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by CindyBang
Thu May 01, 2014 8:05 am
Forum: Post your writing
Topic: Academic Writing Task 2
Replies: 6
Views: 4209

Re: Academic Writing Task 2

Hi Flick,

I have learnt a lot from you

Thank you very much :).

Regards,

Cindy.
by CindyBang
Wed Apr 30, 2014 3:31 am
Forum: Post your writing
Topic: should I put a little "color" into my essay?
Replies: 4
Views: 1215

Re: should I put a little "color" into my essay?

Hi allen, It does sound better with some colour sentences, but would it be wise to write a long essay during the test? Perhaps, for personal improvement and enhancing writing skill, it would be great to have additional ideas and sentences to make it sound more interesting and attractive. I really en...
by CindyBang
Tue Apr 29, 2014 1:05 pm
Forum: Post your writing
Topic: Task 1 - Bar Chart
Replies: 1
Views: 591

Task 1 - Bar Chart

Hi all, Please read and leave comments for this one. Thank you very much. http://s18.postimg.org/6qza6bix1/Untitled.jpg The bar chart illustrates the percentage in allocating expenses in five categories of four countries during year 2009. American spend most of their income in housing, transportatio...
by CindyBang
Tue Apr 29, 2014 5:14 am
Forum: Post your writing
Topic: word - negatives
Replies: 2
Views: 648

Re: word - negatives

Hi allen_zhang, I believe it is possible to use negative as a noun. Based on the dictionary.com, negative can be both noun and adjective: http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/negatives?s=t And there are some good examples in using negative as a noun from the link below: http://sentence.yourdiction...
by CindyBang
Tue Apr 29, 2014 5:03 am
Forum: Post your writing
Topic: Topic of throw away society
Replies: 3
Views: 7346

Re: Topic of throw away society

Hi yhjsaber,

This is an excellent essay. I really enjoyed reading it. It is well constructed and easy to understand with wide range of vocabulary.

I have learnt a lot from it. Thank you for sharing.

Regards,

Cindy.
by CindyBang
Mon Apr 28, 2014 5:02 am
Forum: Post your writing
Topic: pls check my letter ! thank you
Replies: 3
Views: 827

Re: pls check my letter ! thank you

Hi rairaichan0323, Here is my correction. But im not 100% sure that I have fixed yours correctly, please bear with me. Red - missing words or grammatical mistakes Blue - suggestion or alternative in wording and grammar structure Green - there are words have been deleted Dear Sir/Madam, I am writing ...
by CindyBang
Sun Apr 27, 2014 12:47 pm
Forum: Post your writing
Topic: Task 2: Writing! Check for me
Replies: 3
Views: 2441

Re: Task 2: Writing! Check for me

Perhaps, I used the term "too personal" was wrong. But somehow when i read your writing, i think you gave a lot of your personal opinions, feelings, or apply your own experience than providing the actual fact. In fact, they are always thinking of these questions such as how much they earn ...
by CindyBang
Sun Apr 27, 2014 11:23 am
Forum: Post your writing
Topic: Task 2: Writing! Check for me
Replies: 3
Views: 2441

Re: Task 2: Writing! Check for me

Hello aprodigy, I don't know what band you will get, but there are a lot of grammatical mistakes in your writing. I don't know whether i make it better but i hope i will be able to help. I would advise you to read more other model essays, books, journals, and articles; and take notes on the writing ...
by CindyBang
Sun Apr 27, 2014 4:42 am
Forum: Post your writing
Topic: IELTS Essay - Please check this and rate it.
Replies: 12
Views: 3309

Re: IELTS Essay - Please check this and rate it.

Hi all, I find this topic is very interesting, so I would like to give it a try. I understand we should state clearly what position on the topic but i couldn't find any 100% persuasive reason for either side, so did it as a discussion essay. Please give me your opinion on my writing. Thank you very ...
by CindyBang
Fri Apr 25, 2014 12:26 pm
Forum: Post your writing
Topic: Topic: Machine Translation - Academic Task 2
Replies: 7
Views: 5970

Re: Topic: Machine Translation - Academic Task 2

1. the artical "a"/"an" issue, please check the link below. As you guessed, it applies in any case. https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/540/01/ Thank you very much, it is very helpful :). Oh, don't take me wrongly, i was trying to explain my ideas on the essay, not criti...
by CindyBang
Fri Apr 25, 2014 9:41 am
Forum: Post your writing
Topic: Topic: Machine Translation - Academic Task 2
Replies: 7
Views: 5970

Re: Topic: Machine Translation - Academic Task 2

Hi allen_zhang, Thank you for spotting it out. I know, some words are usually used in a certain way. But i want to know precisely why it formulated that way, so i can use it more accurately in the future. I know the difference in using "a" and "an", it's just out of curiosity why...
by CindyBang
Fri Apr 25, 2014 8:16 am
Forum: Post your writing
Topic: Topic: Machine Translation - Academic Task 2
Replies: 7
Views: 5970

Re: Topic: Machine Translation - Academic Task 2

Thank you very much :). May I ask what is the difference between "compared" and "comparing"? I'm a bit confused with noun phrase. Thus, Machine Translation is indeed defective and unreliable compared to human translation. And also, why would it be "an MT"? an MT would n...
by CindyBang
Thu Apr 24, 2014 8:27 am
Forum: Post your writing
Topic: Topic: Machine Translation - Academic Task 2
Replies: 7
Views: 5970

Topic: Machine Translation - Academic Task 2

Please feel free to leave comment and fix my writing. If there are better ways in writing this, such as alternative words/vocabulary or structures, please let me know. I'm very keen to learn ;). Thank you very much. :) You should spend about 40 minutes on this task. Write about the following topic: ...
by CindyBang
Wed Apr 23, 2014 12:57 pm
Forum: Post your writing
Topic: Academic Writing Task 2
Replies: 6
Views: 4209

Re: Academic Writing Task 2

Thank you for your help, IndianHarry :). Hi. I'd add a "hope" or "recommendation" at the very end in your conclusion. I'd also add a linking word to the beginning of your first paragraph after introduction. I was thinking about "recommendation" in the conclusion, but th...
by CindyBang
Wed Apr 23, 2014 2:28 am
Forum: Post your writing
Topic: Academic Writing Task 2
Replies: 6
Views: 4209

Academic Writing Task 2

Hi there, Please feel free to comment and fix my writing. Thank you very much. :) You should spend about 40 minutes on this task. Write about the following topic: Some people think women should be allowed to join the army, the navy and the air force just like men. To what extent do you agree or disa...
by CindyBang
Thu Mar 27, 2014 1:48 am
Forum: IELTS related discussion
Topic: Post your IELTS goals for 2014!
Replies: 32
Views: 11446

Re: Post your IELTS goals for 2014!

Hello Ryan and everyone, I hope you will all success in your IELTS road. Same as every body else, I do have a certain goal in IELTS that I would like to achieve. At first, I wanted to retain (just picked it up from Ryan’s 9 More Academic Words on Youtube) as a silence member, since I’m not good in s...