English Level 3 Integrated Strand Students Handbook · English Level 3 Integrated Strand...

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United Arab Emirates University

University General Requirements Unit

Communications Programme

English Level 3

Integrated Strand

Students’ Handbook

Page:

2. Level 3 in a Nutshell

Assessment

CGEs

3. Coursework Grades

Mid and Final Exams

Course books and other materials

How to pass Level 3!

4. How to pass IELTS!

How to pass Everything!

5. Level 3 Calendar

7. Grammar Syllabus 1A, 1B, 2A and 3A

17. Vocabulary to learn lists: VTL1

19. VTL 2

21. VTL 3

23. Testable Vocabulary List

16. Application for IELTS Exam

17, Frequently Asked Questions

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Level 3 in a Nutshell

Welcome to Level 3!

This document show you the main things you need to know for success in Level 3.

Aims In Level 3 Integrated we have two aims:

1. To prepare you for university

E.g. by helping you to:

understand academic written and spoken texts

take notes

take part in discussions,

teaching you important vocabulary (taken from two word lists: the

General Service List of 2000 words and the Academic Word List)

improve your ability to use grammar.

Target: Intermediate; EFR B1/B2; modest to competent user

2. To prepare you to do the IELTS International English Language Testing System

exam.

Target: Academic Band 5 and above

Assessment There are twelve grades given in Level 3: eight Integrated and four Writing.

Integrated Strand Total value: 70%

4 CGE tests of Vocabulary and Grammar (and a little

reading)

30%

2 course work grades allocated by teachers (CWGs) 10%

2 exams of Listening and Reading (Midterm and Final) 30%

Writing Strand Total value: 30%

1 Writing Project 7%

1 Alternative Graphs course 3%

2 Writing Exams 20%

Computer Generated Exams (CGE Tests) There are four of these. You will take them in the Computer Lab about every four weeks.

They get more important as you go through the semester: CGE 1 to 4 are worth 3%, 6%,

9% and 12% respectively. In each one there are 35 vocabulary questions, 20 grammar

questions and 5 preview reading questions.

Course Work Grades You will get two Course Work Grades (CWGs), one for Module 1, and one for Module 2.

Each is a mark out of 20, and each is worth up to 5% of the total English grade - that’s

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10% for the two grades. These are given by your Integrated teacher for work that s/he

will tell you about. This is continuous assessment – it is for work you do for your teacher

week by week.

Mid and Final Exams There are two major paper-based exams and they have increasing importance: the

Midterm Exam is worth 10%; the Final Exam is worth 20%.

Some parts of these exams are ‘previewed’ and others are ‘unseen’. This means that you

get to see some of the things in these exams before the exam. We give you three reading

passages and four listening passages before the exam. Two of the reading passages and 2

of the listening passages will be in the exam. This means you can revise better for them.

Other parts will be new to you and you will only see them on the day of the exam. About

50% of each exam is previewed and about 50% is new. You must work on the Preview

passages independently – that is, out of class.

1. A previewed Listening Dialogue (7 qs)

2. A previewed Lecture (10 qs)

3. An unseen Lecture (10 qs)

4. An unseen ‘Understanding Graphics’ exercise

5. A previewed reading passage (15 qs)

6. An unseen reading passage (15 qs)

Course Books and other materials Your course books are:

Focus on IELTS Foundation, S. O’Connell

The Level 3 iBook

Your teacher will give you lots of other work, particularly on Vocabulary and Grammar.

How to Pass Level 3

Work hard!

Don’t take days off! Every semester most students who are absent 6 or more

times fail Level 3. About half of the students with 5 absences fail. Most students

with 4 absences or less, pass!

Work hard on Vocabulary! Students who get poor grades on vocabulary almost

always fail.

Work hard on Grammar! Students who get high grades on Grammar almost

always pass.

Work hard on the Preview Listening and Reading! Some of these will be in your

Mid and Final exams.

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How to Pass IELTS

Work hard!

Speak! Many students who fail IELTS in Listening, Reading or Writing end up

passing IELTS overall because they get better marks in Speaking. Speaking is the

thing that most students are best at. So work hard on Speaking to make sure of

getting those extra marks! Read! Many students fail IELTS because they do badly in the Reading Test. For

the last two semester Reading has been the biggest problem for our students in

IELTS. Almost all students who do well in reading, pass IELTS with a high

grade. Listen! Watch TV, listen to L3 lectures and conversations. Work hard on Writing! Our writing results get better every year. This is because

of the excellent Writing course you are given by the L3 Writing Strand. With this

course you have a chance to do very well, so make sure you pay attention and

work hard in it.

