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    Ipshita

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    July 31, 2021 at 9:40 PM in reply to: General writing part 1 Ipshita 8pm8

    Dear Sir/Madam,

    Firstly, I would like to tell you that I am enjoying classes at college. I am writing this letter in response to provide you with information about myself.

    My full name is Marina John, and I am an Indian citizen. I am born and brought up in Mumbai. I am 24 years old. I am also working as a junior engineer in one of the multinational companies in Mumbai.

    Now I would like to give some information about my educational background. I have recently completed my bachelor’s degree in computer science from Pune University in the year 2021 with honours.

    I am choosing a diploma in Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning because first. I have a lot of interest in state-of-the-art technologies.

    Furthermore, I can foresee that there would be a lot of demand for automation, robotics etc. I see that this college is highly reputed and famous for research in this field. I follow interviews/talks of some of the professors from this college and they blow my mind with their knowledge and research in AI. Hence, I decided to choose this course in this college.

    Please let me know if you need any more information.

    Sincerely,

    Marina

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    Ipshita

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    July 31, 2021 at 9:29 PM in reply to: Academic writing part 1 Ipshita 8pm8

    The bar chart illustrates the reasons men and women chose to work from home in 2019.

    The primary reason for choosing to work from home for 45 % of men and 42 % of females is cost management. Other key factors include a surge in productivity and childcare, the latter of which was particularly favoured by women(26%) and less so by men(4%). While the former was an important factor for men(24%), only a small percentage of women considered it(11%).

    There are some interesting observations in the “Hours worked from home ” statistic. An overwhelming majority of women worked under ten hours per week while only a trifle percentage of men did so. Most males regularly put in over 30 hours of work(81%), while it was the exact opposite for women(6%). Both categories aren’t particularly keen on working 10-30 hours a week with only 16 % of men and 22 % of women doing so.

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    Ipshita

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    July 31, 2021 at 10:29 AM in reply to: Academic/ General writing part 2 Ipshita 8pm7

    From the very beginning of the human race, it has always been about survival. Darwinian theory of “the survival of the fittest” clearly states that only the most acquainted members of a species would survive in this world. The same applies to human beings as well.

    Yes, I believe that it is crucial to teach survival skills like cooking, giving first-aid, basic self-defence to teenagers irrespective of their gender, caste, creed, religion, race, and other things. In this patriarchal society, women are viewed as the nutritionist of the family. But I do disagree with the fact the responsibility is burdened solely on a female. While a boy enjoys his teenage being pampered and spoiled, a girl is expected to learn cooking as early as possible. This archaic mindset of our society does not understand that the era has changed and somehow they are making that boy dependent on a female for something so basic like feeding himself. There is nothing to be ashamed of or belittle about cooking your meal.

    First-aid is something so many people around us need every day. While suffering from a medical emergency, a little help in the form of first-aid might save someone’s life as we know an ambulance might take hours to reach the doorstep. If given training like BLS, one might save their family or friends and, it should be a compulsory part of teenagers education in high school.

    Apart from first-aid, basic self-defence should also be a part of their curriculum. Indian parents are always worried about the safety of their little ones. The guardians can’t be around their children every moment, forcing them to ponder on the thought; what if children could protect themselves. My father encouraged me to choose Karate as a sport when I was 8years old. Though I was frustrated at that time as I wanted to pursue football or horse riding, he insisted on a self-defence course. But today, when I see these news channels loaded with barbaric crimes like molestation, sexual assault, statutory rape etc. I can see it was for my betterment. Moreover, these inhumane acts are not gender, caste or religion-specific but only a reflection of the psychologically handicapped part of our society.

    So to conclude, with the changing time we all need to get rid of these age-old social norms to help our youngsters fight and prepare themselves for any unpredictable situation which life might throw at them so that they can bounce back like a survivor.

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    you have a strong vocab. try to avoid grammatical mistakes. you could get 8 otherwise

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    Ipshita

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    July 31, 2021 at 10:09 AM in reply to: Academic/ General writing part 2 Ipshita 8pm7

    It is necessary to teach kids basic survival skills irrespective of their gender and race.

