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gmad06   
Aug 18, 2013
Writing Feedback / TOEFL: sometimes it is good to learn with a teacher and sometimes on my own [4]

In sum, sometimes it is good to learn with a teacher and sometimes on my own. In my view, both can help and each of them has its own advantages and disadvantages

In your conclusion, you are stating that both sides are equal so you should also present your ideas in a balanced
manner. I noticed you have two paragraphs in favor for teachers and only one paragraph for self-study. This is why it has been
often suggested that choosing either side is easier rather than having a balanced opinion.
gmad06   
Aug 16, 2013
Writing Feedback / Ielts- The internet and change of lives [5]

Another way of presenting your essay in relation to the task you are having
would be as follows:

a) talk about which aspect of people's lives have been changed due to the internet
b) try to categorize your ideas as negative and positive
c) order it in such a way that you would talk about the negative impacts first, then talk
about the advantages and how they outweigh the negative
d) In the conclusion you can further emphasize your opinion with relevance to the ideas you
have presented

hope this helps
gmad06   
Aug 14, 2013
Writing Feedback / Happiness is considered very important in life. 'Defining depends on the ages' [6]

I must say, this is a difficult essay prompt..is it from general or academic?
well here are my feedbacks:

- You should have talked about the importance of happiness in life as your introduction, in that way
it would sound more relevant to your prompt.

This essay will address to define the happiness and what are the factors that are important to achieve happiness.

Some say they need these types of sentences as blueprint for their essay. I say, if you really need it try to rephrase the sentences and don't mention phrases like 'this essay, the following paragraphs will, etc..'

However, there can be an exception such as some children feel that chocolate and ice-cream are disgusting.

do not open another idea when you are about to close a paragraph

On the other hand, there are several factors that are important in achieving happiness.

That phrase is used for contrasting ideas. Factors to achieve happiness support your first paragraph, and another thing, you are suppose to mention more than one factor to satisfy the task.

grammar issues will be dealt with later..

hope this helps...
gmad06   
Aug 13, 2013
Writing Feedback / IELTS TASK2:Student's loss interest in teaching profession [2]

Hey Guys,

I hope to receive your feedbacks on my essay..thank you.

TASK:In many countries, the young generation has lost interest in the teaching profession. What are the factors and what would be the solution.

Since the dawn of time, teachers have proven their importance in the area of education. However, as generations have passed, it is apparent that for some reasons students have lost their interest in pursuing a career in teaching.

Ever since technological developments were made, the roles of educators were gradually replaced by the provision of computers. Many internet users have felt greater convenience on learning lessons through online materials. Thus, this has led most people to believe that the teaching profession would become obsolete in the near future. Apart from that theory, many have also regarded teaching as a low-paying job compared to other careers. An instance of this is commonly observed in countries like Philippines, wherein most of the graduates from educational courses end up having jobs in the call center industry. They took a course in education for the sake of having a higher qualification, and then aim a profession from a different field which has more attractive incentives.

In the goal of preserving and renewing the teaching profession, the state should consider in implementing some amendments to rectify the situation. First of all, salary levels of educators should be raised not only to motivate the existing teachers, but also inspire the students. Secondly, teaching methods should be revised to incorporate modernization of technology with the role of educators. With the use of advanced machines, teachers could focus more on other areas to further improve the standard of learning.

Although many things may have changed in the modern world, it is still an undeniable fact that society still needs the help of teachers. Moreover, it is yet too far that their purpose would be replaced by machines. Therefore, any possible means should be taken to encourage the young in taking up this profession.
gmad06   
Aug 12, 2013
Writing Feedback / TOEFL:It is important for students to participate in school's leisure activities? [7]

He deem that it is not sufficient reanson to argue my key point,but I don't konw how to give a detailed examle to support me point.Please help for me.

