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Vicky Frost
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May 11, 2021
It was a pleasure to see you again. Your English has increased so much since the beginning.
Holly Day
English
May 20, 2020
It was lovely to meet Sergei today. He speaking is great and he uses lots of English expressions, phrasal verbs and idioms. I look forward to our future lessons ;)
Natalie IELTS
English
May 11, 2020
Good chat about war and conflict:)
Natalie IELTS
English
Apr 3, 2020
Good chat about airlines and the problems they're facing today:)
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    January 4, 2019
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    Letter informing about the cancelling of gym membership Question: For the past year you have been a member of a local club. Now you want to discontinue your membership. Write a letter to the club secretary. In your letter state what type of membership you have and how you have paid for this give details of how you have benefited from the club explain why you want to leave Answer: Dear Sir/Madam I am writing to inform you that I have to cancel my membership in your fitness club. I am a silver member of your gym. I was fortunate enough to obtain this valuable subscription option by paying online with my credit card last month because I fulfilled the criteria of being in the top 10 percent of the most active members of the club. Having visited the gym so frequently, I have noticed significant improvements to my physique in the last year. In particular, the level of my cardiovascular fitness has spiked to the point that now I can run half marathons. In contrast, before I became a member, I could not run for longer than 30 minutes without having to stop for rest. Unfortunately, I have to discontinue my membership as I am moving to another city that does not have an affiliate of this fitness chain. Being a well-known and well-respected brand across Poland, nevertheless, this gym does not yet have a subsidiary in Gdansk. Kind regards Sergey Ch
    January 3, 2019
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    Essay: life was better when technology was simpler Question: Life was better when technology was simpler. To what extent do you agree and disagree? Answer: Life was more enjoyable when technology was less advanced. This essay agrees with this idea because it was easier to master technology and many could fix broken equipment themselves. Life was simpler because it took a lot less time and effort to understand many innovations and become proficient with their use. At their inception, things are usually simple and straightforward. Almost anyone can take a piece of simple technology apart, put everything back, and learn how it works in the process. For example, when I was a child, I learned how to create simple computer games using Pascal. It didn't require much effort from my part and was fun. However, to create even a simple computer game now you have to spend a lot of time studying lots of different software products and them integrating them all together, which is complicated and time-consuming. Another reason why it was better when things were simpler is that many could fix things such as radio, telephones, and irons without getting help from professionals. When technology didn't have sophisticated design, people could look inside the broken thing and intuitively understand its inner workings. Then replacing a severed cord or cleaning up dirt was a matter of hours and no professional serviceman was needed. For example, when I was a child, I could identify and replace a malfunctioned part in my desktop computer, such as the video card or the processor. In contrast, if my Apple laptop started acting up now, all I could do is to turn it over to the service. To conclude, life was better when technology was less sophisticated because it took less time and energy to understand it and many could take care of minor defects without professional help.
    January 1, 2019
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    Letter: organize a venue for a presentation Question: You are required to organize a venue for a presentation by your company's CEO in the function room of a local hotel. Write a letter to the hotel manager. In your letter: Say when the presentation will be and what it will be about Explain what facilities you'll require for the presentation Tell him/her why you'll use the venue again if this event is successful Answer: Dear Sir/Madam I am writing this letter with regard to booking one of the presentation rooms in your hotel for our CEO to have a meeting with the stakeholders. This event will take place next month, on January 20th. The subject of the meeting will be the plans to lay off a quarter of the workforce due to economic difficulties our company is facing right now. These problems are partially caused by a recent tax rate hike and legislature changes. To conduct the event in an orderly and effective fashion, we would like to ask you to provide a function room big enough to hold around 50 people. In addition to the room, the following equipment will be required: a whiteboard along with a collection of crayola dry-erase markers, clipboards, and an overhead projector. If this meeting is a success, we have plans to use the same venue again in the near future. Our company is going through tough times, so there will soon be a lot more discussions with the shareholders about the changes to our core competencies. Instead of focusing on C# development, the management wants to expand the data mining vertical. I look forward to hearing from you. Yours faithfully Sergei
    January 1, 2019
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    Essay: daycare vs grandparents Question: Some parents think that childcare centres provide the best services for children of preschool age. Other working parents think that family members such as grandparents will be better carers for their kids. Discuss both views and give your opinion. Answer: Some would argue that parents should send their young children to daycare while they are busy at work, while others say that grandparents looking after their grandchildren is a superior option. While the arrangement in which grandparents take care of preschoolers fosters family ties, I believe childcare centers are better at preparing their young customers for school. On the one hand, giving grandparents a chance to care for their grandbabies can really bolster family bonds. A grandma or grandpa can pass down family traditions and little secrets that will leave a lasting impression on the child. The end result will likely be that a preschooler will form a deep emotional connection with his or her grannies, which will make family ties much stronger. For example, my father was taken care of by his grandmother while his parents had busy day jobs. He said this experience created a special bond between them that persisted for a long time afterwards. However, I believe children are bored after a while without the company of their friends of the same age. On the other hand, childcare centers employ educated professionals who are much better trained than grandparents to prepare children for school. Many social workers in these enterprises are highly qualified in child education. This knowledge allows them to set up lots of activities for children that will teach them the skills that will be useful later in school. For example, exactly this conclusion was reached in a recent study in the UK that looked at more than 10,000 families. I believe this school of thought is preferable because it helps youngsters to succeed in school, which will pave their way for their later success in life. To conclude, although asking grandparents to care for their grandbabies during the day can strengthen family ties, daycare is a better option because they improve child's grades later in school.