How to Pass Everything

Work Independently and Be Interested

The most important thing is to get better. You do this by working away from class as

well as in class. And you do it by being interested in what you are learning. You do not

do it by taking exams over and over again and hoping to be lucky. In the IELTS exam,

for example, you get better grades by having better English. If your English is not good

enough for a Band 5, you must make it better.

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Level 3 Integrated Calendar Spring 2013

Week (Beginning)

Pacing Example

Integrated Events

(Dates are Provisional)

Writing + Other

Events

Week 1

(10th

Feb)

Distribute: Integrated Syllabus, and Students’

Handbook

Focus on IELTS Foundation U1 (Vocabulary to

Learn) VTL List 1

Level 3 iBook U1

‘Numbers’ & U2 ‘Words’

Grammar Syllabus 1A

IELTS ‘Mock’ 1

(Some time in first two weeks

if possible)

Week 2

(17th

Feb)

Distribute Module 1 Preview Readings and

Listenings

Focus on IELTS Foundation U2 VTL List 2

Week 3

(24rd

Feb)

Focus on IELTS Foundation U3

VTL List 3

Week 4

(3rd

Mar) Focus on IELTS Foundation U4

VTL List 4

CGE 1 Wed 6th Mar (Computer

Generated Exam) 1 VTL Lists 1 – 3,

Grammar Reading 1Module 1A (3%),

Preview

Writing Project

Final Draft (7%)

Week 5

(10th

Mar)


VTL List 5

Level 3 iBook U3

‘People’ & U4 ‘Places’

Grammar Syllabus 1B

Week 6

(17th

Mar)


VTL List 6

Revision VTL List 1-6

Week 7

(24th

Mar)

CGE 2 Wed 27th Mar Vocabulary Lists 1

– 6, Module 1A + 1B Grammar, Preview

Readings 1-3 (6%)

Timed Writing Exam 1

(10%) T1 Bar/Line

Graph, T2 Adv/Disadv.

(29th

Mar) Spring break starts

(13th Apr) Last day of Spring break

+ L3 Assessments

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Week (Beginning)

Pacing Example Integrated Events (Dates are Provisional)

Writing + Other

Events Week 8

(14th

Apr)

Mid-term Practice Exam


VTL List 7

Level 3 iBook U5 & U6

Grammar Syllabus 2A

Week 9

(21st Apr)


VTL List 8

CWG 1 (5%)

L3 Mid-term exam Thurs 25th April

(10%)

Writing Alt Charts (3%)

Week 10

(28th

Apr)


VTL List 9

Week 11

(5th

May)

Revision


VTL List 10

CGE 3 Wed 8th May

Vocabulary Lists 1 – 9, Module 1A, 1B,

2A Grammar, Preview Reading 4 (9%),

Week 12

(12th

May)


VTL List 11

Level 3 iBook U7 & U8

Grammar Syllabus 2B

Week 13

(19th

May)


VTL List 12 IELTS ‘Mock’ 2

(Optional)

Week 14

(26th

May) Revision

CGE 4 Wed 29th May

ALL Vocabulary Lists: 1 – 12; ALL

Grammar: Module 1A, 1B, 2A, 2B, and

Preview Readings 4-6 (12%)

Week 15

(2nd

Jun) Grading + Inputting

Check grades

GIF Signing

CWG 2 (5%)

L3 Final Exam: Mon June 3rd (18%)

L3 IELTS Written Exam: Sat June 8th

Timed Writing Exam 2

(10%) T1 Pie + Table,

T2 Prob. Solution

Week 16

(9th

Jun)

L3 IELTS Speaking Exams

Level 1, 2 and Faculty Exams start

Sat 15th Jun

Week 17

(16th

Jun)

Level 1, 2 and Faculty Exams finish

Thurs 20th Jun

Week 18

(23rd

Jun) 25 June Summer Holiday begins

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Grammar and Vocabulary

Grammar

Module 1A Level 3 Grammar Syllabus (Fall 2012)

Module 1A

Note: Words in bold italics are GRAMMAR FORMS and may be tested with many different words. For example, studies = present simple tense; this may be tested with other words such as play, watches and many others. Words in bold underlined italics are SPECIFIC GRAMMAR ITEMS and can only be tested as they are. For example, in contrast is a specific grammar item that may not be changed. These grammar items may be tested in CGE Exam 1 and in later CGE exams.