Engaging oneself in extracurricular activities at school paves way for opportunities to broaden one's knowledge. An illustration of this is seen in students involving themselves in activities such as arts and music, doing these teaches them more about different cultures and perspectives

hope this helps...
gmad06   
Aug 12, 2013
Writing Feedback / writing task 1 IELTS: writing a letter to your friend about a movie [4]

Hi Pooneh,

To say the least, you made me smile while reading your letter..:) So about your letter, I think it is too informal to receive good marks in the exam. In the IELTS, the term "informal letter" refers to salutation, adressing your friend by his name, and choice of words but not to the extent that you would sound too native or barbaric. Aside from that, I think there is no proper flow of your messages. If it will help, here is my advise on a simple structure for a letter:

Paragraph 1: Purpose of letter
Paragraph 2: Explain in detail
Paragraph 3: Action need to be taken by you or the receiver
gmad06   
Aug 11, 2013
Writing Feedback / IELTS writing task 2- Doing the same job for whole the life or changing it frequently [18]

Everybody has diferent reasons for doing something. As I mentioned in this paragraph "another important ...". By the way, I should have eliminated this part to make my essay shorter.

I totally agree that a writer is entitled to his or her own opinion. However, if a reader is an examiner as well, you should be cautious on what to write. They have certain categories to mark your writing. Definitely in this paragraph, you will not gain or worse, loose points for task response because your essay prompt talks about keeping the same job as a choice, but your second idea isn't.

Also as much as possible it is best to have one main idea per paragraph, you could have more but at least they should be relevant...
gmad06   
Aug 11, 2013
Writing Feedback / IELTS writing task 2- Doing the same job for whole the life or changing it frequently [18]

Sure.. to be specific here are my observations as outlined:

ranging from our diets to the types of cars we drive

ranging from health to lifestyle
it is not necessary to be very specific on your background sentence. Your topic is about work, in which neither car or food is related to.

so just be more general with this.

These fast paced changes in people's lifestyles are a result of the fact that humans inherently tend to manipulate their living atmosphere.

This sentence is unnecessary, its either you combine this to the first sentence to make it complex or remove it completely.

who like to do not make anyresist/avoid/deviate from changes

doesis changing a job is a good idea?

why do some people tend to do the same job in their lives?

why some people are satisfied doing the same job?

This essay aims to answer these questions to make a better understanding of these two viewpoints.

not necessary

Initially you are talking about fear as a reason why people choose to remain in their jobs. On the last part, you are talking about some people who are bound to stay with their jobs to gain experience, thus means it is not their choice.

hope this helps
gmad06   
Aug 11, 2013
Writing Feedback / Fast food Vs Home-Cooked Food; 'mode of preparation and natural ways of cooking' [6]

Hi,

I believe you are studying for IELTS because the prompt seems familiar to me. If that is the case, I think your essay is quite short and there is no proper flow of your ideas. You need to improve a lot on structure and paragraphing. Most of all, read the task carefully, this is where you loose all your points. I think you have the potential, you just need to learn some of the tips shared in the forums here.

hope this helps...
gmad06   
Aug 7, 2013
Writing Feedback / IELTS ; Should developing countries concentrate on improving industrial skills? [4]

You did not address the essay task properly.
- your introduction focuses on poor nations only, be mindful that the term "developing countries" does not necessarily mean poor countries...
- your conclusion is not fully relevant to the topic, and you even left the question unanswered...

- a better content for your ideas would be answering the question:
1) how can improving industrial skills of the people contribute to a nation's development
2) how can promoting education contribute to a nation's development

your opinion should be which one to prioritize...

hope this helps...
gmad06   
Jul 31, 2013
Writing Feedback / IELTS TASK2:Teenagers encouraged to work part-time.Good or bad? [4]

You need to support these reasons with specific examples. That helps you earn marks

I agree to your statement, it would make my essay stronger too.