    December 29, 2018
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    Essay: Causes and solutions for obesity among children Question: Modern children are suffering from the diseases that were once considered to be meant for adults only. Obesity is a major disease prevalent among children. What are its causes and what solutions can be offered? Answer: The youths of today are victims of the diseases that used to be prevalent only amongst adults. The most common of these is obesity. The primary cause of this phenomenon is the standard American diet, and the most viable solution is to change lunches served in schools. The main reason for obesity among children is the Western pattern of eating. Even though this diet has the right proportion of macronutrients, the quality of its main components is far from perfect. It has been shown many times that products such as carbonated drinks, hamburgers, and potatoes, which are the staple of this diet, can lead to gaining weight when consumed in large quantities. These foods being all that is typically eaten by children, the result is childhood obesity. Researchers in Norway discovered that as fewer vegetables and more soft drinks were reported being consumed in families, the higher went the average weight of all family members. One of the solutions to this problem is to change school menus to reflect current understanding of healthy eating. School lunches should include lots of vegetables, little sugar, plenty of protein, no soft drinks, and whole grains. This change will help adolescents lose weight and educate them on the kinds of foods they should consume by giving them model lunch. This measure was proven to be effective when it was introduced in San Ramon, California. In the first year of the program, 75% of pupils lost on average 10 pounds, which is more than enough for the young ones to improve their health. To conclude, children are suffering from exploding waist sizes due to bad dietary habits, and the best way of addressing this is to change the kinds of foods they are served during lunch.
    December 25, 2018
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    Essay. Upbringing. Emphasize cooperation or competition in yongsters Question: Some people think that a sense of competition in children should be encouraged. Others believe that children who are taught to co-operate rather than compete become more useful adults. Discuss both views and give your own opinion. Answer: Some would argue that it is preferable for parents to teach their children to be competitive, while others believe that collaboration is a better way to make their sons and daughters positive members of society. While having a competitor's mentality can help a future job seeker, I believe emphasizing cooperation is a better option because it lets children acquire useful social skills. On the one hand, encouraging a sense of competition in the young goes a long way of preparing them for future hardships of looking for work. Finding work is often hard these days. Some job openings have a long list of candidates who have to show why they are more worthy to get it than others. That is why being good at winning competitions can help a young person secure such positions. For example, a recent study in Canada has confirmed this idea by showing that people who self-identified as being very competitive reported a lower unemployment rate than the general population. However, I think that overly competitive people do not make good friends or work colleagues, which makes them less happy. On the other hand, teaching children to collaborate rather than fight ensures that they learn valuable rules of social interactions. To cooperate, children have to find common ground and negotiate. These activities require a lot of communication, which improves their skills in this domain because the more you do something, the better you become at it. For example, a survey conducted in Australia in 2015 has found that young adults whose upbringing focused on cooperation have had fewer divorces than the national average. I believe having well-developed social skills leads to far greater life satisfaction than being in a constant fight mode. To conclude, although raising a child to be competitive can ensure he will be employed in the future, I believe such people are less satisfied with their lives, that is why emphasizing cooperation is more important.
