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Originally Answered on Quora.com: Which is better: IELTS or TOEFL? IELTS & TOEFL both are English Proficiency test. Both tests are widely accepted by almost all universities across the world. Let’s see the difference between them: **IELTS** * First and foremost, IELTS is more comfortable than TOEFL. * It’s a paper-based exam. * Test duration is 2 hours 45 minutes. * There are four sections: Speaking, Listening, Writing and Reading. * **Speaking Section** : Speaking test lasts for 11–14 minutes. It is face to face interview, and there are complete three tasks. 1. Task 1: In task 1, first of all, you will give your introduction and then you will be asked questions on familiar topics such as about family, hobbies, hometown etc. Task 1 lasts around 4–5 minutes. 2. Task 2: Task 2 lasts for 3–4 minutes. You have to talk on a manageable topic such as ‘Describe a place you have visited recently.’ or ‘what you did in your recent free time?’ Etc. You will be given 1 minute for prep...

Be your own interior designer and dream up your perfect home... BY THE HOUSE BEAUTIFUL TEAM MAY 26, 2020 best free home and interior design tools, apps and software HOUSE BEAUTIFUL/MARK SCOTT Are you planning an extension, new kitchen or bathroom, or finally getting round to landscaping the garden? Or maybe you've just moved into a new house and are planning to embark on several renovation projects? Whether you’re doing everything yourself or turning to the pros, there's plenty of professional home and interior design software that's readily available, user friendly, affordable, and in many cases, free. Regardless of what home project you're working on, you’ll want to communicate your ideas with everyone involved as accurately as possible, and a room planner will help you do just that. It's the most accurate way of fleshing out your ideas visually, says Cory Powell from DBS Bathrooms, who talks us through some of the best free design software currently availab...

There are mechanisms and ways of thinking to how large fortunes are put together. We are going to kick the tires on Warren Buffett, Elon Musk, Mike Novogratz, and a few others. At certain levels of scale, a number of strategies just stop working. For example, financial literacy and responsible budgeting is going to get you out of debt and into a reasonable personal situation. This will work for millions and billions of people. But if you want to generate empire-building cashflow, there is not enough coffee in the world you can choose to not buy (e.g., $4.00 times 365 is $1,460). Next up is the advice of the venture capitalist. Remember, a venture investor is taking portfolio bets on highly concentrated positions, of which 90% will fail and 10% will return billions of dollars. In such a world, the investor wants each bet to have the highest expected return. A 5% chance of $1 billion is worth $50 million. A 25% chance of $100 million is worth $25 million. The lower probability event w...

Chris Jim · June 17, 2017 CEO at Hustlr | Oxford | Engineer at Amazon, Ex-Facebook I am sitting for IELTS test this Saturday, what advice would you like to give? Take a good rest and Do NOT cram the night before. Here are some tips and advice from my own personal experience taking the IELTS test. Listening Section: Make sure for the listening section you pay attention to every detail of the conversation. Often it isn’t that you didn’t hear the conversation, it’s just that u aren’t focused. Reading Section: You will have a lot of time for this section generally speaking. Be sure to make the most out of it. If you are stuck on one question go to the next. And i’m sure you are troubled by the fact that not given/false are extremely similar. The truth is, it isn’t. Don’t interpret the passage. Rather, look for evidences as questions are always evidence-based. If u can’t figure out why the statement is right or wrong 90 percent of the time the answer is not given. Writing Sectio...

We all have a few books that we especially love and appreciate. We keep coming back to them for comfort and wisdom. But every once in awhile, it’s good to branch out and try adding a few new volumes to your collection. Look no further. We brought you a list of 100 of the most extraordinary books, compiled by the BBC. Get ready, aim, read! A The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll All Quiet on the Western Front by Erich Maria Remarque American Psycho by Bret Easton Ellis Angus, Thongs and Full-Frontal Snogging by Louise Rennison B Bad Girls by Jacqueline Wilson The Beach by Alex Garland Behind the Scenes at the Museum by Kate Atkinson The BFG or Big Friendly Giant by Roald Dahl Birdsong by Sebastian Faulks C Captain Corelli’s Mandolin by Louis de Bernieres The Catcher in the Rye by Jerome David Salinger Catch-22 by Joseph Heller Charlie and the Chocolate Factory by Roald Dahl Charlotte’s Web by E. B. White D Danny the Champion of the W...