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Closing and re-opening the border between Brazil and Venezuela
Last week, a Brazil's federal judge ordered the closing of the border between the Brazilian state of Roraima and Venezuela. The border was closed for fifteen hours and was re-opened after the decision of an associate judge, who considered the decision of the previous judge inadimissible considering the international treaties which Brazil takes part.
That was not the first attempt to undermine the presence of Venezuelans in the state. Previously, the governor of Roraima determined that only Venezuelans with a valid passport could have access to public services such as public health care system and education. In practice, that means that nobody who came from that country as a refugee would have access to any public service, since the vast majority of the Venezuelans who get to the country arrive without documents or with them overdue. The justification for such measures is that the big amount of Venezuelans in the state is overwhelming public services and bringing social problems.
According to the minister of Supreme Court of Brazil, protecting refugees is something inherited to the legal framework in Brazil and it's depicted by the vast amount of treaties about the subject which Brazil takes part and, because of that, the country couldn't prevent refugees of getting into the country.________________________________
This is how I would edit your writing:
The closing and re-opening of the border between Brazil and Venezuela
Last week a Brazilian federal judge ordered the closing of the border between the Brazilian state of Roraima and Venezuela. The border was closed for fifteen hours but was re-opened after the decision of an associate judge who considered the decision of the previous judge inadmissible, because of the international treaties Brazil has agreed to.
This was not the first attempt to control the presence of Venezuelans in the state. Previously, the governor of Roraima determined that only Venezuelans with a valid passport could have access to public services such as the public health care system and education. In practice, this meant that no one who came from Venezuela as a refugee would have access to any public services, since the vast majority of the Venezuelans who enter the country arrive without the proper documents, or documents that have not expired. The justification for such measures was that the sheer numbers of Venezuelans in the state was overwhelming public services and causing social problems, as well.
According to the minister of the Supreme Court of Brazil, however, protecting refugees is something that is inherent to the legal framework of Brazil which is depicted by the vast amount of treaties Brazil has agreed to on the subject. Because of these agreements, the country couldn't prevent refugees from entering into the country legally.Your writing is very good. Well done! Keep up the good work :-)
0 votedAugust 17, 20181IELTS about smoking
Tobacco should be treated as illegal like other drugs. Smoking has not a single positive issue but lots of negative effects and therefore, it should be banned.
To what extent do you agree or disagree with the above statement.
Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your experience.
I personally agree with this statement, and I suppose that smoking has a lot of negative aspects. Harm from smoking tobacco can be for health and personal finances. Let's consider these two affirmations.
The tobacco has plenty of bad effects for health and lifetime. One of them is a risk of cancer disease, especially lung cancer. Also the smoke of cigarettes contain more than one thousand harmful chemical compounds which promote to develop cancer cells in our bodies. In addition the smoke has a awful odour and sometimes may cause allergic reaction. furthermore a pack of cigarettes includes excises and has high price, thus if you smoke cigarettes you will spend piece of your money.
Although, the smoking has one advantage. It is nicotine acid which helps to a brain by improve interaction between neurons. But our body can receive this acid more safety, for example by a injection.
My father used to smoke cigarettes and he had a problems with health. Now he is leading a healthy lifestyle, doing exercises and he feel well. I suppose, that the smoking problem starts from schools, there pupils attempt to smoke because it is ''cool''.
Thereby, these pupils grow up but their habit remains. Prevention the smoking in school can decrease quantity of people why smoke
In conclusion I want to add that smoking never be banned because it is really serious business and large corporations. And struggle against smoking leads to falls economic indexes like GDP--------------------------------------------------
This is how I would edit your writing. I started editing the question, too, and then realized it probably wasn't written by you. If your teacher wrote it, your teacher also could use some more lessons :-) I decided to go ahead and edit the question, too, so you could see how I would write everything.
IELTS Question About Smoking
Tobacco should be treated as an illegal drug. Smoking does not have a single positive benefit, but does have a lot of negative effects, therefore, it should be banned.
To what extent do you agree or disagree with the above statement? Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your experience.
I personally agree with this statement, and I believe that smoking has a lot of negative aspects. Harm from smoking tobacco can affect both health and personal finances. Let's consider these two points.