    Firstly, In some parts of the world, basic skills are taught by the government by introducing mandatory military service. In countries like Israel, everyone must join the military service irrespective of their gender. During this service, they are taught basic skills like self-defence and first aid.

    Secondly, In countries like India, Parents are now much aware of the need for basic skills for teenagers due to global immigration as these skills will help their kids to survive in any part of the world. Previously, while men were biased about learning cooking skills, women were uncomfortable about learning self-defence. Nowadays both men and women are interested in learning all types of skills. However, in western countries, most teenagers leave home and start living individually. Moreover, human labour is costly that prompts them to learn household chores.

    Thirdly, In private schools and hostels. These skills are encouraged to learn as extra curriculum activities by introducing competitions among children. For example, schools are conducting self-defence competitions like karate for children irrespective of gender. They are also encouraging cooking as a passion for all genders. Nowadays, teenagers are taught basic first-aid skills that can get handy in case of a medical emergency around them.

    In conclusion, In this competitive world, everyone should learn basic skills which help them survive in day to day life irrespective of their gender and race.

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    Ipshita

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    July 31, 2021 at 9:50 AM in reply to: Academic/ General writing part 2 Ipshita 8pm7

    We live in a world where life is uncertain and we have to battle every day for survival, anything can happen at any time, if a person knows about some survival skills then the person can win the battle. Here I am going to mention the importance of survival skills. In my opinion, everybody should have survival skills like building shelter, first-aid, cooking food, making fire etc. Irrespective of several discriminatory factors, human beings should learn survival skills because disaster does not strike with an alarm. If humans know about basic survival skills, then they can come out from the worst situation.

    Parents and teachers should initiate to teach the survival skills to the kids. We should remain prepared for all kinds of situations. We can take the recent example of the corona pandemic where some parents or kids were affected due to Covid 19 and struggling to cook food because nobody taught them. Why? Most of the people are having domestic helpers at their homes, so in this fast life, we don’t get the time to teach kids about making fires and cooking food. Do you know? A human can survive weeks without food or live in a temporary shelter but can’t survive without purified water. In case, we get stuck in a place, we should be skilled enough to find water sources to sustain life. There any many examples around us where we have seen considerate people help others by providing first aid in accidents, think if nobody knows about first aid will we be able to save somebody’s life in an emergency?

    The concern is how and when can we teach these skills? There are many ways of teaching these skills. In schools, teachers should be trained to teach basic survival skills to students. They should assign practical tasks to their students so that they can teach others. Government should also put some effort so that everybody should get this training. A warrior can’t fight without a sharp weapon. We, humans, have all the skills but we have to be good at it and for that, we all need to learn and teach survival skills.

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    Ipshita

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    July 31, 2021 at 9:28 AM in reply to: Academic/ General writing part 2 Ipshita 8pm7

    There is no point in denying the truth that every teenager, irrespective of any discriminatory factor, must learn survival skills like cooking, giving first aid, basic self-defence, among other things. These survival skills help an individual to survive in this contemporary world.

    Firstly, if we look at our past generations, we can find that our ancestors may be less technologically advanced, but, they used to know the basic survival skills like cooking, giving first aid, basic self-defence etc. For example, cooking is the utmost important thing that every individual should learn in life because we must consume a balanced diet to have a healthy life. Our predecessors used to intake hygienic food and, they lead a disease-free life. In the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, the life expectancy of people was on the higher side.

    Secondly, I strongly agree that giving first aid and getting accustomed to the basic self-defence techniques, goes side-by-side. For example, if we look at the most disciplined individuals of our society, i.e., the army personnel, they are imbibed with both these aforementioned skills and they are selfless. Due to this, they do not have to depend on anyone to accomplish anything, irrespective of any kind of situation.

    In conclusion, I firmly believe that it is really important to teach survival skills like cooking, giving first aid, basic self-defence etc., to teenagers, irrespective of their gender, caste, creed, religion, race and other things.

