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Dear Students,

Here is the new edi�on of our Students’ Magazine!

In the September edi�on you’ll find ar�cles wri!en by our stu-

dents who a!ended the Study Club “Wri�ng for the K+ Stu-

dents’ Magazine”, including recipes and ar�cles on exams.

Please comment and feel free to submit more ar�cles on any-

thing that you think may interest our students’ community. It

could be recipes, movie reviews, travel stories, poems…

We look forward to hearing from all of you.

Keep up the good work and keep sharing your stories.

KIC Dublin Staff

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325 gr of flour

3 eggs

250 gr of sugar

100 ml of oil, or butte

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quickly for 5 minutes.

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it in the oven for

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How to make an Ita

lian cake!

Enjoy it!

Cris,ano Bassani

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30 large eggs (beaten)

30 grams butter (melted

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300 ml milk

225 grams plain flour

butter for frying

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Exeperince of taking exams

I have taken several exams above all during the University period. Surely I can’t forgot my first University exam about Business Economy: I have recorded all the lesson during my 6 month lessons and when I studied to take the final exam I wrote on my notebook all the prefessor’s words exactly.

I spent a strong effort to prepare the exam, also because I was a beginner in the University world so I was quite afraid about it.

Fortunatelly I passed the exam and I took the hightest vote possible (30/30), so after it I fell down for tiredness but I was really very happy and proud of myself.

Becoming more expert about University exams, I have understood tha all that effort isn’t necessary to prepare only one exams, so I do the right experience to be smarter for my following study.

Anyway after the Business Economy exam, I could use my new knowledge, indeed I started a business making a deal with a book-shop very closed my University: I allowed the bookshop to sell the copies of my exams notes to other university students, and I took a fee for each sold copy.

This is really Business Economy!

Finally my advice to take and pass an exam is to study hard (in general to improve your knowledge) but also to be smart trying to get the maximum result whit a reasonable effort.

Antonello

My only experience about taking

English Exams was some months

ago, when I tried to pass IELTS

exam in order to take a master in

the UK. The score required to

a!end a master is 6.5 overall, but

I only achieved 6.0, not enough.

Anyway it wasn’t a ma!er be-

cause I decided to not take a

master, indeed I have just stud-

ied too much at university, so I

prefer to gain work experience in

English country.

Speaking about the feeling during the exam I can say that I had a lot of problems

with speaking and listening parts instead I felt very prepared for reading and wri�ng

part.

The consequence was that I gained high score only in reading and wri�ng tasks.

What I learned about this experience is that is too difficult to prepare an English

exam in non English countries. The only way to pass an English exam is to deal daily

with spoken language, in fact you can read and train a lot by yourself, however

without interac�on with na�ve speakers it is quite impossible to become fluent

with the language.

Therefore my best advice for people, that want to take an English exam, is to go

directly to an English country to study the language and not waste �me learning it

in their country. Perhaps it could be expensive but it is the only way to achieve high

results quickly. Michele

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Hamburger with Irish beef steak

Hamburger with Irish beef steak

Hamburger with Irish beef steak

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4.Wash the lettuce and cut the tomato. It’s easy to put on.

4.Wash the lettuce and cut the tomato. It’s easy to put on.

4.Wash the lettuce and cut the tomato. It’s easy to put on.

4.Wash the lettuce and cut the tomato. It’s easy to put on.

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5.When the microwave times up, put the lettuce and sliced tomato onto

5.When the microwave times up, put the lettuce and sliced tomato onto

5.When the microwave times up, put the lettuce and sliced tomato onto

the bread.

the bread.

the bread.

the bread. 6.Squeeze as much some ketchup and mayonnaise as you want.

6.Squeeze as much some ketchup and mayonnaise as you want.

6.Squeeze as much some ketchup and mayonnaise as you want.

6.Squeeze as much some ketchup and mayonnaise as you want.

7.Put the fried Irish beefsteak and fried onion onto the bread.

7.Put the fried Irish beefsteak and fried onion onto the bread.

7.Put the fried Irish beefsteak and fried onion onto the bread.

7.Put the fried Irish beefsteak and fried onion onto the bread.

8.Finally, put the upper bread onto the bread.

8.Finally, put the upper bread onto the bread.

8.Finally, put the upper bread onto the bread.

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2.During that time, squeeze some mayonnaise onto the lower

2.During that time, squeeze some mayonnaise onto the lower

2.During that time, squeeze some mayonnaise onto the lower bread and put sliced cheese on it.

bread and put sliced cheese on it.

bread and put sliced cheese on it.

bread and put sliced cheese on it.

3. Put the bread into the microwave and heat for 1min.

3. Put the bread into the microwave and heat for 1min.

3. Put the bread into the microwave and heat for 1min.

3. Put the bread into the microwave and heat for 1min.

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Ketchup, mayonnaise, honey mustard

sides

• French fries

• Onion rings

English exams are not so complicated, but you have to prepare for them

seriously. If you have the possibility to prepare for it at school or university,

it will probably be the best way to get good advice to pass the exam. Going

to an English speaking country will also be a good opportunity to learn small

,ps about the language.

Be aware that there are several exams that will not have the same use and

the same level. So think about the use of each exam for your life plans!

Most of English exams are usually split in different parts: Vocabulary and

Grammar, Reading, Wri,ng, Speaking and Listening. Vocabulary and Gram-

mar must be done with past exam papers to help you to iden,fy common

traps and difficul,es. Reading news ar,cles and trying to write your own

one could help you for Reading and Wri,ng parts. Watching TV and going

out to discuss with na,ve speakers will probably be the funniest way to pass

Listening and Speaking parts of the test.

My final advice would be to take the ,me to read the instruc,ons. Students

are oDen misreading witch leads to mistakes. David

Experience of taking exams

In my life I have taken hundreds of ex-ams. Some were easy, some very diffi-cult. For important tests I learned for months and others I did without prepa-ration. Exams are very important for students to test their knowledge and level. And the teachers can give you marks and feedback. In Switzerland we have the marks from one to six. One is the worst and six is the best you can get. I can remember that I got a test with the mark 1.5 because I forgot that there was a test on Monday. But it was no problem for me because in this year we had the special rule to delete the worst test. I don’t hate tests. But I also don’t like them. In the beginning of my school time I was often nervous during the exams. But with the years this habit changed and now I m always very re-laxed. react. And then you can find out the best learning tactic and you will get the best notes that are possible. Of course I have to learn and give my best for every test. It is important to learn right for a test. Every student has to find out which strategy is the best for him.

My bad habit is that I always start

too late with learning. I want to

change this but it’s not as easy as it

sounds. I have to learn over a few

days and not everything in one day.

Between the learning times it’s use-

ful to take breaks after half an hour

of learning. Just five to ten minutes.

To go out of the house into the gar-

den with the fresh air and relax a

little bit. With these simple tricks I

can learn more effective then other-

wise. Friends of mine learn with

loud music. They lay on the bed

with the books on their stomach. I

couldn’t learn like this, impossible. I

have to sit on a comfortable chair

with a nice table or desk. I don’t like

music during the learning period. I

need absolutely silence to concen-

trate. How I told, every child or stu-

dents need their own strategy. It’s

helpful to try different ideas to find

out how you react. And then you

can find out the best learning tactic

and you will get the best notes that

are possible. Manuel