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2. https://eg.linkedin.com/in/ameersherif 2 2

3. https://eg.linkedin.com/in/rania-rafie-14663788
Rania Rafie – icecairo
9. Rania Rafie, co-founder of Up-fuse
Egypt produces 1 million tons of plastic waste, exactly the amount of rubbish that could cover the entire city of Cairo 55 times over. Furthermore, waste contaminates soil, water, and the health of the entire population…
Trendy, socially responsible, environmentally friendly: those are the cornerstones of Up-fuse – a business that makes fashionable well-designed bags out of plastic waste and turns risk into an opportunity.
Fuelled by ambition, Rania, and her friend partnered up in a small studio in Cairo to create their company. They started playing around with designs, crafting trendy bags from upcycled plastic materials, that are good for people and the environment. Furthermore, Up-fuse employs women from underprivileged backgrounds to manufacture the garments. The company started selling their products through social media and at various events. In addition to high growth, Up-fuse won an Injaz Award and joined the program of DO School in Germany. 3 3

4. . Interesting ideas to write/speak for the IELTS?
Practice IELTS books/ Read/ attend Events/ Conferences/ Workshops/ Publications/
Internships/ Extracurricular Activities/ Volunteer/ Community Service
Interesting CV or Résumé (resume) and Letters of recommendation . 4 4

5. The Exceptional Youth of Egypt- 5 5

6. Entrepreneurs/Volunteers
1. Rise Up Egypt
2. Mai Medhat
3. Laila Sedky
4. Dina El-Mofty
5. Injaz Egypt
6. Armando Dunn
7. UN Volunteers
8. Dr. Ayman Ismail
9. Amad Elmsaodi
10. Wuzzuf
11. Ameer Sharif
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7. The Exceptional Youth of Egypt- 7 7

8. https://eg.linkedin.com/in/ameersherif 8 8

9. 9 9 Ahmed A. Ismail aismail@gmail.com Education:

- Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery (Doctor of Medicine, MD) Faculty of Medicine, Ain Shams University, Cairo, Egypt. Graduated with Honors (2012)
- The American University in Cairo School of Continuing Education, Professional English Language Coursework
- United States Medical Licensing Examination (USMLE) Test Preparation and Review at AMIDEAST (America-Middle East Educational and Training Services Inc.), Cairo, Egypt
Professional Experience:
PGY1 Internal Medicine Resident, Ain Shams University Hospital, Cairo, Egypt (2011 to Present)
Clinical Externship, Internal Medicine Department, Harlem Hospital, New York City, USA (2010)
Professional Examinations:
- IELTS (International English Language Test System), completed 2011 at the American University in Cairo, Overall Band Score 8

- United States Medical Licensing Examination (USMLE),
Step 1 completed 2012, USMLE Step 2 & USMLE Step 3 (in progress)
Volunteer Work / Community Service:
Medical Volunteer, Infection Control Campaign, Ain Shams University Hospital, Cairo, Egypt (2011)
- Operation Smile-Egypt, Medical Volunteer Cairo 2010
- United Nations World Food Program, Medical Volunteer, Aswan, Egypt 2009
- UNICEF- United Nations International Children's Fund, Alexandria, Egypt, Volunteer 2008
- United Nations World Health Organization- Internship Cairo, Egypt 2007

Membership/ Professional Societies:
Vice President of the Egyptian Medical Students Association, Ain Shams University ( )
Member of the Egyptian-American Association for American Medical Training And Research 

Extracurricular activities/ University activities:
-Invited a speaker from the United Nations World Health Organization to speak at the Ain Shams University Medical Students Association about Global Public Health in the Middle East
-Organized workshops at Ain Shams University titled “Minimizing Chemicals in one's daily life: Cancer Prevention and Natural Healthcare”
Publications:




Published an independent article distributed at Ain Shams Medical Society titled: “Minimizing Chemicals in one's daily life: Cancer prevention and Natural Healthcare”
Certificates:
Basic CPR/ Life Support Training Course, United Nations World Health Organization, Egypt (2011)
Languages:
Arabic  (Native)
English (Fluent) References available upon request 9 9