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    Ipshita

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    July 31, 2021 at 9:10 AM in reply to: Academic/ General writing part 2 Ipshita 8pm7

    Teenagers are the flag bearers of our future. We must make sure that they have a comfortable and winning edge over others. To make sure that they do not miss any opportunities in future, it is indeed important to teach them few survival skills.

    A healthy life starts with a healthy mind and body. To have a healthy life, one must be aware of good eating habits. This can be achieved if the person has some basic cooking skills. Eating outside or having packed food is not a permanent solution. One can eat well only if it is home-cooked. This will also manage the budget to some extent if managed thoroughly.

    Gender has nothing to do with learning any new skills, as in the modern world, one has to do a multitasking job. Some people may find it humiliating to learn few basic life skills which play a significant role in maintaining a balanced life. One should understand the importance of cooking in the long run.

    One can also learn few first aid methods to avoid medical mishaps. In Australia, all teachers must know first aid. Basic knowledge of giving first aids not only avoids accidents but also prevent them to some extent. Several instances prove that serious injury can be nipped in the bud if given attention.

    A person with such a skill is an added advantage for any organization. It will enhance one’s profile positively. Self-defence techniques are needed the most for working females. One can go around freely and live a peaceful life if they know to protect themselves from any unsocial elements.

    To conclude, whatever we learn today is going to be useful in future to a great level.

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    Ipshita

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    July 30, 2021 at 9:28 PM in reply to: Academic/ General writing part 2 Ipshita 8pm7

    Survival skills are techniques that a person may use to sustain life in any type of natural environment or built environment. In my opinion, it is crucial to teach survival techniques to teenagers irrespective of gender, caste and any other things.

    Cooking is one of the most important survival skills to develop because it is the main pillar of survival. We must cook food properly or you might risk getting disease and illness. When students are taught at an early age how to cook, they develop the habit of preparing their own food even when they are at home. Some teenagers might begin to embrace the art of cooking and trigger an interest to take cooking as a career. For instance, some schools in Japan have cooking clubs for young students for promoting a healthy lifestyle.

    First aid is the immediate and initial help given to anyone who suffers injury or sudden illness to intervene the condition from getting worse. Teenagers are at high risk of incurring injuries whether slight or severe through accidents. Equipping teenagers with basic first aid skills by giving them training is essential to reduce the mortality rate through accidents. Asim, a 14-year teenager, identified the symptoms of his grandfather’s heart attack. He treated his grandfather until the paramedics arrived for help.

    Self-defence classes would help teenagers in building self-confidence and discipline, improve their physical and mental condition. This survival skill would help students particularly when they are walking alone at night after classes, that’s the time when students are most vulnerable to attack. There are many other surviving techniques like building a temporary shelter, fire etc.

    We all have the responsibility to teach survival skills to the next generation that would play a vital role in sustaining human life in any crucial situation. Schools should include survival skills in their curriculum to promote the importance of surviving techniques.

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    Ipshita

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    July 30, 2021 at 8:50 PM in reply to: Academic/ General writing part 2 Ipshita 8pm7

    In my view, I strongly support the idea to teach survival skills like cooking, giving first aid, basic self-defence to every teenager, irrespective of their gender, caste, creed, religion, race etc.

    In Today’s world, every teenager should be educated on what is good and bad for them. Nowadays, there are several cases where small kids or teenagers are being smuggled to different countries or cities by human traffickers for child labour, bagging, and child sex purposes. If they are taught some basic self-defence techniques such as raising SoS, calling the police, not falling into a trap or even some basic fighting skills, this can often help them to save their lives.

    Another important skill that should be learnt by teenagers is cooking, in my view, all teenagers should know the basics of cooking. If the parents are not around and the kids don’t know how to cook, they end up eating junk foods like burgers, pizza, chips, which is very harmful to their health. In my view, be it, girl or boy, they should at least know how to prepare some easy-to-prepare food like sandwiches etc. Teenagers also would soon be going to colleges which might not be at the same place where they live with their parents, so they must learn this skill and if needed when there are no family members with them, they can cook some food to survive.

