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- To be fair, a great deal of the music I listen to is just instrumental (no lyrics.) Be it post-rock from Korea, modern classical from Japan or traditional guqin music from China, lyrics only play an insignificant role, if even that. However, that's not to say this kind of music does not have a coherent message that I enjoy deciphering. Like you said, it's a different form of language, a deeper way of communication. The way I see it, it's more like a universal language, than a particular one specific to each country. I feel like I can listen and understand Korean post-metal without knowing the first thing about their language. Having said that, my stance on this situation is that I couldn't care less where the music was recorded, and I try to keep a boundless universe on music, rather than divide it by countries. Art has its own language, I like to think.0 votedFebruary 4, 20131
- This idiom comes in various forms, e.g. seven ways from Sunday, nine ways from Sunday. There is also the version seven ways from sundown, which was also the title of an old (but good) movie. (The hero's name was 'Seven-ways-from-sundown Jones', but his friends just called him 'Seven'.) They all just mean 'completely', e.g. I played tennis with Tom and beat him seven ways from Sunday. The version with Seven/Sunday sounds better to me than Nine/Sunday, because of the alliteration.0 votedFebruary 3, 20135
Many teachers like dividing their students into groups to study. The way in which they think is better for sharing ideas and discussing questions is efficient to some degree. Studying in groups can not only improve the students' communication skills by sharing thoughts, but it can also foster team spirit among students through teamwork. Moreover, a group task may make the learning experience more motivating and stimulating.
Others, however, think students should study alone. Without distractions, which can not be avoided in group study, the student can focus more on his or her studies, thus making the learning process more efficient. Furthermore, the student can learn how to solve questions individually which may make them (you can use they/them when referring to both sexes) more independent than those who get used to asking for help.
Frankly speaking, both forms of studying are good. What I would prefer is a combination of group studies and individual studies. Teachers can assign students group tasks, and add some individual tasks to them.
It is better to make a balance between cooperation and independent ability.
I think you're doing pretty great. You treated both points equally, and analyzed them logically. Your conclusion is natural and smart. Your grammar/syntax is not perfect, but you're clearly on the right way. Even though your vocabulary is better than average, you might want to consider searching for synonyms/similar phrases when writing. Finally, regarding the text structure, I'm not sure if there is a clear rule, but what my teacher taught me is that it should be something likes this: 1st paragraph - an introduction; 2nd-3rd/4th paragraphs - arguments pro/against (usually started with "Firstly," "Secondly," "On the other hand," etc.) and the last paragraph - a conclusion (usually started with "To conclude," "In conclusion," etc) I'm not sure if you have access to YouTube or Google in China, but there are a lot of tutorials about the structure of an argumentative essay for IELTS. I'll leave some links here in case you can't find any:http://www.ieltsanswers.com/IELTS-Argumentative-Essay.html
http://writefix.com/?page_id=399
http://www.docstoc.com/docs/12197230/IELTS-Argument-Essay-Writing-Guide
I hope I was helpful to you, and I'll try my best to be at your service whenever you need me. :D
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