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IELTS 4 TEST 1 WRITING TASK 2
Compare the advantages and disadvantages of three of the following as media for communicating information. State which you consider to be the most effective.
comics books radio television film theatre
In today's world of instant information, media plays an important role in our life. Personally, I prefer books, television and radio for sharing receiving information.
One good thing about books is that they are cheap. Almost everybody can afford a book. That is one reason why they are popular among people. The information from a book would be spead extently can be widely spread. However, as it takes time to publish a book, the information turned to can be outdated when by the time it reaches people the public.
With television, there is no need to worry about the problem of outdated information as books. You can find the latest information on television. For example, a news broadcast is played on television three to four times a day to show people what just happened current news stories. Also, information on television become vivid can be more impactful. Information is communicated not only by words, but also by sound and video, which makes it easier to understand. But the price of a television puts it at a disadvantage. It costs a lot to buy one. Many families can’t afford it.
In my opinion, radio, is the most effective medium for communicating information. It is not as expensive as television, yet it spreads the latest information. It allows the illiterate and the blind to receive the information easily, which books and television cannot do. It is not a visual medium such as television or as cheap affordable as books, but it's advantages outweigh its disadvantages.
Overall, I consider radio is the most effective medium comparing to books and television in spite of its disadvantages. (I think you can omit this final sentence, because you just stated this idea in the previous paragraph).Great essay! I agree with you about those being the top 3 from that list. I made some grammatical changes throughout. Please let me know if you have any questions. I am also available as a community tutor if you are interested!
0 votedMay 27, 20141Saturday Badminton
Last Saturday, I went to play badminton with my friends as I always do every week. The place It was less busy than last time. We normally go there without reserving a court first, there as drop-in user, so we are supposed have to share the courts with others people.
This particular badminton place employs a little bit unique court rotation system for drop-in users who come in to play without reserving a court. If there is are a lot of people waiting for the courts, you need are supposed to put your racket in a certain place so that everybody can see it. This informs other people that you are waiting for a court. Therefore, your racket is used as a kind of ticket (I think you could also say 'symbol' here if you wish). too.
However, It seems like this system isn't well known for by all customers. Some drop-in users people who are first time visiting there for the first time once get a court, they just keep playing without sharing. and Other patrons misunderstood see the misinformed first time visitors and believe that they have booked the court.
I think it's better that the staff let drop-in users everyone know the system when they pay. This way for all patrons being would be able to play use the courts evenly fairly.That was very interesting! I agree with you that the badminton place needs a better system. I replaced the term 'drop-in user' because it is not a common term. I replaced it by using, 'without reserving a court' Let me know if you have any questions!
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0 votedMay 26, 20141My hometown
I was born in Weihai, Shandong Province in China. She's It is located in on the Jiaodong peninsula. She It is one of became the most suitable comfortable cities for mankind in the world. We have lots of specialties native to our region such as all kinds of seafood, fresh cherries, figs and apples. There are many cherry gardens in my hometown. It is cherry season now. You can eat and pick every kind of cherry in the garden-big, small, red and yellow only with a little money for a small fee. They are all delicious, sweet and fresh. I really wish you can have a could taste them! We have a long, clean coastal beach called Weihai International bathing beach. We go there after dinner for a walk, entertainment or to eating eat seafood BBQ in the street of seaside by the sea. I love my hometown!
I enjoyed reading about your hometown! It sounds like a very nice place, especially the cherry gardens.
0 votedMay 24, 20142Having a dinner with friends
Yesterday, I had my friends over for dinner. I was really excited because I like to cook for other people and want to improve my cooking skills! Becouse Because I work all day long and have do not have much time, I began to prepare prepared the dinner the day before. I decided to offer to my friends three different kinds of savoury pies and a pasta.
First of all, I cooked the stuffing for the pies. One of the stuffings was a mixture of stewed vegetables that included: tomatoes, eggplants, peppers, zucchini, onions and carrots. After the cooking them, I mixed them with eggs, parmesan cheese and a lot of mozzarella. The second one was easier- I only cooked potatoes with cheek lard (the cheek lard it's is an Italian specialty that is very tasty!). After the cooking that, I added eggs, parmesan cheese and mozzarella. The last one was more delicate. At first I cooked leeks and carrots. Then I added salmon in slices. Then Lastly, I put the stuffing in puff pastries that had already done been made.
These The pies had been prepared the day before, instead then the pasta has was been prepared when all my friends were at home. While I cooked, they eating the ate pies, drinking drank wine and waiting waited for dinner. The pasta I made is called "Pennette alla Vodka". I browned a lot of onion, after I added bacon in pieces and after a while a big glass of vodka. When the vodka retired, I added tomato puree. It needs to cook for a long time to take absorb the flavour. At the end of the cooking I added milk cream. For the pasta I used pennette.
For cake, a friend of mine, While I was cooking, a friend of mine prepared a variation of a typical italian cake- tiramisù! However, instead of the traditional coffee, he used red fruits and strawberry juice. Everybody said to me that it was a good dinner! This made me very happy!Hi Sandra!
I very much enjoyed your writing! Now I am VERY hungry for good Italian cooking! It sounds delicious. I made some changes to the grammar (such as verb tense). The words that are highlighted in yellow are where I made some changes such as adding a different word or moved words around for grammar purposes. Please let me know if you have any questions! :)
0 votedMay 23, 20141
