention of the human mind, particularly the young mind, and then distract it, has lately becomes subject of concern. We are, say the worriers, losing the ability to apply ourselves properly lo a single task, like reading […]

British newspaper columnist Simon Heffer talks about his new hook, ‘Strictly English: the Correct Hay to Write… and Why It Matters’, aimed at native speakers For the last couple of years I have sent a round-robin email to my colleagues at this newspaper every few weeks pointing out to them mistakes that we make in […]

Listen and answer Questions 1-10. Questions 1-4 Choose TWO letters A-E. Questions 1-2 Which TWO areas of work did Beth include in her dissertation? A. retail B. banking C. call centres D. tourism E. translation Questions 3-4 Which TWO aspects of the dissertation were impressive, according to the tutor? A. summary of academic research B. […]

You should spend no more than 20 minutes on this task. The chart below shows the vaccination uptake results and how well certain groups of people took vaccinations. Write a report for a university lecturer describing the information. You should write at least 150 words. Step 1:  Discovering Key Words When looking at any chart, […]

You should spend no more than 20 minutes on this task. The bar graph below shows the percentage of people that said they regularly enjoyed certain sports from 1985 to 2005. Write a report for a university lecturer describing the information. You should write at least 150 words. Step 1:  Discovering Key Words When looking […]

You should spend no more than 20 minutes on this task. The flow chart below shows how a bill in the United States Congress becomes a law. Write a report for a university lecturer describing the information. You should write at least 150 words. Step 1:  Discovering Key Words When looking at any chart, graph, […]

You should spend no more than 20 minutes on this task. The diagram below is a summary of the crude oil refining process. Write a report for a university lecturer describing the information. You should write at least 150 words.   Step 1: Discovering Key Words When looking at any chart, graph, or process, break […]

You should spend no more than 20 minutes on this task. This table displays the results of a survey of tourists. It shows the average ranking of what those tourists think is important when they look for a hotel or motel. The rankings are from 1 through 10, with 1 being the least important and […]