10. Internship vs. Externship vs. volunteer10 10

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13. IELTS Speaking/Writing basic outlines
1. To begin with/Generally speaking...
2. Personally I believe...
3. On the one hand...For example,
4. On the other hand...
5. But overall, I believe...
1. In my opinion/perspective/point of view, I agree/disagree with...
2. First of all... For example,
3. Second of all...In addition,
4. Finally...
5.In conclusion/ Overall...Based on these reasons, I suppose.. 13 13

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22. Some people say that self employment is better than a job in a company or an institution. What is your opinion? Give reasons to support your answer. In today's world, many young people dream of becoming entrepreneurs. Entrepreneurship is an interesting and challenging risk, which many people consider superior to working in a company. In my point of view, I feel that becoming an entrepreneur is a risk worth taking. Nevertheless, many people fear entrepreneurship as it demands special skills, experience, patience and determination. On the one hand, self employment offers many benefits. The main advantages are that one can choose the type of work according to their own interests. A self employed person can manage their working hours, and may work at their own pace. Moreover, successful entrepreneurs can earn huge salaries and have greater opportunities to expand their company quickly. But with all these advantages, self employment first requires overcoming business fears and the risk of failure. A potential entrepreneur should have good decision and risk taking abilities to run a business successfully. Ameer Sharif, CEO of wuzzuf.com, is a primary example. He admits the road to success was not easy, and there were very difficult times he wanted to give up and return back to a “normal” job. With perseverance and patience however, Ameer succeeded as an entrepreneur, and is now helping people all over Egypt become entrepreneurs as well. On the other hand, working in a company offers regular monthly paychecks, various bonuses and incentives. An individual need not worry about the risks involved in a traditional startup. In addition, a salaried job offers a sense of security and routine work for a defined number of hours everyday. Generally speaking, a “normal job” basically offers a “low-risk” opportunity to gain experience and to save money for future ventures. Nevertheless, great achievements have never come with easy or routine work. A 9am -to- 5pm lifestyle is not part of the deal when you’re an entrepreneur. Thus to conclude, I believe entrepreneurship and self employment are more worthwhile than working in a company. Nevertheless, an individual should spend some years in a 'normal' job to first gain experience and gather finances. Entrepreneurship is not an easy dream to achieve, but for the majority of people, it is definitely a risk worth taking. 22

24. A lot of people want to help make the world a better place, through volunteer work, service trips, or working with a non-profit. However, more and more social entrepreneurs are looking for ways to combine “doing good” with profit. What is your opinion ? Give reasons to support your answer. In today's world, many young people dream of becoming entrepreneurs. Self employment is an interesting and challenging lifestyle. A lot of people want to help make the world a better place, through volunteer work, service trips, or working with a non-profit organization. As a result, more and more successful entrepreneurs are looking for ways to combine “doing good” with profit. First of all, self employment offers many benefits. The main advantage is that one can choose the type of work according to their interests. A self employed person can manage his working hours on his own and can work at his own pace. This not only allows independence, but encourages business owners to complete every task carefully and with 100% effort.
Second of all, successful entrepreneurs earn huge salaries while affecting a major portion of the population. Mark Zuckerberg of Facebook is a primary example. But being a successful entrepreneur is not only limited to creating “social networking” websites. Some entrepreneurs have even managed to combine a successful business with the idea of “giving back to the community.”
Many successful entrepreneurs volunteered or performed community service first, and used these ideas to help humanity. For example, Heather Hasson of “FIGS USA”, a clothing company, volunteered in Africa and met children who were unable to attend school because they lacked a school uniform. Heather decided to start her own clothing company “FIGS”. For every classy necktie FIGS sells, a child in Tanzania or Kenya gets a free school uniform. The key point here is that volunteering gave her the business idea. If she did not volunteer, she would never have thought of the idea in the first place.
Furthermore, CEO Laila Sedky of “Nola Cupcakes” in Egypt also uses her business to help others. Laila Sedky was a volunteer herself before starting Nola. Now as CEO, Nola supports the Ahl Masr Foundation and many other healthcare organizations in Egypt. Her company helps spread awareness about these organizations by recruiting volunteers both in Egypt and internationally. This is another amazing example of “giving back to the community”, while operating a successful business. Hence, these are very impressive and well-rounded individuals.
Thus to conclude, I believe that the entrepreneurial track can definitely change lives. International volunteering and community service are never a waste of time. As we have seen, by reading, researching, attending workshops, conferences and spending your time with motivated and interesting people, these are the keys which help make someone a successful leader, and hence, a successful entrepreneur. 24

