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orlando   
Jul 24, 2009
Student Talk / Took the IELTS Today and didn't go as I expected :( [35]

I got 6(overall) out of 9 from Ielts as I needed 6.5. Grr.. was so close :P. It seems like I will have to bother moderators for another month with my essays : )

I want to thank everyone who made effort to help me.

Trangquynh, I am looking forward to hear good news about your exam results.
orlando   
Jul 23, 2009
Writing Feedback / Not eveything that is learned is contained in the books [20]

Thank you... I dont want to dig it as I am not expected to touch different types of book in an Ielts exam. Obviously formal education was meant in the topic.

But...
"Not everything that can be learned is contained in books" is the topic. I checked few times in different places. So I was right to consider other type of books during brainstorming and generalizing the issue ?

And thanks to everyone commenting on this thread
orlando   
Jul 22, 2009
Writing Feedback / Not eveything that is learned is contained in the books [20]

mmmm... Yes.. I should have touched 'gaining knowledge from books' in the last body paragraph instead of giving another evidence about importance of experience ? or touching it in conclusion would be enough ?

Btw, did anyone see any major gramatical or structural error ?

Thank you
orlando   
Jul 22, 2009
Writing Feedback / Not eveything that is learned is contained in the books [20]

Books have been the major source of knowledge for individuals since the beginning of their educational life. However, reading book is not sufficient in itself as a source of knowledge. People also gain knowledge from experience throughout their lives.

It is now possible to attain a detailed information about any subjects in any areas by reading books. However, it can be easily forgotten if it is not supported by an experience about the information that is learned. Books cannot provide that experience. At high schools, chemical experiments are a part of chemistry classes. A student who attends to those classes can intensify the knowledge of an experimental process with putting that knowledge into practice by an experience. On the other hard, it would be more possible to forget that knowledge for a student who does not attend to those classes.

Books take the most important part in individuals' educational life, from the first level to the most advanced level. However, one who does not put the knowledge gained from books into practise, might fail in the following steps of life. In particular areas such as physic and law it is important to put knowledge into practise. In most countries law and physic graduates are not allowed to practise as a lawyer and doctor unless they intern in courthouses and hospitals for a particular period. This is because gaining knowledge from books is not sufficient in itself to be able to success in those areas. A physic student has to have experience additional to the knowledge gained from books in order to be capable of dealing with patients.

While books provide us detailed information about what we are searching for, experiences give us the opportunity to observe. I believe that observation skill is an important factor improving learning skills. Learning about a different culture from books does not make the same impression on one who visits that country and learns about that culture in place. Being in that environment and learning about that culture from the first hand is more effective than just reading about that culture.

To sum up, I believe that gaining knowledge from experiences is more effective than gaining knowledge from books. We can learn lots from books but experience is essential to intensify the knowledge.
orlando   
Jul 21, 2009
Writing Feedback / Not eveything that is learned is contained in the books [20]

Than you trangquynh. Yea the topic is easy, I was not struggling with finding ideas. I just thought it might be a little tricky.
Yea that happened when I was writing about pollution too. Well I just hope it it won't happen again.
Thanks for your comments
orlando   
Jul 21, 2009
Writing Feedback / Not eveything that is learned is contained in the books [20]

I just checked the topic again. It is as you corrected, without "the". Why does it matter with or without "the" ?

I sometimes get topics really wrong. I never seen this topic before so I did not think it would be directly related to formal education.

Yea there are lots of different types of book. I was freaked out during brainstorm :). I just wondered if the type of books meantioned in the topic include novels or etc. I could have written an essay without touching different types of book but at the same time I wanted to consider your advises so far. (making logic, brainstorm)

No no I am not putting myself down. I am just trying to fix it. I like when you guys say my mistakes directly.
orlando   
Jul 20, 2009
Writing Feedback / Not eveything that is learned is contained in the books [20]

Haha . My brain has a strange way of thinking. You are right. I have potential to get even the simpliest things wrong.

I thought it was generalized. Not just formal education. I mean the purpose of reading book for most people is self-development... bla bla. I know it is not a good excuse
orlando   
Jul 20, 2009
Writing Feedback / Not eveything that is learned is contained in the books [20]

It has been said, "Not everything that is learned is contained in the books"
Discuss..


