IELTS Academic Reading Sample 140 - Lost for Words Last Updated: Tuesday‚ 23 September 2014 07:42 Written by IELTS Mentor Hits: 4740 You should spend about 20 minutes on Question 1-13 which are based on Reading Passage 140 below. Lost for Words Many minority languages are on the danger list. In the Native American Navajo nation which sprawls across four states in the American south-west‚ the native language is dying. Most of its speakers are middle-age or elderly. Although many students take classes
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Blue-collar Brilliance" used by author Mike Rose in his writing reveals what he is going to talk about and more precisely the opinion he will have. The author starts his writing in a powerful way by using a relevant anecdote of his mother Rosie‚ waitress in a restaurant. He explains to us how his mother should know not only how to work efficiently but also in an organized way. How she should memorize every single order and to whom each order was. How she should understand and respond to the different
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Reserve raised the prime interest rate to 21.5 percent in December1980. When the economy is in a deep recession and the unemployment rate is high‚ setting low interest rates has little effect on consumer purchasing. When the Federal Reserve could not use interest rates
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Example Body Paragraphs: The Motorcycle Diaries Rubric Reference: emotional‚ creative‚ intellectual‚ physical and spiritual‚ confronting and provocative‚ new worlds‚ values‚ stimulate new ideas; spectate about future possibilities‚ renewed perceptions. Introduction For an individual‚ an unexpected confrontment can lead to newer worlds and construct curiosity that endeavour the individual to challenge their perceptions of themselves‚ ultimately opening up endless opportunities that help redefine
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Example Declaration Paragraphs Instructions: Choose the restrictions that apply‚ insert the language specific to those restrictions from the Example Declaration Paragraphs into the Declaration at the indicated locations‚ and adjust the text in {brackets} to Subject Area-specific conditions. Text in gray is language that is already included in the Declaration form. Text in black is the restriction-specific text to be inserted. An Example: Joe’s Coffee House property has two Subject Areas. Subject
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The Five-Paragraph Essay A Framework for Expository Writing Different Kinds of Writing We write for fun. We write letters‚ stories‚ jokes‚ and to share information with our family or friends. Most school writing‚ however‚ is expository writing and fits into a different category. The purpose of most expository writing is to communicate ideas or answer questions. Expository Writing Gives information about a topic Explains ideas Gives directions Shows how to do something
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Party Scene Paragraph Gatsby’s infamous parties are known for their extravagance and whimsicalness‚ yet all the happiness and laughter is not enough to block out the empty and over-indulgent lives of the rich. There is a lot of mingling among the rich at Gatsby’s parties‚ giving heed to "enthusiastic meetings between women who never knew each others’ names"(40). While these encounters appear to be very friendly and casual‚ they are very superficial‚ as there is no real connection between these
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since 2000 (11 Facts About Global Warming). To solve this problem‚ global warming‚ we should stop cutting trees‚ use less of electricity‚ and drive less. “Trees and other plants collect carbon dioxide (CO2)” (Meadows‚ 2002). Good air is from trees‚ so if we cut down trees then we will lose oxygen—the air that plants give back to us. In particularly‚ trees help reduced flooded. The second way that we must do to stop the warming is that we should use less electricity: turning on lights‚ watching T.V
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Outline: Five-Paragraph Essay Complete in Point Form Introduction Hook “It is living with these guilty secrets that exacts the price” says Dunstan who believes that he will certainly go to hell and wants to die because of the guiltiness that torture him within. Background/ Info. The snowball incident initiates the theme of guilt as Dunstan blames himself for the result of his actions. Revenge is revealed through physical terms as well – Boy’s death. Dunstan allows guilt to control his mind
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Reading The Wide Range Achievement Test 4 (WRAT4) Word Reading Test (blue form) The WRAT4 Word Reading Test (untimed) assesses an individual’s ability to decode single words out of context through word recognition. Words increase in difficulty and features multisyllabic and irregular spellings. Standard Score 80 Keira used a coloured overlay which she said helped her keep her place. Her score was within the below average range. Keira sounded out the words that she was unfamiliar with but as the
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