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IELTS task #2 (September 15/2018)
Hello everyone!
I'd like to have your opinion about this writing task, in terms of: coherence and cohesion, lexical resource and grammatical range and accuracy. It would be great if you can help me! Thanks!
TASK # 2
A person’s worth nowadays seems to be judged according to social status and material possessions. Old-fashioned values, such as honour, kindness and trust, no longer seem important.
To what extent do you agree or disagree with this opinion?
ANSWER
The world changes quickly and the human beings' behavior changes just as fast as it. Many traditional behaviors have been forgotten, because new ones have emerged. While a lot of people find happiness in material possessions and gain social status from them they give a huge value to social status, I think that traditional values like trust and loyalty show more about the real value of a person.
First, we are all humans and throughout along the history, the fight for human rights has been always important. Everyone of us is important and we all have the same rights, no matter our religion, skin color or social status. However, nobody should be judge by his/her material possessions.
In addition, money actually does not say anything about a person, but the way you treat others do does. A wealthy person, for example, could be selfish. That person could avoid to help helping someone, just because they care more about money is what really matter. On the other side hand, a humble person (with no money) could take care about of animals and other people who really need it. In my opinion, a person who try tries to make a better world is important, no matter his/her social status.
A person’s worth is based on a person’s their actions not on a person’s their possessions.==
Nicely done! You got a lot of tricky grammar points correct, and your essay makes sense. I liked your point that a person who tries to make the world better is important, regardless of their material possessions. Well done!!!
If I am being picky, I'm not sure you fully answered the question. Your essay says that traditional values are more important, but I think the question is a little different. I think the question is about whether people's judgements have changed? Do people today judge each other based on wealth and status? Or do people still judge each other based on values like trust and kindness?
I hope that helps and good luck!
0 votedSeptember 16, 20181- Huracán Florence Esta semana el huracán Florence llegó a Carolina de Norte. Aunque la mayoría de la gente evacuó, algunos se quedaron y ahora están atrapados por la tormenta. Por un lado, es obvio que estas personas necesitan ayuda y me alegra que los médicos y bomberos están tratando de salvarlas. Pero, por otro lado, creo que eran egoístas porque han puesto en riesgo sus vidas y las de los salvadores. El gobierno había ordenado a todos que se vayan y todo el mundo sabía que iba a ser una tormenta muy peligrosa.September 16, 201820
Casados con hijos (married with children)
Casados con hijos is a comedy tv series. It is set in Buenos Aires in the 2000s. I was six when I started watching it and I always thought it was really funny because it is full of humour. ["Funny" and "full of humour" mean the same thing, so you don't need both.]
There are four members in the family: Moni Argento (mum), Pepe Argento (dad), Coqui Argento (son), and Paola Argento (daughter). The family is not perfect but dysfunctional. They are middle class and they are always struggling to make it through the month.
Pepe and Moni always have funny arguments with their neighbours Dardo and Maria Elena. Dardo and Maria Elena are married and they are rich. Pepe and Moni are jealous of them. Maria Elena and Pepe kind of hate each other because they are always fighting.
The fact that Paola plays a provocative role aimed at the masculine audience is quite disappointing because she is just 17 years old. Besides, the eldest characters are used to using a vocabulary that is not appropriate for children.
Despite those negative points, it is a nice show to watch when you are bored or sad because the Argentos turn their sad and miserable life into a better one in a humorous [humorist = comedy actor, humorous = funny]. I would recommend it to teenagers and adults mostly.Wow, you're writing is excellent.
0 votedMay 15, 20181My city
I was speaking with a foreigner person.
I told him I live in a city called Sangolquí, and he asked me, "What does Sangolquí mean?"
I remained silent. I didn't know why my city is called like that!
But now I know it, thanks to Google. [Google helped me]
It turns out that the name Sangolquí is formed for from two indigenous words:
Sango = Food of the gods & qui = abundance
So, Sangolquí means "Land of the food of the gods" (or "food of the gods in abundance").
It was interesting to find out that. Now I'm ready to answer if someone asks me that question again.
BTW. That "food of the gods" is corn. Many people still cultivates it until today.Nicely done. What an interesting story!
* "People" is plural, so many people cultivate (no "s")
* You used the phrase "It turns out that..." perfectly.
* "Foreigner" is correct, but it sounds a little rude. I usually say "someone from [country or region]."
0 votedMay 15, 20182- Mi teléfono roto Se me cayó mi móvil y se rompió la pantalla. Lo compré hace más de cinco años, así que creo que probablemente no vale la pena arreglarlo. A lo mejor es hora de comprar uno nuevo. Quiero uno con una buena cámara, pero son muy caros. Además, ya pierdo mucho tiempo con mi móvil. Tal vez no debería comprar uno que sea aún más adictivo.April 8, 201830
social media
Nowadays social media has a great impact on the people. Everybody has access to social media throught mobile phones and computers. There is no doubt that the way of reporting news has changed in the last few years. Today the people has not don't have to wait the newspaper or the TV news for getting to get information. They can know everything what that is happening around the world nearly at the moment.*
It’s my belief that the people are most more involved in current events because of social media, because a feature of social media is that you can participate. For example, Twitter lets you write comments with your opinion about everything you want.
On the other hand, I feel that the people are not aware of the danger in a wrong use of of misusing social media. For instance the fake news can bewilder mislead you when you are looking for true information.===
* I would say "They can find out everything that happens around the world almost the instant it happens."
Well done! Social media huge impact on society today.
0 votedMarch 17, 20181- Mi primer partido de hockey Ayer fui a un partido de hockey con unos amigos y nos divertidos mucho. Era la primera vez que he ido en persona a un partido de hockey. Me gustó mucho. Los jugadores se mueven muy rápido y pueden pasar muchas cosas en pocos segundos. Lo único que no me gustó eran las peleas. Yo sé que a muchos aficionados al hockey les gusta cuando los jugadores pelean, pero me parece innecesario.
March 17, 201882 - La casa de papel He estado viendo la serie de Netflix que se llama La Casa de Papel. Es una historia sobre un grupo de criminales y el robo más grande de sus vidas. En vez de robar un banco, ellos intentan a hacerse cargo de La Fabrica de La Moneda en Madrid y usar las máquinas para imprimir su propio dinero. Netflix ha publicado solo la primera mitad de la serie, así que no sé cómo saldrán las cosas. ¿La policía salvará a todos los rehenes? ¿Van a sobrevivir los criminales? Tengo que esperar y ver qué pasa.
March 10, 201860 It was too much traffic
I work in a small town half an houre from home. Traffic is increasing, it is because people use cars instead of buses. Many of them drive alone and everyone wants to have a car to go to work. I realized today that the other cause of the traffic is that there is a lot of taxis, and people take a taxi just to go two or three blocks. I think we need to start to walk a little more or use bicycles to get around move in this small town.Good job! You are right. I will admit that drive too much!
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