Ielts for Free - Part 3

Good Morning, people !

How are you guys doin' ?

Ontem retornei a minha rotina de aulas de francês. Estava com saudades.
Conversando com o professor, falávamos sobre a prova de francês, o DELF. Falei para ele que para o Canadá, a que deve ser feita é o TCQ e, ele me disse que a nota que devo conseguir (pelo menos hoje), seria o equivalente ao B1 do DELF, que indica nível intermediário. Concordei quando ele disse que estando fora, o aprendizado será mais rápido, justamente porque estamos em contato com a lingua 24 horas por dia.
Mas acredito que, se eu conseguir uma nota equivalente a nível intermediário de francês e, uma que fique entre intermediário/avançado no inglês já será de grande valia.
O negócio é se preparar. Ele disse que vai passar uma provinha daqui a umas 2 semanas. Eu não tinha feito provas ainda, porque minhas aulas de francês são particulares, não são em escola de idiomas.
Enfim...

Vamos ao último post sobre o site Ielts for Free.

Não tem muito mais informação para compartilhar.
Tenho dois arquivos do word, onde eu salvei questões de reading e, vou tentar compartilhar, de algum jeito em outro post.

Quanto ao writing, compartilho abaixo, os modelos que o site deu:

Task I model answer

Dear Uncle John,

I am so excited that you’ll soon be here! I’m sorry that I won’t be there you at the station – I have a work meeting I really have to go to but I’ve left the keys with David. Just go and see him so you can let yourself in. I’m sure you remember, but he’s the man living at number 21. Make yourself at home – there will be food in the fridge and your bed will be made.

The easiest way to get to the house is to jump in a taxi –it’s not expensive and the buses are so unreliable! I was thinking that when I get back we could perhaps go out for dinner? I’ll be back no later than six, so we could go to that restaurant we went to last time you came.

Well, I think that’s everything. It’s going to be great catching up!

Safe trip,

Patrick

(155 words)

Task II model answer There is a strong argument to be made for charging an entry fee to public venues dedicated to the arts, but there is also a case in favour of making them free, as will now be discussed. Primarily, the decision to charge for certain forms of entertainment yet offer others without cost to the visitor requires a degree of subjective judgement about their worth. For some, a museum is far more important than a trip to the cinema, yet it could be argued that they are equally deserving forms of artistic entertainment. In addition, there are far more deserving areas that are in desperate need of funding, such as healthcare. The cultural importance of looking at art simply does not equate with the importance of ensuring that citizens are healthy. In many countries, a visit to a museum is free, yet the cost of a university education is prohibitive. Yet these points must be balanced with the understanding that unlike other forms of entertainment, the number of people visiting museums who would be willing to pay a significant entry fee is low. Given the choice of a museum trip or surfing the internet, the majority of people in recent generations would likely opt for the latter, meaning that the galleries would be forced to close if they were not funded. To conclude, although there would be clear benefits to charging a fee for entry to such artistic venues, it is unlikely that one would be levied as this would almost certainly result in their closure. The best course of action at this point would be entry by donation, rather than a fixed fee. (273 words)

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E, um exemplo do listening test.

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