    Just like other survival skills, having knowledge about First Aid is very important for teenagers. Most teenagers are involved in highly intensive sports activities like Football, Running, Basketball, Cricket, Swimming etc. Most teenagers are prone to get hurt while playing these sports. It could be an emergency situation if they fail to take action on time. For example, if someone is drowning while swimming and the kid’s lungs are filled with water, immediate action such as giving first-aid or calling an ambulance should be taken to avoid a mishap. Eventually, this will improve chances for the child’s survival.

    To conclude, irrespective of caste, creed, religion, and gender, a teenager should have access to and be taught all basic survival skills.

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    Ipshita

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    July 30, 2021 at 8:30 PM in reply to: Academic/ General writing part 2 Ipshita 8pm7

    In my opinion, teenagers need to be taught basic survival skills because of the following reasons.

    The future is uncertain. Despite our best efforts, we may get involved in a life-threatening situation. The importance of first-aid in such a scenario is very high. Consider the recent Denmark-Finland football match. About 30 minutes in, a player named “Christian Ericksen” falls unconscious to the floor. Players immediately surrounded him. Before medical professionals could get to him, his captain had performed a CPR procedure. In later analysis, it was revealed that Christian’s heart had stopped. If his captain hadn’t stepped in, he would have died. This perfectly highlights the need for the public to know basic first-aid. This can be ensured if all teenagers learn it as they are the future.

    No matter how safe your neighbourhood is, you can never rule out the dreaded possibility of a violent personal attack. What will you do if it were to occur? Trusting the police isn’t always a good idea. Therefore, learning self-defence techniques can be the difference between life and death. There are many examples of victims holding off their attackers or even turning the tables on them all because they knew how to protect themselves.

    Learning to cook is an underappreciated skill especially, among teenagers. However, one doesn’t remain young forever. Somewhere in the future, living alone becomes a possibility. But cooking isn’t a skill that can be mastered effortlessly. Just like riding a car, it takes a lot of time and effort. So it would be much easier for teenagers to learn it as it would undoubtedly turn out to be useful in their later life.

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    Ipshita

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    July 30, 2021 at 8:27 PM in reply to: Academic/ General writing part 2 Ipshita 8pm7

    In the modern-day scenario where everything is available just a click away, we have forgotten the basic life skills that are mandatory for survival in nature. All the technology around us has just rendered us incapable of survival without their intervention. For instance, what would you do if you are trapped in a situation where electrically powered machines can’t help us. What would you do if you are stranded on an isolated island and don’t know what to do now? Well, that is far fetched idea, let me just give you a situation we all can relate to, what if you are at your hostel and you are hungry and you don’t know how to cook? Yes, of course, your first answer would be I will just order some food but what if it’s raining all online deliveries has been deterred due to heavy rainfall.

    We need to learn basic life skills such as self-defence, cooking, first aid, swimming, fishing, tying different knots, lighting a fire without matchsticks or lighter, or even a task as simple as planting a tree. These skills might feel minuscule at the moment, but you never know when you might get the opportunity to use them and trust me they can be life-saving.

    Even if they are called survival skills, you can take them as just fun hobbies. It is so rejuvenating seeing a seed budding and growing into a tree with large. It is an immense pleasure when people relish the food you cooked. It feels so contended when you give first aid or CPR to someone and they were able to make it to the hospital in time. In the end, I want to say that these are not survival skills but a way to intrigue into the knowledge of how mother nature works and get more acquainted with its methods by which it keeps the vast range of different species alive.

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    Ipshita

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    July 30, 2021 at 8:15 PM in reply to: Academic/ General writing part 2 Ipshita 8pm7

    I believe it is of extreme importance for our upcoming generation to be well trained in survival skills. Given the times we are in, all that matters is to know how to keep us going. It applies to all humans irrespective of any factors which divide us.

    A life-altering lesson that the Covid-19 pandemic has taught us is that it doesn’t differentiate between lines of division like gender, caste, or race. We have been forcefully confined to nuclear spaces and, every individual has been restricted in one form or the other from having a conventional life. Every individual needs to be armed with survival skills now more than ever.