This is an Ielts essay topic. I was going to write an essay about this topic, but I was kinda lost during brainstorm. There are different types of books. Fiction books(novel,...etc.), nonfiction(encyclopedia,..etc) and other type(album,..etc) If I try to define all these, then it is going to be a very long essay. I dont think that kind of detailed information is asked from students who has to write an Ielts essay about this topic. The arguments I will give all depend on the information that books include. That is why I feel the need to write all those differences in different types of book. Afterwards I was thinking to compare knowledge gained from books with knowledge gain from experience.

What do you think ?
orlando   
Jul 18, 2009
Writing Feedback / Advertisements affects on consumer goods - ielts preparing [15]

Orlando, which of the following question did you write about? Please five me detailed question, ok?

Is it advertisements or real needs of people have the main affect on high sales of consumer goods. It was a topic like this, trang.

Several implies at least three, probably more.

Oh I had no idea that several means at least there or more.

No. Use "two" or "a couple."

Yea I have seen some student essays where they replaced "several" with "many" to make the essay look formal. I see that I should avoid using it at least in the exam.
orlando   
Jul 18, 2009
Student Talk / Took the IELTS Today and didn't go as I expected :( [35]

Good luck with the exam boonwah!

I hope we get a good mark trangquynh. I am just worried about the time passing. I mean I will have to delay everything to few months later if cannot pass the exam. Plus cost
orlando   
Jul 18, 2009
Writing Feedback / Advertisements affects on consumer goods - ielts preparing [15]

I see. I think I have to keep asking the question 'why?' when I make statements.

Nowadays, we are so not used to get both generous and unpaid help that I want to thank you guys untill you get bored.
orlando   
Jul 17, 2009
Writing Feedback / Advertisements affects on consumer goods - ielts preparing [15]

Thanks Eve. You are right about that 'several reasons'. I started a third argument but it did not make sense in the middle of the paragraph so I removed that.

I think you should link that two sentenses. It'll be more convenient to read. Try with the word "as"

I sometimes doubt whether I am using "as" correctly or not. That is why I avoided using "as" there.

As a result of this, the number of that product being sold will increases.

I just noticed a mistake here as well.

Should be : As a result of this, the number of that product being sold increases.
It also appears that I couldnt connect this sentence well to the previous one.
orlando   
Jul 17, 2009
Writing Feedback / Advertisements affects on consumer goods - ielts preparing [15]

Topic: Advertisements affects on consumer goods and real needs of the consumers..

Everyday, companies offer a huge number of different products to consumers. The most effective way to convince consumers to purchase a product is through advertising. However, it is not sufficient in itself. The product also should satisfy the needs of the consumers. In my opinion, advertising is the major reason for high sales of a product for several reasons.

We are mainly introduced to products through advertisements. Therefore, advertisers push the limits of creativity to dispose the consumers to purchase the product. When the consumers are impressed by the way a product is advertised, they can be convinced to consider that the product is a need in some cases. Recently, there is a very creative advirtesement of a soft drink product on TV. The story delivers a desired call to drink that soft drink that people tend to drink when the weather is too hot. As a result of this, the number of that product being sold will increases.

Also, the more an advertisement of a product takes place in mass media, the more popular the product becomes. Advertisement is the most effective way to create a well-known product. Consumers tend to purchase the most known product when it comes to picking one out of two different brands of the same product. When a product is commonly used, it becomes trustworthy for the society, no matter what quality it is.. However it also has to be affordable for the consumer. Considering this fact, advertisements have undeniable affects on the society about the product being advertised. They make the product preferable.

In conclusion, as I believe that consumers should consider major needs when they purchase goods, high sales are obviously a reflection of the powerful advertisements.

It is kinda short essay, giving only two arguments. I would like to hear your comments about both its content and structure.
orlando   
Jul 16, 2009
Student Talk / Took the IELTS Today and didn't go as I expected :( [35]

Well, it is not too hard but it is easy to lose concentration because of limited time. It is not same as writing an essay in your room while having your coffee. Time goes faster than it normally does when you are under pressure. I am sure you will do well if you have previous experiences. Good luck
orlando   
Jul 16, 2009
Writing Feedback / I believe that police protection and good schools are the main factors to create an ideal community [19]

Lately, I am reading whatever I find, especially newspapers; also working on words and structures on others' essays and your comments.
It may sound like cheating (especially if getting prepared for Ielts exam, you know we wont be allowed to use dictionary etc) but I am also searching for the best academic word in order to express my thoughts during writing an essay to post here. Otheriwse I will just keep making sentences with the same words that I know. I have never attempted to write an essay in English before I visited here so I was a lot worse than I am now. Takes time but not impossibe.
orlando   
Jul 14, 2009
Writing Feedback / I believe that police protection and good schools are the main factors to create an ideal community [19]

I just have one question for Sean. Do you mean I should relate those two items I picked to the security of people after mentioning the most basic prerequisite for a strong community is security in my introduction, Then there will be connection between those items ?

