How can you not love technology? From her home in St. Petersburg, Victoria leveraged her speaking skills using Skype and managed to attain a 7.5 speaking mark. Tune in to this episode of IELTS Cast and listen as Victoria recounts her experience with the exam and shares advice regarding study strategies.
Follow up video to the exercise held earlier this week. I am concerned the manner in which I analyze your submissions is confusing (constant jumping back and forth). Please let me know what you think. Is this kind of exercise helpful? (Feedback much appreciated!)
Should children go to nursery school prior to their primary studies? Share personal examples in your essay, if applicable.
In most countries today, children attend some form of preschool before engaging their studies at primary school. Although many feel this is an ideal arrangement, this essay will argue that a strong familial environment at home can replace the need for a child to attend nursery school. This will be shown by analyzing how the skills needed for elementary studies can be taught at home and how having additional time with parents can help strengthen a child’s sense of family.
For one, many of the skills a child develops in preschool can be taught by parents. For example, when my nephew was 3, ‘sharing’ was one of the main topics the very young were expected to have mastered upon entry into primary school. Despite not having attended preschool, my nephew finished his kindergarten years at the top of his class and was given a special award for his particularly strong sense of sharing. This example makes it clear that nursery school attendance should not be assumed a precursor to success in elementary school.
In addition to this, preschool-aged children are forced to engage the world of academia before they have had a chance to properly bond with their parents. For instance, a study in the US recently revealed a link between preschool attendance and childhood feelings of abandonment. As this report shows, a clear link appears to exist in many cases between nursery school students and subpar parental relations. Thus, encouraging the very young to attend preschool studies may not be as positive a course of action as many think.
Following this look at how parents can both set an academic foundation and establish stronger relations with their children, the conclusion can be drawn that nursery schools do not need to be attended prior to primary studies. It is hoped parents the world over recognize that education and childhood development extend beyond the classroom.
This exercise is simple: fill in the 4 blanks with words that complete this essay. In my original essay, I wrote 1 word per space. You may write as many words as you need per space. The goal here is not to match my original essay, it is to complete this essay in a logical and grammatically accurate manner. Post your responses as a comment to this blog post.
Should children go to nursery school prior to their primary studies? Share personal examples in your essay if applicable.
In most countries today, children attend some form of preschool before engaging their studies at primary school. Although many feel this is an ideal arrangement, this essay will argue that a strong familial environment at home can replace the need for a child to attend nursery school. This will be shown by analyzing how the skills needed for elementary studies can be taught at home and how having additional time with parents can help strengthen a child’s sense of __________.
For one, many of the skills a child develops in preschool can be taught by parents. For example, when my nephew was 3, ‘sharing’ was one of the main topics the very young were expected to have __________ upon entry into primary school. Despite not having attended preschool, my nephew finished his kindergarten years at the top of his class and was given a special award for his particularly strong sense of sharing. This example makes it clear that nursery school attendance should not be assumed a precursor to success in elementary school.
In addition to this, preschool-aged children are forced to engage the world of academia before they have had a chance to properly __________ with their parents. For instance, a study in the US recently revealed a link between preschool attendance and childhood feelings of abandonment. As this report shows, a clear link appears to exist in many cases between nursery school students and subpar parental relations. Thus, encouraging the very young to attend preschool studies may not be as positive a course of action as many think.
Following this look at how parents can both set an academic foundation and establish stronger relations with their children, the conclusion can be drawn that nursery schools do not need to be attended prior to primary studies. It is hoped parents the world over recognize that education and childhood development extend __________ the classroom.
Here is the question and essay response with correctly ordered sentences:
More people are traveling today than ever before. Why do you think this is?
Today, the number of people engaging in international travel is swelling rapidly. This is a trend that does not appear to be slowing at all. Although many factors have contributed to this growth, trade opportunities and tourism are thought to be the main triggers. Both will be examined in this essay.
On the one hand, the increasing international awareness of growth markets is spurring development in the travel sector. For example, knowledge of raw resources available in African countries has piqued the interest of manufacturing and consuming nations the world over. To capitalize on this interest, many are making expeditions to establish cross border connections with businesspeople in the African region. Thus, it is clear that trade is one of the core reasons international travel is growing.
In addition to this, growing affluence the world over has made it possible for increasing amounts of people to engage in recreational travel. For instance, Chinese tourist numbers are growing so quickly that major holiday destinations, such as the Eiffel Tower in Paris, are choosing to display their public signs in French, English and Mandarin. Thus, the unshrinking need for tourist hotspots to accommodate travelers from various countries is clear evidence that a true link between tourism numbers and international travel exists. It can therefore be concluded that growing worldwide affluence is fueling a surge in international travel numbers.
Following this look, it is clear that global trade opportunities and tourism are altering humanity’s need for international travel. It is thus expected that rates of travel will only continue to climb into the foreseeable future.
