1. On par: similar Speaking: describe yourself: Im diligent and I am not afraid of hard work.

My grades last semester were on par with the best students in my program, so I feel it would be accurate to say I am motivated by success. Writing: (could put at the end of a discussion, looking at both sides of an argument and find your personal opinion, after looking at both sides of this discussion. First sentence of conclusion para After looking at both sides of this discussion, my personal sentiments are on par with the idea that strict parental control produces a more productive member of society. 2. Volatile (a) unstable, usually with negative meanings, b/c it may produce a negative result (s): My professional schedule has been quite volatile this past year. I have thus found it difficult to maintain/ engage hobbies. I tend to exercise when I can, but I wouldnt say there is a regular pattern to it. (W Task 1): bar chart or line graph that illustrates the figures that are going up or down and it is not stable over a period of time. The figures exhibit volatility between the years 1996 and 2000: however, a reversion (revert to sth/ doing sth_go back to how something was before) to stability is seen in 2002. Reverted back to. (w task 2) For example, the volatile nature of weather in Caribean countries can make tourism industries unpredictable and, therefore, unreliable. For these countries providing people with greater access to the Internet would empower workers and allow them to both educate themselves and develop online business in the services sector. Thus, because a varied economy promotes stability. Tourist dependent countries should do what they can to establish other industries/ faraway industries. 3. Plateau: remaining stable in either positive or negative thing. (s): describe in detail your relationship to the English language. (How you grow as a English student --> you could use plateau to talk about a period of time in ur history of study that things were not really growing well one way or the other when I first started studying English in Australia, my skills grew rapidly. However, after I returned to my home country, my language ability unfortunately plateaued/ hit a plateau. I attribute this to fact that I did not have any one to practice English with (W task 1): graph that shows the period of time that lack of change, straightforward, not changing Following rapid growth from 60 to 180 barrels in the first month of 2002, corn oil production hit a plateau (unchanging for several months at 200 barrels) of 200 barrels between Feb and Apr. In May, however, the trend once again reverts to climbing and reaches the highest point for the year at 275 barrels. 4. Pique: v sthing that extremely interest

(S): How you chose to get into your career or how you chose ur area of study After visiting a science and technology museum as a child, my interest in computer programming was piqued (W task 2) Firstly, technology can piqued the interest of students in a way that encouraged focus anf infor retention. For example, modern university lecture halls make it possible for classrooms in Canada to use music, video and the Internet as a means of maintaining the attention of students during class time. 5. Contrary: introduce an opposing idea. (S) Part 1: question about family and talk about specific member (siblings) Contrary to my personality, my sister is very outgoing/ extrovert and tends to make friends easily. (W) On the contrary/ On the other hand several disadvantages stem from the use of technology in the classroom. 6. Parallel (v/n) occur in the same manner of sthing (S) My university experiences paralleled those of my brother. There are clear parallels between my university experiences and those of my brother. 7. Embrace (S) Expected willingly to get sth as your advantage I embraced the opportunity to study abroad./ to demonstrate what I knew about kind of technological field. (W) Thus, it is clear that students who embrace the study of another language are positioning themselves for future academic and professional opportunities. (Conclusion sentence for the supporting para) 8. Hinder sth that makes sth else weaker or offer it. (S) Q: what are somes challenges that you faced while studying at university Distraction has definitely been a challenge for me. Being social, I fell is a big part of the university experience, However, being to social can hinder a students ability to focus, and this can definitely impact academic performance. (W) Q: How to improve world poverty Firstly, addressing corruption1 around the world can bring protection to thr rights of the poor, and this helps better the economic situation of those in need. For example,

BAD BEHAVIOUR dishonest or immoral behaviour, usually by people in positions of power: He was arrested for corruption and bribery.
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MAKE DISHONEST the act of making someone or something become dishonest or immoral: the corruption of innocent young children COMPUTER the fact of information on a computer being damaged in some way and not able to be used: data corruption

corruption in China has historically hindered the development of a legal system able to protect the poor against extortion. However, recent anti- corruption campaigns have shed some light on this problem, and this has led to modest2 improvement in the rights of those that lack wealth 9. RETAIN: keep, hold on (S) will you return your hometown. Yes, I believe I will someday. Ive travelled quite a bit, but Ive always retained a feeling that Id like to live in my home country long term. (W) drawback of the world speaking one common language Firstly, if a single language is spoken and taught the world over, this could make it difficult for people to retain their culturl identit. Mobile phone possession and use in the town of Eden Hills (2002)

NOT LARGE B2 not large in size or amount, or not expensive: a modest amount of money Their house is quite modest in size. NOT PROUD/ HUMBLE If you are modest, you do not talk in a proud way about your skills or successes: He's very modest about his achievements.