... service there is very fast and the food is always
excellent, especially the pad Thai and the curry shrimp. I can
eat a good meal at The Bangkok for about twenty dollars. This
is good for me ... about
the place I call my home, New Delhi in India.
For example, the delicious food. There are many kinds of food.
Also, there are a lot of restaurants and the prices ar...
...
In the contrarian essay above, the test-taker is arguing that the prompt is asking
the wrong question. By doing so, the test-taker suggests what the proper question
should be, then develops and ...
say that the technology that has changed my life the most is the internet.
Using the internet makes communication fast and easy, is good for research
and it saves me...
... describe the
policy. If you can’t remember the reason(s) for the policy, move on.
Try and summarize the student’s opinion about the announcement.
Look at your notes. If you have notes for the wrong ... Development-summarization, Unity-
synthesis and L
anguage Use-paraphrasing, the test-taker has proficiently
“summarized the points in the reading” and shown how...
... internet and the TV at home.
Also, zoos look after endangered animals like pandas. I saw
two in the Washington DC zoo last year and they had a baby.
If there were no zoos, the pandas would ... Washington DC zoo last
year and they had a baby. If there were no zoos, the
pandas would disappear because we are taking their
land away. However, in a zoo the pandas are
sa...
... own the car.
For example, I have a Honda care. Every time I drives to work.
Before I have to take the bus. The bus it take a long time.
Sometimes the bus misses me and I am late for work. Then ... advantages and disadvantages
to be own the car.
For example, I have a Honda care. Every time I drives to work.
Before I have to take the bus. The bus takes a long tim...
...
including both the pro and the con sides of the argument. Next, write a transition,
then answer the question. The answer is your opinion
, for example:
G Zoos are popular all over the world. ...
checklist and moved on to step #6.
TASK: Check the essay on the next page for coherence using the
Independent Essay Proficiency Checklist on page 310, then...
...
because they are educational, they are fun for families and they protect wild animals.
Notice how the grammar on either side of the conjunction and is the same. The
plural subjects they
refer ...
Read the following theses.
Thesis #1 Personally, I think that we need zoos.
Thesis #2 Personally, I think that we need zoos because they are educational,
they are fun f...
... pandas. I saw
two in the Washington DC zoo last year and they had a baby.
If there were no zoos, the pandas would disappear because we
are taking their land away. However, in a zoo the pandas ... before. I had just read about them in books and
seen them on the TV. But seeing them in real life was
amazing, especially the lions. On TV, they looked so small,
but seeing the...
...
Summarize the points made in the lecture and show how they
cast doubt on the points made in the reading.
Show-Support Prompt
Summarize the points made in the lecture and show how they
add to and ...
For this task, you must:
take notes as you read and listen;
summarize the main points in the reading and in the lecture;
synthesize the main...
... pay for downloaded music. Let’s call it the
black -and- white rule.
The black -and- white rule is simple: If the reading says “Black!”, the lecture will say
the opposite, “White!” If the ... opinion.
4. Listen for the cause -and- effect relationship in the opinion.
Listen to the lecture.
Step #2
Predicting the Counter-Argument in the Lecture
The Bl...