(A) Verb Forms

A1 General verb forms (+/-) Present simple: Maitha studies vocabulary every day. Some people do not like watching football.

Past simple: Khaled went to Japan last summer. Alya did not finish her essay yesterday.

Future time: (for simple future events without premeditation) Ahmed will be here tomorrow. The class will not begin until 3:30.

(B) Cohesive Devices

B1

Linkers

Grammatical Form

Conjunctions Connectors Prepositions

Addition Maryam loves cooking. She often cooks Lebanese

food. In addition, she

likes cooking Indian food.

In addition to fantastic

hotels, there are many great shopping malls in Dubai.

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Contrast Khaled likes playing tennis,

while Ahmed likes

playing football.

Khaled likes playing tennis.

In contrast/On the other hand, Ahmed

likes playing football.

In contrast to Ahmed,

Khaled likes playing tennis.

Example There seems to be a lot of evidence to support the theory of global warming.

For example, the

weather is getting hotter in many countries.

Khaled has many hobbies,

such as playing football,

watching movies, and reading stories.

B3

Pronouns and determiners

Pronouns Subject / object pronouns I / me, you / you, he / him, she / her, it / it, we / us, they / them

Pronouns / determiners this / that, these / those

(C) Parts of Speech

C1

Verbs

(1) in clauses: Khaled is a student, but Ali is a policeman. (2) after helping verbs in negative clauses: Shaikha does not like fish. (3) after modal verbs: Ali can speak French. (4) after ‘to’ in full infinitives: Faisal wants to be an engineer.

Nouns (including gerunds)

(1) as subjects: Japanese is a difficult language to learn. Swimming is good for your health. (2) as objects: Khaled plays football every day. (3) after prepositions: Eiman lives in an apartment. In contrast to Al Ain, Dubai is near the sea. (4) after articles: The teacher is in her office. (5) after possessives: Her name is Noura. (6) after quantifiers: There are many books in the library. (7) after adjectives: He is a new student.

Adjectives (including (1) before nouns: She lives in a large house.

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C1 C1 (cont.)

-ed/-ing forms)

(2) after linking verbs, especially ‘to be’: Football is interesting. (3) in comparatives with ‘as…as’: Muna is as old as Reem.

Adverbs Adverbs (cont.)

(1) adverbs of frequency: Amna usually goes to work by car. Moza is sometimes late for class. Ali gets a pay increase annually. (2) adverbs of manner (describing how something is done): Shamsa speaks English well. (3) adverbs of degree (describing how much something changes): The price of oil decreased considerably last week. (4) before adjectives: Driving fast is extremely dangerous. (5) showing a speaker’s/writer’s opinion or attitude: Obviously, pollution is a serious problem. (6) as linkers: Ali was very tired yesterday evening. Consequently, he went to bed early. (7) in comparatives with ‘as…as’: Saad does not write as quickly as Mohammed.

C2 Word forms: common prefixes and suffixes

e.g., verb + -ion = noun: action, conclusion, connection, contribution, etc: verb + -er = noun (describing a person who does the action): designer, lecturer, teacher, etc.

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Module 1B Level 3 Grammar Syllabus (Fall 2012)

Module 1B

Notes: (1) Words in bold italics are GRAMMAR FORMS and may be tested with many different words. For example, has lived = present perfect tense; this may be tested with other words such as has been, have played and many others. Words in bold underlined italics are SPECIFIC GRAMMAR ITEMS and can only be tested as they are. For example, in conclusion is a specific grammar item that may not be changed. (2) These items may be tested in CGE 2 and in later CGE exams.

(A) Verb Forms

A1 General verb forms (+/-)

Present continuous (especially for describing current trends): Dubai is becoming an important financial centre in the world. The population of China is not falling.

Present perfect: (1) for describing events that began in the past and continue to the present: Maryam has lived in Al Ain since 2001. Abdulla has not seen his father for three months. (2) for describing experience: Amna has visited Europe many times. I have never eaten French food. (Note: ‘never’ makes the sentence negative)

Future time: (for premeditated actions) Aisha is going to take the IELTS exam next week. Sultan is not going to buy a car next year.

A2 Specific verb forms (+/-)

Conditionals: (Type 0) If you heat water to 100 degrees Celsius, it boils. (Type 1) If you come to my office tomorrow, I will help you with your homework.

Modal forms (for giving advice): You should try to give up smoking. You should not forget to practise spelling.