Tobacco has plenty of negative effects on a smoker’s health and quality of life. The most serious is the risk of cancer, especially lung cancer. The smoke from cigarettes contains more than one thousand harmful chemical compounds which promote the development of cancer cells in our bodies. Cigarette smoke also has an offensive odor, and sometimes it may cause an allergic reaction. Furthermore, the cost of a pack of cigarettes is expensive, including high taxes. Thus, if you smoke cigarettes, you will waste a considerable amount of your money.
Smoking does have one advantage. Tobacco contains nicotine acid, which helps the brain by improving the interaction between neurons. However, there are safer ways to administer this acid, such as by an injection.
My father used to smoke cigarettes, and he had many health problems. Now he is living a healthy lifestyle and exercising, and he feels well. I suppose that the smoking problem starts in schools, where pupils attempt to smoke because it is ''cool''. As these students grow up, the habit remains. Prevention of smoking in school can decrease the number of people who smoke into adulthood.
In conclusion, I want to add that smoking has most likely never been banned because it is very profitable business, run by large corporations. There may also be concerns that the reduced revenue from tobacco sales could lead to falling economic indexes, like the GDP.Well done! And I'm glad your father quit smoking. I did, too, and I feel much better. Your English is very good. Keep up the good work!
0 votedAugust 16, 20181Atlético Beat Real Madrid and Won the Europe's Supercup
Atlético de Madrid defeated Real Madrid this Wednesday 4-2 winning the Supercup. The man of the match was Diego Costa who scored two goals in the game and his role was essential for his team.
The first goal was a great playing of Diego Costa puttin his team ahead. A bit later Benzema drawed the game with a good hit of his head. Then at the seventeen minute of the second part of the game Real scored and went up in the game.
Diego Costa was excited with his first goal probably and he found his second goal but this time getting the draw and pushing the game to extra time.
Due to an error of Varane player of Real Madrid, Atlético scored again with a such beautiful goal. The ecstasy of the Atlético team was so overwhelming that they scored again and that was not only the total victory but also a humiliation to Real Madrid.
People couldn't wait to go to the social network to start posting memes about the Real's defeat concentrating the derision in the fact that they miss Ronaldo, his former star soccer player.--------------------------------------------------------------
I don't know how the rules work for soccer (or football), so my choice of words may not be correct. But, this is how I would edit your writing, guessing about the right words for a soccer game:
Atlético Beat Real Madrid and Won the European Supercup
Atlético de Madrid defeated Real Madrid on Wednesday 4-2, winning the Supercup. The man of the match was Diego Costa who scored two goals in the game and his role was essential for his team.
The first goal was due to the great playing of Diego Costa, who put his team ahead. A bit later, Benzema tied the score with a good hit of his head. Then, seventeen minutes into the second (quarter?) of the game, Real scored, putting his team ahead.
Diego Costa was no doubt excited with his first goal, and then his second goal, but he must have been ecstatic when he then forced the game into overtime.
Due to an error of Varane, a player for Real Madrid, Atlético scored again with a beautiful goal. The ecstasy of the Atlético team was so overwhelming that they scored again. The final result was not only the total victory by Atletico, but was also a humiliation to Real Madrid.
People couldn't wait to get on social media to start posting memes about Real's defeat, concentrating their derision on the fact that they miss Ronaldo, Real Madrid’s former star soccer player.Good job! Keep up the good work. Your English is very good :-)
0 votedAugust 16, 20181I am very mope
these days I have been very sad, because a Man broke my heart... I was fall in love, I always accepted that he said, frequently he was rude and he sometimes visited me...
He always told me that he didn't love me very much...but I wanted to be with his...
very sad... my heart is broken------------------------------------------------------------------------
I would not use the word mope or mopey. This is the kind of word to describe someone who is feeling sorry for himself or herself, but for something that is not very serious. For instance, a child who has been told he can’t go play outside might mope around the house because he can’t do what he wants to do.
A broken heart is more serious, so you would use a more serious word, in my opinion.
I would edit your writing like this:
My heart is broken
These days I’ve been very sad because a man broke my heart. I fell in love and I always accepted what he said to me, even though he was frequently rude when he visited.