27. A lot of people want to help make the world a better place, through volunteer work, service trips, or working with a non-profit. However, more and more social entrepreneurs are looking for ways to combine “doing good” with profit. What is your opinion ? Give reasons to support your answer. In today's world, many young people dream of becoming entrepreneurs. Self employment is an interesting and challenging lifestyle. A lot of people want to help make the world a better place, through volunteer work, service trips, or working with a non-profit organization. As a result, more and more successful entrepreneurs are looking for ways to combine “doing good” with profit. First of all, self employment offers many benefits. The main advantage is that one can choose the type of work according to their interests. A self employed person can manage his working hours on his own and can work at his own pace. This not only allows independence, but encourages business owners to complete every task carefully and with 100% effort.
Second of all, successful entrepreneurs earn huge salaries while affecting a major portion of the population. Mark Zuckerberg of Facebook is a primary example. But being a successful entrepreneur is not only limited to creating “social networking” websites. Some entrepreneurs have even managed to combine a successful business with the idea of “giving back to the community.”
Many successful entrepreneurs volunteered or performed community service first, and used these ideas to help humanity. For example, Heather Hasson of “FIGS USA”, a clothing company, volunteered in Africa and met children who were unable to attend school because they lacked a school uniform. Heather decided to start her own clothing company “FIGS”. For every classy necktie FIGS sells, a child in Tanzania or Kenya gets a free school uniform. The key point here is that volunteering gave her the business idea. If she did not volunteer, she would never have thought of the idea in the first place.
Furthermore, CEO Laila Sedky of “Nola Cupcakes” in Egypt also uses her business to help others. Laila Sedky was a volunteer herself before starting Nola. Now as CEO, Nola supports the Ahl Masr Foundation and many other healthcare organizations in Egypt. Her company helps spread awareness about these organizations by recruiting volunteers both in Egypt and internationally. This is another amazing example of “giving back to the community”, while operating a successful business. Hence, these are very impressive and well-rounded individuals.
Thus to conclude, I believe that the entrepreneurial track can definitely change lives. International volunteering and community service are never a waste of time. As we have seen, by reading, researching, attending workshops, conferences and spending your time with motivated and interesting people, these are the keys which help make someone a successful leader, and hence, a successful entrepreneur. 27

28. Present a written argument or case to an educated reader with no specialist knowledge of the following topic: The idea of having only one career is becoming old fashioned. Nowadays with entrepreneurship, globalization and the internet, the new trend is to combine entrepreneurship with your interests and eventually turn it into a career. Use your own ideas, knowledge and experience and support your arguments with examples and with relevant evidence. It is believed that focusing on a single career is out of date these days. The new trend is that people are becoming more and more interested in entrepreneurship, and are trying to turn it into a full-time career. I completely agree with this point of view.
First of all, it is a fact that most people in the past were loyal to their company, focused on one career and remained there until retirement. However, now with globalization and modern technology, most people have turned modern day challenges into profitable opportunities. For example, the founders of uber.com used a simple problem to create a brilliant opportunity. On a snowy Paris evening in 2008, the founders of the company had trouble hailing a cab. So they came up with a simple idea-- tap a button on a cell phone, get a ride. Today uber.com is an international company worth over 17 billion USD. This is an excellent example of how anyone can turn everyday challenges into successful business opportunities.
Second of all, many successful entrepreneurs also discover how to combine business with charity. For example, Mason Wartman was a successful investment banker in New York. Unhappy with his career, he decided to open a pizza business in Philadelphia and become self-employed. Consequently, his customers suggested a special kind of charity idea to him one day. Using the “pay it forward” method, he now combines a successful business with charity which helps homeless people everyday
In conclusion, I personally believe that most people these days are not interested in doing the same job for the rest of their life. Technology and globalization have given us opportunities our ancestors never had. By exploring internship opportunities, attending business conferences, volunteering etc., people are exposed to problems and can then discover possible solutions. Hence, this is how entrepreneurship begins for most people, and eventually becomes a very successful lifelong career. 28

