IELTS | Tips for Reading Module :

The Academic Reading Module takes 60 minutes. There are 40 questions.   There are three reading passages with a total of 1500 to 2000 words.

IELTS SPEAKING TOPICS :

1. What is the meaning of your name?
2. Does your name affect your personality?
3. Tell me something about your hometown. 4. What are the differences in accent between your hometown and Hanoi?
5. What is the character of the people like in your hometown?

70 Ways to Improve your English :

1.      Start your own English language blog. Even for people who don't have to write in English, writing can be a great way of properly learning the kind of vocabulary you need to describe your own life and interests, and of thinking about how to stop making grammar mistakes. The problem most people have is that they don't know what to write about. One traditional way to make sure you write every day in English is to write an English diary (journal), and a more up to date way of doing this is to write a blog. Popular topics include your language learning experience, your experience studying abroad, your local area, your language, or translations of your local news into English.

New Zealand in Dire need of Skilled Migrants :

According to Ruth Dyson, New Zealand Labour Party spokesperson on immigration,New Zealand is in dire need of more skilled immigration. There are skills shortages in many areas of the New Zealand economy. Immigration is good for the New Zealand economy. Government research suggests that even at existing immigration levels there will be a gain of $28 billion to the New Zealand economy by 2021.

Western Australia want British and Irish Skilled migrants :

Western Australia (WA) is sending a delegation to the United Kingdom and Irelandin a bid to lure British and Irish workers to migrate to the Australian state.

UK rejects Scotland's bid for more immigrants

Prime Minister David Cameron has rejected Scotland First Minister Alex Salmond's plea that the UK exempt Scotland from recent restrictions on UK immigration from outside the European Union.

Writers, artists decry UK immigration rules

Writers and artists are banding together to criticise changes to the UK points based immigration scheme which make it more difficult for writers, composers, and artists from outside the EU to come to Britain.

In a letter to the Daily Telegraph, 120 writers and artists called the points based system "inappropriate for short-term visits by artists".

UK Immigration strike starts evening of 29 June 2011

29 June 2011

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There is likely to be a twenty-four hour strike by The Public and Commercial Services union starting in the evening of Wednesday 29 June until the evening of Thursday 30 June. A number of UK Border Agency staff in the UK will not be working during this time.

UK Student Tier 4 Visa - More restrictions on working

There have been significant changes to the Tier 4 student visa category recently. The Tier 4 student visa changes include the following: