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United Arab Emirates University
University General Requirements Unit
Communications Programme
English Level 3
Integrated Strand
Students’ Handbook
Page:
2. Level 3 in a Nutshell
Assessment
CGEs
3. Coursework Grades
Mid and Final Exams
Course books and other materials
How to pass Level 3!
4. How to pass IELTS!
How to pass Everything!
5. Level 3 Calendar
7. Grammar Syllabus 1A, 1B, 2A and 3A
17. Vocabulary to learn lists: VTL1
19. VTL 2
21. VTL 3
23. Testable Vocabulary List
16. Application for IELTS Exam
17, Frequently Asked Questions
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Level 3 in a Nutshell
Welcome to Level 3!
This document show you the main things you need to know for success in Level 3.
Aims In Level 3 Integrated we have two aims:
1. To prepare you for university
E.g. by helping you to:
understand academic written and spoken texts
take notes
take part in discussions,
teaching you important vocabulary (taken from two word lists: the
General Service List of 2000 words and the Academic Word List)
improve your ability to use grammar.
Target: Intermediate; EFR B1/B2; modest to competent user
2. To prepare you to do the IELTS International English Language Testing System
exam.
Target: Academic Band 5 and above
Assessment There are twelve grades given in Level 3: eight Integrated and four Writing.
Integrated Strand Total value: 70%
4 CGE tests of Vocabulary and Grammar (and a little
reading)
30%
2 course work grades allocated by teachers (CWGs) 10%
2 exams of Listening and Reading (Midterm and Final) 30%
Writing Strand Total value: 30%
1 Writing Project 7%
1 Alternative Graphs course 3%
2 Writing Exams 20%
Computer Generated Exams (CGE Tests) There are four of these. You will take them in the Computer Lab about every four weeks.
They get more important as you go through the semester: CGE 1 to 4 are worth 3%, 6%,
9% and 12% respectively. In each one there are 35 vocabulary questions, 20 grammar
questions and 5 preview reading questions.
Course Work Grades You will get two Course Work Grades (CWGs), one for Module 1, and one for Module 2.
Each is a mark out of 20, and each is worth up to 5% of the total English grade - that’s
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10% for the two grades. These are given by your Integrated teacher for work that s/he
will tell you about. This is continuous assessment – it is for work you do for your teacher
week by week.
Mid and Final Exams There are two major paper-based exams and they have increasing importance: the
Midterm Exam is worth 10%; the Final Exam is worth 20%.
Some parts of these exams are ‘previewed’ and others are ‘unseen’. This means that you
get to see some of the things in these exams before the exam. We give you three reading
passages and four listening passages before the exam. Two of the reading passages and 2
of the listening passages will be in the exam. This means you can revise better for them.
Other parts will be new to you and you will only see them on the day of the exam. About
50% of each exam is previewed and about 50% is new. You must work on the Preview
passages independently – that is, out of class.
1. A previewed Listening Dialogue (7 qs)
2. A previewed Lecture (10 qs)
3. An unseen Lecture (10 qs)
4. An unseen ‘Understanding Graphics’ exercise
5. A previewed reading passage (15 qs)
6. An unseen reading passage (15 qs)
Course Books and other materials Your course books are:
Focus on IELTS Foundation, S. O’Connell
The Level 3 iBook
Your teacher will give you lots of other work, particularly on Vocabulary and Grammar.
How to Pass Level 3
Work hard!
Don’t take days off! Every semester most students who are absent 6 or more
times fail Level 3. About half of the students with 5 absences fail. Most students
with 4 absences or less, pass!
Work hard on Vocabulary! Students who get poor grades on vocabulary almost
always fail.
Work hard on Grammar! Students who get high grades on Grammar almost
always pass.
Work hard on the Preview Listening and Reading! Some of these will be in your
Mid and Final exams.
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How to Pass IELTS
Work hard!
Speak! Many students who fail IELTS in Listening, Reading or Writing end up
passing IELTS overall because they get better marks in Speaking. Speaking is the
thing that most students are best at. So work hard on Speaking to make sure of
getting those extra marks! Read! Many students fail IELTS because they do badly in the Reading Test. For
the last two semester Reading has been the biggest problem for our students in
IELTS. Almost all students who do well in reading, pass IELTS with a high
grade. Listen! Watch TV, listen to L3 lectures and conversations. Work hard on Writing! Our writing results get better every year. This is because
of the excellent Writing course you are given by the L3 Writing Strand. With this
course you have a chance to do very well, so make sure you pay attention and
work hard in it.
