Nathan
English
Aug 25, 2019
Artem, you had such a great attitude for the lesson, and your excitement to practice your English today was the best you have ever had! Really well done, and I'll see you in the next class!
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I live in Nizhny Novgorod, which is 400 km to the east from Moscow. I want to be better in English at my job (I work in the support department of software company) and to feel more confident while travelling.
Also I can help somebody to learn Russian - it can be an interesting experience.
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IELTS: Smoking Kills
IELTS Writing Sample
Smoking Kills
It has been proved that smoking kills. In some countries it has been made illegal for people to smoke in all public places except in certain areas. All countries should make these rules. Do you agree or disagree with this statement?
The smoke Smoking is a bad habit. That activity can harm man health. To make a conclusion we need to reveal both sides of the quarrel discussion, therefore let’s try to deliberate(?) how the cigarettes affect our life.
In my opinion, there is the only one positive effect of smoking it is a communication with another person, who is addicted to cigarettes too also. Sometimes my colleagues have a rest time together, because they need to come out an office building to smoke.
On the other hand, there are a lot of negative statements about smoking. That activity demands money spending, time wasting and of course, health deterioration deteriorating. As you know Even the passive smoking can spoilt spoil the health, but I think the worst issue what cigarettes can bring to our world is the nasty smell. It is outrageous when somebody person allows to himself to make the surrounding air worse. Innocent persons people suffer from of that. For this reason, authorities try to protect people against that silent attack by means of smoke permissions in all public places. In fact, the smoking is almost deprived.
I absolutely agree with the statements that smoking should be illegal throughout the world. People can copy bad behavior, hence it is needed to show only good conduct anywhere. The smoking should not irritate former smoke people person to have a cigarette again. Moreover, a young generation, in my opinion, must not see how elderly people the old persons do inappropriate things.0 votedMay 23, 20170IELTS letter: Bad meal in a restaurant
You took your family to a near-by restaurant. You were disappointed with the meal and wish to complain to the manager.
Write a letter to the manager of the restaurant. In the letter
- explain why you were at the restaurant
- describe the problems
- write about the action you want the manager to take
Write at least 150 words.
You do NOT need to write your own address.
Begin your letter as follows:
Dear Sir or Madam,
Dear Sir,
I regret to inform you that I and my family were upset with the meal in a restaurant where you are in charge of as a manager. We went out because my wife could accomplish the driving school successfully passed driving license exams. And we had decided to attend your restaurant. If we had known about your kitchen, we would have chosen another one.
We used to eat out in a lot of restaurants, which have the same menu, but your meal doesn’t get any our good our reviews. First of all it is the cost price. The portions were so little small, and the price were so high that I thought only king noble persons can afford to attend your restaurant. Secondly meal was really over salty, therefore all time I was conceiving doubting that the food is not completely fresh.
I hope you would be kind enough to talk with your chef chief and explain him about my concerns. And of course, I will wait the price reduction. And I really recommend you to think about price policy. To me is not suitable to visit your restaurant again until the price is not equal to quality.
Should you need any further information, please not hesitate to contact me.0 votedMay 23, 20170IELTS letter: Apologizing for the noise
IELTS letter: Apologizing for the noise
Your neighbours have recently written to you to complain about the noise from your houseflat.
Write a letter to your neighbours. In your letter
explain the reasons for the noise
apologise
describe what action you will take
My Dear Madam,
We have received your letter of complaining about the noise from our houseflat. The noise was initiated by a work crew which who helped me to fix do houseflat repairs. I am certain that workers are completely finished with their tasks and they won’t bother disturb you again.
Would you be kind enough to take my sincerely apologies for spoilt several days. I am going to invite you to visit my house next week of course if it is possible. The actual time will be announced some days further.
In accordance to neighbor behavior (don't catch it) I want to promise you to notify about my future repairs activity. I asked you not to hesitate to call me if you reckon that the noise from my property is inappropriate. Let me know as soon as you could in case when you have some questions to me.
Fill free to contact me if you have any other complains or remarks.
Sincerely yours,
Pavel Supryatkin.0 votedMay 12, 20171IELTS Letter: Bad service at a shop
IELTS Letter: Bad service at a shop
You recently had your computer fixed at the local computer store however you are not pleased with the service you received.