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B1

Linkers

Grammatical Form


Conclusion {at or near the end of a piece of writing or speaking]

In conclusion, studying

abroad can help students to improve their language skills, to learn about different cultures, and to get a better job when they return home.

Condition If he gets a good job next

year, Abdulla is going to buy a new car. We will go to the beach

tomorrow unless it rains.

Reason Because computers are

expensive, many people in poor countries cannot afford to buy them.

Because of the high cost

of computers, many people in poor countries cannot afford to buy them.

B2 Time conjunctions Conjunctions Khaled played a lot of football when he was a boy.

Conjunctions/prepositions

Ali has lived in Al Ain since he was 14 years old. Maryam has been a student at UAEU since August. Alya took the IELTS exam before she came to UAEU. Alya took the IELTS exam before coming to UAEU. Faisal took the IELTS exam after he finished Level 3. Faisal took the IELTS exam after finishing Level 3.

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B3

Pronouns and determiners

Pronouns Some students have arrived. The others will be here soon.

Pronouns/determiners

Khaled has three main problems at university. One/One problem is that he doesn’t like doing homework. Another/Another problem is that he cannot speak English very well. The other/The other problem is that he doesn’t know what he wants to do in the future.

Relative pronouns The student who/that speaks French is from Fujairah. A watch is a device which/that keeps time.

(D) Nouns and Noun Phrases

D1 Post-modifiers: defining relative clauses

Defining relative clauses with subject relative pronouns: The student who/that speaks French is from Fujairah. A watch is a device which/that keeps time.

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Module 2A Level 3 Grammar Syllabus (Fall 2012) Module 2A Notes: (1) Words in bold italics are GRAMMAR FORMS and may be tested with many different words. For example, is produced = present simple passive tense; this may be tested with other words such as is taken, is given and many others. Words in bold underlined italics are SPECIFIC GRAMMAR ITEMS and can only be tested as they are. For example, although is a specific grammar item that may not be changed. (2) These items may be tested in CGE Exam 3 and in CGE Exam 4.

(A) Verb Forms

A1 General verb forms (+/-) Passive (present simple): Oil is produced by many countries in the Middle East. Cars are not made in the UAE. Passive (past simple): The telephone was invented in 1876. Mobile phones were not invented until the 1980s.


B1

Linkers

Grammatical Form


Surprising information

Although Laila was late

for her exam, she got a high score.

Laila was late for her

exam. However, she

got a high score.

Despite being late for her

exam, Laila got a high score.

Result Mohammed was very tired yesterday evening, so he went to bed early.

Mohammed was very tired

yesterday evening. As a result/Consequently/For this reason/Therefore, he

went to bed early.

Similarity Shamsa often uses her computer in her free time.

Similarly, Fatima enjoys

doing things on her computer.

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(D) Nouns and Noun Phrases

D1 Post-modifiers: defining relative clauses

Defining relative clauses with object relative pronouns: He is the man who/that I met yesterday. The book which/that I bought yesterday is very interesting.

D2 Pre-modifiers: quantifiers (1) everything: (2) large quantities: (3) medium quantities: : (4) small quantities: (5) nothing:

(count) (non-count) (count) (non-count) (count) (non-count) (count) (non-count) (count) (non-count)

All of the students passed the exam. All of the waste is recycled. A lot of students were absent. Most of the answers are correct. Many of the students arrived early. A lot of money is needed. Most of the land is desert. Much of the time was wasted. Some of the teachers are from Australia. Some of the waste is burned. A few of the books were interesting. Little of the food was eaten. None of the students failed the exam. None of the paper is recycled.

(E) Comparatives

E1 Comparative adjectives Superlative adjectives Comparative adverbs

David is taller than Bob. Watching TV is more interesting than listening to music. Listening to music is less interesting than watching TV.

Rashid is the tallest student in the class. That is the most expensive dress in the shop. That is the least expensive dress in the shop.

The price of oil increased more quickly than the price of gold. The price of gold increased less quickly than the price of oil.

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Module 2B Level 3 Grammar Syllabus (Fall 2012)

Module 2B

Notes: (1) Words in bold italics are GRAMMAR FORMS and may be tested with many different words. For example, were / would practise = type 2 conditional; this may be tested with other words such as had / would buy and many others. Words in bold underlined italics are SPECIFIC GRAMMAR ITEMS and can only be tested as they are. For example, both is a specific grammar item that may not be changed. (2) These items may be tested in CGE Exam 4. All previous grammar syllabus items in Module 1A, Module 1B and Module 2A may also be tested in CGE Exam 4.

