Jie Liu - IELTS Academic Writing Part One - Worksheet Trends Bingo

 1.       Production started climbing steadily but flattened off at a level of around 70. Since then, it has fallen steadily.

  Change: There was a steady climb started of production,but flattened off at a level of around 70. Since then, it has fallen steadily.

  2.       Production grew more and more and more rapidly over the first three quarters but then reached a peak. Since then, it has quickly dropped.

  Change: There was a more and more rapid growth of production over the first three quarters but then reached a peak. Since then, it had a quick drop.

  3.       Production grew more rapidly in the first quarter, but reached a plateau of about 70. Since then it has remained more or less stable.

  Change: There was a more rapid growth in the first quarter, but reached a plateau of about 70. Since then it has remained more or less stable.

  4.       Production has dropped slowly but steadily over the year.

  Change: There have been had a slow but steady drop over the year.

  5.       Production started the year in a stable position, but then plunged in the third quarter. It has now flattened out at a level of 20.

  Change: There was a start in a stable position of production, but then there was a plunge in the third quarter. It has now flattened out at a level of 20.

   6.       Production fell considerably over the first three quarters, reaching a low of 20. Since then it has staged a partial recovery.

  Chang: There was a considerable fell over the first three quarters of production, then reaching a low of 20. Since then it has staged a partial recovery.

  7.       Production has fluctuated all year.

  Change: There have been had a fluctuate all year of production.

  8.       Production started off steady, but fell sharply in the last quarter.

  Chang:Production started off steady, but there was a sharp fell in the last quarter.

  9.       Production showed a marginal rise in the first three quarters, but then suffered a sharp drop.

  Change: Production had risen marginally in the first three quarters, but then dropped sharply.

  10.   After a considerable drop in the first two quarters, production bottomed out at 20. Since then it has started to rise.

  Change: Production dropped considerably in the first quarters, then bottomed out at 20. Since then it has started to rise.

  11.   Production has experienced a strong, steady growth over the whole year.

  Change: Production has grown strongly, steadily over the whole year.

  12.   There has been a slight increase in production over the year.
   
  Change: Production has increased slightly over the year.

  13.   There was a rapid drop in production in the first quarter, but it bottomed out at about 20.

  Change:Production has dropped rapidly in the first quarter, but it bottomed out at about 20.

Uber pays about $400,000tax

Uber pays about $400,000tax

Uber - the Silicon Valley technology giant with a market valuation of over $US60 billion ($83.4billion) - paid just over $403,000 tax in Australia over a three-year period.

Uber's response to questions it took on notice at the Senate inquiry into corporate tax avoidance, obtained by Fairfax Media, confirm the company pays tax on a fraction of its local earnings. Its director of public policy Brad Kitschke, who was unable to answer questions about its tax bill at the November public hearing, has now come back with the figures.

The amount of corporate tax Uber paid in Australia has only slightly increased from $19,387 in 2013,to$134,387 in 2014, and then $249,280 in 2015.

Its financial accounts lodged with the Australian Securities and Investment Commission late last year show that the popular ride-sharing service earned $804,399 in revenue in 2013.

But even its local revenue does not paint the full picture.

Uber, which currently employs about 20,000 drivers across Australia, counts only 75 per cent of each transaction locally. the rest is routed through the Netherlands,where its parent company is based.

The Australian Taxation Office has been questioning the tax  paid by Uber, in particular whether significant economic activity is taking place in Australia that should be taxed.

Nassim Khadem

NOTES:

Uber giant valuation of over $US60 billion - paid just over $403,000 tax in Australia over a three-year period.

Uber's response to tax avoidance.

The amount of corporate tax Uber paid in Australia has only slightly increased.

Financial accounts show that the popular ride-sharing service earned $804,399 in revenue in 2013.

Uber employs about 20,000 drivers across Australia, only 75 per cent of each transaction locally.

The Australian Taxation Office has been questioning the tax paid by Uber.

SUMMARY:

This artical is about the tax that Uber paid in Australia was just a small part of Uber giant.The Australian Taxation Office has been questioning the tax  paid by Uber, in particular whether significant economic activity is taking place in Australia that should be taxed.

In my opinion,big company have a extremely preciseness avoid tax system. The Australian Taxation Office should check the weakness of the tax law when they found these big company like Uber pay very little tax. Otherwise, this situation will happen again. 

Immigration to Australia, 2002

IMMIGRATION TO AUSTRALIA.1992

Top placings in HSC for Meriden School students

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Top placings in HSC for Meriden School Students

The announcement of the 2015 Higher School Certificate results held a special surprise for twin sisters, Jenny and Annie Wang.

Both girls from Meriden School Strathfield achieved identical ATARs of 99.85 and both also gained on the HSC All-Round Achiever list.

There was cause for celebration by identical twins Miriam and Annabel Jeffery too, with the sisters receiving acknowledgement of their outstanding achievements in the HSC.

Annablel was awarded an ENCORE nomination for her Music 2 compositions while Miriam gained a place on the All-Round Achiever list.

Miriam and Annabel have attended Meriden since Kindergarten.

Fifty-seven percent of Meriden students who sat  the 2015 HSC achieved an ATAR of 90 or more.

The school's median ATAR was 93.4. A total of 16 percent of the Meriden class received All-Round Achiever awards for gaining 90 or above in at least ten units.

A number of Meriden students received nominations for ARTEXPRESS, ENCORE and On STAGE.

These events show case exemplary Major Works by the finest students in each field from across the state.

Drama student Tara Graetz will perform at the Seymour Centre in February for OnSTAGE; Visual Artist Rachel Wong will have her Major Work, titled Dry-Gulched (Ambushed by our own Pollution) exhibited as part of ARTEXPRESS and musicians Samantha Chiu, Hannah Cui, Annabel Jeffery and Rachael Whitford have received nominations for he ENCORE concert which will take place at the Sydney Opera House in February.


Notes:

Two girls gained All-Round Achiever list.
The sisters receiving acknowledgement.

Annablel was awarded an ENCORE nomination while Miriam gained a place on the All-Round Achiever list.

Miriam and Annabel have attended Meriden since Kindergarten.

Fifty-seven percent of Meriden students achieved an ATAR of 90 or more.

The school's median ATAR was 93.4. A total of 16 percent received All-Round Achiever awards.

Some students received nominations.

These events show case exemplary Major Works in each field from across the state.

Drama student Tara Graetz will perform at the Seymour Centre; Visual Artist Rachel Wong will have her Major Work, titled Dry-Gulched (Ambushed by our own Pollution) exhibited as part of ARTEXPRESS.

Summary:

This artical is about a twin sisters from Meriden School Strathfield gained on the HSC All-Round Achiever list.
A total of 16 percent of the Meriden class received All-Round Achiever awards for gaining 90 or above in at least ten units.a number of Meriden students received nominations for ARTEXPRESS, ENCORE and On STAGE.

In my opinion, Meriden School is a successful school. The school can give each student lots of  opportunity to develop skills what they are major and interested in.