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Graduate DiplomaReading & Writing Session 20
Reading & Writing Skills Review
COMPLEXITY
Seiko had a meal.four courses, less than £20, 2 bottles of wine, fantastic.
A.Seiko had £20 four courses, less than a fantastic meal and 2 bottles of wine.
B.Seiko had a four courses fantastic meal and 2 bottles of wine for less than £20.
C.For less than £20, Seiko had a fantastic four-course meal with two bottles of wine.
Seiko had a meal.four courses, less than £20, 2 bottles of wine, fantastic.
A.Seiko had £20 four courses, less than a fantastic meal and 2 bottles of wine.
B.Seiko had a four courses fantastic meal and 2 bottles of wine for less than £20.
C.For less than £20, Seiko had a fantastic four-course meal with two bottles of wine.
Naif was on a flight. twelve hours, stop-overs in Delhi and Moscow, long
A.Naif was on a long twelve-hour flight with stop-overs in Delhi and Moscow.
B.Naif was on a flight long twelve-hour, stopping over in Delhi and Moscow.
C.Naif was on a flight long twelve hours, stop-overs between Delhi and Moscow.
Naif was on a flight. twelve hours, stop-overs in Delhi and Moscow, long
A.Naif was on a long twelve-hour flight with stop-overs in Delhi and Moscow.
B.Naif was on a flight long twelve-hour, stopping over in Delhi and Moscow.
C.Naif was on a flight long twelve hours, stop-overs between Delhi and Moscow.
The pile-up has finally been cleared. forty-car, M1, police, caused by yesterday’s freak weather conditions
A.The pile-up caused forty-car freak weather conditions at M1 has finally been cleared by police.
B.The forty-car M1 pile-up caused by yesterday’s weather conditions has finally been cleared by police.
C.Police have finally cleared the forty-car M1 pile-up caused by yesterday’s weather conditions.
The pile-up has finally been cleared. forty-car, M1, police, caused by yesterday’s freak weather conditions
A.The pile-up caused forty-car freak weather conditions at M1 has finally been cleared by police.
B.The forty-car M1 pile-up caused by yesterday’s weather conditions has finally been cleared by police.
C.Police have finally cleared the forty-car M1 pile-up caused by yesterday’s weather conditions.
Passengers can expect delays. Pan Am Airways, 3 hours, New York
A.Pan Am Airways’ passengers to New York can expect 3 hours delay.
B.Pan Am passengers for New York can expect three-hour delays.
C.New York passengers on Pan Am can expect 3 hours delay.
Passengers can expect delays. Pan Am Airways, 3 hours, New York
A.Pan Am Airways’ passengers to New York can expect 3 hours delay.
B.Pan Am passengers for New York can expect three-hour delays.
C.New York passengers on Pan Am can expect 3 hours delay.
SENTENCE STRUCTURE
IS IT AN ENGLISH SENTENCE?
Look at the twelve statements and decide whether or not they are complete English sentences. If they are complete, add a full stop. If they are not, finish them in an appropriate manner.
1.Maggie, who has recently revealed that she is married to a Chinese movie star, brings energy and
happiness to the classroom
2.The student who knows the most about biology
3.Few people know that Lucy is actually Scottish
4.Vaclav, who is an exceptionally intelligent man, I think
5.When Yasir is speaking, listeners should make clear and precise notes
6.Finding out about the latest results of West Bromwich Albion, a good way to impress Mark
7.If you are serious about impressing Bandar
8.Seiko thinks that the 1000-word essay, a report on an article, is the most difficult piece of writing she has
ever done
9.In Konstantinos’ opinion, one of the most violent movies in the world of cinema, Texas Chainsaw
Massacre
10.Although English grammar is not recognized as an Olympic event, which is a pity
11.These days you rarely meet men as interesting and intelligent as Chimuco
12.One way of starting a conversation with Chao, if you can get his attention, is by talking about money,
his favourite subject
IS IT AN ENGLISH SENTENCE?
Look at the twelve statements and decide whether or not they are complete English sentences. If they are complete, add a full stop. If they are not, finish them in an appropriate manner.
1.Maggie, who has recently revealed that she is married to a Chinese movie star, brings energy and
happiness to the classroom NO
2.The student who knows the most about biology NO
3.Few people know that Lucy is actually Scottish YES
4.Vaclav, who is an exceptionally intelligent man, I think NO
5.When Yasir is speaking, listeners should make clear and precise notes YES
6.Finding out about the latest results of West Bromwich Albion, a good way to impress Mark NO
7.If you are serious about impressing Bandar NO
8.Seiko thinks that the 1000-word essay, a report on an article, is the most difficult piece of writing she has
ever done YES
9.In Konstantinos’ opinion, one of the most violent movies in the world of cinema, Texas Chainsaw
Massacre NO
10.Although English grammar is not recognized as an Olympic event, which is a pity NO
11.These days you rarely meet men as interesting and intelligent as Chimuco YES
12.One way of starting a conversation with Chao, if you can get his attention, is by talking about money,
his favourite subject YES
PARAGRAPHING
EVEN technology pundits can sometimes be right. Jason
Calacanis, an entrepreneur and noted agent provocateur, recently
argued that there is a simple solution to the woes of both Microsoft
and big media companies. Now a system has been developed to
make it easier for blind people to navigate the internet, use word-
processing software and even trace the shapes of graphs and
charts. The world’s largest software firm should pay Time Warner,
News Corporation and others firms to block Google, the search
giant, from indexing their content–and make it searchable
exclusively through Bing, Microsoft’s new search service.
COMPUTERS have become such an integral part of life, in the rich
world at least, that even social networking is done online. The
blind, however, are often excluded from such interactions. Its
inventors hope it will enable more blind people to work in offices.
He set the auction record for any jewel.
“If you have money to invest, there is no safer haven than
something rare,” says Laurence Graff, the London-born “King of
Diamonds”. If this is sales talk, he is his own best customer. Media
companies would thus get badly needed cash and Bing a chance
to gain market share from Google. In December 2008, during some
of the bleakest days of the credit crisis, Mr Graff paid $24.3m for
the 35.56-carat, 17th-century Wittelsbach blue diamond at
Christie’s in London. But in his opinion, “it was the bargain of the
century.In my life, it is the rarest of them all; it is the supreme
coloured diamond.”
FEELING IN THE DARK
COLOUR ME DAZZLED
WEB-WIDE WAR
EVEN technology pundits can sometimes be right. Jason
Calacanis, an entrepreneur and noted agent provocateur, recently
argued that there is a simple solution to the woes of both Microsoft
and big media companies. The world’s largest software firm should
pay Time Warner, News Corporation and others firms to block
Google, the search giant, from indexing their content–and make it
searchable exclusively through Bing, Microsoft’s new search
service.
Media companies would thus get badly needed cash and Bing a
chance to gain market share from Google.
COMPUTERS have become such an integral part of
life, in the rich world at least, that even social
networking is done online. The blind, however, are often
excluded from such interactions. Its inventors hope it
will enable more blind people to work in offices.
Now a system has been developed to make it easier for
blind people to navigate the internet, use word-
processing software and even trace the shapes of
graphs and charts.
“If you have money to invest, there is no safer haven
than something rare,” says Laurence Graff, the London-
born “King of Diamonds”. If this is sales talk, he is his
own best customer. In December 2008, during some of
the bleakest days of the credit crisis, Mr Graff paid
$24.3m for the 35.56-carat, 17th-century Wittelsbach
blue diamond at Christie’s in London. But in his opinion,
“it was the bargain of the century.In my life, it is the
rarest of them all; it is the supreme coloured diamond.”
He set the auction record for any jewel.