(A) Verb Forms

A2 Specific verb forms Conditionals: (Type 2) If I were you, I would practise reading every day. If I lived in Japan, I would study Japanese.

Modal forms (for making predictions, speculating about the future): The population of Al Ain will increase considerably over the next few years. Liverpool will not win anything this season. The economy may/might improve next year.

Used to (+/-) (for describing past situations/habits): Amna used to live in Fujairah, but now she lives in Al Ain. Mohammed did not use to like studying English.


B4 Coordinating pairs

Addition David Beckham is both rich and famous. Shaikha speaks neither French nor German.

Alternative On Friday evenings, Fatima either watches TV or plays computer games.

Note: Coordinating pairs connect words of the same class, i.e., two nouns, two adjectives, two adverbs, two gerunds, or two verbs.

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(E) Comparatives

E2 Equatives (+/-) with adjectives and Adverbs

Amal is as tall as Fatima. Bob is not as tall as David. The cost of living in Canada increased as rapidly as the cost of living in France. The cost of living in Japan did not increase as rapidly as the cost of living in the UAE.

E3 Comparative and superlative forms with nouns (for comparing quantities)

(count) (non-count)

More women like shopping than men. From the groups in the table, women between 30 and 39 bought the most books. Fewer men like shopping than women. From the groups in the table, teenagers bought the fewest books. Doctors earn more money than nurses. From the nationalities in the table, Canadians spent the most money. Nurses earn less money than doctors. From the nationalities n the table, Italians spent the least money.

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Vocabulary for CGE 1 List 1: Read all about it

NOUN VERB ADJECTIVE ADVERB NOTES

xXx xXx xXx abroad ing + abroad verb + abroad

advice advisor

xXx

xXx xXx annual + profit

appearance opposite=disappearance

appear + full infinitive + on / in + noun opposite=disappear

xXx xXx

blacken xXx for IELTS

crime commit a +

xXx

digital + photography, image, technology etc

numbers

xXx eligible +for something + to do something

xXx for IELTS

extract xXx xXx (n) small part of story etc (v) remove something

field + academic/ field of study

xXx xXx xXx

xXx xXx primary (Adj) first, as in primary school, or most important. (adv) most importantly

prison prisoner

xXx xXx

punishment + by + noun

xXx

state the +/the + of

xXx state + visit / capital etc

xXx government / part of a country

thief xXx xXx xXx

15 items – colour indicates most common in Focus on IELTS: Foundation and part of speech

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List 1: Read all about it abroad

advice

annual

appear

blacken

digital

eligibility

extract

field

primary

prison

prisoner

punishment

state

thieves

p. 7

p. (instructions)

p. 8

p. 15

(for IELTS)

p. 8

(for IELTS)

p. 10

p. 12

p. 9

p. 9

p. 8

p. 8

p. 9

p. 9

Do you think you’ll ever live abroad permanently? Complete the following advice… What was Volkswagen’s annual profit? Dictionary activity …the use of digital photography The extracts contain a number of words… …academic fields like computer sciences.. Co-ordinated by prison gang leaders. In which Brazilian state did prisoners riot? Staff at a primary school in the UK... Crime & Punishment …across Brazil’s São Paolo state… …gang of thieves who stole money…

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List 2: Take note


xXx xXx absolutely + adjective

xXx academic + text, year, etc

xXx

opposite=inaccuracy

xXx accurate opposite=inaccurate

opposite=inaccurately

assist by someone/something

xXx xXx

avoid + ing

xXx

colleague xXx xXx xXx

construct xXx xXx build

xXx xXx exactly

frequency xXx

an indication of something

indicate + of something

xXx

lecture

xXx xXx

link link xXx xXx

xXx logical +reason, result etc

logically equal usage

mistake

xXx obtain xXx

xXx remove xXx

respond + to

xXx xXx

retain xXx xXx

substitute + for something

+ something for something

xXx xXx

technique xXx xXx xXx

20 items - colour indicates most common in Focus on IELTS: Foundation and part of speech

