EDUCATIONAL GOALS

1 Vocabulary Match the school subjects a-h with the pictures 1-8 below.
a) Mathematics -2

e) Media, Film and Television Studies - 4

b) Biology –8

f) Physical Education (PE) -6

c) Chemistry -1

g) Health and Food Technology (HFT) -3

d) Art and Design -5

h) Computing -7

ex2 Each adjective in column 1 commonly collocates with one of the nouns in column 2. Complete the
sentences 1-6 with one adjective and one noun.

1.Rote learning

2.Critical thinking

3.Formal examinations

4.Higher education

5.Continuous assessment

6.Educational standards

ex3 Expressing Language of Quantities and Numbers. Perhaps the most important language for
academic task 1 in IELTS is the language of numbers. The expressions 1-10 are useful for describing
quantity. Match them with the percentages a-j below.

1c,2a,3f,4b,5d,6e,7j,8h,9g,10i

ex4 Replace the underlined words or phrases with the equivalent from the box.
1)70% of

2) a quarter

3 )90% of

4) nearly two-thirds

5) 47%
Ex-5 The bar chart below shows the results of a survey of how people felt about examinations.
Complete the sentences 1-6, which describe the chart, using the expressions from Ex. 3.

1)a small minority of those surveyed said they found the challenge exciting. 2) The vast majority of
respondents said they felt anxious. 3)Just under a third said they felt more competitive. 4) Nearly half of
those surveyed replied that they felt more focused. 5) Roughly one in four indicated that examinations
made them lose interest in their studies. 6) Three quarters of those who responded said they felt
motivated to work harder.

Ex-6
Comparison in writing discusses elements that are similar, while contrast in
writing discusses elements that are different. A compare-and-contrast essay, then, analyzes
two subjects by comparing them, contrasting them, or both.
Generally speaking, comparing is showing the similarities, and contrasting is showing
differences between two things that are related in some way. For example, you
wouldn't compare/contrast reading a book to driving a car, but you would compare reading a
book to reading with an e-reader

Comparison Contrast

one similarity one difference

another similarity another difference

both conversely

like in contrast

likewise unlike

similarly while

in a similar fashion whereas

Ex-7 To do well in IELTS Writing Tasks, you must show that you can use a range of expressions and
structures for functions like comparing and contrasting. Rewrite the sentences 1-5 using the words in
brackets.

1) Fewer boys than girls passed their English examinations.

2) As many boys as girls achieved a passing grade in Mathematics.
3) Whereas boys did well in Technology; in contrast, girls did well in language-related subjects.
4) The number of passes in Religious Studies was lower for girls than for boys.
5) Similar numbers of boys and girls passed the Economics exam.
WRITING TASK 1 You should spend about 20-25 minutes on this task. The bar
chart below gives information about computer ownership by level of education
for the years 2002 and 2010. Summarize the information by selecting and
reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant. Write at
least 150 words.
These graphs provide information regarding the rate of computer ownership of the
population between the years 2002 and 2010, as well as the percentage of
computer ownership based on the population’s level of education in 2002 and
2010.

In 2002, more than half of the population owned computer devices. That
percentage rose steadily to reach almost 60% in 2004. The upward trend continued
to increase the percentage of computer ownership to about 65% in 2006. Around
70% of the population had computer devices in 2008. By 2010, about three-
quarters of the population owned computers.

However, vast differences can be seen when the rate of computer ownership is
compared between the years 2002 and 2010 based on the population’s education.
Merely 12% of individuals with no high school diploma owned computers in 2002.
In contrast, around 45% of people with the same level of education owned
computers in 2010. While 40% of high school graduates owned computer devices
in 2002, that percentage rose to almost 70% in 2010. About 60% of College drop-
outs owned computer devices in 2002 whereas around 90% of people who did not
complete an undergraduate course owned computers in 2010. Similarly, when
about 70% of people with Bachelor’s degree owned computers in 2002, more than
90% of undergraduates had computers in 2010. Lastly, the rate of computer
ownership was at around 83% among individuals with postgraduate qualifications
in 2002, as usual the percentage of computer ownership of this group was
significantly higher in 2010 reaching almost 100%.
Overall, the rate of computer ownership among the population saw a steady
increase over the 8 years period. Likewise, the percentage of computer ownership
increased as the level of education rose in both the years 2002 and 2010
respectively.
WRITING TASK 2 You should spend about 20-25 minutes on this task. The bar
chart below gives information about the number of students studying Computer
Science at a UK university between 2010 and 2012. Summarize the information by
selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.
Write at least 150 words.

The bar chart illustrates amount of native students and international students studying in track of
computer science, divided into two categories: men and women, at UK universities between
2010 to 2012.

According to men, the number of British students was fluctuated. It started from approximate 40
persons in 2010 before dropped to 25 persons in 2011, and rose up thereafter to more than 40
persons. At the same period, the number of students from outside UK increased considerably: 20
persons, 25 persons, and 40 persons, in 2010, 2011, and 2012, respectively.

Regarding women, the amount of British students in 2010 was about 30 persons. This number
went up thereafter to 45 persons in next year (2011), and there was no significant change in
2012. For aboard students, the numbers of them increased gradually with year: 15 persons in
2010, and 20 persons in2012.

All in all, we can see that before 2010, the numbers of native students were more than two times
of international students, in both men and women. However, since 2011, the numbers of men
students from UK and outside were almost equal.