A. You will hear a short lecture. Write a summary for a fellow student who was not present at the lecture. You should write 50- 70 words.
You will have 10 minutes to finish this task. Your response will be judged on the quality of your writing and on how well your response presents the key points presented in the lecture.
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Solution
Model Answer
It is not language change that the speaker is complaining about because this is in the nature of language and there is nothing to stop it. What matters to him is that, generally, standards of both spoken and written English have dropped among his students and, more seriously perhaps, among professional writers such as journalists.
B. You will hear a short lecture. Write a summary for a fellow student who was not present at the lecture. You should write 50- 70 words.
You will have 10 minutes to finish this task. Your response will be judged on the quality of your writing and on how well your response presents the key points presented in the lecture.
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Solution
Model Answer
Something comparable to today's newspapers began during the time of Julius Caesar, who set up the posting of news-sheets in the busiest meeting places in Rome. These contained the latest news concerning wars, sports, gossip, and so on. Scribes, who were often slaves, would act as news gatherers for those not in Rome, and could even make enough money out of it to buy their freedom .
C. You will hear a short lecture. Write a summary for a fellow student who was not present at the lecture. You should write 50- 70 words.
You will have 10 minutes to finish this task. Your response will be judged on the quality of your writing and on how well your response presents the key points presented in the lecture.
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Solution
Model Answer
Drawing a comparison with changes in fashion, the speaker examines the ups and more frequent downs in the reputation of the poet, Alexander Pope. IIugely popular in his own day, succeeding generations - the Romantics followed by the Victorians - found him not to their taste, and heavily criticized him and his poetry. It was not until the early 20th century that his work became appreciated and popular again.