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Thanks a lot wasleys for your effort.

thanks a lot Mike

Hello everyone I did my IELTS exam and i got 5.5 band. i know it is so bad to get the same score. but i decided to improve my English first for 3 months then practice exam skills for another three. now - every week end, i scan a script of a movie to take difficult vocabularies . then i print it to study. - the rest of the week i watch the movie again and again. so, i just want to ask here about an expression in " Mulan" movie because i couldn't get the meaning from dictionary or internet. the expression is : Who spit in her bean curd? please , help me, this movie is my lesson the next week week. i am working on (TARZAN) now. Thanks.

thanks a lot for your help. And your guess was right. however, the answer doesn't make sense for me . Actually , i think , have a problem with this logical type of questions. Thanks again for all your help. Gehan

Hello : I have an inquiry about ( false / true/ Not Given) questions for 2 specific questions. These two questions are: (1) the passage's statement is: 24-hour emergency support through out the length of the program. the question's statement is: Emergency assistant offered in the program includes legal advice. The answer is: ( not Given) (2) the passage statement is: InterExchange can also offer you work opportunities in other countries. the question's statement is: InterExghange offers similar programs in countries other than the USA. The answer is: (True) My inquiry is: In the first question the passage didn’t mention ( Legal advice) , so this information is ( not given). That is ok. But, In the second question the passage didn’t mention that the programs are ( similar) , So, Why the answer is (True). It should be not Given, Right? If not….Why?????

Hi Mike 6 months is a lot , this means i need 90 model exams at least. However, i will try your strategies these days. i will get IELTS after 3weeks. i hope to get the band i need. thanks a lot for your generous advice.

i can't finish the reading exam in time. i can't think that fast. i always leave 5 0r 6 questions. i get from 20 t0 25 right. what should i do?

You are writing a letter in response to an advertisement offering a work to look after a house in Scotland. In your letter write: about your self , who you are. Why do you need this job? Any questions with regard to this job. Dear Sir or Madam, I am writing this letter in response to your ads of 21st January on the internet. And, I have been here for two years. I am a junior student at the Scotland University . I am an Egyptian girl. As I am a girl and always help my mom, I really have a great experience of home chores. So, I found myself applied to this job. Actually I need this job to help me afford my tuitions expenses. And, we are now on the summer holiday. Thus, I can work full-time and safe some money. I have just needed some inquiries about this job such as: How many family members in the house , are there any children and the ages of these children? Also, how many hours would I work per a week? And when would be the holidays? However, you can contact me any time on my cell phone; ( 055 555 6661) , or you may send me an email atheba@example.com. Whatever your reply, I will appreciate it . I look forward to hearing from you soon. Yours sincerely, Heba Miss Heba Ahmed

You are writing a letter in response to an advertisement offering a work to look after a house in Scotland. In your letter write: about your self , who you are. Why do you need this job? Any questions with regard to this job. Dear Sir or Madam, I am writing this letter in response to your ads of 21st January on the internet. And, I have been here for two years. I am a junior student at the Scotland University . I am an Egyptian girl. As I am a girl and always help my mom, I really have a great experience of home chores. So, I found myself applied to this job. Actually I need this job to help me afford my tutions expenses. And, we are now on the summer holiday. Thus, I can work full-time and safe some money. I have just needed some inquiries about this job such as: How many family members in the house , are there any children and the ages of these children? Also, how many hours would I work per a week? And when would be the holidays? However, you can contact me any time on my cell phone; ( 055 555 6661) , or you may send me an email at Heba@hotmail.com. Whatever your reply, I will appreciate it . I look forward to hearing from you soon. Yours sincerely, Heba Miss Heba Ahmed

OH THANKS. i am so happy. Now i think, i put a good study plan. and thank you Mike for your feedback. it helped me a lot to determine my drawbacks. :)

this is my last essay. i hope i get better than before . Some people believe that children should do what their parents tell them to do; others believe that children shall work/think independently . discuss both views and give your opinion. Parents , of course, have a lot of experiences to give for their children, so the children should obey their parents. But some people see that it is better to leave children behave independently. My point is: should new generation follow their parents (on every situation) and (for ever) ? in this writing I will explore the two opposite views, then I will say when kids should follow their parents instructions. There are some people think that parents should be obeyed by their offspring. May be, they think that parents know more than children and that makes kids avoid a lot of problems or dangers . Or,may be, they see that parents are always trying to do their best to make the future of kids better than them. Therefore, every kid should trust his parents' advice and follow it forever. On the other side, there are minority see that parents should leave the children to behave and make their discussions freely, because kids will learn the right just when they do the wrong. Also, the new generation face a variety of challenges and problems which their parents have never faced before. So, children have to take their decision according to the modern lifestyle. Then, new generation has some skills and qualifications which elder people don't have; so they can deal with such problems from their own point of view. On my opinion, both (new generation and elder people) have a special experiences which can help to cope with different problems and situations . Mother and father can give their children a great advice for morals, ethics and social affairs, and that would be for early ages. Also, new generation has more experiences of new life style and new problems, and they should take the charge of solving such problems. To sum up, children should follow their parents at the early ages to learn the code of ethics and basics. But later, they have to solve their problems by themselves relying on their new knowledge and awareness of their new lifestyle.

