حمید رستمی | Hamid Rostami, MA Holder in English

Answers to Chapter one page 9-14

Hamid Rostami — Fri, 19 Jul 2013 04:24:10 +0000

Download the PDF file.Key to Chapter 1

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Real IELTS’ speaking questions

Hamid Rostami — Sun, 29 Jul 2012 12:26:43 +0000

- What is your full name? - Where are you from? - Do you study or work? - Where do you work? - What is your job like? - Why did you choose this profession? - Do you use the [...]

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Vocabulary needed for academic life

Hamid Rostami — Fri, 30 Dec 2011 12:56:24 +0000

http://students.sfu.ca/glossary/ University Glossary A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z Academic advisor Academic advisors help you [...]

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Misspellings revised by Mr. Hosseini

Hamid Rostami — Mon, 27 Dec 2010 03:14:14 +0000

Take me there please.

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Units 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15

Hamid Rostami — Fri, 17 Dec 2010 15:17:35 +0000

Unit 10 Voice 1: Need a career change, want to future proof yourself in your current profession or just interested in self-development? It’s signup week at Oakgrove University until the twenty-fifth of this month. Here is what some of the [...]

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مطبوعاتی 2

Hamid Rostami — Tue, 16 Nov 2010 02:57:57 +0000

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Unit 7,8 and 9

Hamid Rostami — Wed, 03 Nov 2010 00:26:26 +0000

Unit 7 S3: Yes. Well, the first thing to say is that you can’t travel at the speed of light. It’s the ultimate cosmic speed limit you can never get to it. But it’s certainly true that as you get [...]

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Units 4,5,6

Hamid Rostami — Wed, 13 Oct 2010 03:19:44 +0000

Unit 4 British scientists say they’ve identified what appeared to be the earliest human footprints so far discovered on the American continent. The scientists said the footprints discovered in an abandoned quarry in Mexico appeared to have been made some [...]

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Write it out 1, 2, 3

Hamid Rostami — Fri, 01 Oct 2010 22:32:27 +0000

Persian Gulf Time now on BBC World Service for the Instant Guide, the programme which goes behind the headlines to find out more about stories in the news. As millions of Moslems pilgrims prepare to take part in the Hajj [...]

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Persian Gulf

Hamid Rostami — Wed, 22 Sep 2010 02:42:09 +0000

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Speaking part 2 sample card topics

Hamid Rostami — Sat, 13 Feb 2010 20:37:49 +0000

These are some of the common card questions that could surface in your speaking test. These are not necessary part two questions. They can appear any time during the speaking test. my favourite place my best holiday a big decision [...]

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برگردان فیلم

Hamid Rostami — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 18:00:47 +0000

ترجمه فیلم به زبان فارسی را می توان به چند روش گوناگون دسته بندی نمود. روش دسته بندی که اینجانب در اینجا مطرح نموده ام، کاملا تجربی و مبتنی بر نگاه شخصی ام به موضوع می باشد. به نظر می [...]

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Some common tricky words for your listening

Hamid Rostami — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 10:23:03 +0000

In the Ielts listening you’ll be marked down if you misspell the answer. Therefore, your second job after listening is to get the spellings right (as if listening by itself is not difficult enough). Here are a few of the [...]

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Transcription: Unit Three

Hamid Rostami — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 04:31:27 +0000

Unit Three Fill it out S1: 17:51 GMT is the time. Our chess fans around the world got a bit of a shock today when they heard that the world’s number one player is retiring. Garry Kasparov is considered [...]

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Excuse me "carbon footprint"! What 's that?

Hamid Rostami — Sun, 17 Jan 2010 05:04:00 +0000

A word has gone out these days 'CARBON FOOTPRINT'. It's been one of the new appendages to all major English dictionaries, but what does it mean and how can we reduce our carbon footprints. I for one always think twice before I drive my car and if I do I make sure it has enough CNG to take me through the journey so that I don't have to burn petrol instead (don't forget that the CNG is thrice greener than the petrol).

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Transcription: Unit Two

Hamid Rostami — Fri, 15 Jan 2010 05:13:32 +0000

Unit Two Fill it out S1: Another African refugee ……….1 problem……….. and the United Nation’s Agencies in Rwanda have warned that tens of thousands of people who’ve fled from the conflict in the ..2 neighbouring.. Democratic Republic of Congo are at [...]

