Tamta

Thank you Estaitra. I will take into account your advice :)Thank youuuuuuuuuuuuuu And what about the readin material.. I know that you can type Toefl Free Reading Practice in Google and there are given some free tests. But, I suppose that is not enough in order to get high score in reading. You can buy some Toefel books, such as Official Guide for the TOEFL Test; Barron's Toefl, Kaplan, Longman IBT and some others. These books have disks byu which you can practice sample TOEFL Tests. They are helpful, really:) With best wishes, Tamta:)

what about this essay?

Should one judge a person by external appearances? The issue of whether one should judge others by their external appearances arouses much controversy among people with different perspectives and backgrounds. As far as I am concerned, I concur with the opinion that people should not trust the appearance. In the following discussion, I will try to cite some evidence to substantiate my point of view. First and foremost, it is true that people pay attention to the appearance at the first sight, because it is easier to be seen. A beautiful woman is attractive for every man, and in most cases men look for the good looking women. So, appearance has crucial importance for them. Sometimes, the external charm does not reflect the beauty of the soul, unfortunately. A woman may be dazzlingly beautiful, but may be completely ill-mannered. But, not only women, the same happens about men too. Sometimes, a guy may seem handsome and benign by his appearance, but he appears to be very impertinent, cunning and rude eventually. This happens because such kinds of people are very adroit in concealing their sordid intentions. Because of the fact that their external appearance is a lure for light-minded women, they tend to be sly with them. Ultimately, the gullible girls are left disappointed. So, it is obvious that we should not trust our first impressions, and external appearances of people, otherwise the result may be irreversible. I have heard lots of similar stories. For example, I know a girl who fell in love with a very handsome man. She trusted him and did not make any kind of research to find out if he was telling the truth. She went away secretly with this man. And after several days it was discovered that this man had a wife and three children, and that he lived in the village. So, this girl has made an egregious mistake, and she will regret her step for good. So, I want to say that we should not trust external appearance; otherwise we may make a costly mistake. Secondly, there are myriads of occasions that people are very unpleasant in appearance, but their inner world is so beautiful and rich that after getting them acquainted in person, they tend to become very attractive for us. Just, their benevolence, intelligence and many other positive traits are overflowing from them, and this makes them attractive and sometimes, the most lovable persons for us. So, we cannot judge a person by the eye color, or the length of the nose. We should try to detect what is shrouded behind the eyes. It is said that eye is the mirror of the soul and I agree completely. That is why I always try to look people into eyes. And when I meet people for the first time, I search their eyes. I, just, do not pay attention the tag of their clothes. It does not matter how much costly clothes a person wear. Just, we should be dressed neatly and decently. The quality of the cloth does not talk about the character of the person. But, the style really depicts our traits, somehow. So, when we say that people judge each other by external appearances, this can be understood as we pay attention to each other’s dressing styles. This is right and quite a prudent approach to the matter, I postulate. As for me, I try to be dressed in light colors, as are green, yellow, pink and others. These colors express my personality, somehow, and help me to make a good impression on others. But, on the other hand, there are lots of impoverished people in the world. They cannot afford themselves wear posh clothes, and they are dressed in the same clothes all the time. So, in these cases, we do not have the right to judge them because of their dressing styles and external appearances. They, just, yearn to be dressed as others are, but do not have the opportunity of this. By and large, I have arrived to the conclusion, that we should not judge each other because of our appearances. Let’s try to see what is hidden behind the external beauty and then make the conclusions.

Thank you a lot for the advice:) I will try to take into account them. Yes, I have already taken the exam and I got 27 points in writing:) Thank you a lot:) And, also I want to take the TOEFL exam for the second time. I have already registered. The reason is that my total score is 82. 15-in reading, 20-listening, 20-speaking, 27-writing.. You see that the points are very different from each other. I reckon that this is a fault of the fact that I was very nervous at the beginning... I hope I will get a better score now:) My exam is in August:)

Hey guys! Do not you ever read the essays here? I wrote this essay here several months ago and it is not still read.. :)

I am going to takle this test for the first time too. And I am a bit nervous, because only one month is left. But, anyway, lets not be worried. Everything wil be OK. :)

