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Elena
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Aug 13, 2016
Стивен, я знаю, что ты любишь поболтать и совсем не любишь грамматику, но 15 минут грамматики - это совсем не смертельно ;) И не забудь, пожалуйста, сделать упражнения из нашего документа. Нам нужно достичь автоматизма! Удачи!
Elena
Russian
Jan 7, 2016
Стивен, спасибо за твои прекрасные отзывы) Я рада, что тебе нравятся наши занятия. Было бы здорово, если бы ты писал их по-русски ;) Что скажешь?
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    To conclude, overpopulation in one of the most important issues of our modern world. We have to face the fact that people have a quite negative effect on the planet and with an ever growing population this effect becomes only worse. Thus, governments should devise new policies which will control the number of people in allowed boundaries and establish new institutions which would try to resolve environmental problems <s>we are having right now</s>. Only by applying these measures we will be able to introduce the next generation to the flourishing world rather than to a lifeless desert.

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    August 8, 2018
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    One of the way<s>s</s> to fight <s>with</s> overpopulation is through the laws and policies which <s>will</s> are aimed <s>on</s> at birth control. With such a program nations will be able to maintain a healthy number of people. At the same time these people will get <s>more</s> higher quality lives as they will not experience problems of overpopulation. Despite the fact that many people think that these measures are immoral, <s>actually it</s> they will drastically change the situation we are facing right now. Another way to deal with this issue is not to control population, but rather to explore and develop new areas, which would allow people to grow more food and make more space for themselves in which to live. Scientific progress would also help the situation, as it may solve the problem with environmental pollution.

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    August 8, 2018
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    Essay #193 "The Problem of Overpopulation" 29.07.18

    Over recent decades with the development of medicine and overall technological progress people were have been given an the opportunity to live much longer and happier lives. As a result, the population of the earth have been has increased significantly. This situation has lead to some major problems of in our era, such as environmental pollution, scarcity of water supplies, famine and the shortage of energy resources.

    Such the This increase of in population has had a disastrous effect on our planet and have has made people’s lives much harder, as they have had to face many issues problems. The best example if this in on a smaller scale is overpopulated urban centers. They experience ecological problems, like water and air pollution. Big cities, besides that, are the major greatest producers of litter (rubbish), which in most cases, despite modern technologies, do is not recycled and just buried in the outskirts. Also, with such a huge number of people cramped in a limited area unemployment and crime rates goes up. Thus, overpopulation of our planet will eventually lead to this situation throughout the world, which will be an plain utter disaster for people.


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    Some Yoga stuff

    Hello!
    I am a Yoga teacher and today I talk (spoke?) to my students about Kapalabhati breathing – a very powerful detoxing practice. May be some of you are interested too?

    What does the word “Kapalabhati” mean? We can translate “Kapala” as Scull and “Bhati” as Shine. So Kapalabhati is “skull-shining breath”. Sounds creepy!

    What are the benefits of this practice?
    First of all, it gives you an energy boost! As you might understand, it is better to do Kapalabhati in the morning, certainly not before you go to bed.
    It refreshes your thoughts – perfect before a work day. Now you know my secret, this is my morning coffee.
    It cleans your nose and throat. Very important nowadays, as the air is so contaminated. Good for prevention of flu.
    This breathing influences and stimulates the epiphysis, which responds for (stimulates?) melatonin – sleep hormone. So regular practice on Kapalabhati reduces stress, prolongs youth, stabilizes sleep regime.

    If you haven’t done Kapalabhati yet, you should ask your Yoga teacher about it :)

    Not many mistakes; it looks as though you wrote this quite quickly - so you have not forgotten as much English as you say you think you have in your other piece!

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    June 24, 2018
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    Also, it has had a huge effect on the people’s approach to education, (full stop) Nowadays, (no comma) you can get all sorts of classes or courses from at home sitting in front of a computer screen. It has become a standard practice and is not considered as some alien technology, but as a reasonable evolution of education. Thus, (no comma) it can be a substitute for classical education and create an absolutely new educational system that could enhance and even excel supercede the current one.

