The Importance of being “international”
<p> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="Importance">Importance</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="international">international</span></p><p> <span word="This">This</span> <span word="essay">essay</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="series">series</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="weekly">weekly</span> <span word="articles">articles</span> <span word="aimed">aimed</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="improving">improving</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Speaking">Speaking</span> <span word="skills">skills</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="potential">potential</span> <span word="IELTS">IELTS</span> <span word="candidates">candidates</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="students">students</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="English">English</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="general">general</span>. <span word="Allow">Allow</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="begin">begin</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="welcoming">welcoming</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="readers">readers</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="dynamic">dynamic</span> <span word="world">world</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="encompassed">encompassed</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="English">English</span> <span word="language">language</span>.</p><p> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="IELTS">IELTS</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="abbreviation">abbreviation</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="International">International</span> <span word="English">English</span> <span word="Language">Language</span> <span word="Testing">Testing</span> <span word="System">System</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="feel">feel</span> <span word="however">however</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="word">word</span> <span word="International">International</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="something">something</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="misnomer">misnomer</span>. <span word="This">This</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="think">think</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="ways">ways</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="cultural">cultural</span> <span word="bias">bias</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="respect">respect</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="IELTS">IELTS</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="reflected">reflected</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="kinds">kinds</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="questions">questions</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="asked">asked</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="noted">noted</span> <span word="however">however</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="motives">motives</span> <span word="behind">behind</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="bias">bias</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="neither">neither</span> <span word="entirely">entirely</span> <span word="malicious">malicious</span> <span word="nor">nor</span> <span word="skewed">skewed</span>. <span word="After">After</span> <span word="all">all</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="purpose">purpose</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="exam">exam</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="test">test</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="candidates">candidates</span> <span word="ability">ability</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="survive">survive</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="English">English</span> <span word="speaking">speaking</span> <span word="country">country</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="extended">extended</span> <span word="period">period</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="time">time</span>, <span word="may">may</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="immigration">immigration</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="study">study</span> <span word="purposes">purposes</span>. <span word="Therefore">Therefore</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="natural">natural</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="questions">questions</span> <span word="bear">bear</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="somewhat">somewhat</span> <span word="westernized">westernized</span> <span word="perspective">perspective</span>.</p><p> <span word="However">However</span>, <span word="this">this</span> <span word="choice">choice</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="part">part</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="British">British</span> <span word="Council">Council</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="led">led</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="end">end</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="problems">problems</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="English">English</span> <span word="students">students</span>. <span word="Bear">Bear</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="while">while</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="relate">relate</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="anecdote">anecdote</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="illustrate">illustrate</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="point">point</span>. <span word="A">A</span> <span word="few">few</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="back">back</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="friend">friend</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="friend">friend</span> <span word="approached">approached</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="help">help</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="improve">improve</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="general">general</span> <span word="English">English</span> <span word="skills">skills</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="facing">facing</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="upcoming">upcoming</span> <span word="interview">interview</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="Immigration">Immigration</span> <span word="Canada">Canada</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="readily">readily</span> <span word="agreed">agreed</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="few">few</span> <span word="months">months</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="felt">felt</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="impressed">impressed</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="progress">progress</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="certainly">certainly</span> <span word="Band">Band</span> 7 <span word="material">material</span>. <span word="Soon">Soon</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="interview">interview</span> <span word="came">came</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="went">went</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="full">full</span> <span word="spirits">spirits</span>.</p>
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