Apart from that, I have always wanted to ask you guys about this type of scenario wherein a task didn't mention to give examples, would I loose points if I do not provide one?

hope anyone can feedback...
gmad06   
Jul 31, 2013
Writing Feedback / IELTS: Areas where Computer are more important & where Teachers are more important [6]

ldlsky03:

I noticed several grammatical errors but I want to give more emphasis on the task and your ideas.
You skipped the first task on your prompt which is "Why are computers increasingly used in education?"
For this prompt, I advise you to have a five paragraph essay, the content of each prompt are outlined.

1)your thesis and a background idea about it.
2)talk about why or how are computers increasingly used in education
3)in what aspects do computers have a greater edge against teachers
4)in what aspects do teachers have a greater edge against computers <--you got this on your 3rd paragraph
5)summary/conclusion
gmad06   
Jul 30, 2013
Writing Feedback / IELTS TASK2:Teenagers encouraged to work part-time.Good or bad? [4]

Hi, as always I am looking forward to receive your feedback and suggestions...

TASK:In some countries, teenagers are encouraged to work part-time. Some people say this is good thing while others say it is bad. Discuss both views and give your opinion.

It is observed that young people in some countries are advised to gain experience through temporary jobs as it is beneficial not only to themselves but also to their families. On the contrary, others including myself regard this as undesirable since the negative impacts caused outweigh its positive impacts.

People in favor to this practice claim that, allowing individuals to experience and feel being in a working environment at an early age would give them a better perspective on what they would want for their future career. Furthermore, being able to discover and learn one's skills earlier would give them enough time to develop it. Other than that, the money they will earn would be a great help to support their financial needs while studying.

However, there are some who oppose to this idea because it imposes a grave threat to a person's education. Teenagers tend to be complacent whenever they experience financial independence from their parents. Thus, usually situations end up having them disregard the importance of education. Aside from that, having a part-time job causes delay in one's education since time needs to be divided for work and studies. Students who want to have an ideal load at school while having a job are bound to receive lower grades as a result.

In my opinion, at a teenager level, one's primary focus should be schooling. If a person has the necessary resources to support himself in being a full-time student then he should not allow any disruption to finish his course as early as possible. It is undeniable that having a part-time job brings good things but since it is harmful to a person's education then I am strongly against it.
gmad06   
Jul 29, 2013
Writing Feedback / ILETS: Should Crime be penalized with fixed or variable sentences ? [10]

I would discuss them individually before stating my position.

Its either you state your position in the introduction or you remove this statement.

It makes legal matters to resolve smoothly without undue delay and injustice

Legal matters are smoothly resolved without injustice and delay.

Your essay structure is good, grammatical errors are pretty much acceptable, and your ideas are clearly presented.
If you were able to write this in 35 minutes or lesser, then I believe you are ready to sit for the exams.

hope this helps...
gmad06   
Jul 29, 2013
Writing Feedback / IELTS Letter ; Asking a friend to be my partner! [6]

I think sea-food restaurant will fill the bill in the City center.

Firstly, you can move this sentence into your first body paragraph.
To add in some words to your intro,tell him why you are writing the letter.

How are you? I hope everything is fine. This letter is in response to the restaurant business proposal you sent me last week. I appreciate the time you spent on doing ample research about the proposal and the opportunity you gave me to do bussiness with you.

Having dined at almost every restaurant in the area, I believe the sea food idea will work wonders. Firstly, there aren't any authentic Caribbean Sea food restaurants in the city center. Sea food lovers have to dig down to city's outskirts where one or two restaurants cater Caribbean cuisine.

this is your first body paragraph. expand and give examples if you wish

After much planning and research, I am all in for this idea

This will be your second paragraph,expand and give examples if you wish

In terms of investment, $10000 is bit too much for a new restaurant. I think $7000 would allow us to get started on the right foot.