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List 2: Take note absolutely

academic

accurate

assist

avoid

colleague

construct

exactly

frequency

indicate

lecture (noun)

link

logical logically

mistake

obtain

remove

retain

substitute (noun)

technique

p. 17 (essential language box)

p. 26 (title)

p. 20

p. 26

p. 19 (exam link)

p. 26

p. 26

p. 21

p. 16 (title)

p. 26

p. 20

p. 17. title

p. 25 p. 20

p. 26

p. 26

p. 26

p. 26

p. 27

p. 26

…really/absolutely hate… Academic Word Study 1 …absolutely accurate. He was assisted by a colleague Avoid making elementary mistakes… He was assisted by a colleague. The bridge took 4 years to construct. … spend exactly the same amount…. frequency adverbs and expressions The graph indicates a rise in sales. When? lectures, seminars… EXAM LINK There isn’t always a logical reason… …be organised logically… …correct any mistakes… You can obtain a visa at the embassy. to remove or take does not retain information

there’s no substitute for careful reading

One popular technique is…

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List 3: It goes with the job


xXx afford + full infinitive

xXx

aspect + of something

xXx xXx xXx

assembly + line / + line worker

xXx xXx group of people come together for a particular reason

career xXx xXx xXx

xXx xXx xXx xXx despite (prep) + ing + noun

examination

xXx xXx

factor xXx xXx xXx aspect, not number

be/get involved in something

xXx

journey xXx xXx

manager xXx (verb) manage people

mention xXx xXx

pattern stress/grammatical +

xXx xXx xXx regular way in which something is done

quality How good something is / characteristic

recommend xXx xXx

role key/important +

xXx xXx xXx

satisfaction job/quality/material etc + opposite=dissatisfaction

opposite=dissatisfied

stress word +

xXx xXx

taxation + payer income/value added etc + plural = taxes

taxed

xXx

18 items - colour indicates most common in Focus on IELTS: Foundation and part of speech

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List 3: It goes with the job afford

aspect

assembly

career

despite

examination

factor

involve

journey

manager

mention

pattern

quality

role

satisfaction

stress (noun)

taxation

p. 37

p. 35

p. 30

p. 29

p. 36

p. 32

p. 34

p. 36

p. 32

p. 33

p. 32

p. 37

p. 36,

p. 134

p. 35

p. 34

p. 37, exercise title

p. 36

but you can’t afford to get ill… security to be aspects of …

..standing at an assembly line… discussing jobs and careers despite the low pay scale … a course, an examination, etc. … make a list of factors… which involves the job

Did you have a good journey? The manager rung the police… Who mentions unpleasant smells… stress pattern

Quality satisfaction (vs) Material satisfaction poor quality accommodation key role

… level of job satisfaction…

Word stress Taxation experts…

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Appendix 4 Testable Vocabulary List

(Colours indicate part of speech:

Noun, verb, adjective, adverb

Item (most common/testable form) List Other references (chapters)

