In a self-directed course, you can start and stop whenever you like, progressing entirely at your own pace and going back as many times as you want to review the material. Writing for the Ear is about writing for audio, a core skill in broadcast and online and for every newsroom with a digital presence. [...]
IELTS test in Canada – November 2011 (Academic Module)
The topics below were shared by C who took an Academic IELTS exam in Canada. She remembered everything except for the Listening topics. Reading test Passage 1. Comparison of 2 species of ants. Passage 2. Discovery of the planet Venus. Passage 3. Old and new ways of advertising. Writing test Writing task 1 (a report) [...]
Education Minister listens to pupils’ opinions in videoconference
Pupils in Northern Ireland have taken part in a Q&A session with their Minister for Education during a live videoconference.In a bid to engage with young people, John ODowd MLA took questions from pupils from six schools across Northern Ireland, debating topics including special education, school buildings, public transport to school and potential GCSE reforms.“By [...]
‘Dirty Harry’ for VP?
An interesting nugget mined from the Miller Centers oral history of the presidency of George H.W. Bush Back during the 1988 presidential campaign, Bush was trailing Democratic nominee Michael Dukakis by 18 points in the polls, and there was definite concern setting in. James Baker, then Bushs campaign manager (and later secretary of state), recalls [...]