Qualification > Languages
Um . what would you grade me on this?
Arthur Bon Zavi:
--- Quote from: Ari Ben Canaan on October 10, 2010, 02:02:48 pm ---First comment is its too long. You have an upper limit of around 500 words.
I think your english is fabulous. Its just a matter of finding the right topic.
When I suggested writing using a character of the opposite sex I meant.... I really cant explain it in words.
Just try it out ;)
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I can just write a story whether fiction or non, for any sex..
The latter, i don't write always, but often! ;)
Galleria:
ohhh so you're bi?
lmfao . jk jk .
im not good By the way
and yeah its supposed to be long i was bored :P
man . but i cant write like you people . and sometimes my paper 2 sucks like hell . sometimes i get the highest : | .
its annoying!
im gonna die if i dont get an A* in english :'( !!!
and those topics are so boring! : | . i looked at AS Lit topics .. they were far much more interesting!!
Arthur Bon Zavi:
--- Quote from: Galleria on October 10, 2010, 02:09:32 pm ---ohhh so you're bi?
lmfao . jk jk .
im not good By the way
and yeah its supposed to be long i was bored :P
man . but i cant write like you people . and sometimes my paper 2 sucks like hell . sometimes i get the highest : | .
its annoying!
im gonna die if i dont get an A* in english :'( !!!
and those topics are so boring! : | . i looked at AS Lit topics .. they were far much more interesting!!
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A Levels is far more enhanced, be indulged with this first! Literature In A2 and language in AS are the next steps..
elemis:
--- Quote from: Galleria on October 10, 2010, 02:09:32 pm ---ohhh so you're bi?
lmfao . jk jk .
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Ha ha. Very funny.
adrian1993:
--- Quote ---To what extent do you agree that students should speak English at all times in secondary schools?
The mother tongue, an identifier of one’s nativity, is possibly the most imperative way for anyone to react and converse with their country’s people. However, since English has become the most widely used and renowned language throughout the world, it induces the use of the mother tongue for students in secondary schools rather idler and English more applied or persuaded for use. Nonetheless, this does not happen at a steady level at any secondary school, due to the fact that more of the students that go there are attached to their mother tongue, and make less use of English.
When taking up an example of a country with secondary schools that bears speaking English at all times as a rigid rule, China is very well noted. It’s not that hard to locate students in such schools whining and yammering about the difficulty of English and how their preference leans on their mother tongue. This is actually not right, and students do need to take up a habit of learning English with intrigue, as in the current state of the world, proper English can drive them to be more successful in the future.
Besides that, English can also drive students away from their mother tongue. English is genuinely a very influential language and when children, adolescents as well as adults become adept or at least adapted to it, a tendency of finding their own mother tongue boring and tedious can be observed. We can take up the example of Rato Bangala School in Nepal itself, where students apply the use of their mother tongue very well verbally but find writing and working with it very annoying and unendurable. This is one notable disadvantage the strictness of speaking English in secondary schools creates.
Now, when being succinct with the above details of speaking English at all times in secondary schools, we can infer it to be a rather good idea. Of course it isn’t impeccable, as the mother tongue is equally crucial to be learned and applied, but if students in secondary schools find it difficult to deal with English or like themselves dealing with their mother tongue and English verbally, then why not make the use of English embedded with extreme strictness during school hours? This could help them develop it further very well or at least give them a very good gist of idea on becoming an average English speaking person, helping them embark on a productive future career.
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You need to work on writing argumentative text alot if you are planning to write it for the exam.
1. You should start off with a strong definitive stand. "I agree..." or "I simply beg to differ..."
2. Examiners don't like people who straddle the fence and pick on the best of both worlds. You need to pick your side and defend it.
3. Normally, a good argumentative text should contain 3 main points, with the strongest at the top and 1 to 2 paragraphs of adknowledging and refuting opposing views before ending with a conclusion that restates your stand and ties up the entire argument neatly. Speaking from experience, it is also very useful to separate your main points by paragraph.
4. A good way to structure your arguments in a parapgraph is SEE.
S- State
E- Explain/Elaborate
E- Example.
5. Moving on to your style, you should attempt to write in a formal style. No "whining or yammering" or "besides that...". However, try not to insert 'big' words unless you really understand what it means or it will come across as weird and destroys the essence of the entire point you are making.
6. Try reading out your essay under your breathe after every paragraph to check its fluidity. Sometimes, one may not realise that the paragraph is awkwardly punctuated and structured.
7. Your ideas need to be more focused and under your explanation, you should attempt to link back to your stand, something which is non existant in your above essay. Ask yourself this after every paragraph, did what I write answer the question?
8. At the moment, your ideas are all over the place with random examples inserted here and there, and you tend to make quite a few sweeping statements and generalisations. In writing argumentative texts, you need to back your statements up with solid facts. However, if you really are at the end of your wits when it comes to facts, I don't recommend it, but you CAN make up some statistics, just make it believable. =D
Yeap thats about it. 16/25 for your essay.
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