THANKS Mike for links, they are useful . i think i have to study all.

Hi, I think there are certain IELTS ' TOPICS for Academic writing, and others for general. For example, economic and international problems are for Academic exam , but social and family problems are for general. Is that right? i don't want to waste my time in Academic stuff.

Thank you so much

thank you Mike, is it better to but this recommendation on the conclusion paragraph?

Should parents use corporal punishment to discipline children? Some parents see that the best way to bring up their offspring is physical punishment. On contrast, other families do not accept this idea. However, I do not think that aggressive treatment with our children is an effective method to make them good people. In this essay I will try to illustrate how this method influence on the new generation negatively. If a child exposed to violence at home , he may persuade that this is the best way to deal with any problem at life. He may hurt his peer if he had a different opinion. He may hit his young sister if she poured her juice. Some children response to this violence in a different way. They may become irresolute people .they think that the right and the best views just with their parents, they can not take a decision. They can not take charge with anything, and do not have any responsibility. I think, the major role of parent is not to teach their kids what is wrong and what is right, but to instruct them how to discover the wrong and the right. Leave children to learn from life skills and just be a guidance. On conclusion, punch the children physically make them a negative people. Every parent should to leave a chance to his child to learn from life. Life is a big school.

Hi mike, thanks for your time. This is my first essay there: Computer games are supported by some families because of their advantages. While other parents are against them. Discuss both views and give your opinion. Modern technology nowadays has got a wide spread all over the world. Video and computer games are found at a huge number of homes. However, some people find this phenomena as a merit , but others are against this idea. I will try to debate this issue in this essay and provide the two points of views. The Proponents of computer games argue that they have a lot of advantages , which their children can gain . for example, the child who plays such games, can learn how to deal with computer perfectly. Also, this child would gain a great experience of internet and research skills as he or she try to find an interesting game. Moreover, computer has become an essential piece of equipment for both student and employee. Therefore, using these modern games may benefit students for their future career. Opponents of computer games argue that these games have a lot of cons. In the first place , parents find these games waste their children’s time; and get them the time to do their school works. Also, they think their kids receive a massive amount of violence through these game, and this makes them more aggressive . thus, they believe that computer games have a negative effect on their children. In conclusion , computer games have pros and cons as well. I think, if parents supervised their children and give them a limit time for playing , these games would be a great technological gadget to build the children skills for their future jobs. And , this is the comments, Admin comment: Sentence: However, some people find this phenomena as a merit , but others are against this idea. Description: A determiner/pronoun, singular is not usually followed by a noun, plural, common Suggestion: Refer to this and phenomena Sentence: Also, this child would gain a great experience of internet and research skills as he or she try to find an interesting game. Description: The fragment she try to is rare Suggestion: Possible agreement error: Replace try with verb, past tense flaws: No. of Words: 249 350 No. of Characters: 1161 1500 No. of Different Words: 143 200 Minimum 250 words wanted. Attribute Value Ideal Score: 5.0 out of 9 Category: Satisfactory Excellent No. of Grammatical Errors: 2 2 No. of Spelling Errors: 0 2 No. of Sentences: 13 15 No. of Words: 249 350 No. of Characters: 1161 1500 No. of Different Words: 143 200 Fourth Root of Number of Words: 3.972 4.7 Average Word Length: 4.663 4.6 Word Length SD: 2.256 2.4 No. of Words greater than 5 chars: 66 100 No. of Words greater than 6 chars: 48 80 No. of Words greater than 7 chars: 35 40 No. of Words greater than 8 chars: 16 20 Use of Passive Voice (%): 0 0 Avg. Sentence Length: 19.154 21.0 Sentence Length SD: 8.429 7.5 Use of Discourse Markers (%): 0.692 0.12 Sentence-Text Coherence: 0.356 0.35 Sentence-Para Coherence: 0.567 0.50 Sentence-Sentence Coherence: 0.119 0.07 Number of Paragraphs: 4 5 My Reply: Hi i am Gehan thank you for this analysis. i really appreciate it. however, i get IELTS before and i get 5.5 over all. Now, i need 6.5 over all for immigration . and i don't know what should i do ? i am so frustrated. could you give me a piece of advice if you knew i have 2 months to get the Exam? Admin Reply: Our suggestions:1. Try to put more content. 350 words will be ideal. More words, higher marks. 2. Content should be well organized. better to have 5 paragraphs: para 1: introduction. my choice: A or B. agree or disagree para 2: reason 1 para 3: reason 2 para 4: reason 3 (optional) para 5: conclusion 3. Read 1000 essays. There are thousands of essays in testbig site. Read them as much as possible. You will learn a lot from other users. Don't just read essays by top users, read any of them. And read comments. Those are top users: TOEFL IELTS GMAT GRE SAT ESL Learning Center user : sfaht1 | TestBig.com TOEFL IELTS GMAT GRE SAT ESL Learning Center user : Tessy James | TestBig.com TOEFL IELTS GMAT GRE SAT ESL Learning Center user : nader | TestBig.com TOEFL IELTS GMAT GRE SAT ESL Learning Center user : subodh860 | TestBig.com TOEFL IELTS GMAT GRE SAT ESL Learning Center user : Azizkhan | TestBig.com TOEFL IELTS GMAT GRE SAT ESL Learning Center user : NewUser | TestBig.com TOEFL IELTS GMAT GRE SAT ESL Learning Center user : MisterWandering | TestBig.com TOEFL IELTS GMAT GRE SAT ESL Learning Center user : Elaine 10 | TestBig.com and more: IELTS Essays | TestBig.com 3. Write 100 essays and get checked out in testbig. 4. Think how to improve. Summarize and analyze for every reading and writing. We guarantee you get 6.5 or over if you follow our suggestions exactly. Let us know if you have more questions. My Reply: thanks a lot for your help and honest advice. i will do your suggestions. then, after a while i will write another essay to see the improvement.