    In countries like India, the essential household chores like cooking and cleaning are done by the female members of the house. While it may seem like the men are being pampered, the truth is that they are the ones at loss. Since the habit of taking care of oneself without depending on another is not inculcated at an early stage. They struggle like fish out of water when hit by circumstances like a pandemic.

    Children must imbibe the skills of survival at an early phase of their development. If they are left to fend for themselves, they should be ready to handle the situation. Apart from essential daily chores, it is also important for our teens to be equipped with skills of saving the other during a situation of emergency. Some life-saving skills like giving CPR or first aid need training from a professional and, it’s upon us to offer them such exposure.

    In a nutshell, the importance of training our teens with survival skills cannot be emphasized enough. The world would become a better place with our teams all set to face unforeseen times. There needs to be a sense of compassion to help the other too. We should realize that the opportunity to make even a small difference to a person’s life isn’t available to everybody.

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    Ipshita

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    July 25, 2021 at 3:56 PM in reply to:

    Just received your letter where you expressed your wish to spend a two week holiday here in Rajasthan and other parts of India. First of all, I really want to express how amused and thrilled I am, so excited that I have immediately started planning to make this vacation your most memorable one.

    You are most welcome to stay here with me and my family for the days you are in Jodhpur only if you are comfortable and for other cities, I will book hotel rooms once you confirm the dates of your visit. Please inform me about the budget you have in mind so that I can make the arrangements likewise.

    Since August and September are the monsoon seasons, it is the most incredible time to visit India with appealing terrains and tourist spots. You will really be awestruck by cultural royalty inherited by each and every town.

    In Rajasthan, we can travel to various cities enriched with marvellous historical places like Mehrangarh Fort or Umaid Bhawan in Jodhpur, Nahargarh in Jaipur, City Palace in Udaipur and the list keeps going. Also, we can visit sand dune festival nights in Jaisalmer or Rann of Kutch which is located in another state Gujarat not very far from Jodhpur.

    Oh yes, I must suggest you bring all cotton or khaki material clothes which are best suited for the hot and humid climate here in Rajasthan. Do not bring any winter clothes which I know Europeans are very used to (wink).

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    Ipshita

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    July 25, 2021 at 3:51 PM in reply to:

    Hope you’re doing well! I am glad to hear that you have planned to visit India. The moment I got this message, I recalled those days when we played together. Finally, you are coming here after 20 years. You must be perplexed about your stay. I have already researched and made the list of some hotels as per your requirement. There you would get all the facilities and, I have checked the room and services personally, so don’t be stressed. I’ll mention the name of all the hotels with the contact details at the end.

    I am out of town due to my office work and would return approximately after a month. Therefore, I won’t be able to meet you. But no worries, I’ll contact and assist you on call. Here I would like to give you some advice about the place as you are coming alone. Please don’t eat street food and as this is the summer season, so please drink a lot of water to keep yourself hydrated. If you want to buy something, ask the hotel manager to send someone with you because many shopkeepers are not aware of English and they might get confused.

    As I have told you, it is summer season, please keep some cotton shirts and shorts in your luggage. In the evening you can ride a cycle and explore the local shops and food points.

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    Ipshita

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    July 25, 2021 at 3:38 PM in reply to:

    Great to hear from you after a long time, and<strong style=”font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit;”> I am very excited that you want to spend your holidays in Vancouver.

    I could help you to find a prominent hotel downtown as the place is well connected. Moreover, it would be convenient for you to commute to different parts of the city by public transports. You could also find a tourist information centre there. There are several posh restaurants and pubs.

    Now I would like to inform you that there are several exciting opportunities which you can plan while coming to Vancouver, the city is full of parks, beaches, and shopping malls. However, if you are a little adventurous, you must visit the Ski Resort, which is approximately 60 kilometres north of the city.

    Lastly, as the weather in Vancouver is a bit unpredictable, it could be hot during the day, but the temperature can go down quickly at night then I would suggest you bring a winter jacket along with you.

    See you soon.