Write a letter to the store manager. In the letter
- describe the situation
- explain why you are dissatisfied
- say what you want the manager to do
Write at least 150 words.
You do NOT need to write your own address.
Begin your letter as follows:
Dear Sir or Madam,
My dear Sir,
Dear Sir or Madam,Would be better to describe preposition first and explain your attitude to it.
I regret to inform you that I am not pleased with the service I received. My computer has acted up again. (sounds unnatural, imho)
One month ago I noticed that my computer became slower and slower. Firstly I decide to bring it to your service. The repairing was taking repair took a long time - two weeks. When I obtained computer it (we address it before, so to avoid repetition I'd replace it to pronoun) back, it worked again well, but after two weeks I also began paying attentions on the computer performance, on the other words it works slowly again.
I am appealing you, help me. I do not have enough money to buy a new computer and of course, it should still be covered by the service warranty is still up to now. Could you be kind to mend fix it in a hurry? Do not compel me to write a special documents to trade service center, where I can get attorney (a lower, really?) help. Please do it well.
I hope that I am continue to rely on your interest.
Sincerely yours,
Paul Supryatkin.0 votedApril 20, 20170IELTS Essay: More money for The Art?
IELTS Essay: More money for The Art?
The Art should be better funded by the government but there must be more control over where the money goes. Discuss.
Today there are a lot of sentences that people must do what they wish. Of course, persons each individual should be free in their desires. But they often substitute wishful think about their malfunctions failures as an by the Art. Who can become an artist of a good composer? /* don't get it */
In my opinion to be a great artist person is a hard work. Firstly you should be born with abilities to some type of art, and you need to sustain it throughout the life. Besides, you should show results all time. Of course, many people try tries to find their place in our world by means of the Art, but who have to fund them? Who was Leonardo? First of all, he was an engineer, also and he had a permanent job. He had deserved the great glory and reach people asked him to draw their faces on the blankets.Who is are artists today? In the most cases, they are people with salary, they are employees in the government theaters and galleries. They cannot show the outcome or other benefits. It is not important. They are only workers. Sometimes I really surprised, when I see how our streets adorned. The stupid colors, silly mottos and other strange things. To my mind not only government should control over when where the money goes, also citizens might have to say how it will spend. Nowadays an artist try tries to compel ordinary people to confess their thoughts. I totally disagree with that. Artists should feel how the society mood changes. That reason created misconception between artists and governments, when they give money to some modern performance. If the results were more clearly and understandable, the fund would be more generous.
Of course, I totally agree with government decision to control over where the money goes in the Art. Almost it is only waste money, in most cases, authority should spend money on scientific or education.As I see it, the main topic isn't covered well, there is very quick transition between discussion and conclusion
0 votedApril 19, 20171IELTS Letter: Local club membership cancellation
IELTS Letter: Local club membership cancellation
For the past year you have been a member of a local club. Now you want to discontinue your membership.
Write a letter to the club secretary. In your letter
- state what type of membership you have and how you have paid for this;
- give details of how you have benefited from the club;
- explain why you want to leave.
Dear secretary,
I am the second year member of your club. In spite of the fact that I have not frequently attended club events I have paid funds in a proper way, therefore it allowed me to get the gold type of the club membership. I am very proud to receive that reward, it was the important milestone in my life.
The club gives gave me opportunities to get next level of my knowledge. Surely Thanks to the club I found new friends and persons people who can have the same attitude. No doubt that we will be help each other in rigorous (difficult?) situations.
Nevertheless I need have to leave your the club. The circumstances are stronger than Ime. Although my new job is located in another place , I promise to visit your open events as often as I could.
