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Compulsory military service can make people to improve thinking, which mainly make you to have a good worldview

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to talk about manage time.
Every day should start to develop a good day's work plan, specific to what each hour to complete what, to complete the most important, and so on. Then follow the plan strictly enforced.
What is the significance of time management it?
This benefit is only improve efficiency, and not waste time can not do anything. Whether in school or jobs in the community, to do each task is time-limited, for example, the examination to answer within the time frame, the work will get a month wages. So when the rational use of exam time, then it can have more room to focus on issues like, a month's time can be reasonably allocated to work, can be done relatively high, in the workplace more competitive, easy to upgrade and so on.

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You may be great at writing, but need a little guidance on the best way to manage your reading. Or perhaps you love to give presentations but are not so sure about referencing. Or feel you'd be confident with all of your skills, if only you could find the time to get things done!

Our Study Guides and Video Tutorials provide expert advice on developing all of the academic skills and practices you will need to succeed at university.

The Study Guides are research-informed and peer-evaluated, covering all the key aspects of each topic.

We also have guides aimed at particular student groups, including new undergraduates, postgraduates, mature and international students, and those with dyslexia and other specific learning difficulties.

Our Video Tutorials are brief (around 5 minute) screencasts which you can watch whenever you have a few minutes to spare.

Study Smart

If you are a new undergraduate based on the Reading campus, you will be invited to join our online course, Study Smart. This brief online course, developed by the Study Advice team, aims to give you the best possible preparation for studying at university level and is exclusively available to University of Reading students. It focuses on three key areas of university-level study:

academic integrity (including reading, researching, and referencing);

communicating at university (including emails to your tutors, lectures and seminars, and academic writing for different disciplines including Maths and Science);

independent learning (including managing your own time and workload successfully, and becoming an independent and critical thinker).

Completing the course will give you a headstart in your studies, and you can return to the course any time over your first year to remind yourself of what you've learnt.

View the Study Smart trailer.

list of study guides

The Academic Integrity Toolkit - an integrated guide to what you need to think about when writing, researching and referencing at university. Includes tips, video tutorials, links and exercises to test yourself.

Essay writing (See also our Video Tutorials on Essay Writing)

Report writing (See also our Video Tutorials on Report Writing)
Writing for Maths and Sciences
Dissertations and major projects (See also our Video Tutorials on Dissertations and Major Projects)

Literature reviews (See also our Video Tutorial on Doing Your Literature Review)

Citing references (See also our Video Tutorials on Referencing)

Managing your time (See also our Video Tutorials on Managing Your Time & Getting Things Done)
Academic writing
Reading and making notes (See also our Video Tutorials on Researching Your Assignments)
Lectures and seminars Giving presentations Practice-based and reflective learning
Preparing for exams (See also our Video Tutorials on Preparing for Exams)

There is also a separate page which lists all of our Video Tutorials.

Guides for different student groups
Masters students Research postgraduates Study tips for commuter students Studying with dyslexia and other specific learning difficulties Studying as a mature student Studying as an international student Studying on the Study Abroad programme New to university?

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You may be great at writing, but need a little guidance on the best way to manage your reading. Or perhaps you love to give presentations but are not so sure about referencing. Or feel you'd be confident with all of your skills, if only you could find the time to get things done!

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Paine et al.(1983)added that good praise follows the “if-then” rule:
The “if-then rule” states that if the student is doing something you want to encourage—something you want to see the student do again or do more often in the future (and if you are sure that that is what the student is doing)—then (and only then) you should praise the student for it(p.46). [3]

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Duration: 20 minutes

This is an interactive online tutorial designed to teach you the basics of citing and referencing using the Harvard system. To begin, please click on Harvey the cat.

Produced by Georgina Dimmock, Nick Dimmock, Joanne Farmer and Miggie Pickton

Keywords: citing, Harvard, harvard referencing, interactive tutorial,

Tags: EPQ & schools, plagiarism, referencing, studying in the UK

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Harvard Referencing - Interactive Tutorial

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Duration: 20 minutes This is an interactive online tutorial designed to teach you the basics of citing and referencing using the Harvard system. To begin, please click on Harvey the cat. Produced by Georgina Dimmock, Nick Dimmock, Joanne Farmer and Miggie Pickton Keywords: citing, Harvard, harvard referencing, interactive tutorial,

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if you want to study at a British (or other English-speaking) university, you will have to write assignments – you can find out how here!
Writing for a Purpose includes information about the types of writing and purposes for writing, exercises to help you write and examples from assignments that successful students have written.

