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Where are my mistakes in article? Does it sound natural as it is written by native? I was supposed to write an article in which I should answer the following: You are on an exchange trip to a school in the UK and have read the following advertisement in the school magazine. Write an article at least 100 words in which you: • describe your own experience of exam stress, • explain why the experience was stressful, • say how you coped with it and suggest another technique for coping. I would be appreciative to read your remarks and see the correction. Many thanks! Article is below: Evidently, everyone of us have ever passed the test with the tense feelings you are not going to hand in. And I was not the exception. The thoughts as "I don't pass", 'All of them will pass, but none the way will I' were absorbed into me. I remember when examiner asked me to agree contractually to a limitation of the liability and my hands was nervously shaking! My goals there were only not to scew up in front of the whole and fill in the agreement. By some miracle, I filled it in and got a sense of relief. It has to be said that by the months of hardworking, I did not pay heed to anyone's advices how should I pass the exam, especially from teachers. I was thinking that I am the smartest in terms of persevering the goals I setted, and no one should be given the advices to me. And all these guidelines were beggining to be undermined when time has come. 1 hour is left, and I'm in the itch due to thoughts as 'I'll be a pond scum if not passed' or 'Damn! I spent 2 days to learn Thales' theorem! What is it?!' That's why that exam was stressful. I was scared what if not pass. What others might think? What should I write is exam was passed perfectly, and after this experience I have became very confident of what I know. I coped with it because I knew that all I was learning was really true knowledge. It had a fundament, an 'absolut', as it is commonly reffered to. That's why I coped. But what if you have no clue at Descarte's philosophy? Do not panic. For you I have some technique: if you really were styding hard and have the knowledge of the subject is testing you, try it out to forget that this subject exists for 1-2 days untill time to pass has came. Do calming practices for settling those pre-test nerves: roll feet over a golf ball, do crunches, look outside, spin and jump. Forget about everything! And I persuade you it is working. Forget about everything you should pass! You are the smartest person I have ever known. You got this. Cordially, Alex

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Where are my mistakes in article? Does it sound natural?

I was supposed to write an article to answer the following:
You are on an exchange trip to a school in the UK and have read the following advertisement in the school magazine. Write an article at least 100 words in which you:
• describe your own experience of exam stress,
• explain why the experience was stressful,
• say how you coped with it and suggest another technique for coping.
I would be appreciative to read your remarks and see the correction. Many thanks!

Article is below:
Evidently, every one of us who has ever sat a test has had tense feelings about handing it in. And I was no exception. My thoughts "I don't pass", 'All of them will pass, but none the way I will' were absorbing me. I remember when the examiner asked me to agree contractually to a limitation of a liability and my hands were nervously shaking! My goals there were only not to screw up in front of the whole and fill in the agreement. By some miracle, I filled it in and got a sense of relief.

It has to be said that with months of hard work, I paid no heed to anyone's advice on how I should pass the exam, especially teachers'. I was thinking that I am the smartest in terms of persevering the goals I set, and no one should be giving advice to me. But all these guidelines were beginning to be undermined when the time had come. 1 hour is left, and I'm all itchy due to thoughts 'I'll be a pond scum if I don't pass' or 'Damn! I spent 2 days to learn Thales' theorem! What is it?!' That's why that exam was stressful. I was scared of not passing. What would the others think?

What should I write is exam was passed perfectly, and after this experience I have became very confident of what I *know. I coped with it because I knew that all I was learning was really true knowledge. It had a fundament, an 'absolut', as it is commonly reffered to. That's why I coped.

But what if you have no clue of Descarte's philosophy? Do not panic. For you I have some technique: if you really were studying hard and know your subject, try to forget that this subject exists for 1-2 days before the test has come**. Do calming practices for settling those pre-test nerves: roll feet over a golf ball, do crunches, look outside, spin and jump. Forget about everything! And I assure you it will work. Forget about everything and you should pass! You are the smartest person I have ever known. You got this.

Cordially,
Alex
*I did not understand this sentence?
**If I understand you rightly?
It sounds natural.

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