I look forward to a successful working (sounds unnatural) resultative relationship in the future.Sincerely yours,
Pavel
0 votedApril 19, 20171- Are our zoos cruel to wild animals? Discuss. Zoos always have been not a very friendly place for the wild animals. Zoo format requires a limited amount of space dedicated to each animal because if the cage will be too large there is a chance that visitors will not be able to see the animal. This is also limit species movement in comparison with wildlife. Another point which makes animal's life uncomfortable is a crowded environment. Every day thousands of people watch them, shout at them and try to touch or to feed them. It's quite nervous for the animal and improper food might even kill it (which happens not so rare). On the other hand, the zoo in my city has the new format with more space for predators or prairie herbivores. Also, I’ve visited safari-park at Crimea where people are walking at high pavements while lions are free at their savanna. Efficient security system prevents people to contact with animals and multimedia systems may show hidden part of animal's life. And this kind of zoo becomes more and more popular. In addition, statistic shows that average lifespan of zoo's animals usually longer than in wildlife because of good medicine and no risks being eaten. Advanced zoos may even develop their own endangered species reproduction program. In conclusion, I want to say that zoo and cruelty are not equal. It strongly depends on the government and zoo management. And with all my heart I wish new format's zoo will spread across the world.April 14, 201700
- Do we need to limit number of university places? Welcome to correction! It is neither possible nor useful for a country to provide university places for a high proportion of young people. To what extent do you agree or disagree? Nowadays, not all young people who want to continue studying in a college or a university after high school may be enrolled due to a limited amount of places there. It may be caused by a limited amount of places and a high price of the university course. In general, I agree with this situation. Each university has to challenge enrollees with entry exams to filter less prepared ones. Every young adult has to be motivated even in school to have an opportunity become a student of a well-known and respectful university. That exams allow the university to weed out weak enrollees even before a start of a learning process. This procedure guarantees high education level of students from the very beginning. Another point of limiting a size of universities is job market. Let's imagine the situation when everybody who wants to study medicine could be credited. In not distant future job marked will be piled out with unemployed graduates with no chance to find any vacancy. It will be significant impact and prestige of a university degree will drop down. On the other hand, education inequity may become an obstacle for graduates from a countryside or small towns because of their education level considerably lower in comparison with schools in cities. But I suppose that parents should think about their children's future and try to provide the best education they can. In conclusion, I suppose that number of universities and colleges will grow in future according to further development of our society, but it should be in balance with employer's requirementsMarch 31, 201700
- Big or small business. Which will remain? Due to the development and rapid expansion of supermarkets in some countries, many small, local business are unable to compete. Some people think that the closure of local business will bring about the death of local communities. To what extent do you agree or disagree? Globalization processes bring us to bigger and bigger companies which force small companies to die due to lack of competition strength. Will those processes totally bankrupts all local small businesses? I don't think so. Obviously, a huge company could receive some privileges from suppliers - discounts, payment credits, product customization. All these benefits make their business more profitable. Business processes work better in a big company, it's mandatory condition to let business grow. But, at the other hand, there are a lot of opportunities where one entrepreneur or small family company may to built a custom product based on local requirements, they can create close relations with their customers, make them feel unique. As an example, I can mention about my wife's haircut studio. She knows each customer, they can talk about news, events, families. Just one this feeling may a customer to stick to your business. Finally, I want to quote the famous phrase of Mao Zedong: "Let a hundred flowers bloom". We have a huge world with billions of opportunities and each person able to start own business and be happy doing a favorite job.February 21, 201701
- Are movies better than literature? Corrections welcome. Many people regard films as a less important form of art than literature and painting. To what extent do you agree or disagree? Right after the very beginning of the movie industry, there were a lot of concerns that people will stop reading books, be watching paintings, visiting theaters because of easiness of consumption. There is no need to imagine background, let brain think about book's environment or painter's mood while he has drawn the picture. Movie and cartoons like fast-food, there are quite understandable, provide less space for imagination and strictly limited in time. But I hardly disagree with this opinion because like any invention movies gave us much more than we lost like visuals which are hard to create. Each individual has its own level of knowledge of history, geography, science. Cinema acts as a teacher in this case by showing the way people dress in the past or describing some scientific event in a simple way. Also, every good movie has a stellar cast. Famous actors could play deep emotions and force people to feel the same. I often cry watching a movie, but never while reading a book. Movies aren't excluding the existence of books. Vice versa, many of them are based on some best-seller book. And now we live in such fast-paced world, that there is no time to read books, so watching movies may be the only way to stay up to date with current book's novelties. Finally, I believe that technical progress will invent even more attractive ways to engage people to the culture and entertainment, other dimensions like smells of vibrations may impress people even more and give people's thoughts good ground to grow.February 20, 201760
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