How to Pass Everything
Work Independently and Be Interested
The most important thing is to get better. You do this by working away from class as
well as in class. And you do it by being interested in what you are learning. You do not
do it by taking exams over and over again and hoping to be lucky. In the IELTS exam,
for example, you get better grades by having better English. If your English is not good
enough for a Band 5, you must make it better.
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Level 3 Integrated Calendar Spring 2013
Week (Beginning)
Pacing Example
Integrated Events
(Dates are Provisional)
Writing + Other
Events
Week 1
(10th
Feb)
Distribute: Integrated Syllabus, and Students’
Handbook
Focus on IELTS Foundation U1 (Vocabulary to
Learn) VTL List 1
Level 3 iBook U1
‘Numbers’ & U2 ‘Words’
Grammar Syllabus 1A
IELTS ‘Mock’ 1
(Some time in first two weeks
if possible)
Week 2
(17th
Feb)
Distribute Module 1 Preview Readings and
Listenings
Focus on IELTS Foundation U2 VTL List 2
Week 3
(24rd
Feb)
Focus on IELTS Foundation U3
VTL List 3
Week 4
(3rd
Mar) Focus on IELTS Foundation U4
VTL List 4
CGE 1 Wed 6th Mar (Computer
Generated Exam) 1 VTL Lists 1 – 3,
Grammar Reading 1Module 1A (3%),
Preview
Writing Project
Final Draft (7%)
Week 5
(10th
Mar)
Focus on IELTS Foundation U5
VTL List 5
Level 3 iBook U3
‘People’ & U4 ‘Places’
Grammar Syllabus 1B
Week 6
(17th
Mar)
Focus on IELTS Foundation U6
VTL List 6
Revision VTL List 1-6
Week 7
(24th
Mar)
CGE 2 Wed 27th Mar Vocabulary Lists 1
– 6, Module 1A + 1B Grammar, Preview
Readings 1-3 (6%)
Timed Writing Exam 1
(10%) T1 Bar/Line
Graph, T2 Adv/Disadv.
(29th
Mar) Spring break starts
(13th Apr) Last day of Spring break
+ L3 Assessments
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Week (Beginning)
Pacing Example Integrated Events (Dates are Provisional)
Writing + Other
Events Week 8
(14th
Apr)
Mid-term Practice Exam
Focus on IELTS Foundation U7
VTL List 7
Level 3 iBook U5 & U6
Grammar Syllabus 2A
Week 9
(21st Apr)
Focus on IELTS Foundation U8
VTL List 8
CWG 1 (5%)
L3 Mid-term exam Thurs 25th April
(10%)
Writing Alt Charts (3%)
Week 10
(28th
Apr)
Focus on IELTS Foundation U9
VTL List 9
Week 11
(5th
May)
Revision
Focus on IELTS Foundation U10
VTL List 10
CGE 3 Wed 8th May
Vocabulary Lists 1 – 9, Module 1A, 1B,
2A Grammar, Preview Reading 4 (9%),
Week 12
(12th
May)
Focus on IELTS Foundation U11
VTL List 11
Level 3 iBook U7 & U8
Grammar Syllabus 2B
Week 13
(19th
May)
Focus on IELTS Foundation U12
VTL List 12 IELTS ‘Mock’ 2
(Optional)
Week 14
(26th
May) Revision
CGE 4 Wed 29th May
ALL Vocabulary Lists: 1 – 12; ALL
Grammar: Module 1A, 1B, 2A, 2B, and
Preview Readings 4-6 (12%)
Week 15
(2nd
Jun) Grading + Inputting
Check grades
GIF Signing
CWG 2 (5%)
L3 Final Exam: Mon June 3rd (18%)
L3 IELTS Written Exam: Sat June 8th
Timed Writing Exam 2
(10%) T1 Pie + Table,
T2 Prob. Solution
Week 16
(9th
Jun)
L3 IELTS Speaking Exams
Level 1, 2 and Faculty Exams start
Sat 15th Jun
Week 17
(16th
Jun)
Level 1, 2 and Faculty Exams finish
Thurs 20th Jun
Week 18
(23rd
Jun) 25 June Summer Holiday begins
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Grammar and Vocabulary
Grammar
Module 1A Level 3 Grammar Syllabus (Fall 2012)
Module 1A
Note: Words in bold italics are GRAMMAR FORMS and may be tested with many different words. For example, studies = present simple tense; this may be tested with other words such as play, watches and many others. Words in bold underlined italics are SPECIFIC GRAMMAR ITEMS and can only be tested as they are. For example, in contrast is a specific grammar item that may not be changed. These grammar items may be tested in CGE Exam 1 and in later CGE exams.
