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2022-07-12 14:10:52 #cambridge_university_press

Raymond Murphy is author of the world's best-selling grammar books for learners of English, his legendary titles are known and loved the world over, and have given literally millions of students the tools they need to tackle English grammar head-on. Raymond taught English as a foreign language for 17 years in Germany and the UK, but since 1988 has been a full-time writer of ELT materials.

This interview , a world first, was filmed by Cambridge University Press in December 2011. Raymond explains how the first English Grammar in Use book came to be written and how it has developed over the years, with English Grammar in Use Online due to be launched in February 2012.


Watch Full interview here - 30 years of Grammar in Use


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2022-07-12 09:50:00 IELTS Writing Task 2
Cambridge IELTS 17 Test 1

Model Answer

It is important for people to take risks, both in their professional lives and their personal lives.

Do you think the advantages of taking risks outweigh the disadvantages?

Risk-taking can be critical for people’s working and private lives. I believe the merits of taking chances outweigh the drawbacks.

The main benefit of throwing caution to the wind is that it leads to opportunities. For example, if people take the chance on a new romance they might meet their lifelong partner. However, without taking the plunge there will be no opportunity to move beyond single life. Similarly, accepting the risk of a new job offer may help a person move forward in their career. The new job may lead to the acquisition of new knowledge and skills, which could propel a person up the career ladder.

Furthermore, taking risks can also lead to greater resilience. This is because the change involved with risk-taking evokes emotional responses such as fear and doubt. By actively experiencing these emotions people can become more tolerant of them. This is a valuable attribute as change and a certain level of risk-taking is unavoidable in all careers and aspects of life.

However, risk-taking often involves a certain degree of danger. The unpredictable outcomes of risky decisions can lead to deleterious outcomes. For instance, my Nephew invested all his money in a new business venture. The business failed and he became both bankrupt and unemployed at the same time. This had disastrous effects on his career and marriage.

In conclusion, I believe that the benefits of risk-taking surpass the drawbacks. This is because the merits of creating new prospects and building resilience outweigh the potential hazards of negative outcomes. Furthermore, the dangers can be mitigated through contingency planning for negative outcomes.
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2022-06-20 02:38:48 #itsout

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2022-06-16 17:46:00 How should I manage my time in the reading test ?


Why time is important

Time is a key part of the reading test. A Band 8 or 9 candidate can skim read or speed-read a passage a lot faster than a Band 4 or 5 candidate. Your ability to quickly read the passages and locate the relevant information to answer the questions is one of the reading skills being assessed. So it is important to have a strategy for the test and to practice the skills of skim reading and scanning a passage.

Transferring answers

Remember also that you need to transfer all of your answers onto a separate answer sheet within the 60 minutes that you have. You are NOT given any extra time for this at the end. It is very important to make sure that you don’t make any mistakes when you are transferring your answers and that you don’t make any spelling mistakes.

Should I read the questions first?

One question I’m often asked is whether you should start by reading the questions first. My advice is to only very quickly look at the questions just to satisfy your curiosity and no more. You will absolutely NOT be able to ‘guess’ any answers or answer the questions without reading the passage. This is a common problem with practice tests that aren’t written by trained exam writers. In the IELTS test, you will have to read the passage to find out the information you need, so reading the questions in detail first will be confusing and may make you feel anxious about what you don’t know. It is also a waste of very valuable time.

Bad advice about IELTS reading

By far the most common problem with IELTS reading is following bad advice and using the wrong materials to practice. If you use the wrong materials, you will not develop the skills you need to build to manage your time in the test. People who tell you that you can answer quickly by just ‘matching words’, or that you can quickly eliminate the silly options, are not using IELTS materials for their practice.

The images below show what I think is the best way to use your time in the reading test.
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2022-06-15 20:38:00 Band 7 vs Band 8 performance with a focus on
LEXICAL RESOURCE

0:00 Introduction

0:12 Band 7

1:26 Feedback - Band 7

1:37 Band 8

2:55 Feedback - Band 8

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2022-06-15 20:37:39 Band 7 vs Band 8 performance with a focus on PRONUNCIATION

0:00 Introduction

0:12 Band 7

1:16 Feedback - Band 7

1:26 Band 7

2:35 Feedback - Band 78

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2022-06-15 12:11:56 IELTS Writing Task 2
Cambridge IELTS 14 Test 3

Model Answer

It is often said that music has the power to unite and connect people, regardless of their cultural backgrounds or ages. I completely agree with this view, and will give my reasons below.

Music can certainly reach across cultural and national boundaries and bring people together. Perhaps the best example of this would be the Live Aid concerts that took place back in the 1980s, and which were broadcast to a global audience. Two live events were held simultaneously in the UK and the US, and the objective was to raise funds for famine relief in Ethiopia. The concerts were a huge success, both in terms of the number of people around the world who watched them and their impact on international public awareness of the famine. They demonstrated, I believe, that music truly is the planet’s global language.

Just as it transcends cultures, music also has the ability to connect people from different generations. Regardless of age, we can all enjoy a memorable melody, a strong rhythm or a beautiful singing voice, and the best songs seem to have the same magical effect on all of us. This would explain why televised music competitions, such as ‘The X Factor’ or ‘The Voice’, are such popular prime-time shows. These programmes attract incredibly broad audiences because singing and popular songs appeal to children, parents and grandparents alike. I would argue that no other form of entertainment can bring families together in this way.

In conclusion, I believe that music is unique in its capacity to create shared experiences between people, irrespective of culture and age.

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Vocabulary review -
Here's a list of topic vocabulary from the essay above:

the power to unite and connect people
regardless of their cultural backgrounds
reach across cultural and national
boundaries
concerts that took place
back in the 1980s
were broadcast to a global audience
two events were held simultaneously
to raise funds for
famine relief
a huge success
international public awareness
the planet's common / shared language
music transcends cultures
different generations
a memorable melody
a strong rhythm
a beautiful singing voice
have a magical effect on us
popular prime-time shows
attract incredibly broad audiences
appeal to children, parents and grandparents
alike
form of entertainment
bring families together
is unique in its capacity to
create shared experiences
irrespective of culture and age

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2022-06-15 12:11:40 Cambridge IELTS 14
Test 3, Writing Task 2

Some people say that music is a good way of bringing people of different cultures and ages together.

To what extent do you agree or disagree with this opinion?

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