This is for your last paragraph.tell him why you think 10k is a bit too much to make your letter longer..

there are numerous ways to lengthen your letter, all you need is to have a better structure for your ideas to flow...

hope this helps...
gmad06   
Jul 28, 2013
Writing Feedback / Which do you prefer ? To study alone or To study with a group of students? [8]

In conclusion,but i don't know what else i can write i mean nothing comes to my mind

I totally disagree with you on this. I was able to pick two strong ideas from the essay you wrote.
They are "time flexibility" and "less distraction". Since you strongly agree with studying alone, you don't have to
talk about the reasons why others prefer to study with a group. Develop a strong sentence from those main ideas,
expand / support it, and give relevant examples to make your essay longer. You only need a minimum of two ideas
for this type of essay.

hope this helps....
gmad06   
Jul 28, 2013
Writing Feedback / IELTS; Social status of man is influenced by education parenting and environment [7]

First of all I think your prompt is incomplete, you missed out the word society. Reason being, your introduction
and main ideas are not that strong to convince your reader.

There is a common dispute on who is responsible for better social adoptation, parents or school

In here, your background sentence is more inclined towards sustainability rather than contribution towards the betterment of the society.

hope this helps...
gmad06   
Jul 28, 2013
Writing Feedback / Firstly by participating in community service , one becomes more responsible and independent. [8]

I will help you with your intro,here is my idea:

Nowadays,the younger generation are encouraged to participate in community service activities as it helps them grow and develop themselves to become
good members of the society.


In conclusion, I reiterate the statement that

It is not advisable to say this in an obvious manner.Instead, you should summarize the keypoints you have mentioned and relate them to the topic

or your stand, why you agree or disagree, without telling the reader directly that you are just repeating your statement in your conclusion.

hope this helps...
gmad06   
Jul 26, 2013
Writing Feedback / Continuous developments of zoo required towards a more comfortable and habitable for animals to live [5]

Indeed this is a very challenging essay prompt and I commend you for doing it. However, many writers
fell for this trap and end up missing some of the task. These are my feedback to your essay:

Your introduction is way too long, and you spoke about too many things in detail. Introductions are usually
skip by readers and its sole purpose is only to introduce the topic in an inviting manner. It should contain
for about two to three sentences only.

The prompt ask you to discuss both sides, for and against keeping animals in the zoo. You only
discussed one side. In addition, you don't need to give your opinion about which side you are in favor with
this type of essay.

Hope this helps...
gmad06   
Jul 25, 2013
Writing Feedback / IELTS TASK2:Popularity of mobile phones to young people [7]

Hi Guys,

I appreciate if you can give feedback on my essay. Thank you.

TASK:Nowadays, many young people say that mobile phones are the most important thing in their life. Do you think the popularity of mobile phones to young people is a good or bad development? Give relevant examples from your own experience.

Nowadays, many young people consider mobile phone as the most important thing in their lives as it keeps them constantly organized and it provides much convenience for them to reach out their families and friends. Despite all these positive aspects, I think that the popularity of mobile phones to the young generation is a bad development.

First of all, many young owners of cellular phones are struggling at school because they are distracted most of the time with their phones. Games and applications installed in phones have occupied much of their time, leaving them lesser time for their studies and other school activities. Similarly, internet capable phones help influence the young ones to become more interested in chatting and social sites rather than doing school works. In my college days, I was once addicted to a certain game on my cellular phone. I have spent most of my time trying to reach a higher level to show-off to my friends. That goal has led me to my lost in interest on doing my homework and I ended up failing one subject in that semester.

Secondly, juveniles who possess mobile phones have great tendencies to become materialistic. They would not only purchase a phone because of its functionality but also for its brand. Relatively, these do not come at a significant and inexpensive cost. Furthermore, most of these juveniles are students so they would need their parents to support them financially for what they want. An illustration of this unfortunate trend can be seen almost everywhere these days, wherein most teens at an early age own phones which are worth twice the salary of their parents.

