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Susan had a great answer! "Allow yourself a bit of craziness" is grammatically correct, and it has an unusual and poetic sound, but it's not something that English speakers say.
Your question made me think of a modern slang phrase you might hear in the U.S. -- "treat yo self!" The meaning is more narrow and specific - it has a sense of being very nice to yourself, usually by buying something expensive just not working too hard!
The phrase is from the American TV show "Parks and Recreation," search for "treat yo self" on youtube and you'll see... very funny show.
0 votedDecember 9, 20160Wow, nice work! Very good English! One mistake you made consistently was on "rural area/urban area." When you are speaking generally, you use the plural:
"Rural areas are more peaceful" or "This will improve urban areas"
When you are talking about a specific place, it may be singular:
"I am from an urban area." or "The building was in a rural area."
But really you are doing good work!
IELTS writing task 2. New technologies or free education?
Some people think that governments in developing countries should introduce new technologies to people in order to improve the quality of life, while others believe that in order to achieve that governments should offer free education for all. Discuss both these views and give your own opinion.Improving the quality of life for people in developing countries is a crucial social issue.
It is a crucial social issue in terms of how to improve the life quality of people who are living in developing countries. Some scientists suggest that governments should import new technologies while some educators educationalists believe reckon that providing free education for the public is should be a better way. I personally tend to agree that both advice sounds reasonable but the former one seems to be more viable and practical. ("advice" cannot be plural. "both sides' advice sounds reasonable" or "both positions sound reasonable")
People’s daily life invariably benefits from new technologies. For example, governments could import modern public transport systems like urban rail transit and rapid bus transit to provide cheaper and more comfortable seats for city commuters, and thus tackle traffic jams in the urban areas. For those who live are living in rural areas area, the local communities and governments may introduce modern agricultural techniques such as fertilizers and irrigation systems to help farmers produce much more crops and grains. This would contribute to reducing the living cost in the rural areas area. In addition, new clean and sustainable energy technologies like nuclear energy and solar energy should be adopted to reduce the consumption of coal and petroleum, serving to solve the increasingly growingly severe air pollution problems in developing countries.
Providing free education for the public would also help. One can expect that Expectedly, an individual who has been well trained and holds a higher degree would have more chance to find a better job. However, given the limited budget in developing countries, this policy seems to be less realistic.
In conclusion, although free education for the public seems to be useful to improve the literacy level in developing countries, innovative (spelling!) innoviative technologies could directly prompt the development of developing in cities and rural countries, which would increase the people's life quality of people.(281 words)0 votedDecember 9, 20161Hi Shannon -- what an interesting topic! Good work. I will just make two suggestions, and not do all the corrections:
Our closest ones: More common phrase would be "our loved ones" or "the people we are closest to"
Sometimes, we don't know that we have very high expectations with our closest ones: Better to say "we don't realize" or "we don't recognize" ( you have it in another sentence!) Also, it should be "expectations of (someone)," instead of "expectations with"
"The others": Better to say "strangers" or "people we don't know"
Your topic is very complicated and your ideas are good ones! With these very vague concepts it can be difficult in a foreign language but I think I understand what you're saying. You could be a marriage counselor :)
0 votedDecember 9, 20161A email
Dear madam,
Thank you very much for your prompt reply. I now know how to prepare my application based on your email. have known what should I prepare for application by reading your email. But I still have one problem. My home in China china is about 2,500 kilometers away from my university. It will take 26 hours by train .So it is not easy for me to get a copy of my grades from my university.
Could you please tell me whether I can apply to the intensive English program without the a copy of my grades?
Thank you very much for your assistance and I look forward to hearing from you.
Sincerely,
Xia xiaHi Xia -- very nice email! It makes sense. But, one thing -- in the U.S., universities will provide grades if you email or call. It's not necessary to travel to the university. So, this woman may ask you if you can do that! Good luck.
0 votedDecember 9, 20161A loss
Since coming I came to the USA, everything has been fresh for me. Even though New York is a remarkable city, which attracts different people from all over the world ,I still feel lonely sometimes .I miss my parents in China and the city where I grew up and worked.I can't get a job here,and I don't have any friends to talk with .I think what I lost is called"sense of belonging".I don't feel that I belong to in New York .I am just a guest.I must be careful with everything.up to now,I am afraid of withdrawing money from the bank and purchasing something things I need .The lifestyle here is different .I know I must adjust myself to the this (or) my new life ,but it takes time.Jinyan -- thanks for sharing this reflection! You have a poetic style and good vocabulary! One small comment so that you can continue to improve - "Even though New York is a remarkable city... " this sentence is a bit too long. It could be simpler - something like "New York is a remarkable city, attracting people from all over the world, but I still feel lonely sometimes."
You are right - it does take time to adjust to a new life. Your hard work at English means you will adjust! Good luck.
0 votedDecember 7, 20160Diary Entry for December 7th
I feel upset and sad today. As a graduate student, Be a graduate，an important assignment is to write graduate thesis. Before writing it formally，we are asked to submit a general outline to our instructor. Then the instructor will evaluate the theme and decide if it is worth researching being researching.
I submitted my outline last week，and my instructor sent send me the feedback today. He told me the theme is contradictory to our current policy. So I have to choose another one. I am so depressed！I have to continue looking up data and put up with another theme. (**?) Furthermore，the deadline is this sunday. My god！Dahlia -- great work! Nice structure and your grammar is generally good. I wish my Chinese was as good as your English! Just a couple comments to help your progress:
- A graduate is someone who has already finished, or graduated.
- "Topic" or "subject" may be more appropriate than "theme," in this case.
- When you say "put up with another theme," do you mean you have to use another theme that someone else gave you, even though you don't want to? "Put up with" means to tolerate something. Or maybe you mean you need to find a new theme? Then you can just say "find a new theme."
I hope this is helpful. Good luck finding a new topic for your thesis!
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