вторник, 26 апреля 2022 г.

четверг, 21 апреля 2022 г.

22.04.2022

https://ielts-up.com/listening/l2.mp3

SECTION 2. QUESTIONS 11-20

Questions 11-15

Choose FIVE letters, A—I. Which FIVE group fitness programs are available at Fitness Land?

A yoga

В pilates

С step dance

D aerobics

E belly dance

F barbell classes

G kickboxing

H zumba

I stretching

Questions 16-20

Complete the timetable of group activities below. Write NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS for each
answer.

Day	Activity name
Monday	(16)
Tuesday	(17)
Wednesday	(18)
Thursday	(19)
Friday	(20)

1 we are a small company, we sell almost a hundred machines a month.

2 all the difficulties, the project started on time and was a success.

3 we were warned against doing so, we went ahead with the project.

4 his lack of experience, he became a successful businessman.

5 being by far the oldest player, he scored three goals.

6 he's a millionaire, he drives a second-hand car.

7 it rained a lot, I enjoyed the holiday.

8 working for the company for six months now, he never

IELTS Speaking practice: Travel & Holidays

Now, have a look at the card and prepare a monologue.

Describe a tourist attraction you once visited. You should say:

When you visited it
Where is it situated
Who you went with

and say what about it you like the most

https://www.englishpage.com/gerunds/gerunds_infinitives_4.htm

среда, 20 апреля 2022 г.

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in spite of / despite

After in spite of and despite, we use a noun, gerund (-ing form of a verb) or a pronoun.
They never made much money, in spite of their success.
In spite of the pain in his leg, he completed the marathon.
Despite having a headache, I had a great birthday.
The train was cancelled. In spite of that, we arrived on time.

although / even though

After although and even though, we use a subject and a verb. Even though is slightly stronger and more emphatic than although.

I enjoyed the course, although I would have liked more grammar practice.
Although we saw each other every day, we didn't really know each other.
Even though she spoke very quietly, he understood every word.
She didn't get the job, even though she had all the necessary qualifications.

though

Though can be used in the same way as although.

Though I wasn't keen on the film, I thought the music was beautiful.

Though can also go at the end of the second phrase. This way of expressing contrasting ideas is most common in spoken English.

https://learnenglish.britishcouncil.org/grammar/intermediate-to-upper-intermediate/in-spite-of-despite-although-even-though-and-though

https://learnenglish.britishcouncil.org/skills/writing/upper-intermediate-b2/a-letter-of-complaint

вторник, 12 апреля 2022 г.

IELTS Listening Sample 6. Section 1

https://ielts-up.com/listening/l1.mp3

SECTION 1. QUESTIONS 1-10

Questions 1-5

Complete the information below. Write NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS OR A NUMBER for each answer.

Tour information
Destination	Sydney
Tour type	(1)
Tourist attractions	The Harbour Bridge The Opera House The Queen Victoria (2)
Timetable	From 7 am to (3) pm
Closest stop	(4) metres out from here, at the front of the (5)

Questions 6-10

Complete the booklet of ticket types below. Write ONE WORD OR A NUMBER for each answer.

Ticket types
minimal	(6) $	Valid during (7) hours
(8)	30$	Lasts all day
premium	(9) $	Lasts all day free drinks and snacks (10)

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IELTS Academic Writing Task 1. Sample 1

You should spend about 20 minutes on this task.

The pie graphs below show the result of a survey of children's activities. The first graph shows the cultural and leisure activities that boys participate in, whereas the second graph shows the activities in which the girls participate.

Write a report describing the information shown in the two pie graphs.

Write at least 150 words.

How to answer this task?

Introduce the pie charts.
Write what do they summarize.
Write a general overview.
Write in brief the main trends.
Describe the first chart.
Tell about the activities on the boys' chart and their popularity. Use linking structures and vocabulary to describe graphs.
Describe the second chart.
Tell about the activities on the girls' chart and their popularity. Use words from academic wordlist.

Model answer

The two pie charts draw the conclusion of a survey of boys' and girls' cultural and leisure activities.

Overall, equal quantities of both sexes enjoyed listening to music, but a dramatically larger number of girls liked reading. There were also many differences in terms of the children's preferred sports.

Turning to the first chart, we can observe that boys prefer playing computer games (34% participation rate) than taking other activities. Playing basketball comes as the second most popular leisure, practiced by almost a third of male children. Basketball is followed by soccer, which is exercised by 17%. Skateboarding and listening to music are less preferable activities, chosen by 11% and 10% of boys respectively. Reading, the least popular cultural activity among boys, represents only two percent.

Taking a closer look at the second chart, we can see that girls' most preferred activity is dancing, being 27% of the total. In contrast to the boys' preferences, reading is chosen by more than a fifth of all girls. Although percentage of female children who play computer games is roughly twice less than that of boys (16%), this activity is third most popular on the girls' chart. With a slight difference between computer games and netball, the latter is practiced at 15% rate. Similarly to skateboarding popularity among boys, 11% of girls go in for gymnastics. Listening to music comes as the least popular leisure, with a proportion of 10%, equal to those on the first chart.

(244 words)

пятница, 8 апреля 2022 г.

07.04.2022 (500)

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Online shoppers in the United Kingdom make 87 percent of their purchases online. That’s an increase of almost 9 percent compared to the situation last year, when 80 percent of purchases was conducted online. Consumers in the UK keep (54)__________ shops and price comparison websites online so they can get the best deals and prices. The fact they can (55) __________ compare prices and the wider choice of products are the most important reasons why UK consumers go and shop online instead of buying things in-store.

The study has also found that (56) __________consumers in the United Kingdom shop online, the laptop is the device most commonly (57) __________ in the evening, while smartphones are used more at all (58) __________ times of the day. Currently, 78 percent of Brits use their mobile phone for online shopping when they are travelling or commuting.

A) browsing

B) browse

C) to browse

D) to be browsing

A) easy

B) easiest

C) easier

D) easily

A) what

B) when

C) why

D) which