This clearly shows that the negative impacts brought about by mobile phones are harmful to a person's education and character. Therefore, I highly discourage the young ones to be overly dependent on mobile phones.
gmad06   
Jul 22, 2013
Writing Feedback / IELTS TASK2:Young people becoming less respectful and polite these days [8]

Hi guys, I hope to gain some feedback from you on how to improve my writing.Thank you.

TASK:In some countries today young people are less respectful and polite to others. What could be the reasons behind such behavior? What can be done about it?

Society brings changes to the lifestyle and culture of an individual as it influences each and every person to become someone who is socially acceptable by the people around them. Nowadays, it is evident in some countries that the younger generation has become less respectful and polite towards others. Numerous reasons have been said as to which aspects in a society might have caused these changes.

First of all, most young people believe that the world is cruel because they perceive that being a good samaritan will invite more chances of being pushed around or bullied. Furthermore, it is said that parents who trains their children to practice politeness are ironically molding them to be weak members of the society in the future while the opposite yields future strong leaders. Thus, youngsters have resorted to become tough and rude individuals in order to survive in this type of environment.

Another reason is the influence brought about by peers and parents. As the saying goes, "tell me who your friends are and I will tell you who you are". Most juveniles have the tendency to think, dress and act like the people around them because they perceive it is the only way to blend in a group and be accepted. Naturally, if a young individual tags along a group of disrespectful friends, eventually he will have the same attitude sooner. Similarly, parents also have a great amount of influence to their children because they are looked up to as role models by the latter. Thus, every action and gesture seen in their parents are considered morally good.

Basing on the reasons shown, it is a fact that young people are persuaded to show less respect and kindness these days. However, these circumstances are not considered uncontrollable and unavoidable. Many solutions can be done to address these problems and one of them is the role portrayed by parents at home. Parents should continuously teach their children the importance of morale values and they should always guide them to become good members of the society in the future. In addition, parents should also be aware to the kind of friends their children are having, those who are bad influence should be avoided.
gmad06   
Jul 21, 2013
Writing Feedback / IELTS:Competition or Co-operation should children learn? 'future career' [7]

Hi Gehan,

Welcome to the forum.
Good news is that I hardly see grammar issues on your essay. I do notice that you have to
work on some punctuation usage. Please be particular on punctuation - spacing rules, it should
be word+no space+punctuation+space+next word.Here are examples of the errors I found:

certain situation . we should

home , we learn

members ,friends, relatives and

In addition, try to stick with common forms of punctuation such as period,comma,question mark, etc..
Usage of uncommon symbols like in your case, the greater than sign, tend to make your essay less formal.

The bad news and maybe the most determining factor of your essay is that you did not answer the essay prompt
very well. Your essay should be about the advantages of developing sense of competition in children, the advantages
of learning cooperation, and why do you think that some people believe the latter is more effective than the former in molding
the young ones into useful adults. The theories you have mentioned is emphasizing more on comparing the things you learn
at home and school. This is task response and most examiners are keen on this criteria.

Hope this helps...
gmad06   
Jul 19, 2013
Writing Feedback / IELTS: some people argue modern works of art are not really art, people are being led [3]

Modern arts are arguably valuable equally to many classic arts

double adverbs are really difficult to use. most of the time it makes your sentences complicated. try to make it simple and clear afterall this is your hook sentence. Many argue that modern arts are similarly valuable to classic arts.

such arts can be purchased as unimaginative costs more than a million dollar;

such artifacts/painitngs are sold at unbelievable prices,probably more than a million .

Despite the fact that whenever people are talking about the definition of arts, this usually means as expression of human creative skills and imagination

People often describe arts as a means of expressing human creativity and imagination.

hope this helps...
gmad06   
Jul 19, 2013
Writing Feedback / The Effects of Using Cell phone in school [12]

Change your entire Introduction paragraph. You should talk about the existence of cellular phone.
How it ended up in school. Don't talk about the effects,these are your points for your body paragraphs.
Try to make three body paragraphs.Two for ideas on positive/negative effect and one for the opposite.
gmad06   
Jul 18, 2013
Writing Feedback / globalization and its advatages and disadvantages [2]

You need another background sentence for your intro..Many countries have considered globalization as a primary solution for economic problems.