(A) Verb Forms
A1 General verb forms (+/-) Present simple: Maitha studies vocabulary every day. Some people do not like watching football.
Past simple: Khaled went to Japan last summer. Alya did not finish her essay yesterday.
Future time: (for simple future events without premeditation) Ahmed will be here tomorrow. The class will not begin until 3:30.
(B) Cohesive Devices
B1
Linkers
Grammatical Form
Conjunctions Connectors Prepositions
Addition Maryam loves cooking. She often cooks Lebanese
food. In addition, she
likes cooking Indian food.
In addition to fantastic
hotels, there are many great shopping malls in Dubai.
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Contrast Khaled likes playing tennis,
while Ahmed likes
playing football.
Khaled likes playing tennis.
In contrast/On the other hand, Ahmed
likes playing football.
In contrast to Ahmed,
Khaled likes playing tennis.
Example There seems to be a lot of evidence to support the theory of global warming.
For example, the
weather is getting hotter in many countries.
Khaled has many hobbies,
such as playing football,
watching movies, and reading stories.
B3
Pronouns and determiners
Pronouns Subject / object pronouns I / me, you / you, he / him, she / her, it / it, we / us, they / them
Pronouns / determiners this / that, these / those
(C) Parts of Speech
C1
Verbs
(1) in clauses: Khaled is a student, but Ali is a policeman. (2) after helping verbs in negative clauses: Shaikha does not like fish. (3) after modal verbs: Ali can speak French. (4) after ‘to’ in full infinitives: Faisal wants to be an engineer.
Nouns (including gerunds)
(1) as subjects: Japanese is a difficult language to learn. Swimming is good for your health. (2) as objects: Khaled plays football every day. (3) after prepositions: Eiman lives in an apartment. In contrast to Al Ain, Dubai is near the sea. (4) after articles: The teacher is in her office. (5) after possessives: Her name is Noura. (6) after quantifiers: There are many books in the library. (7) after adjectives: He is a new student.
Adjectives (including (1) before nouns: She lives in a large house.
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C1 C1 (cont.)
-ed/-ing forms)
(2) after linking verbs, especially ‘to be’: Football is interesting. (3) in comparatives with ‘as…as’: Muna is as old as Reem.
Adverbs Adverbs (cont.)
(1) adverbs of frequency: Amna usually goes to work by car. Moza is sometimes late for class. Ali gets a pay increase annually. (2) adverbs of manner (describing how something is done): Shamsa speaks English well. (3) adverbs of degree (describing how much something changes): The price of oil decreased considerably last week. (4) before adjectives: Driving fast is extremely dangerous. (5) showing a speaker’s/writer’s opinion or attitude: Obviously, pollution is a serious problem. (6) as linkers: Ali was very tired yesterday evening. Consequently, he went to bed early. (7) in comparatives with ‘as…as’: Saad does not write as quickly as Mohammed.
C2 Word forms: common prefixes and suffixes
e.g., verb + -ion = noun: action, conclusion, connection, contribution, etc: verb + -er = noun (describing a person who does the action): designer, lecturer, teacher, etc.
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Module 1B Level 3 Grammar Syllabus (Fall 2012)
Module 1B
Notes: (1) Words in bold italics are GRAMMAR FORMS and may be tested with many different words. For example, has lived = present perfect tense; this may be tested with other words such as has been, have played and many others. Words in bold underlined italics are SPECIFIC GRAMMAR ITEMS and can only be tested as they are. For example, in conclusion is a specific grammar item that may not be changed. (2) These items may be tested in CGE 2 and in later CGE exams.
(A) Verb Forms
A1 General verb forms (+/-)
Present continuous (especially for describing current trends): Dubai is becoming an important financial centre in the world. The population of China is not falling.
Present perfect: (1) for describing events that began in the past and continue to the present: Maryam has lived in Al Ain since 2001. Abdulla has not seen his father for three months. (2) for describing experience: Amna has visited Europe many times. I have never eaten French food. (Note: ‘never’ makes the sentence negative)
Future time: (for premeditated actions) Aisha is going to take the IELTS exam next week. Sultan is not going to buy a car next year.
A2 Specific verb forms (+/-)
Conditionals: (Type 0) If you heat water to 100 degrees Celsius, it boils. (Type 1) If you come to my office tomorrow, I will help you with your homework.
Modal forms (for giving advice): You should try to give up smoking. You should not forget to practise spelling.
