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cutlook on life. We should all enioy things lke music and
boing with our friends. At the same time, its important to
spend time alone andi as simply as possible, which is not
‘easy in the 21st century
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Most countries spend large sums of money protecting their
national heritage. However, there is strong argument that
wwe should look ahead and not backwards, spending less
‘money on preserving the past and more on securing our;
future. Satata etree vty
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fiefitage. Once itis lost, it is lost forever. Caring for
important monuments helps with this. It also attracts
tourists, which has an economic benefit for everyone.
(On the other hand, governments spend a lot of money on
‘museums and keeping historic sites in good condition when
poor people need houses to live in and businesses need
beter roads for transporting their goods.
‘Another argument is that by making heritage sites attractive
‘or tourists ~for example, by putting on entertainment - we
give a very untrue picture of the past and sometimes
damage the local environment.
To conclude. while there are strong arguments for not
Spending too much on preserving the past, | believe it is
important to protect the most famous sites for the future
{generations but itis not realistic to try and save everything,
We need to invest in the future too.
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Good to hear from you again. | hope youre still enjoying _/
your job.
tim glad you asked me about the party | plagned for my
mother's birthday. Well, | have to say it was a fantastic
success. I told my mother we were taking her out for a
quiet meal at a local restaurant with just the family, but in
fact Id hired a large room in a hotel and invited all her old
triendst 2 Compéitine 2 E
‘Anyway, | picked my mother up and told her I'd changed
my mind. We were going to have a meal in @ hotel. You
should have seen her face when she walked into the room
and everyone cheered! She just couldn't believe itand
burst into tears. Then the party got going and it didn't
finish until four in the morning. We were absolutely
exhausted, but my mother had had a wonderful time,
Must dash now - I've got to go to college. Hope to hear =<
from you. —fodett
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| would like to apply for one of the scholarships | saw advertised
in your prospectus.
‘At present, | am training to be a secondary schoal teacher of
English and | finish my course at the end of June. However, | feel
| still have @ lot to learn about the language and culture of the
English-speaking world and would benefit considerably from a
course in an English-speaking country
‘The reason | am applying for a scholarship is that | cannot afford
the cost of studying abroad. | have no income except for my
student grant, so if | am fortunate enough to be given a
scholarship, | would have to work part-time to save'some personal
spending money. My parents will pay for my aiffare if | am
successful
| would appreciate being given the opportunity to study at your
college and would be very grateful if you would consider my
application.wicana COD
‘The purpose of this report is to consider the advantages and
disadvantages of accepting a large group of students from
overseas for two weeks. | have discussed the issue with all
the senior members of college staf.
Advantages 5
Allthose | interviewed believe that for students, this would be
an exciting opportunity to explore a foreign culture, both in the
Classroom and socially, Overall, they thought the visit would. &
be stimulating forthe college at a quiet tie of the year
Disadvantages
‘Some members of staff are concerned that
there would be insufficient seating in the library at busy
times.
2. the visitors might be more interested in enjoying
themselves than studying.
3. the restaurant queue would be very slow at lunchtime.
Conclusion and recommendation
Clearly, the visit might involve some practical difficulties, but
‘on the whole, everyone thought that it should gen. as an
‘opportunity not to be missed. | would therefore suggest that
the college accepts the group.Without dou, the Bris rock band Actc Monkeys have
ven this year's Best Ive show. As teenagers a fow
years agp, they made the f
seemed shy and awkward on stage. Now they ha
matured and become an amazing ive et
Since the front man Alex decided to cut his hair and dress
like a skinny rock star of the 1850s, he moves confidently
‘around the stage, waving his arms and encouraging us
to shake our hips. The crowd were ecstatic!
‘The set began with their hit ‘Do you wanna know’. The
guitar playing was tight, as always, and the rhythm
‘supported by Matt's powerful drumming. The band were
‘on top form throughout, winning fans with a list that
‘combined older with new hits.
‘My only reservation is that although the songs have
clever lyrics and great melodies and sound fresh every
ime, some lack the emotional and poetic force of their
be
toremember and all fans should try and catch them while
they're on tour.‘When her cellphone rang in the middle of the exam, Ana
felt like vanishing.
‘The day had been long and tiring. “I's the Listening
Paper and welll be done with it,” she thought as she
entered the exam room. What she couldn’ foretell was
that all the time and effort she had put into succeeding in
passing her FCE exam, ran the risk of being ruined by the
interference of her mobile phone.
“Infringements. of the regulations are viewed most
seriously and would normally entail disqualification,”
"| the Centr Supervisor sentenced. peso tire tlre
Needless to say, the matter was brought before the
Cambridge ESOL Malpractice Committee in the UK.
“They would bein charge of reviewing thecase taking into
account the statement from the candidate concemed and
the supervisor's report. For this reason, Ana's statement
‘of result could not be issued inde time, asthe situation
‘was pending of revision. < pated
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Never had she felt so grieved until, eventually, the
committee dgelared that, taking all the circumstances
into account/na's result could be finally released