Evelin
Spanish
May 4, 2018
Another really interesting lesson with JC, as usual! Great job remembering all the gender and plural changes for adjectives!
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Hello there,
My name is JC, I'm from Germany, and I'm living in California. If you're a native English speaker and looking for a German language buddy, let me know! :-)
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JC
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- Commenting an Election Statement for the Presidential Campaign in the US While the upcoming US American presidential election starts to be covered in the media, I have commented on an interview on MSNBC titled "Bernie Sanders On Jeb Bush's 'Work Longer Hours' Comments". It can be viewed on YouTube under https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hzqvw8q95Us This is so far one of the best statements I've heard about it. The first issue addressed, longer working hours, is a topic I've been pondering about for some time. According to Senator Bernie Sanders, 85% of male employees work more than 40 hours a week. First of all, this is an impressive figure. The Americans are definitely a hardworking society. I agree with him that this needs to be curbed, instead of increased. Productivity is not linear to working hours, it rather decreases above a certain level. Most union-based contracts in Germany are based on a 35 hour working week, with an annual leave of 30 days. Still, the per capita GDP is roughly the same compared to the United States. It helps people to be less stressed or burn-out prone, while it also has a positive effect on the overall unemployment rate. Secondly, I agree with him about reforming banks. Six banks that stand behind 60% of the GDP? This figure sounds pretty high, but if true, I would vote for breaking them up. In my experience, profit driven thinking does not always yield to the best results and can sometimes even harm products. The minimum wage of 15 bucks, as he refers to it, sounds pretty high to me. In his continuing speech he acknowledges climate change, which I appreciate. Pay equity for women and free college tuition sound ambiguous, but are good ideas. While I believe deciding about the former should be left to companies respectively unions, I think investing in education would make a big difference. Senator Sanders touches on the same topic again when he states demilitarizing police is one thing, but curbing high unemployment rates in poor areas would eventually solve the problem. In context with the incidents in Baltimore, President Obama has made a similar statement, referring to these areas as pockets of poverty. I fully agree with these attitudes and believe both reforming the police system and closing the gap would improve live on both sides of it. In essence, Senator Sanders is touching on a lot of urgent issues and his proposed solutions are social and democratic. It would in my opinion help America continue its positive development it is currently making with President Obama.
July 14, 201570 - Requesting an accomodation TASK: -------- You should spend about 20 minutes on this task. You are going on a short training course at a collage in Greenmount, Northern Ireland. You need somewhere to live while you are there. Write a letter to the accommodation officer at the college. In your letter: * explain your situation. * describe the accommodation you require. * say when you will need it. Write at least 150 words. You do NOT need to write any addresses. Begin your letter as follows: Dear Ms Rose, ANSWER: -------------- Dear Ms Rose, I am a German student and I am going to attend the "English Immersion Course for IELTS Students" at Greenmount college this summer. I would require a lodging for the period of the course. Therefore, I kindly would like to ask, if you can provide me with a room starting with July 1st until August 30th. If you have several different room categories available, I would be grateful, if you could send me some background information. I am fine with sharing a kitchen several other room mates. In particular, I require a place in walking distance of the Greenmount college campus. Furthermore, I would much appreciate an Internet connection capable of video conferencing. From your website I understood, that various different payment methods are accepted to pay the rent and deposit. Could you please let me know, if American Express is among your supported credit card systems? Thank you in advance! Yours sincerely, Mr. Jackson REMARKS: --------------- 153 words, 20 minutes. Misspelled words: college Please rate this text according to - task achievement, - coherence and cohesion, - lexical resource - and grammar range and accuracy. Thanks!
June 21, 201550 - The Future of the Silver Screen IELTS Writing Task #2, General Essay: ---------------------------------------------------- You should spend about 40 minutes on this task. Write about the following topic: Some people warn that the era of silver screen is coming to an end and that people will eventually lose interest in going to the cinema. Do you agree or disagree with this view? Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your experience. You should write at least 250 words. Answer: ---------- As media center in the modern living room get more and more advanced, and as TV entertainment is not only broadcast via cable and satellite, but also streamed over the Internet, it needs to be discussed, which role cinemas are going to play in the future. In the past three decades the amount of TV stations has significantly increased, from a handful channels in the nineties to the copious amounts available today. On top of that, paid services like Netflix let you choose freely, how your evening entertainment will look like. Cinemas, however, offer an entirely different experience. Firstly, watching a movie on the silver screen is way more intense. The size of the screen for instance is overwhelming. Oftentimes movies are produced in a special three-dimensional fashion, requiring the audience to wear special glasses. On top of that, the spatial experience is enhanced by sound recorded in a special surround technique. Secondly, going to the movies is a social event. Often taking place on the weekend, it is an evening to meet friends and to watch a dedicated movie. Be that as it may, going to the movies may become quickly quite expensive. The ticket costs for a family, plus additional expenses such as popcorn and drinks may easily surpass the monthly costs of a streaming providers, often a multiple there of. In my personal opinion, both movie theaters and home entertainment have their individual benefits. For example, I basically watch every new movie I am interested in at a theater, while my living room sports cable and Internet TV. I prefer to watch fresh films in a cinema, this way I can see them in the best quality available and as soon as possible. On the other hand I love watching TV series and oldies in the comfort of my home and on my high definition television. My impression is, that cinemas are still very popular and will continue to be accepted in the future. Remarks: ------------ 328 words Misspelled words: overwhelming benefit to be intereste
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