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(B) Cohesive Devices
B1
Linkers
Grammatical Form
Conjunctions Connectors Prepositions
Conclusion {at or near the end of a piece of writing or speaking]
In conclusion, studying
abroad can help students to improve their language skills, to learn about different cultures, and to get a better job when they return home.
Condition If he gets a good job next
year, Abdulla is going to buy a new car. We will go to the beach
tomorrow unless it rains.
Reason Because computers are
expensive, many people in poor countries cannot afford to buy them.
Because of the high cost
of computers, many people in poor countries cannot afford to buy them.
B2 Time conjunctions Conjunctions Khaled played a lot of football when he was a boy.
Conjunctions/prepositions
Ali has lived in Al Ain since he was 14 years old. Maryam has been a student at UAEU since August. Alya took the IELTS exam before she came to UAEU. Alya took the IELTS exam before coming to UAEU. Faisal took the IELTS exam after he finished Level 3. Faisal took the IELTS exam after finishing Level 3.
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B3
Pronouns and determiners
Pronouns Some students have arrived. The others will be here soon.
Pronouns/determiners
Khaled has three main problems at university. One/One problem is that he doesn’t like doing homework. Another/Another problem is that he cannot speak English very well. The other/The other problem is that he doesn’t know what he wants to do in the future.
Relative pronouns The student who/that speaks French is from Fujairah. A watch is a device which/that keeps time.
(D) Nouns and Noun Phrases
D1 Post-modifiers: defining relative clauses
Defining relative clauses with subject relative pronouns: The student who/that speaks French is from Fujairah. A watch is a device which/that keeps time.
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Module 2A Level 3 Grammar Syllabus (Fall 2012) Module 2A Notes: (1) Words in bold italics are GRAMMAR FORMS and may be tested with many different words. For example, is produced = present simple passive tense; this may be tested with other words such as is taken, is given and many others. Words in bold underlined italics are SPECIFIC GRAMMAR ITEMS and can only be tested as they are. For example, although is a specific grammar item that may not be changed. (2) These items may be tested in CGE Exam 3 and in CGE Exam 4.
(A) Verb Forms
A1 General verb forms (+/-) Passive (present simple): Oil is produced by many countries in the Middle East. Cars are not made in the UAE. Passive (past simple): The telephone was invented in 1876. Mobile phones were not invented until the 1980s.
(B) Cohesive Devices
B1
Linkers
Grammatical Form
Conjunctions Connectors Prepositions
Surprising information
Although Laila was late
for her exam, she got a high score.
Laila was late for her
exam. However, she
got a high score.
Despite being late for her
exam, Laila got a high score.
Result Mohammed was very tired yesterday evening, so he went to bed early.
Mohammed was very tired
yesterday evening. As a result/Consequently/For this reason/Therefore, he
went to bed early.
Similarity Shamsa often uses her computer in her free time.
Similarly, Fatima enjoys
doing things on her computer.
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(D) Nouns and Noun Phrases
D1 Post-modifiers: defining relative clauses
Defining relative clauses with object relative pronouns: He is the man who/that I met yesterday. The book which/that I bought yesterday is very interesting.
D2 Pre-modifiers: quantifiers (1) everything: (2) large quantities: (3) medium quantities: : (4) small quantities: (5) nothing:
(count) (non-count) (count) (non-count) (count) (non-count) (count) (non-count) (count) (non-count)
All of the students passed the exam. All of the waste is recycled. A lot of students were absent. Most of the answers are correct. Many of the students arrived early. A lot of money is needed. Most of the land is desert. Much of the time was wasted. Some of the teachers are from Australia. Some of the waste is burned. A few of the books were interesting. Little of the food was eaten. None of the students failed the exam. None of the paper is recycled.
(E) Comparatives
E1 Comparative adjectives Superlative adjectives Comparative adverbs
David is taller than Bob. Watching TV is more interesting than listening to music. Listening to music is less interesting than watching TV.
Rashid is the tallest student in the class. That is the most expensive dress in the shop. That is the least expensive dress in the shop.
The price of oil increased more quickly than the price of gold. The price of gold increased less quickly than the price of oil.
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Module 2B Level 3 Grammar Syllabus (Fall 2012)
Module 2B
Notes: (1) Words in bold italics are GRAMMAR FORMS and may be tested with many different words. For example, were / would practise = type 2 conditional; this may be tested with other words such as had / would buy and many others. Words in bold underlined italics are SPECIFIC GRAMMAR ITEMS and can only be tested as they are. For example, both is a specific grammar item that may not be changed. (2) These items may be tested in CGE Exam 4. All previous grammar syllabus items in Module 1A, Module 1B and Module 2A may also be tested in CGE Exam 4.
