Day: 3 September 2015

Being Late # Speaking Section

Given below are some questions that can be asked in the Part II of speaking section about being late.

Is being late acceptable in your country? Why/Why not?
I would say you are given chances. If you are late for the first or the second time, it is allowed, however, if it becomes a habit, chances are you will shown the way out of office. However, in careers like teaching or medicine, late for even a minute is not acceptable. I think this is more of because our country men have high tolerance level. We tend to listen or understand others point of view before reacting.
Are you ever late for appointments? Why/why not?
Yes. There was this appointment I had with a director, and I was late by five minutes. I started off early, however, my bicycle got punctured on the way and had to get it done. The person who does it was already busy with some work, so in all I got delayed by five minutes. When I reached, I asked for an apology and told him the reason. He was very polite and understood my point.
What kind of excuses do you think are acceptable for coming late?
I think genuine excuses must be acceptable. For example- if someone is ill or gets into vehicle trouble or may be if some last minute work pops up. I think what is important is, if someone can beforehand tell that they might get late. Or if after coming late can tell the reason and make sure it does not becomes a habit.
How do you feel if someone is late for an appointment?
For me five to ten minutes is not an issue, but if it goes beyond that, I expect the person to tell me that he/she is going to be late. That gives me the room to plan out things for that period.

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Common European Framework

Common European Framework is the method used to testing the English of an individual. All English exams, either TOEFL or IELTS follow it. The Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEF or CEFR) was put together by the Council of Europe as a way of standardizing the levels of language exams in different regions.
There are six levels ; A1,A2,B1,B2,C1,C2.

Let us understand what do these levels mean.

C2 # MASTERY
You are called a master in Engish if you can understand with ease virtually anything heard or read. If you can summarize information from different spoken and written sources, reconstructing arguments and accounts in a coherent presentation. Also, if you can express yourself spontaneously, very fluently and precisely, differentiating finer shades of meaning even in the most complex situations.
C1 # Effective operational proficiency or advanced
If you get a C1 in your test you probably are someone who can understand a wide range of demanding, longer texts, and recognize implicit meaning. It means you have a flair for expressing language flexibly and effectively for social, academic and professional purposes. Even more you produce clear, well-structured, detailed text on complex subjects, showing controlled use of organizational patterns, connectors and cohesive devices.
B2 # Vantage or upper intermediate
You lie in B2 if you can understand the main ideas of complex text on both concrete and abstract topics, including technical discussions in your field of specialization. It means that you can interact with a degree of fluency and spontaneity that makes regular interaction with native speakers quite possible without strain for either party
B1 # Threshold or intermediate
If you get a B1 it simply means that you can understand the main points of clear standard input on familiar matters regularly encountered in work, school, leisure, etc. You can deal with most of the situations while travelling to other places. You can use simple connected sentences and can describe experiences and events, dreams, hopes and ambitions and briefly give reasons and explanations for opinions and plans.
A2 # Elementary stage
This level means that you can communicate basic things about yourself in English. You can understand sentences and frequently used expressions related to areas of most immediate relevance.
A1 # Very Basic User
It means you can introduce yourself or can understand and use familiar everyday expressions and very basic phrases aimed at the satisfaction of needs of a concrete type.

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Part Time Job # Letter For IELTS

General Writing Task – 1

You are looking for a part time job. Write a letter to an employment agency. In your letter include:-

  • Introduce yourself
  • Explain what sort of job you would like?
  • Say what experience and skills you have?

Write at least 150 words.

Answer

 

Dear Sir/ Madam,

This is in reference to part time employment which I am seeking for myself. I have recently completed my bachelor degree in retail management from a reputed college. I have a few months experience as an intern working for an apparel company as part of my degree.

Now, I want to take up post-graduation and work part time in the retail sector alongside my education. As I would be busy with studies, the most suitable kind of job would be to take up part time work in retail as it would provide me with valuable experience related to my course and fetch me some money as well.

I have excellent communication and marketing skills with a knack of talking to people. I also have relevant computer knowledge required in this area with a decent level of management ability as well. It would be highly appreciated if such job options could be suggested to me as soon as possible.

Yours Sincerely,

Pooja Duggal

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Understanding IELTS And TOEFL

English has surely become a global language, You can either owe it to the glottalization or the change in our outlook towards abroad. Either ways, number of students going abroad for their further studies has increased by leaps and bounds. This led to the development of English testing exams. There are many exams, however, the two most preferred are the IELTS and the TOEFL.
But they are not the same. We already have talked about the difference in their formats. You can check it out in the following links.
READING SECTION
WRITING SECTION
SPEAKING SECTION
LISTENING SECTION

For now, we shall be talking about the the relationship between the scores of IELTS and TOEFL. Both of these exams use the Common European Framework (CEF) proficiency levels. And the scores bring them together.

B1
If you get an IELTS score of 4-4.5 or a TOEFL score of 57-86, you are a B1 proficient English knower.
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Understanding IELTS And TOEFL

B2
If your score in IELTS lies between 5-6.5 and the TOEFL score lies between 87-109, you are at B2 level.
C1
An IELTS score of 7-8 or the TOEFL score between 110-120 will land you at the C1 level.
C2
This is the level you can reach if you get an IELTS score of 8-9.

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