    Achal

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    Ipshita

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    July 25, 2021 at 3:19 PM in reply to:

    Happy to know that you have decided to visit Jodhpur. It is a beautiful city. The city offers a number of tours and activities that would create a lot of memories.

    As far as your accommodation is concerned, if you wish you can join me in my room at the hostel and my friends too would love to meet you.

    As far as your accommodation is concerned, if you wish you can join me in my room at the hostel and my friends too would love to meet you. Once you are here, we can spend most of our time visiting Mehrangarh Fort in the afternoon, where you would learn about our histories. In the evening we can visit the stepwell and the clock tower, which has a quaint and busy market nearby. For the next 2 days, we can visit other interesting places like Umaid Palace.

    In the last 10 days, we can visit other cities of Rajasthan such as Jaipur, Jaisalmer, Bikaner. Sam and I can even arrange a visit to my village. I am sure you would love it and get to experience our culture at its best.

    Please pack some cotton clothes, shorts and sunscreen as the weather here is a little hot at this time of the year.

    Can’t wait to see you in person.

    Your’s friend,

    Jaisal

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    Ipshita

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    July 25, 2021 at 2:34 PM in reply to:

    Since you are new to India, I would like to get you acquainted with the general scheme of things.

    As the airport is about 25km from this region, you would have to travel that far to reach here. Don’t worry, I would arrange for your transit and also the accommodation here.

    When we meet in person, I would also elaborate to you on the major attractions and the famous delicacies you should try here. Since winter is around the corner here, we have chilly mornings and cool nights, also dry and warm days.

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    Ipshita

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    July 22, 2021 at 9:55 PM in reply to: Academic writing part 1 Ipshita 8pm7

    Sample answer1:

    The table shows the change in attitude, over ten years, of students at McGill University to different aspects of its academic provision.

    Overall, the most striking set of statistics relate to approval for student services. There was a sharp increase in the number of students giving these services a good rating, particularly in the first five years: from 54 percent in 2005, to 81 percent in 2010, and 95 percent in 2015. There was also an overall improvement in ratings for teaching quality, though the increase was relatively small (74 percent in 2005 rising to 78 percent in 2015) and there was a decline in the interim (72 percent in 2010). There was also a fluctuation in attitudes to library resources, rising from 86 percent to 88 percent in the first five years and then falling by one percent in 2015. Good ratings for the university’s sports and social facilities were identical throughout, at 65 percent. Finally, there were poor ratings at the beginning of the period for the range of modules offered (39 percent in 2005) and they got worse, falling steadily to 31 percent in 2010 and 25 percent in 2015.

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    Ipshita

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    July 22, 2021 at 9:52 PM in reply to: Academic writing part 1 Ipshita 8pm7

    The table below depicts the result of surveys done in 2005,2010 and 2015 about Mc gill university (change in attitude, over ten years, of students at McGill University to different aspects of its academic provision.)

    The percentage of students giving ratings about different aspects of university like Teaching quality, library resources, student services, range of courses offered and sports and social facilitates

    Thought these years the teaching quality has remained quite the same in 2015 there is a slight (increase/decrease)by4 per cent in teaching quality. The library resources were more in 2010 which was at 88 percent than it was at its lowest by 1 percent in 2005. There is a drastic change in student services which shows an incline over time. It was lowest in 2005 it was 54 percent and it was highest in 2015 which was 95 percent

    (The range of modules shows a decline in satisfaction over time lowest recorded in 2015 and the highest seen in 2005 which was at 25 percent. )Sports and social facilitates remain the same in all 3 surveys which are 65 percent.

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    Ipshita

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    July 22, 2021 at 9:54 PM in reply to: Academic writing part 1 Ipshita 8pm7

    Sample answer:

    The table shows the change in attitude, over ten years, of students at McGill University to different aspects of its academic provision.