    To conclude, the development in of the IT sphere has already brought given rise to many useful features and created had a very positive effect on the world. And in future it will maintain the same route continue in the same direction and with the a constantly increasing level of influence on our society. Thus, (no comma) suspicions to that of this technology are based on prejudices and backward thinking and not on some reasonable statements, (full stop) So IT development has already affected our society in a positive way and will proceed continue to do so in future.

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    Yet another good essay! You use punctuation like a Russian! English has slightly different rules. I can tell that you think hard about articles, but some mistakes slip through. 

    But the most important thing is that your arguments are consistent and clearly set out.

    Just keep going and you will continue to improve.

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    April 8, 2018
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    Essay #81 "IT Technology" 08.04.18

    The Development of the internet technology is one of the most prominent features of last recent decades. However, some people think that despite its positive initial effect in future it will affect our society only in a bad way. But, (no comma) in my opinion, (no comma) it this is not true and IT will only increase its positive influence and change an everyday life to for the better.

    Everyone has noticed (seen) the changes in the communication between people that were made by the development of this technology. But there was quite a considerable change in the interaction between people and governmental institutions as well, (semi-colon) now we all have an access to a direct dialog with them via the internet. So it brought gave rise to a social-oriented feature phenomenon and made it easier to express your thoughts or and concerns and it will develop even more in future.

    Another thing effect can be seen is changes in how business works and expands, (full stop) now The main place where all it happens has moved from a real physical spot place/location like an office or a shop to the internet. And a properly constructed site can drastically change the profit of a company and give it enough momentum for a further development. Moreover, in the next several decades absolutely all businesses might move from real-life locations to the internet.


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    April 8, 2018
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    Peer pressure

    I'm from Russia, and we have a lot of peer pressure here. One of the most shining examples is that almost everyone (especially elderly people) cares concern themselves about other's private life. For example, if you are a young single woman in your mid-twenties, you will regularly get questions about your marriage and children plans, which is very annoying. I consider this kind of people's behavior very rude and bothersome, because respecting others' (possession in plural is indicated by an apostrophe after the 's' - a very annoying little detail!)  private life lives is very important to me, so I can't stand it when people don't respect mine.


    Very fluent English. 

    Peer pressure exists everywhere, but it takes on a new meaning in Russia!

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    April 1, 2018
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    To conclude, the arts are an important part of people’s development and have a great influence on live the life of our society. However, the government should solve real problems first and then tackle apply itself into enhancing the artistic life of a the country. By doing so it could drastically improve live the (quality of) life of our community and as a result make more people interested in the arts as they will have fewer everyday problems.<o:p></o:p>

    * The Arts (arts) as a general concept is plural and they take the definite article<o:p></o:p>

    ** 2nd conditional

    You show amazing diligence in producing these essays! (Apologies for the strange way of uploading the corrections. I couldn't see any other way of doing it)

    Well done!

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    April 1, 2018
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    Also, in our extremely highly technological era age people have an access to a huge amount variety of entertainments, so even if the government would did not provide people with it them, they would** find a way to compensate for the lack of art events it by themselves. But they cannot compensate for flaws in public transportation and utility services. So the government should revise the distribution of a the budget, set the right priorities and devise a more public-oriented policy.

    Despite the importance of arts in people’s lives it takes a back seat to everyday needs. Thus, by investing into the* arts instead of solving real problems the government not only makes the lives of people who are affected more challenging, but also these problems do not let allow them to appreciate governmental efforts on arts development. Basically, this strategy makes the lives of people who suffer from poor utility services more complicated and those who are not better off by providing them with more entertainments.



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    April 1, 2018
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    Essay #74 "Arts and Utility Services" 01.04.18

    Artistic development and education are highly important for modern people in order to become accomplished members of society. However, some think that governmental investments into this sphere (at the moment) (can be omitted)is not a very thoughtful well-thought-out decision, and I have to agree with this. In my opinion, regardless its of their importance the* arts should take second place to public services.

    Nowadays our society have has many problems with the quality of social services and the government should concentrate its efforts on that this. These issues create real problems for people and the government cannot just ignore them. If there are were** more budget allocations of budget on to improving public services it would give have a  much more positive effect on the community than building new arts* venues and organizing events.


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