Orlando, I would like to read your next draft with all changes pointed by Sean

I will soon bubuvio, but I first have few things to do so it might take a while. I also want to write an essay about the topic 'the age of invention'.
orlando   
Jul 13, 2009
Student Talk / Took the IELTS Today and didn't go as I expected :( [35]

I am thinking to take the exam on 8th of August. Hopefully, I will do postgraduate in law. I hope you can achieve to recieve scholarship. I am sure you will achieve to write an impressive personal statement by the help people in here. You should at least try it, even if there is a little chance to achieve. I definitely will make comments on your statement if you post it here.
orlando   
Jul 12, 2009
Student Talk / Took the IELTS Today and didn't go as I expected :( [35]

I got 2 tables as well. I mean there was a list of age groups' responses to a questionairre about range of books and non-printed items in a local library. I have to do postgraduate and I need an overall 6.5 from each task. In writing task 1, I think I should have focussed on main features and ignore the rest of information instead of making few comparisons not to make it complicated. I think there will no other option for me but taking the exam again. Somehow, I have to prove that my English is good enough to be able to study at university. By the way, my hometown is Turkey.
orlando   
Jul 12, 2009
Student Talk / Took the IELTS Today and didn't go as I expected :( [35]

Oh that means I should have had a look on this web site coz I probably took the exam after you because of time difference :)

I got confused with the time zone. I was definately the first in the world took the exam on 11th July :)
orlando   
Jul 12, 2009
Writing Feedback / I believe that police protection and good schools are the main factors to create an ideal community [19]

There has been a necessity of creating an ideal community since people first started a settled type of life.

I am not happy with this sentence. I try to mean that people always needed to create an ideal community ever since they found a need to settle in an area permanently .

How can I express this with a different sentence which actually makes sense.
orlando   
Jul 12, 2009
Student Talk / Took the IELTS Today and didn't go as I expected :( [35]

I took the exam in NZ. I think they give the same topic in every country. Oh that means I should have had a look on this web site coz I probably took the exam after you because of time difference :). I did a terrible job in writing task 1, I could not finish the the task. That is why I do not have any hope. I was given 2 drawbacks of different age groups. I was actually expecting line graph or pie chart which I am good at describing the trends way better than drawbacks. I found reading too difficult as well. I think it is a very limited time to handle such difficult reading and writing tasks. I will start getting prepared for the next exam : )

By the way you are right there is water pollution too. I should have read the topic 2 times. In the exam I read it as air pollutin and did not mention other type of pollutions.
orlando   
Jul 11, 2009
Writing Feedback / I believe that police protection and good schools are the main factors to create an ideal community [19]

Topic: Most people have an idea of what they consider an ideal community to be. Some people value good schools or public transportation, while others consider police protection or the appearance of the neighborhood most important. In a composition, explain what represents an ideal community in your view. Identify what you believe to be the most important features and explain why they are important to you. Support your position with specific reasons and examples.

There has been a necessity of creating an ideal community since people first started a settled type of life. There were several issues that people put importance on to achieve this such as good schools, police protection, appearance of neighboorhood and public transportation. I believe that police protection and good schools are the main factors to create an ideal community.

First, police protection is essential to provide security and welfare to people in a community. As the proportion of crimes is increasing day by day, people are becoming to feel more insecure in the society. When there is more crime, then more people have the fear of being harmed and it creates a large number of withdrawn individuals. Therefore, this situation affects the welfare of the community in the negative way. As it is claimed that the appearance of neighborhood is essential to create and ideal community, I believe that the security of people is essential for the appearance of neighboorhood. Consequently, individuals should be protected by police in order to create an ideal community.

Second, the more there are good schools, the less there is nescience in a community. In my opinoin nescience is one of the major barriers in front of the development of individuals thereby the community. Good schools are to create well informed and sophisticated individuals and by the help of these people a community has more chance to provide solutions to its main issues such as technologic and economic development. Therefore, good schools should be provided in order to avoid nescience in a community and to create knowledgeable individuals who will take part to create an ideal community.

