Learn Vast Vocabularies in a Short Time

Ielts test will come one week later, but I am so worried about it that I felt that I may fail it. Although I can read various vocabularies, I can’t manage to write them out. Some complex words are easily to identify but hard to master them. Only one week left, I intent to remember at least one hundred new words per day, that sounds a big challenge, but I must conquer it in 5 days. No vocabulary likes no basic solid facility under a skyscraper.It’s a good idea to learn a new word in a sentence, but not suitable to learn amounts of words in a short time. Instead, just recipe them from a dictionary and quick scam them is the best choice I think. I do so, hope a good result after a few days later.

The Key to Correct Pronunciation

This afternoon, I was very pleased to be told by my tutor that my pronunciation was much better than before, and than we concluded that English should be spoken in tongue but not throat, so it can be pronounce more clearly. When I recorded my speaking twice, one was spoken through throat, and the other one was in tongue, it was obvious different, the last one was more clearly even though it was still in strong accent. The listen answer sheet was distributed this morning, and I only got 20 answer right, only band 5 I think. But it was much better than the former one; I should recover and burn my potential in the last week. So I planed to listen more in Cambridge Ielts Test.

Take away English from BBC:
Tips for doing business with different countries

China is the biggest market in the world, and many countries such as Germany, the USA, the UK and Russia do a lot of business there. Let’s have a look at some important tips to help you be successful with these nationalities.
Firstly, you must be punctual with Germans. Even 5 minutes late makes a bad impression. Being punctual is also very important in the USA. In the UK, it’s important to be punctual for business meetings, but nobody expects you to be on time for a social event. Half past seven really means quarter to eight, or even eight o’clock! With Russians, always be on time, but don’t be surprised if your Russian contact is very late! It is not unusual for them to be one or even two hours late!
In all four countries, it is best to dress formally and use dark colours. In Russia, designer clothes are very common. Don’t be surprised if you go to an office in the UK on a Friday and find everyone wearing jeans. Many companies have ‘dress down Friday’, when people wear casual clothes.
In Germany, first names are only used with family members and close friends, so be prepared to use titles and last names. In the USA you will usually be invited to use first names almost immediately. The British are quite informal and using first names in business is more and more common, especially among younger people. In Russia, however, nobody uses first names, so use titles and last names.
In conversation, the British and the Americans value humour, and both like to talk about sport. The weather is also a good topic of conversation with the British, but avoid talking about politics. In Russia, say positive things about their country, but avoid making complaints. The Germans, however, prefer to get straight down to business!
Finally, when doing business in all countries make sure you have a lot of business cards. Remember that in Germany, once a deal has been agreed, you can’t change it! In the USA, money is more important than relationships, whereas in Russia it’s important to get to know your contact well. Finally, don’t be surprised if a British meeting seems like chaos, with everybody participating and giving opinions!
So, use these tips, and you will be on your way to a successful international business career!

Congradulate to Barcelona

This afternoon I had a mock speaking test, but I had no sense about it so I spoke out with no prepares. I was astonished that the teacher gave me 3 good and 1 fair grand. Too boring! I thought I could speak better in normal chatting.

Tonight, there was a football match between Arsenal and Barcelona. Oh, I got the result, Barcelona won the game:

Barcelona 2-1 Arsenal

-from BBC News
Barcelona scored twice in the last 14 minutes to beat 10-man Arsenal in the Champions League final.
Sol Campbell's thumping header gave Arsenal a 37th minute lead - after goalkeeper Jens Lehmann had been sent off for a foul on Samuel Eto'o.
Thierry Henry missed a crucial chance to give Arsenal a two-goal lead before Eto'o fired home with 14 minutes left.
Substitute Henrik Larsson then set up Juliano Belletti for the winner four minutes later to sink brave Arsenal.
Henry opened in sensational fashion and could have twice given Arsenal the lead in the first three minutes.
He turned brilliantly in the Barcelona box, only to be denied by the diving Victor Valdes from point-blank range.
And from the resulting short corner, he fired in an angled drive which was pushed to safety by Valdes.
Lehmann had already shown his quality with two stops from Ludovic Giuly and Deco - but was shown the red card in a moment of drama after 17 minutes.
Ronaldinho played in Eto'o, who was upended by Lehmann as he rounded the keeper.
Giuly tapped in the loose ball, but Arsenal were at least reprieved from going behind because referee Terje Hauge had already blown for the foul.
Lehmann was sent off for his foul on Eto'o with Manuel Almunia coming on for the unlucky Robert Pires.
Barcelona were starting to take control when Arsenal stunned the favourites by going ahead after 37 minutes.
Arsenal were fortunate to be given a free-kick when Emmanuel Eboue tumbled threatrically under challenge from Carles Puyol.
And Barcelona were punished for referee Hauge's generosity as Campbell powered Henry's free-kick past Valdes.
Arsenal hung on desperately for the remainder of the first-half, with Almunia brilliantly turning Eto'o's shot on to the post after he turned Campbell inside the box.
Barcelona made a half-time change, Andres Iniesta coming on for the injured Edmilson.
And Iniesta tested Almunia after 51 minutes, and with a downpour descending on the Stade de France, the keeper did well to clutch a skidding shot.
Barcelona were piling on the pressure, and Almunia again distinguished himself by pushing away Ronaldinho's cross as he raced into the area.
Arsenal were still dangerous on the break, and Henry and Cesc Fabragas combined to set up Aleksander Hleb, but he pulled his shot wide.
Ljungberg was then denied by a brilliant save from Valdes as he took advantage of poor defending by Oleguer.
Henry then had a glorious chance to double Arsenal's advantage after 69 minutes when he raced clear on goal, but Valdes saved low down to keep Barcelona's hopes alive.
It was to prove the pivotal moment of an enthralling final.
Former Celtic star Larsson had been introduced as a substitute, and he was instrumental when Arsenal's superb resistance was broken with 16 minutes left.
He delivered a deft touch into the path of Eto'o, who tucked a neat finish past Almunia.
And the Swede was the provider again as substitute Belletti gave Barcelona the lead with 10 minutes to go.
Larsson's clever pass released Belletti, and he scored via a deflection from Arsenal keeper Almunia. It was a killer blow from which Arsenal never looked likely to recover.

