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Hi to everyone, I took my TOEFL exam just about 2 hours ago and got really disappointed with my score: Listening:26 I really had difficulty with short dialogues although I always do better with short dialogues.I missed 2 questions,understood nothing- in the first questions,I was nervous I suppose.Short dialogues are more difficult and longer than the ones in PP.Long talks contain 3 lessons and 2 academic talks-thew were again longer than PP but not more difficult just one of them was really tough-it was about Astronomy-Anyway I thought that I would get a score around 25-27 after I finished the section and I was not wrong. Structure:13-29 It was easier than PP.Just I got difficulty with one question.Certainly easier than PP Reading:26 My main disappoinment!I finished the section 25 minutes before time limit.I checked all the questions.I was not sure about 3-4 questions and they all turned out to be wrong I suppose.There are 4 passages:! really tough-like a GRE Passage-1 hard,1 medium and really an easy one.hope I could get 28-29. Range:213-270 Hope I can get at least 5.0 in TWE so that I can compansate for reading part.My essay topic was one of mine most disliked ones-:Why do people remember special gifts and presents? I know it is not a bad score but I took much higher points in PP tests and I was hoping to get higher .Anyway,it passed.Thanks to all members for their help,giving me courage...

Thanks for your wishes strawberry101! I got many good luck messages from many members and these messages encourage me a lot.Thank you again to strawberry101 and thank to all the members of testmagic. I hope I can give good news tomorrow.

Hope these help.Bye!

Thanks vvann for your comments on my essay and hints for the exam.You are right at your comment about my first body paragraph.It looks like irrelevant.My aim was to state why my university needs sports facilities.However,it was not that successful.I'll try to change it.Thanks again... Ay Caramba,thank you for your wishes. Hope good luck to eveyone taking the exam soon!

Thanks Carmen 21 for your wish.Hope eveything goes OK.

Dear all my friends, I am taking my TOEFL this Friday and probably this one is my last essay.Thanks to everyone who commented on my previous essays and hope you give last comments and advices before my exam.I'll appreciate all comments.Thanks... BTW, wish me good luck for the exam :) ----------------------------------------------------------------- 0141 (MA) If you could make one important change in a school that you attended, what change would you make? Use reasons and specific examples to support your answer. There are a lot of universities in my country and my university is academically one of the best among them but it is hard to say it is one of the best with respect to sports facilities .Therefore, if I were given a chance to change one thing in my school, I would certainly choose to make changes in sports facilities. Both students and professors in my school are proud of the academic education of our school. There are very well-known professors and the best students of the country. Furthermore, there are excellent opportunities to develop yourself academically. For example, there is such a large library that a person who does not really know the library well may lose his way. Numerous books and magazines are served to students. Hence, I believe that my school is good enough in academic aspect and does not need a change. However, people should notice that a university should give their students not only academic education but also good social and sports facilities. I personally observe myself and get a conclusion that I am much more successful in my classes when I attend sports activities and relax while my studies are going on. I am sure this counts for all students. Therefore, sports facilities are much more important for success than as thought to be. Sports facilities in my school, contrary to academic excellence, are not in very good condition and should be revised. For example, we have a sports center in our campus. However, it is hardly true for it to say that it meets students' needs properly. In addition to sports center, swimming pools are old and they should be renewed. In fact, all the sports facilities, including sports center and swimming pools, should be changed. This will lead to both entertainment chance for students and academically better students. To sum up, it is correct that the main goal of universities is to give their students academic education. However, a student can be much more successful in his or her studies if a chance to relax and enjoy is given. Therefore, considering this fact and the fact that my school is academically good enough , I would choose to change the sports facilities in my school if I were given a chance to change one thing in my school. I think that this change will result in more successful students and a better university in every aspect. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Finished in 26 minutes.404 words...

Hi carmen 21!As far as I see,you tried to foolow the basic TWE form,that is Intro.+3 body+conc..That is good.However,you add some unrelated parts,ı think you add them to form 3 bodies.Please avoid using unrelated parts.It is much worse for the essay than being short.Just write whatever you think just on the topic given,the length is in the second place. Also you have many typos,, please check.And some grammatical mistakes.I am sure you will be able to see them if you read once.You may read the essays written in this website and see good examples. Good luck!