In conclusion, as it is claimed that there is more need for people to create an ideal community, I believe that good schools and police protection are the main needs should be provided. When there is more secure and knowledgeable people in a community, then there is more chance for that community to solve other problems and take a step in order to become an ideal community.
orlando   
Jul 10, 2009
Speeches / Introductory speech about myself, my family, my job [16]

There is nothing embarassting about attempting to learn more. It was just me felt that way for a moment and had doubts about posting an essay. I just wanted to encourage people who doesn't like to be judged. I am sure there are plenty of students that are visiting this website and trying to have ideas about writing essay by just reading the posts. That was what I used to do for a long time. If you do not practise and then it will be harder to improve this skill.
orlando   
Jul 10, 2009
Writing Feedback / IELTS: International Tourism - TENSION or UNDERSTANDING? [11]

Actually, I am struggling with coming up strong arguments. After I finish the first body paragraph I feel like I run out of arguments and spend a long time to start the second paragraph and come up with a weak argument.
orlando   
Jul 9, 2009
Writing Feedback / Ielts : working children; Good or bad? [6]

Yeah I am feeling a bit nervous too. I have been preparing for about 1 month. Honestly, I haven't practised enough to become capable of writing a proper academic essay, since I realized I am struggling with writing task most. It is probably because I didn't trust in myself in that task. I found this web site a few days ago and have been posting essays since then.

I just read your essay and you are abviously capable to achieve a good mark from writing task, unlike me. I have a serious problem to have a logic in my essays even though I am trying to consider the comments made on my previous essays. Your essay seems more logical and academic than mine. There is no reason for you to be nervous :)
orlando   
Jul 9, 2009
Writing Feedback / Ielts : working children; Good or bad? [6]

Topic: In many countries children are engaged in some kind of paid work. Some people regard this as completely wrong, while others consider it as a valuable work experience, important for learning and taking responsibility.

Depending on what age they are, it can be debated whether children should be encouraged to work or not. I believe that there must be restrictions on working children created by lawmakers depending on their age.

Admitting that working to have expereince is very important for children in the long term, it must be restricted by codes considering their age. In most countries in the world children, under the age of 11, are not allowed to do any kind of work. Between the ages of 11 and 15, they are allowed to do some kind of paid work which their mental and physical health will not be affected in the negative way. Eventually, between the ages of 15 and 18 they are allowed to do most kind of work.

Work experience and responsibility should be built on a well education in order to be successful in life. To me, parents should not allow their children to work before the age of 18. It would admittledly be difficult for children to focus on education, while they are being distracted by work. However, as an exception, they might be allowed to do work on particular fields which can assist them in their education life. As an example, children who want to specialize on a profession could be allowed to work somewhere can provide this experience to them before they attend to university as long as their education life in previous stages will not be affected in the negative way.

On the other hand, as a result of enonomic reasons, in several countries which are struggling with poverty children see it as an obligation to be engaged in some kind of paid work, no matter what age they are and what kind of work it is. This is a kind of responsibility which they should take instead of having a valuable experience to assit them in their education life. In these countries, there is a large number of children under the age of 15 doing hard work which might affect their mental and physical health.

In conclusion, as I consider the economics facts that put responsiblity on children to be engaged in some kind of paid work, I believe that this issue should be considered in the long term for their mental and physical health instead of the experience they will have and it should be restricted by the lawmakers.

This is my last essay before I take the Ielts exam. It is going to be a long day tomorrow : ). I appreciate the effort you guys make to help people like me. Thank you.
orlando   
Jul 9, 2009
Writing Feedback / The eating habits and lifestyle of children in different countries/generations. [10]

Thank you for your comment tranqquynh. You are right that I didnt plan my essay well. I think of an argument and focus on that one instead of having brainstorm. I dont have to write a very comprehensive essay for Ielts as long as it is logical and includes a couple of evidence to support the statement I make.
orlando   
Jul 9, 2009
Undergraduate / Capital Punishment (the death penalty) Essay. Should be allowed or not? [11]

Another interesting idea. I would consider this idea if I thought of it before I finished. Unfortunately, I will not have such a long time to arrange my essay with these great ideas, as I will have 40 minutes at total to finish the essay. Thanks alot for your comment.

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