It's helpful too. :drunk: Thanks Daiana

Hi Mike, You are right about computer results But there is someone there correct my grammar and gave me some advice about essay before this one. The stars which is under the essay don't reflect the score, it just a vote . so some times we found 9.5 score But the real score is exist down . with some grammar correction. This is my first essay there. and you will find the correction and comments below . IELTS Essays | Computer games are supported by some families becouse of their advantages. While other parents are against them.Discuss both views and give your opinion.- July 3, 2013 | i appreciate your opinion. thank you Gehan

this site give you ideas for ielts topics IELTS Writing Ideas | Test English Info this site to get collocations on line family | collocation / collocations examples, Usage and Definition this site to score your essay TOEFL IELTS GMAT GRE SAT ESL | TestBig.com finally: I want to thank the staff in this forum because it helps me too, specially Mike.

i changed my plan for writing. and i wrote an essay on the testbig.com and i get score 7. This is my plan 1) study all collocations about Education 2) read some good essays about education on the internet. 3)train for spelling. 4) study some opening and conclusion phrases. 5)Finally, when i read the question,i didn't think about ideas. i think about collocations instead and then, turn them out into ideas. And this is my essay Some people think parents should teach children how to be a good members of society. Others, however, believe that school is the best place to team this.Discuss both these views and give your own opinion. Over the past decades, the education has seen a massive diversity. There are health education, sex education, drugs, private education, specific education and more. This variety can meet the needs of all students to build their future. However, some people don't convince with classical education and prefer home-schooling because they think that it provides them the code of social ethics which are not provided through the formal education. In this essay I will try to examine the important role of school and home as well. There are much advantages of mandatory education. Students, of course learn academic skills such as Science, Mathematics and Languages which help them to build their future career. Moreover, Some schools are introduce social and communication programmes to learn pupils how to deal with their community. And they can practice these social activities with their peers. Thus, the school is considered a great environment to practice social and academic skills as well. Home is the first school for everyone. Parents play a vital role on raising children . They teach their offspring the ethics and believe system . These things could affect the personality of the new generation and give them their identities . Another role parents can play, is supervising the school performance of their kids and contacting with the teachers to discuss about the students’ levels. Thus, parents make a great contribution to build the personality and the future of their children. As was shown in this essay, both , the school and the home can make a common contribution to qualify students for their future and to be good civilians, can help their community.

i just changed my plan and wrote a new essay.which get score 7 in the bigtest.com site. this is my plan: 1) study all collocations about Education 2) read some good essays about education on the internet. 3)train for spelling. 4) study some opening and conclusion phrases. 5)Finally, when i read the question,i didn't think about ideas. i think about collocations instead and then, turn them out into ideas. may be, this plan can help someone. and this is my essay about education Essay topics: Some people think parents should teach children how to be a good members of society. Others, however, believe that school is the best place to team this.Discuss both these views and give your own opinion. Over the past decades, the education has seen a massive diversity. There are health education, sex education, drugs, private education, specific education and more. This variety can meet the needs of all students to build their future. However, some people don't convince with classical education and prefer home-schooling because they think that it provides them the code of social ethics which are not provided through the formal education. In this essay I will try to examine the important role of school and home as well. There are much advantages of mandatory education. Students, of course learn academic skills such as Science, Mathematics and Languages which help them to build their future career. Moreover, Some schools are introduce social and communication programmes to learn pupils how to deal with their community. And they can practice these social activities with their peers. Thus, the school is considered a great environment to practice social and academic skills as well. Home is the first school for everyone. Parents play a vital role on raising children . They teach their offspring the ethics and believe system . These things could affect the personality of the new generation and give them their identities . Another role parents can play, is supervising the school performance of their kids and contacting with the teachers to discuss about the students’ levels. Thus, parents make a great contribution to build the personality and the future of their children. As was shown in this essay, both , the school and the home can make a common contribution to qualify students for their future and to be good civilians, can help their community.

Thanks a lot Mike. It is really helpful . and i replied your message.

i want to ask about English the following question. what is the difference between the essay and the article?

sure Mike i will tell you.