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If you want to study at a British (or other English-speaking) university, you will have to write assignments - you can find out how here!

Writing for a Purpose includes information about the types of writing and purposes for writing, exercises to help you write and examples from assignments that successful students have written.

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If you want to study at a British (or other English-speaking) university, you will have to write assignments - you can find out how here! Writing for a Purpose includes information about the types of writing and purposes for writing, exercises to help you write and examples from assignments that successful students have written.

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In this questionnaire, there are ten questions, and there are eight people to reply those question. The age of these people is about 21-25, and the percentage of 80% students chosen business management. 50% students think study abroad can improve yourself, and 20% think can have more opportunities, then 30% is asked   for their parents. More students think pre-sessional course can make more local friends(20%), and 60% think the environment is very important, other students  have no time so choose pre-sessional course. All people think pre-sessional course is important and useful, and their think pre-sessional course can improve their English level to  clearly understand their major(80%), then more people think pre-sessional course can improve their listening, writing, speaking and reading(20%).

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Nouns: Nouns are words such as “Smith”, “Oxford”, “letter”, “laughter” & “beauty”. They are defined partly by their form and partly by their position or function.There are several word endings that indicate that a word is a noun.

Verb: Verbs are words such as "eat", "singing" &"listened". They are defined partly by their form and partly by their position or function.
The key features of a summary

(1)  it is shorter than the source,

(2)  it repeats the ideas of the source in different phrases and sentences.

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The ability to write an effective summary might be the most important writing skill a college student can possess. You need to be able to summarize before you can be successful at most of the other kinds of writing that will be demanded of you in college, and it is an important part of note taking, too.

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Summary:

Reading more and writing everyday are two fundamental best practices to help improve your academic writing. Some of the following suggestions can help you:

1. Become a translator: Translating between English and your native language gives you a clearer sense of English and the proper way to use certain words, phrases and idioms.

2. Analyze dissertations in your field: When a topic interests you, read it thoroughly to see how the author guides you through his or her writing. I realized that by doing so, I now make fewer mistakes.

3. Don’t ignore your college writing center: Working one-on-one with a writing tutor brings you more helpful advice about academic writing than you might imagine.

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Although this Web, I understand and learned many grammar skills.

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Some people think the best way to solve global environmental problems is to increase the cost of fuel.
To what extent do you agree or disagree? (Reported 2017, Academic Test)
Nowadays, global warming is a significant problem. And traffic pollution result this problem. Some people think that increasing the cost of fuel can solve global environmental, but I dont think so.
As we all know that environmental problems are caused by many aspects. Fule is just one of those problems. And I think increasing the cost of fule is not the best way. In fact, the rich don't care the increased cost of fuel, and there will be more pressure on the poor. This method will only lead to some people choose public transportation temporarity.
I think solving global environmental problems is important and difficult, so we need to do a lot of things at the same time. For example, we should enhance the propaganda, and call on them to choose public transport.
Overall, we must raise awareness of environmental protection.

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Using English for Academic Purposes: Information and Advice for Students in Higher Education

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Some people believe that children should not be given homework everyday, while others believe that they must get homework everyday in order to be successful at school.
People have different view whether school shoud be given homework or not. However I agree that homework bring stressful to children, but I disagree that school should not give homework.
Some people think homework is not good for their children. For example, homework can be stressful for children. Everyday, they need study different course, and they must finish more homework. In this way, children don't have more time to accomplish other things.
Despite the above arguments, I think homework is important for children. Because the sense of time and responsibility will be improved by writing homework. For example, they need to plan their time in order to finish homework.
In conclusion, although homework can be stressful for children, I believe homework is important for children.

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IELTS Essay Questions for the Topic of Education. All essay questions below are reported by IELTS candidates and seem to have been repeated over the years. Regardless of the years the questions were reported, you could get any question below in your test. You should, therefore, prepare ideas for all questions given below. The topics below could appear in both GT and Academic IELTS Writing Task 2.

Education Essay Questions for IELTS Writing Task 2

The IELTS practice essay questions below are for the topic of education.

Some educationalists think that international exchange visits will benefit teenagers at the school.