29. In today's world, many young people dream of becoming entrepreneurs
In today's world, many young people dream of becoming entrepreneurs. Self employment is an interesting and challenging lifestyle. A lot of people want to help make the world a better place, through volunteer work, service trips, or working with a non-profit organization. As a result, more and more successful entrepreneurs are looking for ways to combine “doing good” with profit.
First of all, self employment offers many benefits. The main advantage is that one can choose the type of work according to their interests. A self employed person can manage his working hours on his own and can work at his own pace. This not only allows independence, but encourages business owners to complete every task carefully and with 100% effort.
Second of all, successful entrepreneurs earn huge salaries while affecting a major portion of the population. Mark Zuckerberg of Facebook is a primary example. But being a successful entrepreneur is not only limited to creating “social networking” websites. Some entrepreneurs have even managed to combine a successful business with the idea of “giving back to the community.”
Many successful entrepreneurs volunteered or performed community service first, and used these ideas to help humanity. For example, Heather Hasson of “FIGS USA”, a clothing company, volunteered in Africa and met children who were unable to attend school because they lacked a school uniform. Heather decided to start her own clothing company “FIGS”. For every classy necktie FIGS sells, a child in Tanzania or Kenya gets a free school uniform. The key point here is that volunteering gave her the business idea. If she did not volunteer, she would never have thought of the idea in the first place.
Furthermore, CEO Laila Sedky of “Nola Cupcakes” in Egypt also uses her business to help others. Laila Sedky was a volunteer herself before starting Nola. Now as CEO, Nola supports the Ahl Masr Foundation and many other healthcare organizations in Egypt. Her company helps spread awareness about these organizations by recruiting volunteers both in Egypt and internationally. This is another amazing example of “giving back to the community”, while operating a successful business. Hence, these are very impressive and well-rounded individuals.
Thus to conclude, I believe that the entrepreneurial track can definitely change lives. International volunteering and community service are never a waste of time. As we have seen, by reading, researching, attending workshops, conferences and spending your time with motivated and interesting people, these are the keys which help make someone a successful leader, and hence, a successful entrepreneur. 29

30. IELTS Sample Essay
Why does a family “breakdown” and what are some possible solutions?
Nowadays, due to financial challenges and other obligations, family members simply have less time to spend together. Hence, divorce is becoming quite common in this day and age.
First of all, there are many reasons why a family structure “breaks down”. In order to afford increasing living costs, both parents find it necessary to work. Therefore, both parents will have less time to spend with their children. This inevitably has negative effects on both the children and on the family in general. Peer pressure, excessive television and internet addiction become the main influence on children's behavior. Parents are simply too busy working they may not even notice there is a problem until it is too late. Second of all, parents may be too tired to practice effective communication with their children and each other, even when they are not working. Increasing tension in the family will then build up over time; hence, divorce soon follows.
Nevertheless, the problem is by no means insurmountable. In order to prevent such problems such as potential juvenile delinquency and “broken homes”, time management becomes necessary. For example, families should allocate even an hour everyday to be together and reconnect. In addition, any time off should be devoted to communication and family activities, particularly on weekends.
In conclusion, responsible planning and time management are the keys to a successful modern family. By practicing effective communication and daily get-togethers, especially at the dinner-table, both parents and children will be able to avoid future problems and succeed as a family. 30

31. Some people think that parents should teach children how to be good members of society . Others however, believe that schools are the place to learn this. Discuss both views and give your opinion.
Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your own knowledge or experience.
Preparing children as good members of society is very important to productive societies. Some people contend this responsibility falls mainly on parents, while others argue educational institutions primarily have this duty. In my point of view, even though both parents and institutions should work hand in hand in order to prepare young people to become responsible members of society, “parental” duties belong exclusively to parents.
On the one hand, statistics show that children behave the way their parents behave. For example, a child learns respect for others if he or she is treated respectfully by parents. Hence, the concept of respect begins at home. If children are raised in a respectful environment, and witness all family members treating each other respectfully, they will become respectable adults and behave this way in public as well.
On the other hand, some people believe schools are the right institutions where children may receive proper guidance to become sensible members of society. They argue that students spend at least 8 hours a day at school and claim teachers are responsible to teach polite social behavior. For example, if there is a dispute between students, some people claim it is the teachers responsibility to teach their students how to act properly in such a situation. Personally, I feel is an unrealistic request. A teacher's job is to teach, not to act as parent in a classroom.
In conclusion, both of these arguments have merits, and both schools and families should work together to make students productive members of society. Overall however, I believe the stronger claim is to have “parental” responsibilities fall primarily upon the parents. 31

32. Vocabulary: Suggestions. 32