(A) Verb Forms
A2 Specific verb forms Conditionals: (Type 2) If I were you, I would practise reading every day. If I lived in Japan, I would study Japanese.
Modal forms (for making predictions, speculating about the future): The population of Al Ain will increase considerably over the next few years. Liverpool will not win anything this season. The economy may/might improve next year.
Used to (+/-) (for describing past situations/habits): Amna used to live in Fujairah, but now she lives in Al Ain. Mohammed did not use to like studying English.
(B) Cohesive Devices
B4 Coordinating pairs
Addition David Beckham is both rich and famous. Shaikha speaks neither French nor German.
Alternative On Friday evenings, Fatima either watches TV or plays computer games.
Note: Coordinating pairs connect words of the same class, i.e., two nouns, two adjectives, two adverbs, two gerunds, or two verbs.
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(E) Comparatives
E2 Equatives (+/-) with adjectives and Adverbs
Amal is as tall as Fatima. Bob is not as tall as David. The cost of living in Canada increased as rapidly as the cost of living in France. The cost of living in Japan did not increase as rapidly as the cost of living in the UAE.
E3 Comparative and superlative forms with nouns (for comparing quantities)
(count) (non-count)
More women like shopping than men. From the groups in the table, women between 30 and 39 bought the most books. Fewer men like shopping than women. From the groups in the table, teenagers bought the fewest books. Doctors earn more money than nurses. From the nationalities in the table, Canadians spent the most money. Nurses earn less money than doctors. From the nationalities n the table, Italians spent the least money.
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Vocabulary for CGE 1 List 1: Read all about it
NOUN VERB ADJECTIVE ADVERB NOTES
xXx xXx xXx abroad ing + abroad verb + abroad
advice advisor
xXx
xXx xXx annual + profit
appearance opposite=disappearance
appear + full infinitive + on / in + noun opposite=disappear
xXx xXx
blacken xXx for IELTS
crime commit a +
xXx
digital + photography, image, technology etc
numbers
xXx eligible +for something + to do something
xXx for IELTS
extract xXx xXx (n) small part of story etc (v) remove something
field + academic/ field of study
xXx xXx xXx
xXx xXx primary (Adj) first, as in primary school, or most important. (adv) most importantly
prison prisoner
xXx xXx
punishment + by + noun
xXx
state the +/the + of
xXx state + visit / capital etc
xXx government / part of a country
thief xXx xXx xXx
15 items – colour indicates most common in Focus on IELTS: Foundation and part of speech
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List 1: Read all about it abroad
advice
annual
appear
blacken
digital
eligibility
extract
field
primary
prison
prisoner
punishment
state
thieves
p. 7
p. (instructions)
p. 8
p. 15
(for IELTS)
p. 8
(for IELTS)
p. 10
p. 12
p. 9
p. 9
p. 8
p. 8
p. 9
p. 9
Do you think you’ll ever live abroad permanently? Complete the following advice… What was Volkswagen’s annual profit? Dictionary activity …the use of digital photography The extracts contain a number of words… …academic fields like computer sciences.. Co-ordinated by prison gang leaders. In which Brazilian state did prisoners riot? Staff at a primary school in the UK... Crime & Punishment …across Brazil’s São Paolo state… …gang of thieves who stole money…
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List 2: Take note
NOUN VERB ADJECTIVE ADVERB NOTES
xXx xXx absolutely + adjective
xXx academic + text, year, etc
xXx
opposite=inaccuracy
xXx accurate opposite=inaccurate
opposite=inaccurately
assist by someone/something
xXx xXx
avoid + ing
xXx
colleague xXx xXx xXx
construct xXx xXx build
xXx xXx exactly
frequency xXx
an indication of something
indicate + of something
xXx
lecture
xXx xXx
link link xXx xXx
xXx logical +reason, result etc
logically equal usage
mistake
xXx obtain xXx
xXx remove xXx
respond + to
xXx xXx
retain xXx xXx
substitute + for something
+ something for something
xXx xXx
technique xXx xXx xXx
20 items - colour indicates most common in Focus on IELTS: Foundation and part of speech
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List 2: Take note absolutely
academic
accurate
assist
avoid
colleague
construct
exactly
frequency
indicate
lecture (noun)
link
logical logically
mistake
obtain
remove
retain
substitute (noun)
technique
p. 17 (essential language box)
p. 26 (title)
p. 20
p. 26
p. 19 (exam link)
p. 26
p. 26
p. 21
p. 16 (title)
p. 26
p. 20
p. 17. title
p. 25 p. 20
p. 26
p. 26
p. 26
p. 26
p. 27
p. 26
…really/absolutely hate… Academic Word Study 1 …absolutely accurate. He was assisted by a colleague Avoid making elementary mistakes… He was assisted by a colleague. The bridge took 4 years to construct. … spend exactly the same amount…. frequency adverbs and expressions The graph indicates a rise in sales. When? lectures, seminars… EXAM LINK There isn’t always a logical reason… …be organised logically… …correct any mistakes… You can obtain a visa at the embassy. to remove or take does not retain information
there’s no substitute for careful reading
One popular technique is…
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List 3: It goes with the job
NOUN VERB ADJECTIVE ADVERB NOTES
xXx afford + full infinitive
xXx
aspect + of something
xXx xXx xXx
assembly + line / + line worker
xXx xXx group of people come together for a particular reason
career xXx xXx xXx
xXx xXx xXx xXx despite (prep) + ing + noun
examination
xXx xXx
factor xXx xXx xXx aspect, not number
be/get involved in something
xXx
journey xXx xXx
manager xXx (verb) manage people
mention xXx xXx
pattern stress/grammatical +
xXx xXx xXx regular way in which something is done
quality How good something is / characteristic
recommend xXx xXx
role key/important +
xXx xXx xXx
satisfaction job/quality/material etc + opposite=dissatisfaction
opposite=dissatisfied
stress word +
xXx xXx
taxation + payer income/value added etc + plural = taxes
taxed
xXx
18 items - colour indicates most common in Focus on IELTS: Foundation and part of speech
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List 3: It goes with the job afford
aspect
assembly
career
despite
examination
factor
involve
journey
manager
mention
pattern
quality
role
satisfaction
stress (noun)
taxation
p. 37
p. 35
p. 30
p. 29
p. 36
p. 32
p. 34
p. 36
p. 32
p. 33
p. 32
p. 37
p. 36,
p. 134
p. 35
p. 34
p. 37, exercise title
p. 36
but you can’t afford to get ill… security to be aspects of …
..standing at an assembly line… discussing jobs and careers despite the low pay scale … a course, an examination, etc. … make a list of factors… which involves the job
Did you have a good journey? The manager rung the police… Who mentions unpleasant smells… stress pattern
Quality satisfaction (vs) Material satisfaction poor quality accommodation key role
… level of job satisfaction…
Word stress Taxation experts…
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Appendix 4 Testable Vocabulary List
(Colours indicate part of speech:
Noun, verb, adjective, adverb
Item (most common/testable form) List Other references (chapters)
abbreviation 6 -
abroad 1 3
absolutely 2 3, 6
academic 2 1, 4, 6-12
access 8 1, 7, 10
accommodation 12 4, 8
according 5 1-4, 6-9, 11, 12
accurate 2 5, 8-10
admire 5 -
advice 1 4, 5, 7, 9-12
affect 6 5. 7. 9. 11
afford 3 7, 10
allow 7 1. 5, 6, 8, 10, 12
amateur (noun) 5 -
annual 1 -
apparently 8 6, 12
appear 1 2-4, 7, 9, 11, 12
appliance 10 -
approach (noun) 7 3. 5. 11
appropriate 7 1, 2, 4, 8, 10-12
approximately 7 2, 6, 8, 11, 12
area 9 1-8, 10-12
argument 6 1. 4. 8, 10, 12
aspect 3 10
assembly 3 7
assist 2 1
attitude 11 12
available 7 2, 4
avoid 2 1, 4, 6, 8-10
aware 9 7, 10
benefit 10 4-6, 9, 11
blacken 1 for IELTS
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capacity 5 7, 12