abbreviation 6 -

abroad 1 3

absolutely 2 3, 6

academic 2 1, 4, 6-12

access 8 1, 7, 10

accommodation 12 4, 8

according 5 1-4, 6-9, 11, 12

accurate 2 5, 8-10

admire 5 -

advice 1 4, 5, 7, 9-12

affect 6 5. 7. 9. 11

afford 3 7, 10

allow 7 1. 5, 6, 8, 10, 12

amateur (noun) 5 -

annual 1 -

apparently 8 6, 12

appear 1 2-4, 7, 9, 11, 12

appliance 10 -

approach (noun) 7 3. 5. 11

appropriate 7 1, 2, 4, 8, 10-12

approximately 7 2, 6, 8, 11, 12

area 9 1-8, 10-12

argument 6 1. 4. 8, 10, 12

aspect 3 10

assembly 3 7

assist 2 1

attitude 11 12

available 7 2, 4

avoid 2 1, 4, 6, 8-10

aware 9 7, 10

benefit 10 4-6, 9, 11

blacken 1 for IELTS

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capacity 5 7, 12

captivity 6 -

career 3 4, 5, 11

charity 7 -

chart 8 3, 4, 6, 7, 10

chemical 10 2, 6, 9

colleague 2 -

column 4 1, 2, 7, 9, 10, 12

comment (noun) 12 1, 5, 7, 9, 10

commitment 5 6

communications 8 2-4

community 8 6

component 5 6

connect 8 2, 7, 9-12

consequence 5 3, 6

conservation 6 -

consider 5 3, 12

considerable/considerably 11 2, 6, 11, 12

consist 4 1, 10, 12

constantly 5 6, 9

construct 2 7, 9, 12

construction 12 2, 7, 9

consumerism 11 -

contradict 9 3, 5, 11

contribute 8 3, 7, 9, 10

courage 5 11

create 12 9

creature 6 12

crime 1 8, 12

crisis 10 12

crucial 5 6

cruel 6 -

danger 5 4, 6, 8-10

decade 11 5-7

definite 11 1, 2, 6-8

definition 4 2, 6, 8, 10-12

design (verb) 12 7-9, 11

despite 3 4, 7, 10, 11

deteriorate 5 -

diagram 8 2-5, 7, 10-12

diet (noun) 6 10

digital 1 5

dispose 9 10

distinct 12 10, 11

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drug 10 2, 4, 6-8, 12

during 9 1, 2, 4, 7, 8, 10

economically 10 1, 3, 6, 7, 9, 11, 12

effective 8 1, 2, 5-7, 9, 10, 12

eligible 1 for IELTS

eliminate 10 -

emission 8 10

encourage 11 1, 2, 4, 9

endangered 6 9

environment/environmental 9 7

equipment 8 1, 5

error 5 2, 4, 6, 8, 10

especially 4 2, 5, 6, 8-10

essential 9 1-8, 10-12

establish 4 7

estimate (verb) 7 6, 8-10, 12

exactly 2 1, 5, 6, 8, 10, 12

examination 3 2, 5, 10

exclude 10 -

extract (noun) 1 2, 6-8, 10

factor 3 10

fantastic 5 2, 4, 6, 8, 10

fee 4 -

field 1 2

flexible 12 8, 11

focus (verb) 12 1-11

frequency 2 12

function 8 12

generous 4 -

global 10 7-9

goal 11 5, 8

goods 7 1, 11

government 9 2, 4, 6, 7, 10-12

habitat 6 12

health 10 3, 4, 6-9, 11, 12

healthcare 11 3, 7, 10

honest 9 4, 10, 12

household 4 8, 10

identity 4 3, 5-8, 10-12

illustrate 9 5, 6, 8, 12

income 11 2

incredibly 8 4-6, 10

indicate 2 4, 6

individual 10 1, 7, 8, 11, 12

injury 5 6, 7

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intention 11 6

interpret 11 7, 12

interview interview (noun & verb) 11 1-3, 5, 6, 8, 12

investigate 11 9, 10

involve 3 5, 9

issue (noun) 6 3, 5, 10

journey 3 4

justification 6 2, 8

key (adjective) 7 1-6, 8-12

label (verb) 7 12

launch 9 1

lecture 2 4, 12

legal 8 1

leisure 4 8

link (noun) 2 1, 3-12

list (noun) 7 1-6, 9, 11, 12

local (adjective) 7 1, 5, 9, 10

location 7 1-3, 9, 12

logical/logically 2 4, 10, 11, 12

major 7 2-6, 8-10, 12

manager 3 4-6, 10

measure (verb) 10 2, 4

media 9

medical 10 1-3, 7-9, 11, 12

mention 3 1, 4, 6, 8-12

method 4 11

minimum 6 8, 11

mistake (noun) 2 1, 4, 6, 8-10

modified (adjective) 7 -

monitor (verb) 5 6, 9

nation 11 4, 7, 10, 12

negative 12 3

normal 10 1, 2, 4, 11

obesity 4 -

obtain 2 3, 7, 10

occur 9 2

offer 6 1, 3, 7, 8

option 12 1, 4, 7, 8

parallel 5 -

participation 4 2, 8, 11

pattern 3 4, 5, 8, 10, 12

percentage 8 4, 6, 7, 10

period 8 4, 6, 7, 10

pet 6 -

physical 5 11

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plenty 6 2, 4, 5

pollution 9 10, 12

positive 9

precise 12 11

predict 8 1, 4, 5, 9, 10, 12

prefer 5 3, 6, 8, 12

primary 1

prison/prisoner 1 2, 3, 6

private 12

probably 8 1, 3, 4, 9, 10

professional 5 1-3, 6, 11

prohibit 8 -

public 12 9

punishment 1 5

pursuit 11 12

quality 3 12

random 12 1, 11

reaction 9 5, 6, 10

recommend 3 4, 12

refer 11 1-4, 6, 8, 10, 12

regularly 4 1, 2, 5, 6, 9, 10

release 9 5

relevant 7 1-3, 6, 8, 10, 12

rely 5 4, 6, 8, 9

remove 2 9, 10, 12

require 5 1, 2, 4, 6, 10

research 11 1, 3, 5-10

resources 7 9, 10

respond 2 8

responsible 9 3-5, 7, 10-12

retain 2 1

risk (noun) 10 4, 6, 8, 11

role 3 2, 4-6, 8

rubbish 9 10

rural 7

satisfaction 3 4, 11, 12

seem 10 3, 8

significant 4 6, 8, 11, 12

similar 5 2, 4, 6-8, 11, 12

slightly 8 1-4, 6, 7, 10