    Overall, the most striking set of statistics relate to approval for student services. There was a sharp increase in the number of students giving these services a good rating, particularly in the first five years: from 54 percent in 2005, to 81 percent in 2010, and 95 percent in 2015. There was also an overall improvement in ratings for teaching quality, though the increase was relatively small (74 percent in 2005 rising to 78 percent in 2015) and there was a decline in the interim (72 percent in 2010). There was also a fluctuation in attitudes to library resources, rising from 86 percent to 88 percent in the first five years and then falling by one percent in 2015. Good ratings for the university’s sports and social facilities were identical throughout, at 65 percent. Finally, there were poor ratings at the beginning of the period for the range of modules offered (39 percent in 2005) and they got worse, falling steadily to 31 percent in 2010 and 25 percent in 2015.

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    Ipshita

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    July 22, 2021 at 9:45 PM in reply to: Academic writing part 1 Ipshita 8pm7

    McGill University recently released a table based on the student’s response to the quality of education in 2005, 2010 and 2015. Let’s take a closer look at it.

    Although the teaching quality has improved, it has not been that big of an advance as one would have hoped for. Currently, the teaching quality stands at 78, a six-point improvement over 2010’s data which isn’t that impressive especially when we consider the fact that the rating was 74 in 2005.

    The Library resources section shows stagnation in its ratings, with its current rating 87 and its previous ratings were 88 and 86 for 2010 and 2005 respectively. When compared to the teaching quality though, it is noticeable that although teaching quality and library resources have stood still for the last ten years, the library resources department had a better average overall.

    Unlike the above two sections, student services have shown a massive positive spike in its ratings for the years 2010 and 2015 which is an indicator that the staff in-charge of student services is doing a pretty good job.

    The range of modules department has been the least impressive however with this section showing a dip in reviews from 39 in 2005 to 25 in 2015. This is hugely disappointing as not only was the average low, it still dipped further in the following years showing gross negligence in this section.

    Finally, we have the Sports and Social facilities department which consistently scored 65 in all three surveys which are not great but not bad either.

    6.5

    percent/ percentage/ %

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    Ipshita

    Administrator
    July 19, 2021 at 10:01 PM in reply to: Academic/ General writing part 2 Ipshita 8pm2

    It is often found that some people say that Ebooks and modern technologies will (totally) replace the traditional newspapers and magazines. Being present in the twenty-first century we cannot deny the aforementioned fact. Wherefore, I completely agree that in the near future the Ebooks and advanced technologies are going to replace ( the) magazines and newspapers.

    Firstly, since the past thirty to forty years there has been a paradigm shift in the standard of living among the present generations when compared to the older generations that belong(s)to the 19th century. For example, (the) modern youths are much more tech-savvy and are often found using (the) contemporary gadgets like smartphones and tablets which are being loaded with (the) contemporary applications.

    Thus, during travelling or while staying outside, everyone can easily go through any kind of an electronic version of a printed book that they want to read on their mobile phones, which in turn is saving their precious time and is making one’s life much simpler and easy.

    Secondly, I would also like to emphasize a point that during the pandemic when the entire world was on the back foot, it was only the modern technologies that (has) have helped us to achieve our daily activities with (an) ease. For example, through the latest smartphones, we can easily pay our monthly utility bills via different payment applications, like ‘PhonePe’, ‘Google Pay’, ‘Cred’, and many more, which are absolutely contactless, safe, secure and fast. Thereby, it is not only saving our valuable time but, it is also reducing the use of paper, which in turn is safeguarding the environment by protecting the trees.

    Therefore, to
    To conclude, I strongly agree with the fact that in near future the modern gadgets
    with the cutting edge technologies and the Ebooks will replace the traditional
    newspapers and magazines.

    There are sentence inconsistencies.

    Try to break the sentences into smaller sentences.

    6 band score

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    Ipshita

    Administrator
    July 19, 2021 at 9:47 PM in reply to: General writing Ipshita 8pm6

    I used to work/ worked there for four nights a week and I think that this was a very good experience for me.

    At the weekends, I usually played volleyball with friends or, if the weather was bad, we went/ used to go to the theatre, which is very popular in Singapore. Because of my part-time job, I also spent a lot of time studying at the weekend.

    I (haven’t went) haven’t been to many other places. My father took me to Thailand once. Three weeks after we returned he also went to Malaysia and took the whole family.

    9/10

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