How is your generation different from your parents’ generation? The issue of how one generation differs from another arouses much controversy among people with different perspectives and backgrounds. Time goes by very fast and people’s beliefs and thoughts change in every generation. So, the misunderstanding among generations is very common. The difference between my and my parents’ generation is very obvious. Well, I will cite some evidence to substantiate my point of view. First and foremost, people in my parents’ generation lived in Soviet Union. They were told that Soviet Union was the best place to live and they could not see anything outside the ‘gates’ of it. They could not notice the glaring errors made by communists because they were well shrouded. Besides, people were intimidated and they could not dare to utter their thoughts and to unleash their emotions. So, these people were biased with Soviet Ideology. So, it is not surprising that this generation differs from mine. They are not used to disclose their ideas unlike my generation. Unfortunately, sometimes parents think that their children do not have the right to reveal their thoughts and make major decisions by themselves. They reckon that their children should obey to them. That’s because they were brought up so. Some days ago I came across with two women talking about the benefits of Soviet Union. They said that they liked that regime and that everyone was happy and well-off in that time. I was shocked when one of them mentioned that bread was cheaper and people did not suffer from living in penury. Unfortunately, such kinds of people still live in Today’s Georgia. They put prior only on basic needs to live on and do not realize that they were deprived of their personality. I really misunderstand them and do not approve their ideas. But, people with such beliefs and attitudes are not too many nowadays, I think. For example, my parents and my lovable people from that generation do not have such ideas. Secondly, technological achievements are one of the most important factors which cause serious differences among generations. Time goes by very fast and everything is evolving from time to time. There were not such kinds of achievements in technology in my parents’ generation. Therefore, they are not used to utilizing new technologies, such as computer and spend more time on learning to use it than we do. Besides, my mom often admonishes me because of my dressing style. She wants me to wear more classic clothes and says that I am not looking like a girl. But, I cannot obey her and wear the very clothes she likes. Anyway, I understand her attitude and do not reprimand her because of this. So, in the showdown, I want to say that what I have mentioned above have pointed up the most important causative factors of misunderstanding among these two generations. Please tell me how good is my essay? I prepare for the TOEFL exam and I have it in May. I need some advice about my essays. Than you in advance:)

Thank you very very much:)

Does borrowing money from a friend harm friendship? Many people blow hot and cold on the deal at this point and most of them posit that borrowing money from a friend harms friendship. They present arguments to support their answers. As far as I am concerned, I deem that money should not be the right thing to destroy any kind of relationship. But, unfortunately, sometimes it really hurts friendship. Personally speaking, money can devastate only the relationships which are not as steady as they should be. My arguments about this point of view are listed as follows. Money cannot destroy only the relationship based on love, honest, sincerity and respect. It is very difficult to find a real friend. The lifelong friends are very few in our lives and we have not right to let such sordid thing as money is, to tear down true friendship. I will never be upset if I know that my friend is hard up and cannot bring my money back. But someone may argue with me and say that money is the most important in our lives and that we should not let anyone, even our friends to deprive it from us. Such kind of person does not know what friendship is and what can be done for a friend. Just, you should be generous with your friends, because they are our treasure and we have to be alert to not lose them. Without a friend your life would be very lackluster and miserable. We need someone to share our emotions, feelings, thoughts and just our inner world with. And if you share so many precious things with your friends, just do not be mean about money too. If you have some extra amount of money and your friend is hard up and needs immediate help, just give them the money as a gift. Such kind of actions will only reinforce the relationship. We, humans are voracious beings, especially about money. Unfortunately, when people become rich, they forget about the impoverished people who need their assistance. I remember I was shocked when I heard the interview of one of the outstanding persons in my country. Unfortunately, he became bankrupt and when he asked one of his well-off friends for help, he said that he was unable to assist him and that he had not even purchased pajamas for four years. Is not this situation outrageous?! I loathe such kind of people. From the aforementioned example, it is obvious that money can really topple down the relationship, but not true friendship, I reckon. Friendship cannot only be expressed by empty and useless words, or by giving advices, or even by weeping crocodile tears when your friend is in sorrow. Just we should make our friends happier by our actions. I have read somewhere that ‘true friendship is seen through heart not through the eyes’, and what is seen through the heart cannot be contaminated by money. In the showdown, money is a very filthy thing which can destroy almost everything, except of the true friendship. Tell me about this essay, please:) Thanks.

aha and was the points on the previous essay in a TOEFL scale too?

Task: In some countries teenagers have jobs while they are students. Do you think this is a good idea? Many people blow hot and cold on the deal at this point and most of them assert that teenagers should work while they are students. They present arguments to support their choices, and maybe they are right to some extent. But, personally speaking, I do not concur with them. I deem that teenagers should not work while they are pupils. My arguments about this point of view are listed as follows. For the first reason, if teenagers are employed they will not have enough time to do their assignments completely. Just, students should be provided by enough time to study well. Books are replete with so many interesting things that it is often discouraging to see bright young people not reading them. If pupils are required to work, they will be all in after a tiring working day and will not be capable to prepare their homework. It is true that, we humans are voracious beings, but we should be voracious in a good way, for example in reading books. We should acquire all the necessary information from books and, therefore, enhance our knowledge. Just, we have not right to make our offspring always think about money. We should make them perceive that knowledge has a crucial importance in our lives. They should understand that if they want to become adroit in their future professions, and are eager to attain success, they should learn more. For the second reason, if teenagers are required to work, their childhood years will be deprived of them. Unfortunately, in some developing countries children are forced to earn money to live on. And they do some drudgery to ameliorate their and their families’ lives. Just, no one likes to live in penury. But, the fact that they work does not mean that they want it. No way! They are yearning for a better life, they are longing to have enough time to become engrossed in books, to play with their peers, but they are unable because of the harsh life style. We should contemplate about this and I wish that this huge problem will be alleviated one day. Every child has the right to become educated. So, lets do not make them think about money in their early ages and do not contaminate their minds. Otherwise, when they are grown up, they will always think about earning money. Just, do not make their lives purely devoted to money and teach them that there are myriads of other things more important and precious than money is. So, I postulate that for the aforementioned reasons, teenagers should not work while they are students. Waiting for your remarks:)