To what extent do the advantages outweigh the disadvantages? (Reported 2020, Academic Test)

For centuries, important parts of education have remained such as reading, writing and maths. With the advent of computers, some people think that computer skill be made as a fourth skill to be added to the list.
To what extent do you agree? (Reported 2017, Academic Test)

The government should allocate more funding to teaching sciences rather than other subjects in order for a country to develop and progress.

To what extent do you agree? (Reported 2017, Academic Test)

Discipline is an ever increasing problem in modern schools. Some people think that discipline should be the responsibility of teachers, while others think that this is the role of parents.

Discuss both sides and give your opinion. (discipline in schools is a common question)

Some people believe that children should not be given homework everyday, while others believe that they must get homework everyday in order to be successful at school.

Discuss both sides and give your opinion. (quite common question)

Some children receive almost no encouragement from their parents regarding their performance at school, while other children receive too much pressure from their over enthusiastic parents which can have a negative impact on the child.

Why do you think some parents put too much pressure on their children to perform well at school?

What do you think the role of a parent should be in their child's education? (2017, 2019, 2020, 2021)

The role of education is to prepare children for the modern world. Schools should cut art and music out of the curriculum so that children can focus on useful subjects such as information technology.

To what extent do you agree?

Some people think that students in high school should not waste their time studying literature, such as poems and novels.

Do you agree? (2020)

Some parents believe that their children should do educational activities during their free time. Others say that in this way children are under pressure.

Discuss both views and give your opinion. (Reported 2017, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2023, GT Test)

Some people think that teachers should be able to ask disruptive children to leave the class.

Do you think it is the best way to deal with a disruptive child in the classroom?

What other solutions are there? (as mentioned above, discipline is a common question)

Education should be accessible to people of all economic backgrounds. All levels of education, from primary school to tertiary education, should be free.

To what extent do you agree with this opinion? (common question)

The current trend in education is to move away from traditional exams and instead have continuous assessment over the school year.

What do you think of this trend? (2017, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2023)

Some people think that educated people are more valuable than people who have learned skills through experience.

Do you think that educated people are the most valuable for society?

What kinds of skills can people learn through experience that can benefit society?

Being able to speak a foreign language is an advantage these days. Some people think that children should start learning a foreign language at primary school, while others think children should begin in secondary school.

Discuss both sides and give your opinion.

The gap between education in richer countries and education in poorer countries is a growing concern.

What solutions can you suggest to deal with this situation?

Some schools are very strict about their school uniforms and the appearance of their pupils, while other schools have a very relaxed dress code.

What are the advantages and disadvantages of children of having a school uniform?

In some high schools, part of the curriculum requires students to participate in community work such as helping the elderly or disabled.

In what way do children benefit from this?

Do you think it should be part of the curriculum? (2018, 2020)

The best way to help underachieving pupils is to have compulsory after school activities which they must attend. This way they will become more involved in school and their grades will improve.

To what extent do you agree?

Some people think that schools should invest more money in technology, such as more computers, while others think more money should be spent on teacher.

Discuss both views and give your opinion. (2020, 2022)

Some people think that parents have the greatest influence on their child's academic development, while others think that a child's teacher has more influence.

Discuss both sides and give your opinion. (common question)

In some countries, girls and boys are educated in different schools rather than in the same school.

What are the advantages and disadvantage of this? (2019, 2020, 2021)

In nearly all science courses at university, there are significantly more male students than female students.

What is the reason for this?

What could be done to balance out the numbers?

Some people think that it is beneficial for old people to learn something new while others believe that once a person is past 65 years of age it is too late to learn.

What is your opinion?

It is thought by some that a school teacher's role is to motivate and inspire students. However, other people believe that a teacher's primary role is to pass on knowledge.

What do you think is the role of a teacher? (quite common question)

Fewer schools are requiring children to learn and improve their hand writing skills.

Do the advantages outweigh the disadvantages of this trend?

Reported essay questions are from students who have taken their IELTS test. That means questions may have appeared more frequently than have been reported. These questions may vary slightly in wording and focus from the original question. Also note that these questions could also appear in IELTS speaking part 3 which is another good reason to prepare all topics thoroughly.
All Practice IELTS Essay Questions

IELTS Writing Task 2 Main Page

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IELTS Essay Questions for the Topic of Education. All essay questions below are reported by IELTS candidates and seem to have been repeated over the years. Regardless of the years the questions were reported, you could get any question below in your test. You should, therefore, prepare ideas for all questions given below.