captivity 6 -
career 3 4, 5, 11
charity 7 -
chart 8 3, 4, 6, 7, 10
chemical 10 2, 6, 9
colleague 2 -
column 4 1, 2, 7, 9, 10, 12
comment (noun) 12 1, 5, 7, 9, 10
commitment 5 6
communications 8 2-4
community 8 6
component 5 6
connect 8 2, 7, 9-12
consequence 5 3, 6
conservation 6 -
consider 5 3, 12
considerable/considerably 11 2, 6, 11, 12
consist 4 1, 10, 12
constantly 5 6, 9
construct 2 7, 9, 12
construction 12 2, 7, 9
consumerism 11 -
contradict 9 3, 5, 11
contribute 8 3, 7, 9, 10
courage 5 11
create 12 9
creature 6 12
crime 1 8, 12
crisis 10 12
crucial 5 6
cruel 6 -
danger 5 4, 6, 8-10
decade 11 5-7
definite 11 1, 2, 6-8
definition 4 2, 6, 8, 10-12
design (verb) 12 7-9, 11
despite 3 4, 7, 10, 11
deteriorate 5 -
diagram 8 2-5, 7, 10-12
diet (noun) 6 10
digital 1 5
dispose 9 10
distinct 12 10, 11
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drug 10 2, 4, 6-8, 12
during 9 1, 2, 4, 7, 8, 10
economically 10 1, 3, 6, 7, 9, 11, 12
effective 8 1, 2, 5-7, 9, 10, 12
eligible 1 for IELTS
eliminate 10 -
emission 8 10
encourage 11 1, 2, 4, 9
endangered 6 9
environment/environmental 9 7
equipment 8 1, 5
error 5 2, 4, 6, 8, 10
especially 4 2, 5, 6, 8-10
essential 9 1-8, 10-12
establish 4 7
estimate (verb) 7 6, 8-10, 12
exactly 2 1, 5, 6, 8, 10, 12
examination 3 2, 5, 10
exclude 10 -
extract (noun) 1 2, 6-8, 10
factor 3 10
fantastic 5 2, 4, 6, 8, 10
fee 4 -
field 1 2
flexible 12 8, 11
focus (verb) 12 1-11
frequency 2 12
function 8 12
generous 4 -
global 10 7-9
goal 11 5, 8
goods 7 1, 11
government 9 2, 4, 6, 7, 10-12
habitat 6 12
health 10 3, 4, 6-9, 11, 12
healthcare 11 3, 7, 10
honest 9 4, 10, 12
household 4 8, 10
identity 4 3, 5-8, 10-12
illustrate 9 5, 6, 8, 12
income 11 2
incredibly 8 4-6, 10
indicate 2 4, 6
individual 10 1, 7, 8, 11, 12
injury 5 6, 7
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intention 11 6
interpret 11 7, 12
interview interview (noun & verb) 11 1-3, 5, 6, 8, 12
investigate 11 9, 10
involve 3 5, 9
issue (noun) 6 3, 5, 10
journey 3 4
justification 6 2, 8
key (adjective) 7 1-6, 8-12
label (verb) 7 12
launch 9 1
lecture 2 4, 12
legal 8 1
leisure 4 8
link (noun) 2 1, 3-12
list (noun) 7 1-6, 9, 11, 12
local (adjective) 7 1, 5, 9, 10
location 7 1-3, 9, 12
logical/logically 2 4, 10, 11, 12
major 7 2-6, 8-10, 12
manager 3 4-6, 10
measure (verb) 10 2, 4
media 9
medical 10 1-3, 7-9, 11, 12
mention 3 1, 4, 6, 8-12
method 4 11
minimum 6 8, 11
mistake (noun) 2 1, 4, 6, 8-10
modified (adjective) 7 -
monitor (verb) 5 6, 9
nation 11 4, 7, 10, 12
negative 12 3
normal 10 1, 2, 4, 11
obesity 4 -
obtain 2 3, 7, 10
occur 9 2
offer 6 1, 3, 7, 8
option 12 1, 4, 7, 8
parallel 5 -
participation 4 2, 8, 11
pattern 3 4, 5, 8, 10, 12
percentage 8 4, 6, 7, 10
period 8 4, 6, 7, 10
pet 6 -
physical 5 11
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plenty 6 2, 4, 5
pollution 9 10, 12
positive 9
precise 12 11
predict 8 1, 4, 5, 9, 10, 12
prefer 5 3, 6, 8, 12
primary 1
prison/prisoner 1 2, 3, 6
private 12
probably 8 1, 3, 4, 9, 10
professional 5 1-3, 6, 11
prohibit 8 -
public 12 9
punishment 1 5
pursuit 11 12
quality 3 12
random 12 1, 11
reaction 9 5, 6, 10
recommend 3 4, 12
refer 11 1-4, 6, 8, 10, 12
regularly 4 1, 2, 5, 6, 9, 10
release 9 5
relevant 7 1-3, 6, 8, 10, 12
rely 5 4, 6, 8, 9
remove 2 9, 10, 12
require 5 1, 2, 4, 6, 10
research 11 1, 3, 5-10
resources 7 9, 10
respond 2 8
responsible 9 3-5, 7, 10-12
retain 2 1
risk (noun) 10 4, 6, 8, 11
role 3 2, 4-6, 8
rubbish 9 10
rural 7
satisfaction 3 4, 11, 12
seem 10 3, 8
significant 4 6, 8, 11, 12
similar 5 2, 4, 6-8, 11, 12
slightly 8 1-4, 6, 7, 10
solution 10 2, 4, 7, 12
special 4 2, 5, 6, 8, 12
species 6 7
specific 7 1, 2, 4, 6, 12
state 1 5
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status 6 4, 5, 11, 12
strategy 4 1, 2, 6, 10
strenuous 5 -
stress 3 5, 6, 8
structure 12 1, 2, 6, 7, 10
substitute 2 1, 10
suffer 7 5, 7, 9-12
suitable 7 1, 2, 5, 6, 9, 12
survey 8 3, 7, 11
symbol 8 2, 5, 6, 12
task 8 1-7, 9-12