    December 20, 2018
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    In many countries smoking is now illegal in public places. Do you agree or disagree? Many nations have outlawed cigarette smoking and vaping in places such as restaurants, bars, and nightclubs. This essay totally agrees with this development because passive smoking is hazardous for health, and it makes clothes reek of smoke. Smoking in public places should be banned because it involuntarily exposes non-smokers to harmful toxins found in second-hand smoke. Tobacco smoke contains many of the known carcinogens that cause cancer, lung disease, and heart problems. Inhaling these dangerous chemicals is bad not only for the smokers themselves but also for all people standing nearby. For example, a recent study in Ireland has found that those who spent more than 20 hours per week in an environment polluted with second-hand smoke were 25% more likely to have heart disease than people who did not. Another reason why public spots should be smoke free is because the clothes of visitors of such places stink of cigarettes long after they leave, which is very uncomfortable. Unless the place is aired out 24/7, which is usually unreasonable, the accumulated stench covers the whole area. Paying just a short visit to such a venue will make the visitor’s clothes stink of cigarette smoke that won’t come off on its own. When I had friends working in a shisha bar where smoking was allowed, I reeked like a chain smoker whenever I hanged out with them for just half an hour. To conclude, smoking in public spaces should be against the law because environmental tobacco smoke makes non-smokers sick and their clothing smelly.
    December 18, 2018
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    Climate change is the biggest threat to life on our planet Question: Climate change is the biggest threat to life on our planet. How accurate is this statement? Are there any other bigger threats to mankind? Answer: Global warming is an existential threat to many living organisms on Earth. This essay will argue that this statement is false because Climate change is a hoax invented by the Chinese, and the biggest threat to life as we know it is an all-out nuclear war with Russia. Climate change is not real since it was made up by the Chinese government to put economic pressure on American manufacturing. Even though lower labor costs allow China to produce cheaper products compared to the US, they cannot always outcompete their rival due to the lower efficiency of their production lines and inferior quality. To support their economy, the Communist Party created a lie that greenhouse gases are warming up the planet at an alarming rate because they knew that Americans are naive and will not only believe it but will also try to curb the output of their industries to avert the catastrophe. Donald Trump, who is a proven source of reliable information, tweeted the same idea in 2012. A real existential threat to life is a full-scale nuclear war between major powers, which can bring an end to the world as we know it. Among all nations having nukes, Russia stands out because it has the biggest stockpile of warheads, even greater than America. While the relations between the two countries have never been overly friendly, they are at all time low at present. I believe that provocation or a mistake might cause a great disaster. To underline the devastating effects of this kind of weapons on humans, dropping just a few small nuclear bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki by the US wiped out several hundred thousand people. In conclusion, Climate change is not a threat because it is not real, and the biggest danger to life is a nuclear conflict with Russia.
    December 15, 2018
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    Essay: Many teenagers now have their own smartphone Question: Many teenagers now have their own smartphone. What are the advantages and disadvantages of this and give your own opinion? Answer: A lot of high-school kids own at least one mobile phone these days. While this typically results in children wasting much time on social media, I believe having a cell phone allows parents to exercise better control over their child. The main drawback of each teenager owning a smartphone is that they can barely control themselves, which interferes with their school assignments and results in them spending much time unproductively. Many high-school students are very distracted by what is happening on websites such as Facebook and Instagram, where their friends or celebrities post updates all the time. This makes kids prioritize social media over curriculum activities, which wastes a lot of their productive time in school and lowers grades. For example, a recent study in California has found that a decrease in school performance in the past decade has coincided with self-reported smartphone usage. Despite this, I believe educating school-age children on how not to be distracted while studying can adequately address this problem. However, the main benefit of this development is that parents can be in touch with their children at all times, which helps immensely with upbringing. Teenagers are delicate, and they need much guidance by adults to avoid getting in trouble. If a child, who is put in a difficult situation, does not have quick, on the spot access to the advice of their parent or guardian, they might make wrong decisions and face bitter consequences, which could have been avoided. For example, a recent study in Australia has discovered that parents, who remained in touch with their sons and daughters while they were away physically, reported that their kids were less likely to be victims of teen pregnancies. I believe maintaining constant contact with children is very important for their successful development. To conclude, although smartphones can be distracting and cause teenagers to waste time in school, I believe they also allow parents to keep in touch with their children at critical moments in their lives, which helps them avoid making mistakes.
    December 12, 2018
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