Globalization is a series of social, cultural, economical, technological, and political changes that promote interdependence and growth.

this can be used as your second sentence but make it concise don't be obvious on being concious about your word count. Try this Globalization involves a series of changes which promote interdependence and growth in a nation.

Globalization raises the standard of living in developing countries. spreads technological knowledge and increases political liberation

these are good main ideas for your advantages..don't state them in your intro.., you could choose at least two and expand it, use examples.

One of the benefit of globalization is an increased human development index (H.D.I).

this is a strong example not a main idea so it should not be in the first sentence of your paragraph.

Overall, you need to improve your structure, don't overuse words just to meet the minimum word count. Eventually as ideas will flow your sentences will be longer so don't worry too much on that. Your conclusion is aligned to disadvantage only instead of summarizing both. The essay prompt is asking you to discuss the advantages and disadvantages so you don't need to mention which side you are at.

A tip for this kind of essay would be a structure like this:
INTRO: background sentence and theory
BODY PAR: 2 main advanatge ideas with examples
BODY PAR: 2 main disadvanatge ideas with examples
CONC: summarize your point of view on both sides relating to the ideas you mentioned, you are allowed to give some recommendations also but its not necessary
gmad06   
Jul 18, 2013
Writing Feedback / Individuals can do nothing on environmental issues, Agree or disagree?(TOEFL) [7]

Recently the essential concern about environmental issues has been raised because of the decreasing environmental quality around the world

In this circumstance, some people may claim that the country should contribute to the recovery of the environment but individuals can do nothing about it

In recent times, concerns about the degrading quality of environment have been raised. In here you are talking about law authorities having the responsibility on taking

care of the individual. Well, you don't need to. The prompt is asking about the individual only so focus your theory on that.


For instance, the gentleman who used the toilet does not forget to turn the faucet off, the people who walked on a road remember not to throw their trash bag on the street randomly. As discussed above, these are minor things that everyone can do to protect the environment.

You have good examples, but you need to rephrase them to be understood clearly.

Obviously, environmental issues themselves are complicatedcomplex , but what we can do to protect the environment are not complicated at all.

try to use synonyms so that your sentence won't look redundant.

Overall, you need to redo some of your sentence and I left out some grammar issues. Make them more understable by using subject-verb agreements.The essay structure is fine you just need

to emphasize your main ideas on the initial part of the paragraph though.

If this is truly your first time. Not bad! Cheers.
gmad06   
Jul 17, 2013
Writing Feedback / IELTS TASK2:HOME-COOKED VS BUYING FOODS - which is better? [13]

---They don't give you the option to agree AND disagree.
---They don't ask you to agree, disagree, OR do both.

I perfectly get your point on these statements and I am totally in favor about what you said.
However, what confuses me is that why am I having a different perspective of the essay. For
my understanding both statements do not contrast each other, they support each other. Thus,
I am not placed in a position to choose whether I agree that home-cooked are a waste of time
or restaurant is better because its easier. Instead, I was asked if I agree that home-cooked meals
are a waste of time and that restaurants are better because they are easier.

I just don't see how you see it and that makes me disappointed about myself...I am not giving up though.Thank you John.
gmad06   
Jul 16, 2013
Writing Feedback / IELTS TASK2:HOME-COOKED VS BUYING FOODS - which is better? [13]

Agreeing to both statements is not an option. The question asks you to agree or disagree

In that case, I may have misunderstood the prompt. I thought that both statements were related in a sense that the
second statement was just a supporting alternative for the first statement.

I will work on improving this essay but I am still trying to understand what you mean.

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