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[Afc]

Hi,
My name is Afsaneh. I'm from Iran. i want to thank you for your interesting and easy lessons. I have take a TOEFL test .How can i improve my speaking for it? Can you help me?

thanks

Best Regards
Afsaneh

[Babo]

hi jason please check my response to my writing topic.

What are the important qualities of a good son or daughter? Have these qualities changed or remained the same over time in your culture? Use specific reasons and examples to support your answer.

There are certain things that never change. The qualities of a good son or daughter are same no matter which country you take into consideration. In my opinion, to be a good son or daughter, you should be respectful, affectionate and considerate to your parents.

The first and foremost thing is,to be respectful to your parents. One of the basic lessons that parents give to their children is to respect the elders. To be a good child you should not talk to your parents loudly. Do not argue with them, even if they are wrong, just be quite. Sometimes they taunt you or yell on you for something.Some disobedient children show some disrespect in this case towards their parents , but a good son or daughter should be quite and listen to them. Whatever they say is for the betterment of their child.

Second, every parent wish to see their children successful in their lives. So it is our duty to be carrier focussed and achieve a good position in society to make them proud. Our parents face a lot of hardships in their lives to give better food, clothes as well as education to their children. They sacrifice their happiness to get the happiness of their children. It is observed that some youngsters waste a lot of money of their parents in useless things and astray from the right path. Whereas good children value the sacrifices of their parents, work hard in life and become successful persons. This is what makes parents happy and they feel proud when other people admire their children.

Last but not least, when your parents get older they need your attention. Someone has rightly said "Childhood comes in one's life twice, first time when one is a child and second time when one gets old". Parents in old age need more love and affection than before. They do not need money of their children, what they need is their attention.Some children and adults consider their parents old fashioned and do not like to spend time with them which is not good. To be a good son/daughter, he/she must give some time to his/her parents. They must remember one day they will reach the same age and they may be neglected in the same way by their children.

All in all, parents are a precious gift of God. The children are a reflection of their parents to some extent, so to be a good son or daughter, you should be respectful, loving and caring towards your parents. Be a successful person in life and make your parents feel proud.
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Hello Tom and everyone else.My name is Abdel and I am 28 years old.I am from Morocco but I currently live in the USA, specifically in Virginia.I have been here for almost a year now. I am looking forward to attending college the coming semester .The main reason why I am here today is because I need your help and support to score a high grade In the TOEFL test,that would allow me to join a respectable University.I am ready to do what It takes to achieve my dream of being the best teacher I can possibly be.I intend to enroll in Education because I love to make a difference in people's life.Why a teacher simply because I was so lucky to have so many great teachers during my school life who have positively affected me in different ways.

[Mjacobin]

Hello,

Good day to you all. I am Manoj Jacob, a new member. I just joined today. I am taking TOEFL on 8th May. I need some help (Actually a lot I need to develop). I need help mostly in writing and speaking.

Thank you very much.
Manoj Jacob

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Please listen to my recording and respond with a voice message too. Many thanks.

[Imu77]

Hello everybody there...

hi jason please check my response to my writing topic.

Many have learned foreign language in their home country and other have learned in country it is spoken, which one is better, give advantages of that, support you answer.

Learning foreign language in the country it is spoken carries more advantages than, learning that language in your own country. But prerequisite for this case one should has preliminary knowledge about that language then only one will learn foreign language in better way. I have explained as follows.

First of all, learning foreign language is important in country it is spoken, because I think learning strategies is different than learning that language in your country. Obviously, teacher would play more important role in students life, so here also, teacher will play important role. I think they will teach ones every time with new ideas. But, in the language they are teaching one should understand that language first. According to me, if one should have preliminary knowledge about that language then one will definitely understand the that language at higher level, in country it is spoken. For example, one wants to learn German language, he already completed his preliminary courses in that language then I don't think so one will have to face more problems, if one learns German in Germany.

Secondly, I feel that, learning foreign language is important in country it is spoken, because, one will spend daily routine in that language, even though one may have to face certain problems. So, this will definitely improve his language skills. I think, one will get exposed to new words, proverbs and also to different idioms which I don’t think so, one will learn in their home country. One will also get opportunity, to interact to all new people, and to interact with them in that language. After living in that environment, I feel that one will definitely improve language skills.

Thirdly, I feel living in new country, for learning language and same language spoken in that country, it is great opportunity. I don't think so; one has to face lot of problems while learning that particular language. Daily interaction definitely boost up ones language learning ability. But I must say one should have at least some knowledge about that language.

Learning foreign language in country where it is spoken, it carries more advantages over learning language in your country; hence I would like to support learning language in foreign country where it is spoken.

Keep it small and simple.......

Thanks.....

[Amirh7984]

hi everyone

actually im new here and i just findout how usefull this site is!! so im planning spend more time here. im now getting prepared for Toefl test and i hope we can help each other for our purposes!!

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Hello Afsaneh.How are you doing?This is Gurya from Pakistan.As you said that you have taken TOEFL.I would like to tell you that I'm going to take TOEFL on 26th of june.I have only one month left to be prepeared and I feel I'm not well prepeared yet.Could you please halp me to get high score in TOEFL.Would you like to share your experiance while you were taking the test?What was your score in TOEFL?Would you mind to tell me.Actualy I'm going to America for getting higher education.Could you please help me in becoming my dreams comes true.
Waiting of your reply
Best regards.