He always told me that he didn’t love me very much, but I wanted to be with him. I’m so sad. My heart is broken.I'm so sorry about this. I hope you find someone who deserves you. There is a saying that it's better to be alone than to be in bad company. I hope you find the truth in that. Take care. Your English is very good! Keep up the good work :-)
0 votedAugust 16, 20180I love to hear Roxette
It's just midnight and I can't sleep so I am listening one of my favorites musicans: Roxette! I really love to listen them's songs. I feel a positive energy when I listening Roxette. When I was children I remember to hear Roxette at Radio. I was living in the farm and I hadn't ever listen someone talking another language before. Maybe was Roxette was the first international musicans I heard. I would like really to go a show them."This is how I would edit your writing:
I love listening to Roxette
It's midnight and I can't sleep, so I’m listening one of my favorite bands—Roxette. I really love to listen to their songs. I feel a positive energy whenever I listen to them. When I was a child, I remember hearing Roxette on the Radio. I was living on a farm and I hadn't ever heard anyone speaking or singing another language before. Maybe Roxette was the first international music I had ever heard. I would really like to go see them perform in person someday.
Good job! Your English is very good!
0 votedAugust 16, 20181I hate mosquito
I said I was satisfied after making my garden nice again the day before yesterday, but I realized that it was too early to say that because I was badly bitten by the mosquito, my legs, my arms, even my hips were bitten which still red, turgid and very itch. I had worn long sleeves and jeans. Before I went to the garden I even put some anti-mosquito spray application, so I very wondered how they manage to get there! Thank god I had put a mask on my face! I think I have served the mosquito family a big deal.
My summer is a fight with mosquitoes!
P.S. I have finished The Kite Runner and next I'm going to read Rebecca. Oh Manderly, how lovely~I would edit your writing like this:
I hate mosquitoes!
I said I was satisfied after making my garden nice again the day before yesterday, but I realized that it was too early to say that because I was badly bitten by mosquitoes! My legs, my arms, even my hips were bitten which are still red, swollen and very itchy. I had worn long sleeves and jeans, too. Before I went out to the garden, I even put on some anti-mosquito spray, so I have no idea how they managed to get there! Thank god I had put a mask on my face! I think I became a tasty meal for the mosquito family in my garden. I’m afraid my summer is going to be a constant fight with mosquitoes!
P.S. I have finished The Kite Runner and next I'm going to read Rebecca. Oh Manderly, how lovely~.
Well done! Your English writing is very good. I just made some edits, as if I would edit any English speaker’s writing. "Turgid" is a word that is not used very often. Swollen is a better word because everyone would know that word, but they may not know the word turgid.Good for you for also reading in English. Rebecca is a real page turner. There was a movie made of the book in 1940 directed by Alfred Hitchcock. You might want to see if you can find it on YouTube. Really good and creepy!
0 votedAugust 16, 20180- Those lyrics don't make sense to me, but hey, I'm old lol. But, a jackpot is what you win when you gamble. So, if you were at a slot machine at a casino and you win the big prize and the bells start ringing and money is pouring out of the machine - you just won the jackpot. So, it's also an idiom for when you win a prize or you get something great. You could say, "Wow, he really won the jackpot when she agreed to marry him." When, they talk about gathering up the jackpot, they mean grabbing all of the money you won. Like all of the money that poured out of the slot machine, or taking all of the money you won off of the table if you were gambling with cards - you would gather up your winnings, or gather up the jackpot. Another term would be to "rake in" your winnings. Like in roulette, where the casino worker uses the little rake to grab the chips with.0 votedAugust 16, 20180
- How can I say I'm making something on her place? How can I say I'm making something to present her? I'm making a present for her? (or to her) I'm building this house for her? (or to her) Hello again Camilo! I don't know what you mean by I'm making something on her place? Do you mean you are making something that she can use for her place? If so, you could say, "I'm making something for her place (or her home). You could say, "I'm making something for her." Or, "I'm making a present for her." A present is a gift. You could also say, "I'm making something to give to her." You would say, "I'm building this house for her." You could also say, "I'm building this house to give to her."0 votedAugust 16, 20182
- What is the difference between the verbs ''approve'' and ''approve of''? Could you provide me with a few of examples? "Hey, boss, I created a business proposal for our new client I'd like you to approve." "Would you please approve my request for time off for when the baby comes?" "I need you to approve my business expenses, so I can submit them to HR." "If I go on this business trip, will you approve my travel expenses?" "Do they approve relocation costs when they hire you? "I approve of this merger, but I'm worried about the long-term effect on our profits." "I don't approve of children talking back to their parents in a disrespectful manner." "Would you approve of the government adding new taxes to gasoline to help clean up the environment?" "My mother doesn't approve of other women who won't stand up for their rights."0 votedAugust 16, 20180
