TOEFL Independent Writing, please correct it :) Topic: People learn things better from those at their own level, such as fellow students or co-workers, than from those at a higher level. Such as teachers or supervisors. I believe that it’s better to learn from people at a higher level so I disagree with the statement. Even though people sometimes have a more friendly relationship with others at their own level, I think that they can learn more effectively from those at a higher level for several reasons. First, people at a higher level have a better knowledge of the things the people want to learn. For example, snowboarding instructors are usually very skilled snowboarders and, thus, they know any problems people can face. When I went to the mountain, I first asked my friend how to curve from right to left but he could not help me because he didn’t understand my mistakes. After that, I booked a lesson with a teacher and he explained to me that I was moving my body in an incorrect way. Secondly, people at a higher level are usually expert in teaching. University professors solved a lot of doubts and problems of students. Therefore, they know the most common problems the students face and how to solve them. Fellow students have not this expertise. An example that comes to mind is when I was studying for an exam one year ago. I asked an older student, who have already succeeded in that exam, to explain me an argument. His explanations were very vague and unclear and after that, I decided to visit the professor during tuition hours. He could explain what I didn’t understand because he knew that lot of students had problems with that argument. In conclusion, people at a higher level have a greater knowledge and more experience in teaching. For these reasons, in my opinion, people learn easier from them.

Television and Communication. Do you agree or disagree with the following statement? Television has destroyed communication among friends and family. Use specific reasons and examples to support your opinion. Television has marked a deep change in our life. It changed the ways we relax, get news and information about weather etcetera. It’s true that television catches a lot of our attention, but I don’t think that it had destroyed communication with other people. First, a lot of people watch television during their meals. This fact doesn’t imply that they can’t speak with others. For example, a family can watch the news on television and then discuss them. In addition to this, people can watch television with others. I and my friends usually watch football matches together and this leads to more communications and interaction between us. Watching matches together, we establish a deep relationship. This is not possible without television because the stadium is far from our houses. According to this two example, television can improve communication, rather than decrease it. Secondly, TV programmes can be talking points too. If you meet a new person and you can’t find a good conversation topic, maybe talking about a TV programme that both like can be a good way to know each other’s interests. When I met a girl when I was 18, I remember that she was a bit shy, but I asked her if she used to watch a TV series and after that, she talked all the night about this. It’s true that some people prefer watching television rather than going out with friends. This doesn’t mean that television ruins friendships because in these cases is the person that chooses to watch television rather than staying with his friends. In conclusion, according to the examples above, I disagree with the statement. Communication is people’s responsibility.

Discuss abouth this statement: In twenty years there will be fewer cars in use than there are today Estimating the number of cars in the future is not simple but I believe that the number will decrease for these following reasons. The first reason is market saturation. During the nineteenth century and the first years of the twentieth, the number of car owners has grown enormously so today a lot of people already have a car and this makes the number of cars’ growth more difficult. The owners will probably buy new cars but these will replace the old ones, so the number will not change. Secondly, the crisis marked the last year of the world economy and it reduced the purchase power of the people and this will discourage the purchase of cars. The price of cars has decreased during years, but cars aren’t a primary good. Even though having a car is a helpful good for people, food, health service, clothes are more important. Thus people that have to choose between a car or primary goods, they will decide upon the latter. Thirdly, pollution is becoming an even more relevant problem for society. So governments are trying to encourage people to use non-polluting vehicles like bicycles or public transport. In some country, people using bicycles to get to work are rewarded with a bonus on their wage. These kind of incentives will probably lead to a reduction of the number of cars. In addiction to this, there some projects that could revolutionize the way we move in the cities. One of these is replace cars with cell travelling on aerial rail. If this project is realized, the number of cars will decrease sharply. According to these three reasons, I definitively agree with the statement

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Television advertising directed toward young children should not be allowed. What you think about? Children’s minds are easy to convince. They believe everything is said by an adults. This is a positive thing if adults are educating the children, teaching good behaviors. But this characteristic can be exploited by people that are looking for their own interest. Advertising has a strong power. Let’s think about a toy: showing other kids having fun, including particular colors or music in the advertisement, it is easy to create a desirable object for the kids. Advertising can change children’s idea about toys. When my little cousin’s birthday was near, I asked him If he had wanted a particular toy. He answered me that he didn’t like it. After few days, he said me that he saw that toy in the television and he would appreciated that as a gift. In conclusion, I think that advertising is a main source of money for television and it is obvious that television owners try to exploit this source, but they should respect kids’ minds. They can broadcast advertisings of adults product