0113 The government has announced that it plans to build a new university. Some people think that your community would be a good place to locate the university. Compare the advantages and disadvantages of establishing a new university in your community. Use specific details in your discussion. It has been recently announced that our government plans to build a new university. The problem is where to build it. Some people think that our community is a good place to locate the university. I believe that there will be both advantages and disadvantages of a new university. I am concerned about traffic and high rents which will be caused by a new university. However, I believe that it will benefit social life and young people will not have to go to other cities for university education. A new university will certainly increase the population of our community. As a result, more cars will be on the streets, which can cause serious traffic problems. Since our streets are narrow, traffic congestions may occur with the increase in the number of cars. Furthermore, new parking lots will be a necessity since more cars will be in our community. In addition to traffic problems, cost of rents will be another problem. There are not many houses for rent in our community. Increase in population will lead to higher demand for these houses. Considering a basic economics fact, the rents of these houses will increase due to the increase in demand. This will be a big problem for most people in our community since many people living in our community do not have high incomes. On the other hand, a new university will certainly improve the social life of the community. The number of old people surpasses that of young people in our community. Therefore, there are facilities mostly for old people. If a new university is built, more young people live in our community. This will certainly result in new social facilities for young people. It is for sure that new entertainment places, cinema centers and such other places which attract young people will be built. Furthermore, since there is not a university in our community, many young people have to go to other places to study in a university. This is a big problem for many since some cannot afford to live without the aid of their parents. They have to rent apartments to live in which cost a lot and which is a big burden for them. If a university is built to our community, this problem will be solved. People who want to study in a university will not have to consider about the high cost of living away from their family. To sum up, a new university in our community will bring up both advantages and disadvantages. Advantages such as a better social life and the chance for young people to study in a university in their communities and disadvantages such as serious traffic problems and high rents should be considered thoroughly. After weighing both sides, a decision about a new university should be made. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

It is a nice essay Strawberry101! The only problem I noticed is in conclusion part,the part where you mentioned some about private sector.Try NOT to bring up new information in conclusion part.Just summarize and take your side if it is a AD or Choice essay. Good luck!

Well done Strawberry101!I agree with bruno and ı believe that if you make your conclusions better,maybe longer.you can get 6.0 your intro. and body para.s-especially the first essay,I loved it and if it deserves not less than 6.0 if there is one problem in that essay it is the conlusion part- are very good.Good luck!

0121 Some people trust their first impressions about a person's character because they believe these judgments are generally correct. Other people do not judge a person's character quickly because they believe first impressions are often wrong. Compare these two attitudes. Which attitude do you agree with? Support your choice with specific examples. Most people meet many new people everyday. Some people judge a person’s character at first impression and think first impressions are correct. Some other people tend not to judge people quickly since first impressions may lead wrong judgments. I believe that judging people’s character not at first impression but by getting to know others is better since first impressions are generally not accurate. It is correct that people have an opinion at first sight about the people they meet .The important point is whether these impressions are correct or not. First impressions mainly depend on appearance. . It is a general fact that if you like a person’s appearance, you may get a conclusion that he or she has a good character but this may lead to false judgments and generally it does. Appearance may give clues about one’s character, however it is hardly true that character is determined only by appearance. Thus, since first impression mainly focuses on appearance, it is unavoidable to make false judgments. On the other hand, some people argue that trying to get to know someone is a waste of time. Therefore, they believe that judging at first impression is better. However, these people do not consider the fact that a false judgment at first impression may result in much more waste of time. For example, consider two people who think that they may make a good friendship by judging characters at first sight. It is very probable that two have many uncommon points which cannot be seen at first impression and they cannot get along well. However, had they tried to get to know each other, they would have definitely seen that they wouldn’t be able to make a good friendship and certainly save time. Furthermore, if people give themselves the chance to get to know other people, they will definitely make better relationships with others. The reason for my view is that people can learn many things about other people such as what they like, what they do and so. This will certainly lead to better relationships. In addition, I believe that it is very important to know other people well to make a friendship retain for a long time. Hence, good and long friendships or relations can be made by getting to know others not by first impressions. To sum up, a person’s character is too complicated to be judged at first impression. First impressions are bound to result in false judgments. On the other hand, trying to get to know about a person will give the chance to make better relationships. Therefore, I agree with the view that first impressions are generally wrong and it is better to try to get to know others. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Hardly done in 30 minutes.It takes longer than I think.I had no time to read and revise hope there are not many mistakes...

I am registered for TOEFL and taking on 5th August,that is I have less than one week.What about you?When are you taking?

Thanks for your comments Bruno.They are very useful for me. I have been writing for some time and all my essays are regarded to be 5.0 essays.Hope I can increase my score to 6.0 in a short time since my exam is next week.So please try to read and make comments on my future essays.Thanks...

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Hi Strawberry101.I agree with ish about your essay.You wrote about how exercise helps to reduce the stress.But the topic does't ask that!In my view,you should find 2 or 3 things that help reduce the stress-one of them is exercise-good- and deal with each one in only one paragraph. That is my view.Good luck!