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IELTS scoring system and band scale
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IELTS has four parts – Listening (30 minutes), Reading (60 minutes), Writing (60 minutes) and Speaking (11–14 minutes). The total test time is 2 hours and 45 minutes. The Listening, Reading and Writing tests are done in one sitting.
Is IELTS valid for 3 years now?
The IELTS Test Report Form (TRF) is valid for two years. At present, IELTS score is valid for a three year period for Australian General Skilled Migration (GSM) applications.
Is there any pass or fail in the IELTS exam?
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The building of the museum of the History of Science was built in …………………
The building originally contained a ……………….. in the basement, and lecture space for ……………….., what we today might call ‘Science’.
The ……………….. on either side of the exit contain the kind of things that we used in this room in …………………
The museum of the History of Science opened in …………………
The museum is particularly famous for its collection of …………………
In the four corners of the entrance gallery, are four of the museum’s important …………………
Answers – Listening Exercises
1683
chemical laboratory, experimental natural philosophy
showcases, the 18th century/the eighteenth century
1925
early scientific instruments
individual collections
Audio Transcript
The building occupied by the museum of the history of science was built as the Ashmolean museum in 1683.
It was erected by the university to house the famous Tradescant and Ashmolean collections, as well as to accommodate a chemical laboratory in the basement, and space for teaching the new experimental natural philosophy, what we today might call ‘Science’. This space, originally called the School of Natural History, is now the entrance gallery.
This was the first museum building in the world in the sense of a building specifically designed to be a museum. But it also housed activities that we do not often associate with early museums, such as experiment and teaching.
When you leave the entrance gallery, look back at the title painted over the door, “Schola Naturalis Historiae”, the School of Natural History. The showcases on either side of the exit contain the kind of things that we used in this room in the 18th century.
The museum of the History of Science opened in this building in 1925. It’s particularly famous for its very early scientific instruments, and central area of the entrance gallery illustrates the breadth of the collection. From Western Europe through the Islamic lands to the Far East, and from science to what we today would think of as magic. Then, in the four corners of the entrance gallery are four of the museum’s important individual collections.
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