[Amirh7984]

Hi afsane

im amir and im also wanna take a Toefl, it seems that we have a common problem .. actually my problem is how to score my speaking!!!?? i dont like classes and no time for that so now im wondering how to score my speaking and also writing. do you have any suggestions?

also i can not download this java software because of technical sanctions!!! so i dont know how to record my voice!!!

[Smartgirl]

Hello Amir:Gurya here from Pakistan.How are you doing?I have the same task as you have.I'm also going to take TOEFL just after one month. I need to work hard for gatting high score even I'm striving but not feeling improvement.Actualy the problem is that as I considered We are non native speaker and bcz of this we are facing dificulties while speaking,writting even in listening English but we could solve our problem while contacting each other.I have a very short time to be prepeared and I'm so woried about it bcz I have to get high score. without having good score I wont be able in becoming my dreams true.
I Hope We could solve our problem by sharing each and every thing with each other.
I'm waiting of your answer.
Best regards.
Gurya.................

[Pradhaun22]

Hello everbody.. I would appreciate if anyone comment and rate my essay.
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A job should mean a job for life. Do you agree or disagree? Use specific reasons and examples to support your answer.
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I disagree with the given statement “a job should mean a job for life”. In the current competitive world with well developed technologies, a person cannot achieve their ambition or goal if he stagnates at one particular job for the whole life. In my view, a job should allow one to update their knowledge from every single experience he gain, which is not possible working for a same firm and for the same job throughout entire life.

To begin with, the life style of the current people has changed a lot when compared to olden days. In our past generation, people worked for the same job till their retirement. But one cannot follow the same strategy in this fast changing world. To illustrate, a friend of mine by name Mr. Joe joined an organization and worked for few years by giving his best. With the gained experience, he shifted to another firm the following year and also he always engaged himself on learning new things from every new place. As a result, he could able to reach his goal in his career within a short time and he is very successful right now. Therefore, it is good for a person to have a diverse professional experience because every company has its own systems and procedures and in every place one can learn new things which helps to broaden their professional knowledge.

However, many people choose to stay in the same job even when they are stagnating
and doing the same thing over years and years in the context of a secure job for life. Personally, I can’t able to bear doing same thing for over years just for the sake of job security. Most of the government employees, for instance people in railway reservation counters, working nearly like a machine. Moreover, they are reaching the depressed condition at their early age due to the daily grind. Therefore, people nowadays have to think more professionally about their career.

In short, a job should mean a job for life will not suit for the current generation. So it is worth to think about how to face the challenging situation effectively in different work environment and can help professionals to reach success in their life.

[Sumantgrover]

hi folks
i m sumant from india and i m going to write toefl soon
here to improve my writing and speaking skills
hope will recieve your guidance and cooperation
thanks
sumant

[Sumantgrover]

hi Pradhaun22

u had written a good essay
a good content , but still need to put some examples in an ornate way
u will get 8/10 ................i cant guarantee i m novice too like uu
regards
sumant

[Sumantgrover]

A job should mean a job for life. Do you agree or disagree? Use specific reasons and examples to support your answer.

My response:
Fifty seats vacant in Microsoft , JAWA skilled employees with 5 years work ex. are required , pay scale 1200000-1400000 with accommodation facility . Wow! .I read this article while browsing through a newspaper today . Now , won't a talented professional with the prerequisite of experience be tempted by this offer? Personally speaking ,i feel that working on a job for lifetime obstructs the prosperity while switching over in different companies bestowes you prosperity and harness skills and enriches self-confidence .

In the dynamic economy of today's , seldom are the professionals that stick only to one company for life time. working in different company's fetches you a good money and workplace and hence adds prosperity . For example , i had been working in software professional from past 4 years , and i had changed two companies since then . i started with small local software developing company . That comapany provided me a good profile but very less money . Eventually after one year work ex. i got several offers from good software company's that not only doubled my pay but provided me a better work culture . After working for 1 year and a half i got an opportunity from world's leading software giant with a designation of Project manager , they had provided me a car , a flat and my pay is almost four times from my starting package .Now the prosperity i had earned is evident by this .

Moreover , changing company leads to a change in your work profile with changing technology .
so there is lot to learn . i reckon my technical knowledge had increase exponentially by changing jobs
previously i would just do coding for software development , but as i changed companies , at present i can work in technical support , manage a project , beside being able to do coding for software . All the credit goes to the company's that i have worked with . If i would have been in same company i would not have been able to harness and develop technical skills to such an extent .

Besides this , working in same company till retirement would not build self confidence as you are engaged in monotonous work among same people . Changing jobs provides you to interact and work in different environment as per company's demand this can embellish your confidence .Like ,i had learned to give presentations on different technologies to different bussiness delegates in different company's this has presentation skills and improved my communication skills . This has made me fell worth of myself and increased self confidence.

In nut shell , i would conclude that working in same company throughout your life hampers your prosperity , devoids you of skills , latest trends and leads to latent confidence .
"Go and search a job where you have a lot to learn and earn."

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