How to Master the ielts

 
A
to use a range of memory aids.
 
B
not to confuse facts with opinions.
 
C
to include a slide presentation.
 
D
to employ relaxation techniques.
213 
A mnemonic is
 
A
a verbal revision aid.
 
B
an aural revision aid.
 
C
a visual revision aid.
 
D
a spelling revision aid.
214 
A slide can help a speaker
 
A
to make a confident start.
 
B
to memorize a talk word for word.
 
C
to recall essential information.
 
D
to check the length of the speech.

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TEST 3
65
Reading Passage 
8
Home-schooling
A Introduction
In developed countries, compulsory education is the norm for children aged from 
around 6 to 16. Even so, in most cases this does not mean that the child has
to attend a school. Increasing numbers of parents are choosing to educate their 
children at home. In the UK it is estimated that up to 100,000 pupils are being taught 
in this way, which equates to about 1% of the UK school population. In the USA, 
home education, or home schooling as it is known, has reached unprecedented 
levels with approximately 2 million children, or 4% of the compulsory age group, now 
receiving tuition at home. Parents cite various reasons for keeping their children away 
from school, ranging from a lack of satisfaction with the school environment to a wish 
to provide their own religious instruction. Home­schooling is a controversial issue 
surrounded by misgivings, with supporters emphasizing its benefits and detractors 
pointing to its limitations and risks.
B
The reasons why parents elect to educate their children at home are often linked 
to emotionally charged issues rather than rational arguments that reflect the pros
and cons of home­schooling. Typically, a child is removed from a school following 
negative experiences, for example bullying, or exposure to bad influences such as 
drugs, discrimination, bad language, or falling in with the wrong crowd. Consequently, 
home­schooling is ardently defended by its proponents who are not necessarily best 
placed to consider its downsides dispassionately. Whilst the popularity of home­
education is on the increase, it remains an oddity, associated more with problems
at school rather than a positive decision to provide a real alternative.
C
Whilst home­schooling of a child is unusual, learning from parents is not, so formal 
teaching at home can be regarded as an extension of the parents’ normal role. 
However, education in the home environment can have its limitations; for example, 
when there are gaps in the parents’ knowledge in key subject areas such as fractions 
or algebra. Moreover, teaching is not merely the dispensing of knowledge acquired, 
but rather a skill that has to be taught, practised and mastered. Parents are not
professional teachers and if the outcomes are poor then the parents can only blame 
themselves. Home­schooling is both time­consuming and demanding. Parents can 
lose out financially and socially when they are obliged to spend the entire day at 
home.

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HOW TO MASTER THE IELTS