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2023-01-09 17:04:33 Me and my friend waiting for an assistant teacher. We are going to analyze mock test questions. Ochish/sharhlash

2023-01-09 03:01:33 Well, my day started with my SAT math lesson. We have covered the topic Statistics 2 from the College Panda. Our teacher Marifat Jamal explained us scatter plots, confidence levels, margin of errors, etc. I enjoyed the class since we've had some nice discussions on some challenging problems.
Shortly thereafter, I have decided to go to any bookshop. My mom recommended me Asaxiy books, so I went there. This book store is located close to Novza metro. When I got there, firstly, I could not find the book I wanted to buy. On top of that, all English books were of staggering prices ( at least twice as expensive as books in Uzbek or Russian). For these reasons, I suddenly remembered that there was a stationary that also offered a wide choice of books. So I have bought one. I am going to reveal its name as soon as I finish .
Purchasing a new book has inspired me to finish the previous one( the Alchemist) ASAP. And I did it. It is the best book I have ever read so far, and truly suggest you to read it. It is preferable to buy a paper-back, rather than an e-version (my opinion).
That's it. Stay tuned for more. Ochish/sharhlash

2023-01-09 02:14:40 Pass your IELTS Official Chat, [11/12/2021 11:08 PM] Let’s answer another question. Someone asked me the following a week or so ago. “What do you think about Simon essays??? Are they really worth getting 9 band in your view???” I wouldn’t normally comment… Ochish/sharhlash

2023-01-09 02:13:09 Pass your IELTS Official Chat, [11/12/2021 11:08 PM]
Let’s answer another question.

Someone asked me the following a week or so ago.

“What do you think about Simon essays??? Are they really worth getting 9 band in your view???”

I wouldn’t normally comment on other teacher’s work, but I’m familiar with Simon’s example essays and materials as I used them a lot when I first started teaching IELTS. Honestly, the foundation of my writing approach is more inspired by his stuff than any other source (though I’ve incorporated other materials as well). I also saw his videos and thought I could do that as well.

In terms of whether his essays deserve 9s, that decision is entirely down to an examiner’s opinion. I believe he was an examiner, so in his opinion they are 9s, but of course there would be variation between examiners.

From what I’ve seen, his grammar and vocab should get 9s every time. Honestly, he has an easy-to-read natural style to his essays. However, I do think that not all of his essays would get a 9 for CC and TR. Let me explain why.

I often see his body paragraphs use the structure ‘Topic sentence / Firstly (2 sentences) / Secondly (one sentence) / Lastly (1 sentence). In other words, he has a paragraph with a single topic with three supporting ideas. Two of them have only one sentence. This is where I think TR and CC might be restricted.

To get a 9 in TR, there needs to be ‘fully extended and well-supported ideas’. I don’t think you can really claim an idea is fully extended if it only has one sentence. To me, it sounds a bit too much like listing ideas rather than exploring/developing ideas if you have too many ideas in a paragraph that aren’t explored fully. There’s probably an argument that CC might not get 9 as well as there might be a slight lack of progression.

I’d say his stuff is a great resource, but my suggestion would be to only do two supporting ideas (one topic) per paragraph. Always give at least two sentences for any idea you bring in, just to make sure you are covering the requirements of ‘developing main ideas’.

In other words, from a strict reading of the criteria, when I see two points in a paragraph that only have a single sentence, I can’t see how TR 9 can be reached.

Again, his writing is excellent and I’m sure many of his essays are worth 9. @passyourieltsofficial Ochish/sharhlash

2023-01-09 02:03:00 Finally, I finished it. Ochish/sharhlash

2023-01-09 02:01:05 The Alchemist - Paulo Coelho

The Alchemist is a novel by Brazilian author Paulo Coelho that was first published in 1988. Originally written in Portuguese, it became a widely translated international bestseller. Ochish/sharhlash

2023-01-09 01:56:21 How Non Cubers Think You Solve A Rubik’s Cube Ochish/sharhlash

2023-01-08 23:12:19 You see. It is a pretty basic word but most of us are not aware of its other meanings.
Try to make up some sentences using this word.
E.g. Elon Musk is easily the wealthiest living person in the world. Ochish/sharhlash

2023-01-08 22:27:08 Try to make up some sentences using this word.
E.g. All students avidly waited for their exam results. Ochish/sharhlash