Listening for ielts 7 Unit 1

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Listening for IELTS
forms reach the UCCA by the stated closing date to help their chances of selection. Candidates who fail 
to obtain a place in the initial selection period are automatically put into the "Clearing House Scheme" in 
June/July when these candidates' application forms are again sent to those universities which still have 
vacancies.
Student from the following countries should send their application forms to the UCCA via the 
Oversea, Student Office of their own country in London: Bahamas, Brunei, Cyprus, Ghana, Guyana, India, 
Luxembourg, Singapore, Tanzania, Thailand and Uganda. 
Graduates of a university in Britain or overseas who wish to take another first degree course should 
approach the university concerned to enquire whether it wishes them to apply direct or through the 
central UCCA scheme. 
Now let's turn to transfer. It is very rare for a student who has begun a first degree course at one 
university in Britain to transfer to another British university with a view to completing it there, and there 
is no provision for the automatic granting of "credit" for university studies already undertaken. Students 
who have already completed some university level study should make enquiries directly with the 
individual university. 
To be considered for admission, a candidate must show that his earlier education has qualified him to 
enter the course and that he speaks, writes and understands English sufficiently well. The usual 
minimum qualifications for entry to a first degree course in a university are good passes in the General 
Certificate of Education, the British school-leaving examination -either three passes at ordinary level and 
two advanced level or one at ordinary level and three at advanced level. A certificate which gives 
admission to a university in the candidate's own country will be taken into consideration for admission 
to a British university, but a university may still require passes in some subjects of the GCE or an 
equivalent examination. It should be noted that possession of the minimum entrance requirements 
does not guarantee admission. Selection is competitive and each application is judged on its merits. The 
British Council offices overseas and the Schools Council, 160 Great Portland Street, London WIN 6LL, are 
prepared to offer advice on the acceptability of specific overseas qualifications in place of the British 
General Certificate of Education. A copy of the original certificate and where appropriate an approved 
translation should accompany all enquiries.