Hello everybody! Would you explain me the difference between 'the cinema' and 'the movies'? As I remember from school, in The USA people use word 'the movies' and in Great Britain they use 'the cinema'. Can people understand me if I say 'the moves' instead of 'the cinema' in Great Britain? And can I use word 'the movies' in the IELTS exam or it'll be mistake? What about words 'film' and 'the movie'?

Hi everyone! I'd like to know can I use word 'beverages' instead of drinks? Do native (British or American) speakers use beverage often?

A letter of application for a job Hi everybody! I am continuing to prepare for my IELTS exam. In this letter, I’ve corrected some my mistakes. Thanks all my correctors. And of course, may be I made new mistakes. OK, I’m starting again. Dear Sir/Madam, I am writing to apply for the post of layout designer as advertised on July 21th on your website. I have worked for ‘New Wheels’ for the past fifteen years in the role of major designer. This position is would be a great opportunity (can I use word ‘great’ in this context?) for me, as I have expanded my relevant experience and skills. As you can see from my enclosed CV I am a qualified engineer and believe I have an excellent standard of technical and professional skills required for this role. My current salary is $6,000 a year. I realize that the closing date for applications was last Tuesday, but I hope you will still consider my application. I will be available for the interview at any time, apart July 22nd to July 23rd when I have pre- arranged engagement in Poland. I look forward to hearing from you soon. Yours sincerely Aleksandr Prince

The Letter of application for a job Hi everybody! I continue to prepare for IELTS exam. In this letter I'll try to use some specialized words. And of course I used some templates. Dear Sir, I am writing to apply for the post of layout designer (can I use word maker-up instead of layout designer?) advertised on July 21th on the your site in the Internet. I have worked for the past fifteen years as a DTP specialist in a printing company in the IT department. I suppose (or I think is better?) now is the right time to apply for a better position as I believe I have gained (can I use word gotten or may be received?) relevant experience and skills. As you can see from my enclosed CV I am a qualified engineer and believe (can I use think instead of believe?) I have excellent technical and professional skills. My current salary is $6,000 a year. I realize that the closing date for applications was last Tuesday, but I hope you will still consider my application. I will be available for interview at any time, apart 22 - 23 July when I have arranged a vacation (holiday?) in Poland. I look forward to hearing from you soon. Yours sincerely Aleksandr Prince

Just some thoughts Hello everyone! My second notes wasn't correct anybody. Well, may be I chose not interesting theme or perhaps I wrote too many words. I don't know, but doubtless, my essay have some mistakes (or probably a lot of mistakes). Especially I don't know punctuation very well. OK. Later I'll try to write anything else. I am ripe (can I say so?) to practice my writing skill and of course I must write a lot of stories because of my IELTS exam. I have many topics but sometimes they are bored or difficult. Nevertheless, I will choose one interesting. That's all my short note.

Some facts about Russian vodka. Part 1 Hello everybody! I am preparing to IELTS exam and one of the topics on the test is food. Well, that is fine and I would like to tell a few things about Russian eats. Especially I want to set my sight on strong drinks. May be you know that the most famous Russian dishes are cabbage shchi (can I use the word famous in this context? I doubt), pelmeni, piroshki and blini. And of course you know Russian folk drinks. Yes, you are right, there are wheat vodka (the best in the world) and kvass. We have an amazing variety of vodka to offer, from the clear to all kinds of bitters with herbs and spices. Perhaps you heard these names: Stolichnaya, Moskovskaya, Putin... Yes, it is true, we have vodka Putin. I don't know how tasty it is because I didn't taste it. I don't like vodka very much and usually I would rather wine. My favorite beverages are black tea, white coffee and mineral water. And I forgot about kvass. I like it, especially in hot days. It is made of brown bread or rye flour. We use this beverage in another our folk dish - cold soup Okroshka. But enough chit-chat (as talk my favorite English couch Shane). Let's come back to vodka :) In Russia a lot of people like this drink, even women. Not everybody, of course. I think as for women there are not to much. Vodka is pretty cheap, and if you want to get drug it's the best way to do it, especially if you drink some beer after vodka. When I was much younger, I tried to have these drinks together. It was so terrible. My advise - don't do it never. I am seriously. I suppose it is really a problem for my country. A couple years ago (can I say so, may be I should write "A few years ago") Government of Russia accepted laws, which restrict selling of strong drinks before 10 a.m. after 10.p.m.) But it doesn't work fully because Russian people is smart. And some people think up the method to avoid this laws. So we can buy strong drinks around the clock... To be continued...