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Hi Eddy,
Even though this is not the right place to post this, only you can make that decision ! Depending on what the laws in your country are, higher education may be very expensive, or completely free. Also, do you want to do a specific profession that would require a degree, such as a doctor, or are you happy being at a certain level of work? These are just some of the many things to consider. I hope you think about it properly, rather than just posting it on an iTalki forum!
Good luck.
0 votedJune 10, 20170The Endless Vocabulary
I am wondering how we managed to master the endless vocabulary in our native language. (I am Russian) No 'personally' because personally is an opinion word when used this that.
Somehow it happened to me subconsciously and now I am trying to figure out what that process, so that to find a way to repeat that process for mastering English. Because I need the same level of fluency level as in my native language.0 votedMarch 7, 20171How to Improve Writing Skills
It's not easy to express my opinions and feelings in English.
I think that I should practice writing something in English every day.
Is it enough? I don't think so.
Just writing something is not enough to improve writing skills.
First of all, I'm not good at writing something in my mother tongue.
I need to improve my Korean writing skills before improving my English writing skills.
I should also think about not how to write but what to write.
I'm always worried about what topic I want to say or write.
I think that I'd better read more books and listen to other people's opinions.
I need sources to write about.
I hadn't read books any until I became a university student.
I haven't kept a diary since I was an elementary student.
It was my homework to keep a diary at that time so I didn't write something of my own free will.
I don't know how to enjoy writing.
Do you have good ideas?
Would you share with me?0 votedMarch 7, 20171Whether people should pay tax to the state or not
This is an IELTS test writing task: some people believe that they should be able to keep all the money they earn and should not pay any tax to the state. To what extent do you agree or disagree?
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Nowadays, the percentage of tax versus income an employee has to pay increases as the economy develops. Some people argue that employees should not pay any tax to the state [works better in this context]. However, I think it is necessary for each worker to pay tax.
People who earn money should pay tax to keep the country running smoothly. The government builds public facilities for citizens, like libraries, parks and squares, using money from taxpayers, to help people fill their spare time. The state sets up a series of services like social insurance, free-access of nine-year education which are based on tax revenue. To some extent, although people have to pay tax, they utilize the services in return.
People paying tax is beneficial for narrowing the gap between the rich and the poor. The rules run like this: high income citizens pay higher tax rate than those low income ones. Therefore, no matter how much money they earn, all the people can enjoy public facilities and services. In this way, the income gap becomes narrower.
However, if the tax rate, which high salary citizens have to pay is extremely high, there will be less motivation to earn more money, which is negative to economy development. If the low income ones only need to pay very low tax but utilize the same public services, they may become lazier and lazier. In my opinion, it is the government’s responsibility to optimize the tax regulations and make people working hard to develop the country.
In conclusion, people should pay tax to make the state run sustainable. Also, the government has to set up a series of scientific tax rules to stimulate economy development.0 votedMarch 7, 20170Bonjour tout le monde!
Bonjour tout le monde.
Je suis très heureux d'être ici sur Italki et d'avoir l'opportunité de pratiquer mon français. (Il est heureux de faire quelque chose et il a l'opportunité de faire quelque chose)
Il n'y a pas beaucoup des francophones dans mon pays. Ainsi je n'ai pas beaucoup d'opportunités de parler des autres, mais au même temps je n'ai pas beaucoup d'opportunités de parler le français.
Haha. Je ne veux pas me plaindre aussi. Mais à cause de cette situation, je veux vraiment pratiquer mon français en ligne. ("C'est parce que de cette situation" is a very English turn of phrase and doesn't really work in French, especially in writing. À cause de - or grace à in positive situations - is much more French!)
Je suis très heureux d'avoir les amis sur italki parce qu'ils sont très sympathiques et heureux d'aider leurs amis/des gens. (Although "si" is a great word, it means more along the lines of "he was so thin, he could slip through the window". Also, remember that feminine forms are used if there are only women in the group, while ils is still used if there is a mixture. If this was the case, and the friends you have online are women, the sentence would be: je suis très heureux d'avoir des amies sur Italki parce qu'elle sont très sympathiques et heureuse d'aider leurs aims/des gens)
Quels types d'experiences avez-vous eu avec les langues et les apprendre? Est-ce que vous les parlez seulement en ligne, beaucoup dans votre vie quotidienne, ou dans les lieux de travail? (the reason why 'votre vie quotidien' is singular is, by French reasoning, every person only has one life, so even though you're talking to a group of people, each of those people would only have one life, hence you use a singular)Bravo, and good luck with the French language!
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