Fail in Ielts Mock test

Today, I was a little disappointed when I got my imitated test result. Many mistake happened in my listening and reading test, and no perfect topic in writing task 2. I had a strong Premonition about it, but fortunately, I find that the Ielts test is more different with our normal English, even in speaking test. I listen to the radios and read news on the internet every day, but the result of listening and reading test rejected my progress as I thought, so I think I must focus on Ielts learning style during the next two weeks.

Learn English from BBC:

Malaria Awareness Week – BBC Health

What is Malaria Awareness Week?
The annual campaign, sponsored by GlaxoSmithKline Travel Health, aims to combat people's complacency of this potentially fatal disease, encouraging everyone to seek travel health advice before visiting a malarious country.

What is malaria?
The initial symptoms of malaria may be mild and can be confused with influenza and therefore not easy to recognise. Symptoms include fever, chills, headache, muscular aching, weakness, vomiting, cough, diarrhoea and abdominal pain.
With the most severe form of malaria (falciparum), other symptoms related to organ failure may occur, such as acute renal failure, generalised convulsions, circulatory collapse, followed by coma and death. Deaths have occurred within 24 hours of the first symptoms of falciparum malaria.

Why is there a problem?
UK residents remain surprisingly ignorant to the health risks involved in travelling to countries with a high malaria risk, despite a recent estimate of 500 million worldwide cases each year of the most lethal form of the disease (falciparum).
Malaria is endemic in more than 100 countries and while figures indicate that more than five million of us travelled to high-risk malaria areas in 2004, 60 per cent of people failed to seek travel health advice before venturing abroad, with a quarter of those who were visiting a high-risk malaria area unaware of the risk.
Latest data from the Health Protection Agency reveals an increased fatality rate of 1.2 per cent in 2003 malaria cases, as the percentage of the most lethal form of malaria (falciparum) increased. Malaria is a preventable disease, yet each year on average 2,000 UK travellers return from overseas with malaria, and deaths in the UK doubled between 2002 and 2003 with 8 deaths in 2002 versus 16 in 2003.
All to often people are either not taking anti-malarial medication, taking the wrong medication for the country they are visiting, or not completing the course for the prescribed time after leaving the malarious area. People also need to be aware that symptoms can occur up to a year or even longer after exposure, and therefore should seek medical advice if any of the symptoms of malaria are suspected at any time after a visit to a malarious area.

Facts and stats
Malaria is endemic in more than 100 countries, which are visited by more than 125 million international travellers every year
Malaria is mainly found throughout the tropical and sub-tropical regions of the world
A recent estimate shows that almost a third of Plasmodium falciparum cases are contracted in South East Asia and more than two-thirds of cases are contracted in Africa
Malaria causes at least one million deaths annually
WHO estimates that every day the disease kills 3,000 children

How can you protect yourself?
Follow the Advisory Committee on Malaria Prevention's ABCD guide:
A wareness of risk. Be aware of the risk of malaria in the areas they visit, take action to reduce risk, seek immediate medical attention in the event of fever or flu like symptoms.
Bites - prevent or avoid.Keep skin covered up particularly between sunset and sunrise, use insect repellents on clothes and exposed skin, use mosquito nets (impregnated with insecticide), leave air conditioning on all day and shut windows at night.
Compliance with appropriate chemoprophylaxis. Malaria can be prevented with the correct use of anti-malarials, seek advice from your GP, practice nurse or pharmacist well in advance of travelling.
Diagnose breakthrough malaria swiftly and obtain treatment promptly.
For more information about malaria visit http://www.malariahotspots.co.uk/output/Page1.asp

Speaking Mock Test

Rainy morning, tempered climate, an imitated speaking test was held. I was the 3rd candidate and arranged at 11:30 am. With a greeting begun, we talked in the style of Ielts. I felt more relaxed than before and said out what I wanted to say. Maybe it was the best time I took in the imitated test since few months ago. However, my teacher still pointed out some obvious problems, especially about pronunciation. I didn’t pronounce the ending of an world, like ‘some’, ‘hard’, she said that she had misunderstood them to ‘song’ and ‘harm’, like it. I need practice more.