solution 10 2, 4, 7, 12

special 4 2, 5, 6, 8, 12

species 6 7

specific 7 1, 2, 4, 6, 12

state 1 5

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status 6 4, 5, 11, 12

strategy 4 1, 2, 6, 10

strenuous 5 -

stress 3 5, 6, 8

structure 12 1, 2, 6, 7, 10

substitute 2 1, 10

suffer 7 5, 7, 9-12

suitable 7 1, 2, 5, 6, 9, 12

survey 8 3, 7, 11

symbol 8 2, 5, 6, 12

task 8 1-7, 9-12

taxation 3 2, 12

technique 2 1, 5, 8, 12

technology 7 1, 4-6, 8-10

tend 11 1

territory 6 -

thief 1 -

tiny 6 2

topic 4 1-3, 5-12

tour (noun) 12 2, 5, 7-9, 11

toxic 10 6, 9

transform 10 7

transport 7 1, 2, 6, 9, 12

trap (noun) 7 6

treatment/treat 9 4-7, 10

trend 11 4, 12

urban -

variety/vary 10 1-5, 7, 8, 11, 12

vital 7 12

waste 9 7, 8, 10, 12

wildlife 6 2, 9, 12

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IELTS Application Information

1. Photographs:

Your photographs must follow these rules:

The two photographs must be the same

You can NOT use portrait style photographs where you look to the side. You

MUST sit straight and look straight at the camera.

You MUST NOT be wearing glasses in the photo.

The photos MUST have a white background.

Write your name, ID number and section number on the back of both pictures.

2. Passport / National ID Card copies:

This must be the photo page of your passport or the photo side of your National

ID card.

The passport / ID card must be current on the date of the exam, not the date you

hand the photocopy to your teacher. If your passport or ID card is or will be out

of date, you must get a new one.

Write your name, ID number and section number on the back of your passport /

National ID copy.

3. Application Forms:

Use black or blue pen and sign the form in pen, not pencil

Make sure that your name is spelt the same way as on your passport.

Don’t forget to date and sign the back of the application form.

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FAQs

Frequently Asked Questions Read these questions and answers carefully. They can help you understand everything

you need to know about theLevel 3 course and the IELTS exam.

1. What will happen if I fail Level 3? You have to repeat Level 3

2. What will happen if I pass Level 3 but fail IELTS?

You will be out of Level 3 but not yet in faculty. You will have to go to the ILC,

Writing Centre and Speaking Centre on your own to get practice. UGRU may

give you a short IELTS course to help you get the Band score you need. If you get

the Band Score you need when you do the exam a second time, you will continue

your studies in the University. If you don’t get the Band score you need, then you

can try again for a third time, but you will have to pay for the exam. It costs

850 dhs.

3. If I pay for an IELTS exam myself and get a Band 5 IELTS independently –can

I leave Level 3 and enter faculty?

Yes, usually. But you MUST tell your teacher. He will find out if your IELTS

certificate is considered valid by the university. However, you should finish your

Level 3 course – you cannot enter Faculty until next semester, the English lessons

are free and you might as well improve your English! It’s not just about pieces of

paper (exam certificates) it’s about education! And anyway, why not wait for the

Level 3 IELTS exam and save yourself the money!

4. I have failed Level 3 twice; what will happen if I fail again?

You will have to leave the university or get Band 5 IELTS independently; i.e. pay

for the exam yourself.

5. Where can I find IELTS practice material? There is a lot of practice material in the ILC.

6. What practice material is in the ILC? There are extra exercises for grammar, vocabulary and reading in the ILC. Do these

on your own. If you copy off someone else or just fill in the answers from the answer

key, then you really won’t know what you are good at and where you need extra

practice. You can also practice writing. Get a writing task from the ILC, finish it,

then take it to the Writing Centre to get it marked.

7. How will I know what I am good at and what I need extra practice in?

In week 1 or 2 you will do a practice IELTS exam. Don’t worry about this. This

exam is only to give you a chance to see what the real exam is like. It is not part of

your marks for the semester, but it will help you to do well in the IELTS exam. It

will also tell you what you are good at and what areas you need extra practice in.

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