Selecting Key Points Note-Making

1c vii have succeeded 1d ii succeed 1e x reflects real 1f vi registered 1g i continents 1h ix the German economy 1i iii French 1j viii It can be difficult to decide 2a fifty years 2b its citizenscontribute to 2c teaches people knowledge 2d whether it is 2e There was 2f depends oneducational level 2g the highest 3 Note that some flexibility is needed with this exercise. The corrected text below is not perfect English, but is much clearer than the original. I come from China, which is a very traditional country. I think before giving my own situation and plans, I have to say something about my country, because its culture has affected me very much. My country has 5,000 years of history, so in my brain there are a lot of things which are from it. When I first arrived in the UK I studied in Cambridge, which is the best university in the world. Although I just studied in a language school in Cambridge, I felt very good. I learned a lot, not only from the school, but also from Cambridge society. That is why I chose Cambridge to study my foundation course. The foundation course was just for overseas students to improve their English. I would like to study business, because when China joins the WTO, my country will need a lot of people who know business very well. So I will choose a business foundation course, with computing and mathematics, because computers are very useful in modern society. On the future course I think the biggest problem will be vocabulary, so I am planning to remember as much as I can. I will spend more time on mathematics, because I have never studied it before. Another problem is to finish homework in time. Sometimes I think homework is not useful for me, so I just leave it, which is a bad custom . The last and the greatest problem is homesickness, which always slows down my progress, but studying abroad is my own choice, so I have to try my best. Part 2: Elements of Writing

1. Cause and Effect

3a leads toresults in 3b Because ofOwing toDue to 3c leads tocausesresults inproduces 3d thereforeconsequentlywhich is why 3e leads tocausesresults in 4a because ofdue toowing to 4b becausesince 4c consequentlytherefore 4d due toowing tobecause of 4e because ofdue toowing to 4f sothereforethusconsequently 5 Model answer: This results in people having more money to spend, and so leads to higher spending on goods and services. The increased demand for goods and services results in lower unemployment, and consequently the government has a higher income because it spends less on social security.

2. Cohesion

2 they this the former the latter these 3 villagers kerosene and diesel not being affordable villagers’ kerosene and diesel from kerosene and diesel 4a They 4b he 4c them 4d This 4e his 4f he 5a It