taxation 3 2, 12
technique 2 1, 5, 8, 12
technology 7 1, 4-6, 8-10
tend 11 1
territory 6 -
thief 1 -
tiny 6 2
topic 4 1-3, 5-12
tour (noun) 12 2, 5, 7-9, 11
toxic 10 6, 9
transform 10 7
transport 7 1, 2, 6, 9, 12
trap (noun) 7 6
treatment/treat 9 4-7, 10
trend 11 4, 12
urban -
variety/vary 10 1-5, 7, 8, 11, 12
vital 7 12
waste 9 7, 8, 10, 12
wildlife 6 2, 9, 12
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IELTS Application Information
1. Photographs:
Your photographs must follow these rules:
The two photographs must be the same
You can NOT use portrait style photographs where you look to the side. You
MUST sit straight and look straight at the camera.
You MUST NOT be wearing glasses in the photo.
The photos MUST have a white background.
Write your name, ID number and section number on the back of both pictures.
2. Passport / National ID Card copies:
This must be the photo page of your passport or the photo side of your National
ID card.
The passport / ID card must be current on the date of the exam, not the date you
hand the photocopy to your teacher. If your passport or ID card is or will be out
of date, you must get a new one.
Write your name, ID number and section number on the back of your passport /
National ID copy.
3. Application Forms:
Use black or blue pen and sign the form in pen, not pencil
Make sure that your name is spelt the same way as on your passport.
Don’t forget to date and sign the back of the application form.
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FAQs
Frequently Asked Questions Read these questions and answers carefully. They can help you understand everything
you need to know about theLevel 3 course and the IELTS exam.
1. What will happen if I fail Level 3? You have to repeat Level 3
2. What will happen if I pass Level 3 but fail IELTS?
You will be out of Level 3 but not yet in faculty. You will have to go to the ILC,
Writing Centre and Speaking Centre on your own to get practice. UGRU may
give you a short IELTS course to help you get the Band score you need. If you get
the Band Score you need when you do the exam a second time, you will continue
your studies in the University. If you don’t get the Band score you need, then you
can try again for a third time, but you will have to pay for the exam. It costs
850 dhs.
3. If I pay for an IELTS exam myself and get a Band 5 IELTS independently –can
I leave Level 3 and enter faculty?
Yes, usually. But you MUST tell your teacher. He will find out if your IELTS
certificate is considered valid by the university. However, you should finish your
Level 3 course – you cannot enter Faculty until next semester, the English lessons
are free and you might as well improve your English! It’s not just about pieces of
paper (exam certificates) it’s about education! And anyway, why not wait for the
Level 3 IELTS exam and save yourself the money!
4. I have failed Level 3 twice; what will happen if I fail again?
You will have to leave the university or get Band 5 IELTS independently; i.e. pay
for the exam yourself.
5. Where can I find IELTS practice material? There is a lot of practice material in the ILC.
6. What practice material is in the ILC? There are extra exercises for grammar, vocabulary and reading in the ILC. Do these
on your own. If you copy off someone else or just fill in the answers from the answer
key, then you really won’t know what you are good at and where you need extra
practice. You can also practice writing. Get a writing task from the ILC, finish it,
then take it to the Writing Centre to get it marked.
7. How will I know what I am good at and what I need extra practice in?
In week 1 or 2 you will do a practice IELTS exam. Don’t worry about this. This
exam is only to give you a chance to see what the real exam is like. It is not part of
your marks for the semester, but it will help you to do well in the IELTS exam. It
will also tell you what you are good at and what areas you need extra practice in.