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Task- 1 You live in a rented accommodation which was recently damaged due to the bad weather. Write a letter to the landlord. In your letter: explain what caused the damage why do you need them to fix the problem right away? what needs to be done to fix it? Sample Answer ▼ Dear Mr Singh, I am Pooja Arora, a tenant at your Park view Residence, writing to let you know that last night's storm broke a couple of windows at my apartment and those need to be fixed immediately. I reside at the flat 4 B2 on the eighth floor with my family for the last one and a half years. The relentless storm and a heavy downpour last night damaged many dwellings in our area and it is unfortunate that a couple of windows in my apartment has been shattered. The electricity line is disrupting since then and the continuous chill wind is freely flowing in my apartment. This has become unbearable, especially for my mother-in-law and six years old daughter. I want you to send

Tacit -   Implied by or inferred from actions or statements Taciturn -   Habitually reserved and uncommunicative Tactful -   Having a sense of what is considerate in dealing with others Tactile -   Of or relating to or proceeding from the sense of touch Taint -   Contaminate with a disease or microorganism Talisman -   A trinket thought to be a magical protection against evil Tangential -   Of superficial relevance if any Tangible -   Perceptible by the senses, especially the sense of touch Tantalizing -   Arousing desire or expectation for something unattainable Tantamount -  Being essentially equal to something

Right and left-handedness in humans Why do humans, virtually alone among all animal species, display a distinct left or right-handedness? Not even our closest relatives among the apes possess such decided lateral asymmetry, as psychologists call it. Yet about 90 percent of every human population that has ever lived appears to have been right-handed. Professor Bryan Turner at Deakin University has studied the research literature on left-handedness and found that handedness goes with sidedness. So nine out of ten people are right-handed and eight are right-footed. He noted that this distinctive asymmetry in the human population is itself systematic. “Humans think in categories: black and white, up and down, left and right. It”s a system of signs that enable us to categorise phenomena that are essentially ambiguous.’ Research has shown that there is a genetic or inherited element to handedness. But while left-handedness tends to run in families, neither left nor right-handers wil

Task- 1 You are not happy with the course you are doing at college and would like to change to a different course. Write a letter to the college director requesting to change your course. You should include details about: what course are you doing now why you are not satisfied with that course what course would you like to change to Sample Answer ▼ Dear Mr. Singh, I am currently enrolled in an Italian cooking class at St. James and am writing regarding some difficulties I have had doing this subject for the past two weeks. I would like to know if it is possible to change my course. I believe that the last day allowed for students to make any changes was Wednesday 5th November but, in my situation, the circumstance is uncompromising. The fact is that, during the enrollment session, no one mentioned that I needed to be literate in Italian, which I’m not. Therefore, you will comprehend that for me, getting an understanding of what the teacher is saying is beyond

Raconteur -   A person skilled in telling anecdotes Radical -  A person who has revolutionary ideas or opinions Rambunctious -  Noisy and lacking in restraint or discipline Ramification -  A consequence, especially one that causes complications Rampant -  Occurring or increasing in an unrestrained way Rancor -   A feeling of deep and bitter anger and ill-will Rapport -  A relationship of mutual understanding between people Rarefied -   Of high moral or intellectual value Rationalization -   A defense mechanism explaining actions in non-threateningly Ravage -  Cause extensive destruction or ruin utterly

Task 2 Global warming is one of the most serious issues that the world is facing today. What are the causes of global warming and what measures can governments and individuals take to tackle the issue? You should write at least 250 words. - Show / Hide Sample Answer - Probably the most worrying threat to our planet at the present time is global warming. This essay will examine the reasons why global warming is occurring and discuss some possible solutions. The predominant factors resulting in the warming of the earth are the emissions of CO2 and deforestation. CO2, which damages the ozone layer, comes from several sources, but the most problematic are those coming from the burning of fossil fuels from power plants. This releases thousands of tonnes of CO2 into the atmosphere every year. Another cause of these emissions is the burning of gasoline for transportation, which continues to grow because of our demand for cars and also our increasing worldwide consumption, r