1. Graduate Diploma Reading & Writing Session 20 Reading & Writing Skills Review

2. COMPLEXITY

3. Seiko had a meal. four courses, less than £20, 2 bottles of wine, fantastic. A.Seiko had £20 four courses, less than a fantastic meal and 2 bottles of wine. B.Seiko had a four courses fantastic meal and 2 bottles of wine for less than £20. C.For less than £20, Seiko had a fantastic four-course meal with two bottles of wine.

4. Seiko had a meal. four courses, less than £20, 2 bottles of wine, fantastic. A.Seiko had £20 four courses, less than a fantastic meal and 2 bottles of wine. B.Seiko had a four courses fantastic meal and 2 bottles of wine for less than £20. C.For less than £20, Seiko had a fantastic four-course meal with two bottles of wine.

5. Naif was on a flight. twelve hours, stop- overs in Delhi and Moscow, long A.Naif was on a long twelve-hour flight with stop-overs in Delhi and Moscow. B.Naif was on a flight long twelve-hour, stopping over in Delhi and Moscow. C.Naif was on a flight long twelve hours, stop-overs between Delhi and Moscow.

6. Naif was on a flight. twelve hours, stop- overs in Delhi and Moscow, long A.Naif was on a long twelve-hour flight with stop-overs in Delhi and Moscow. B.Naif was on a flight long twelve-hour, stopping over in Delhi and Moscow. C.Naif was on a flight long twelve hours, stop-overs between Delhi and Moscow.

7. The pile-up has finally been cleared. forty-car, M1, police, caused by yesterday’s freak weather conditions A.The pile-up caused forty-car freak weather conditions at M1 has finally been cleared by police. B.The forty-car M1 pile-up caused by yesterday’s weather conditions has finally been cleared by police. C.Police have finally cleared the forty-car M1 pile-up caused by yesterday’s weather conditions.

8. The pile-up has finally been cleared. forty-car, M1, police, caused by yesterday’s freak weather conditions A.The pile-up caused forty-car freak weather conditions at M1 has finally been cleared by police. B.The forty-car M1 pile-up caused by yesterday’s weather conditions has finally been cleared by police. C.Police have finally cleared the forty-car M1 pile-up caused by yesterday’s weather conditions.

9. Passengers can expect delays. Pan Am Airways, 3 hours, New York A.Pan Am Airways’ passengers to New York can expect 3 hours delay. B.Pan Am passengers for New York can expect three- hour delays. C.New York passengers on Pan Am can expect 3 hours delay.

10. Passengers can expect delays. Pan Am Airways, 3 hours, New York A.Pan Am Airways’ passengers to New York can expect 3 hours delay. B.Pan Am passengers for New York can expect three- hour delays. C.New York passengers on Pan Am can expect 3 hours delay.

11. SENTENCE STRUCTURE

12. IS IT AN ENGLISH SENTENCE? Look at the twelve statements and decide whether or not they are complete English sentences. If they are complete, add a full stop. If they are not, finish them in an appropriate manner. 1.Maggie, who has recently revealed that she is married to a Chinese movie star, brings energy and happiness to the classroom 2.The student who knows the most about biology 3.Few people know that Lucy is actually Scottish 4.Vaclav, who is an exceptionally intelligent man, I think 5.When Yasir is speaking, listeners should make clear and precise notes 6.Finding out about the latest results of West Bromwich Albion, a good way to impress Mark 7.If you are serious about impressing Bandar 8.Seiko thinks that the 1000-word essay, a report on an article, is the most difficult piece of writing she has ever done 9.In Konstantinos’ opinion, one of the most violent movies in the world of cinema, Texas Chainsaw Massacre 10.Although English grammar is not recognized as an Olympic event, which is a pity 11.These days you rarely meet men as interesting and intelligent as Chimuco 12.One way of starting a conversation with Chao, if you can get his attention, is by talking about money, his favourite subject

13. IS IT AN ENGLISH SENTENCE? Look at the twelve statements and decide whether or not they are complete English sentences. If they are complete, add a full stop. If they are not, finish them in an appropriate manner. 1.Maggie, who has recently revealed that she is married to a Chinese movie star, brings energy and happiness to the classroom NO 2.The student who knows the most about biology NO 3.Few people know that Lucy is actually Scottish YES 4.Vaclav, who is an exceptionally intelligent man, I think NO 5.When Yasir is speaking, listeners should make clear and precise notes YES 6.Finding out about the latest results of West Bromwich Albion, a good way to impress Mark NO 7.If you are serious about impressing Bandar NO 8.Seiko thinks that the 1000-word essay, a report on an article, is the most difficult piece of writing she has ever done YES 9.In Konstantinos’ opinion, one of the most violent movies in the world of cinema, Texas Chainsaw Massacre NO 10.Although English grammar is not recognized as an Olympic event, which is a pity NO 11.These days you rarely meet men as interesting and intelligent as Chimuco YES 12.One way of starting a conversation with Chao, if you can get his attention, is by talking about money, his favourite subject YES

14. PARAGRAPHING

15. EVEN technology pundits can sometimes be right. Jason Calacanis, an entrepreneur and noted agent provocateur, recently argued that there is a simple solution to the woes of both Microsoft and big media companies. Now a system has been developed to make it easier for blind people to navigate the internet, use word- processing software and even trace the shapes of graphs and charts. The world’s largest software firm should pay Time Warner, News Corporation and others firms to block Google, the search giant, from indexing their content–and make it searchable exclusively through Bing, Microsoft’s new search service.

16. COMPUTERS have become such an integral part of life, in the rich world at least, that even social networking is done online. The blind, however, are often excluded from such interactions. Its inventors hope it will enable more blind people to work in offices. He set the auction record for any jewel.

17. “If you have money to invest, there is no safer haven than something rare,” says Laurence Graff, the London-born “King of Diamonds”. If this is sales talk, he is his own best customer. Media companies would thus get badly needed cash and Bing a chance to gain market share from Google. In December 2008, during some of the bleakest days of the credit crisis, Mr Graff paid $24.3m for the 35.56-carat, 17th-century Wittelsbach blue diamond at Christie’s in London. But in his opinion, “it was the bargain of the century.In my life, it is the rarest of them all; it is the supreme coloured diamond.”

18. FEELING IN THE DARK COLOUR ME DAZZLED WEB-WIDE WAR

19. EVEN technology pundits can sometimes be right. Jason Calacanis, an entrepreneur and noted agent provocateur, recently argued that there is a simple solution to the woes of both Microsoft and big media companies. The world’s largest software firm should pay Time Warner, News Corporation and others firms to block Google, the search giant, from indexing their content–and make it searchable exclusively through Bing, Microsoft’s new search service. Media companies would thus get badly needed cash and Bing a chance to gain market share from Google.

20. COMPUTERS have become such an integral part of life, in the rich world at least, that even social networking is done online. The blind, however, are often excluded from such interactions. Its inventors hope it will enable more blind people to work in offices. Now a system has been developed to make it easier for blind people to navigate the internet, use word- processing software and even trace the shapes of graphs and charts.

21. “If you have money to invest, there is no safer haven than something rare,” says Laurence Graff, the London- born “King of Diamonds”. If this is sales talk, he is his own best customer. In December 2008, during some of the bleakest days of the credit crisis, Mr Graff paid $24.3m for the 35.56-carat, 17th-century Wittelsbach blue diamond at Christie’s in London. But in his opinion, “it was the bargain of the century.In my life, it is the rarest of them all; it is the supreme coloured diamond.” He set the auction record for any jewel.