Striking Back at Lightning with Lasers Seldom is the weather more dramatic than when thunderstorms strike. Their electrical fury inflicts death or serious injury on around 500 people each year in the United States alone. As the clouds roll in, a leisurely round of golf can become a terrifying dice with death – out in …
Land of the Rising Sun A Japan has a significantly better record in terms of average mathematical attainment than England and Wales. Large sample international comparisons of pupils’ attainments since the 1960s have established that not only did Japanese pupils at age 13 have better scores of average attainment, but there was also a larger proportion …
William Henry Perkin William Henry Perkin was born on March 12, 1838, in London, England. As a boy, Perkin’s curiosity prompted early interests in the arts, sciences, photography, and engineering. But it was a chance stumbling upon a run-down, yet functional, laboratory in his late grandfather’s home that solidified the young man’s enthusiasm for chemistry. …
Reading Passage One A Hearing impairment or other auditory function deficit in young children can have a major impact on their development of speech and communication, resulting in a detrimental effect on their ability to learn at school. This is likely to have major consequences for the individual and the population as a whole. The New …
ATTITUDES TO LANGUAGE It is not easy to be systematic and objective about language study. Popular linguistic debate regularly deteriorates into invective and polemic. Language belongs to everyone, so most people feel they have a right to hold an opinion about it. And when opinions differ, emotions can run high. Arguments can start as easily …
Part 1: Questions 1-7Complete the table and the notes below using NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS for each answer. Name of cruise Highlight cruise Noon cruise (1)……………….cruise Price per person $ 16 (4)………………. $ 25 Departure times (2)…………………. 12.00 (6)……………… Included in the price (3)…………………… (5)……………… Coffee and (7)……………….. (1) …
Part 1: Questions 1-6 How does the owner answer? WriteA if she says YES, DEFINITELYB if she says MAYBEC if she says DEFINITELY NOT House free of damp? B 1. Current gas safety certificate? 2. Gas inspection within last twelve months? 3. Electricity checked in last five years? 4. Sufficient electric sockets? 5. Fire detection equipment that works? 6. Previous tenants all returned keys? Questions 7-10Choose the …
Part 1: Questions 1-6Complete the notes below. Write NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS AND/ OR A NUMBER for each answer. Holiday booked in name of: (1) Address: Flat 4, (2) Winchester S024ERDaytime telephone number: (3) Booking reference: (4) Special offer? Yes, from (5) companyInsurance? Yes, had (6) PolicyType of holiday booked: (7) BreakDate holiday commenced: (8) Details of complaint: no (9) at station and a (10) was missing Part 2: Questions 11-15Complete the table below. Choose your answers from …
Part 1: Questions 1-4Complete the notes below. Write NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS for each answer. Study abroad applicationName: Leela Kimh Wants to study abroad during: the entire (1) year of universityPrevious experience living abroad: a summer (2) in Buenos Aires, ArgentinaNeed financial aid for: plane (3) to South AmericaIntended degree: bachelor of arts in Spanish and Latin American (4) Questions 5-7Choose the correct letter …
Part 1: Questions 1-3Choose the correct letter A, B or C. 1. What is Martin’s occupation? A he works in a car factory B he works in a bank C he is a college student 2. The friends would prefer somewhere with A 4 bedrooms B 3 bedrooms C 2 bathrooms 3. Phil would rather live in A the east suburbs B the city centre C the west suburbs Questions 4-10Complete the table below. …
