24.08.2022

    

Choose the correct idiom for each sentence:

• 1. I don't feel sick anymore, I feel ___!
  
  As right as rain
  Like taking a rain check
  
  
• 2. I'm really sorry, I don't think I can make it to the cinema tonight. Can we ___?
  
  take a rain check
  throw caution to the wind
  
  
• 3. I always walk to work, ___ It's good exercise.
  
  come rain or shine
  on cloud nine
  
  
• 4. I don't want to work tomorrow. Let's ___ and fly to Mexico!
  
  throw caution to the wind
  rain on my parade
  
  
• 5. Ever since I won the lottery, I feel like I'm ___!
  
  on cloud nine
  taking a rain check
  
  
• 6. I can't believe you told our parents you're pregnant the day I told them I'm getting married, you're always ___.
  
  throwing caution to the wind
  stealing my thunder
  
  
• 7. I was excited about the weekend but then, of course, my boss came along and ___.
  
  felt as right as rain
  rained on my parade
  

Now, have a look at the card and prepare a monologue.

Describe your favourite weather. You should say:

• What the weather is like
• Why do you like it
• Where you can exprerience such weather conditions.

  

IELTS Writing Task 2. Sample 2

You should spend about 40 minutes on this task.

Some students work while studying. This often results in lacking time for education and constantly feeling under pressure.

What do you think are the causes of this?

What solutions can you suggest?

Write at least 250 words

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Model answer

Nowadays, there are a lot of students who work while studying. Although this tendency may lead to negative results, the number of young people who sacrifice education for work is growing. I believe that this problem has certain causes and can be solved by taking special measures.

It is apparent that most of the students who work have many financial expenses to meet. One common cause is high cost of education. As many colleges and universities set high tuition fees, some families cannot fully afford the higher education for their children. Consequently, these students have to work to pay university and college fees. The other cause is living expenses. Many students study away from hometown, and have to pay for accommodation, food, entertainment etc. As it is often hard to cover these expenses, students are forced to earn money to afford their living. I think that the problem of students working during their studies results in lower quality of education and has no benefits at all. Thus, it should be solved on the governmental level.

I can suggest two possible solutions to this problem. Firstly, the government could make higher education free. For instance, this result can be achieved by financing educational establishments from the country’s budget. Not only will it make universities and colleges accessible for everyone, but it will also reduce the number of working students. The second solution is promoting unpaid e-learning. Such form of distance education doesn’t require a lot of resources to be maintained. What’s more, students don’t have to leave their homes and can plan their schedules the way they prefer.