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by crissy80
Sat Oct 12, 2013 3:48 am
Forum: Post your writing
Topic: Please check my essay
Replies: 4
Views: 3391

Re: Please check my essay

without a cars = i don't think you can use the article 'a' for plural things. it should be a car or just cars this makes it clear that why the idea = "that" should be omitted - you sometimes forget to use punctuation. ex. Because of this, it is clear why the argument For instance, pollutio...
by crissy80
Mon Sep 30, 2013 5:22 am
Forum: IELTS related discussion
Topic: Use this video's comment section to find speaking partners
Replies: 48
Views: 13641

Re: Use this video's comment section to find speaking partne

hi there,

I am looking for a speaking partner and my skype name is christineroxa80.

thanks.
by crissy80
Mon Sep 23, 2013 4:03 am
Forum: IELTS related discussion
Topic: Hi
Replies: 1
Views: 1658

Re: Hi

Hi Ali, I took the exams twice already as well. I will be taking it this October again and I am hoping to get an 8 in all areas. On my last two attempts I tried studying on my own. Ryan's videos were really helpful, for I got 6.5 and 7.5 on my writing. Though I think it is possible to nail the exams...
by crissy80
Fri Sep 20, 2013 6:56 am
Forum: Post your writing
Topic: TASK 2 ESSAY - PLEASE COMMENT
Replies: 13
Views: 8043

Re: TASK 2 ESSAY - PLEASE COMMENT

hi rukshana, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MFn4S3z_WO4. have you watched this video? this helped me a lot on the exams. there is a chance you might feel nervous and this will help you get through it. Just make sure you use variety of sentence structures. i used this format on my first ielts exam an...
by crissy80
Fri Sep 20, 2013 1:26 am
Forum: Post your writing
Topic: PLEASE COMMENT ON MY ESSAY .
Replies: 3
Views: 2533

Re: PLEASE COMMENT ON MY ESSAY .

i think this is essay is a lot better than your essay about crime rate. i think you only made few mistakes. 1. Tourism and Globalization (has) = isn't it supposed to be have for there are two subjects. 2. the way you present your examples.- it should be "for example, Mecca, or Take mecca for ex...
by crissy80
Fri Sep 20, 2013 1:12 am
Forum: Post your writing
Topic: Real exam essay on increased crime rate , please mark it.
Replies: 1
Views: 10008

Re: Real exam essay on increased crime rate , please mark it

Hi tina, Here are some of the errors I noticed: The increase in the crime rate - the increase in crime rate. "no need to use the in crime rate" gender inequalities - gender inequality (for i think you are just describing one thing, which is inequality among sexes. poverty and gender inequa...
by crissy80
Fri Sep 20, 2013 12:19 am
Forum: Post your writing
Topic: TASK 2 ESSAY - PLEASE COMMENT
Replies: 13
Views: 8043

Re: TASK 2 ESSAY - PLEASE COMMENT

another thing, make sure you use different sentence structures. make use of the conjunctions. http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/conjunctions.htm. hope this helps.
by crissy80
Fri Sep 20, 2013 12:14 am
Forum: Post your writing
Topic: please help me with my essay.
Replies: 3
Views: 2290

Re: please help me with my essay.

Thanks buni and tina. I wrote this a long time ago and I did not bother to check it for errors. I actually don't think that my supporting ideas were strong enough. Now that I am reading it again, I think I used "which" too much ,and, sometimes, inappropriately. I also failed on the paralle...
by crissy80
Thu Sep 19, 2013 11:53 pm
Forum: Post your writing
Topic: TASK 2 ESSAY - PLEASE COMMENT
Replies: 13
Views: 8043

Re: TASK 2 ESSAY - PLEASE COMMENT

Hi rukshana. Goodluck with your exams. I took ielts twice already, and, as an experienced ielts taker, my advice is to make sure you save a little time at the end to check for errors. I was so confident on my first take because I knew that I followed Ryan's advice on how to structure my essay. I am ...
by crissy80
Thu Sep 19, 2013 7:46 am
Forum: Post your writing
Topic: Development of mobile phones Is it +ve or -Ve?
Replies: 6
Views: 3632

Re: Development of mobile phones Is it +ve or -Ve?

hi bunni015. first of all I want to commend you for a very nice essay. I think your vocabulary is really good, but, correct me if i am wrong, I believe that you inappropriately used some words and commas. A Discussion Essay. In today's lifestyle, mobile phones have become an integral part of every p...
by crissy80
Thu Sep 19, 2013 6:48 am
Forum: IELTS related discussion
Topic: hello
Replies: 2
Views: 1736

hello

hi everyone, Good day to you all. My name is Crissy and I am from the Philippines but presently working in Canada. I will be taking ielts, for the third time :(, this October. I was .5 point short from the band score that I needed from both of my previous exams. On my first try, i passed all areas e...
by crissy80
Thu Sep 19, 2013 6:25 am
Forum: Post your writing
Topic: please help me with my essay.
Replies: 3
Views: 2290

please help me with my essay.

Cultural tourism, in which people travel in order to visit museums, monuments and archaeological sites among other things, is a growing industry. Having so many visitors may sometimes benefit a nations’s cultural heritage, but it can also cause problems. To what extend do you agree or disagree with ...