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You need an analyst by late Allan Sherman

Hamid Rostami — Thu, 14 Jan 2010 17:40:39 +0000

DOWNLOAD You Need An Analyst: If you're always stealing goodies from a big department store, You need an analyst, a psychoanalyst. If your pocket's full of little things you never owned before, You need an analyst, a [...]

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The final obstacles in learning a language ….

Hamid Rostami — Wed, 13 Jan 2010 05:05:34 +0000

For my money, the final obstacles in learning a language for any learner to be cleared are appreciating the jokes and the songs of the language in question. Jokes are especially very tricky. In this article by John Russell different [...]

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Setting the bar of interpretation so high …

Hamid Rostami — Mon, 11 Jan 2010 10:08:23 +0000

Download this fantastic piece of interpretation: Interpreting can be divided into two parts: simultaneous and consecutive interpreting. Most interpreters find the former more difficult only because of the stress it makes and of course you have to make notes on [...]

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Transcriptions: Unit One

Hamid Rostami — Sat, 09 Jan 2010 17:56:19 +0000

Fill it out S1: This is the BBC in Logos. S2: This is the BBC in Rio De Janeiro. S3: This is the BBC in ……1Rome…….. S4: This is the BBC in Shanghai. S5: This is the BBC in Sophia. [...]

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Hungarian goulash

Hamid Rostami — Thu, 07 Jan 2010 18:47:15 +0000

Download this song for me: This song by Allan Sherman is a parody of the Hungarian Dance No. 5 by Johannes Brahms. When you listen to the song it will for sure ring a bell with you. Hungarian Goulash If [...]

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The best classical song parodist I ever know

Hamid Rostami — Wed, 06 Jan 2010 19:30:33 +0000

Download this song Late Allan Sherman was the best song parodist I ever know. Before I tell you more about him I think I have to explain what a song parodist is. It is someone who makes a funny song [...]

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God's gonna cut you down

Hamid Rostami — Tue, 05 Jan 2010 19:15:39 +0000

Download the song : “God’s Gonna Cut You Down” You can run on for a long time Run on for a long time Run on for a long time Sooner or later God’ll cut you down Sooner or later God’ll [...]

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A Letter from America 2

Hamid Rostami — Tue, 05 Jan 2010 17:44:05 +0000

Download this episode A session with The Duke On the 30th anniversary of the death of Duke Ellington, Radio 4 repeats Alistair Cooke’s recollections of meeting and working with the legendary composer and bandleader. This Letter was originally heard in [...]

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Episode one: Alistair Cooke

Hamid Rostami — Sat, 02 Jan 2010 18:36:24 +0000

Download A letter from America My late father was the first person who introduced me to a radio set. He spent most of his free time listening to his favourite programmes. And, of course, among many other things I inherited [...]

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The Great Healer by Hamid Rostami

Hamid Rostami — Sun, 27 Dec 2009 06:41:43 +0000

The Great Healer: Sixish years ago, my uncle on my mother’s side came to visit me at the university. I greeted him in the foyer; while we were talking about different subjects, he saw one of the university staffs. That [...]

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Raconteurs; Get Ready (Short Stories)

Hamid Rostami — Thu, 24 Dec 2009 20:33:16 +0000

(Note: One more to come) God does exist A man went to a barbershop to have his hair and his beard cut as always. He started to have a good conversation with the barber who attended him. They talked about [...]

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Prank calling Ken Livingston's secretary

Hamid Rostami — Sat, 19 Dec 2009 18:13:49 +0000

In this prank call a man poses himself as an African prince and he wants to talk to Ken Livingston, the then mayor of London. It’s of no importance but good to know that at the moment London’s mayor is [...]

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Raconteurs!! Oral reproduction of stories presented by yours truly

Hamid Rostami — Thu, 17 Dec 2009 18:50:50 +0000

“We told them so.” “Crazy men and their crazy dreams.” “It’s foolish to chase wild visions.”

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What's in a name?

Hamid Rostami — Fri, 11 Dec 2009 15:13:33 +0000

Names by Katherine Bilsborough - Shakespeare told us that a rose, by any other name, would smell as sweet. But is that true? Are names important? Are you happy with the name that you were given as a baby? And [...]

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