Daria Mutovkina

You are dissatisfied with sightseeing tour. - explain why you decided to have this trip, - what was wrong, - suggest any improvements Dear Sir or Madam, My name is Ellen Ripley and I was your client on the tour to Saint-Petersburg this past Monday. I am writing to draw your attention to the poor quality of touristic tours in your company. I chose your agency among hundreds of similar ones, because there were numerous testimonials on the website. I used to believe them, but now I wouldn’t, as the trip turned out to be a waste of time. Firstly, the departure was late, because we were waiting for all participants for almost an hour...

You think the streets in your area are dirty and have too much rubbish (garbage) in them. Write a letter to the local council. In your letter - describe the problem and its effects, - explain the main causes of the problem, - and suggest a way to reduce the problem. Dear Sir or Madam, I am writing to bring to your attention the problem of garbage, which has proliferated in the streets of our town. Pavements are dirty with organic waste, plastic bags and broken glass. All this rubbish has an unpleasant odor; moreover, it ruins the lovely appearance of our neighbourhood. Yesterday I noticed the first graffiti on the wall of a local grocery shop...

You recently went on holiday for a week. Before you went, a friend lent you a guidebook about the place you were going to visit. Write a letter to your friend. Tell your friend about the holiday, explain in what ways the guidebook was useful, and say when and how you will return the book. Dear Alice, I’m writing to let you know that my flight to Saint-Petersburg was pleasant and now we’re having a joyful vacation here in the north of Russia. The weather is absolutely gorgeous, as it is neither hot, nor rainy, just a perfect warm cloudy summer with occasional sunny spells. So we can walk around for the whole day easily...

В этом посте я поделилась рекомендациями по сдаче IELTS Essay на 7+. Большего всего внимания привлек словарь на 1000 единиц, который я тренировала в Lingualeo. Прикладываю его здесь, но с оговоркой: просто так взять чужой словарь и бездумно гонять его на простеньких тренингах вряд ли даст ожидаемый результат. Без знания контекста и примеров употребления понимание не придет, и эффекта не будет. В своём словаре я добавляла примеры употребления из своих эссе или из Cambridge dictionary, но экспортировать их нельзя. Рекомендую проделать это упражнение для всех новых слов в словаре. В Lingualeo...

Материал будет особенно полезен тем, кто уже набирал 6,5. Я сдала IELTS с 3его раза: моей проблемой было набрать 7 баллов за Writing. И хотя остальные оценки колебались от 7,5 до 9, по письму я никак не попадала в band 7. Я была не одна, и уже начинала поддаваться коллективному причитанию о картельном сговоре и жадности метрополий, как, наконец, получила 7.5 баллов. Оценка не была для меня случайной, непонятной: каждый раз я проводила работу над ошибками и пришла, как мне кажется, к пониманию требований и ожиданий экзаменаторов. В тексте ниже буду аппелировать к выжимкам из официальных критериев оценки и своим собственным ляпам...

In many countries, plastic shopping bags are the main sources of rubbish, causing pollution on land and water. Therefore, the use of plastic bags should be banned. To what extent do you agree or disagree? In these days, the proliferation of plastic bags, which are utilized in shops, has caused environmental issues both on lands and water. It is considered by some that the only way to solve the problem of pollution is by banning these bags. Personally, I somewhat agree that the usage of them should be avoided, as long as they are not replaced with paper bags, because it is also harmful for the natural world...

Many scientists believe that intelligent life forms may exist on other planets and some want to send messages into space to contact these life forms. Other scientists think that this is a bad idea because these life forms could be dangerous. Discuss both these views and give your own opinion. It is thought by the scientific community that intelligent living creatures might populate other planets. Although some scientists believe that humanity should reach out to them, particularly in the form of messages, others claim that it may turn out to be unsafe for our society. Ultimately, I somewhat agree...

It is better for students to live away from home while studying at university rather than to live at home with their parents. To what extent do you agree? It is considered by some that leaving one’s hometown, and particularly parents, while receiving a tertiary education has a beneficial effect on young people. I also tend to favour this view, as studying away from home teaches them independency and may improve academic performance. The obvious argument in favour of living without parents while being enrolled at the university is that students learn how to become independent and gain life experiences, which are of the same importance as their courses, in my opinion...

It is a natural process for animal species to become extinct (e.g. dinosaurs and dodos no longer exist) There is no reason why people should try to prevent this from happening. Do you agree or disagree? It is thought by some that extinction is inevitable for some animals; therefore, people do not need to concern themselves with preventing this natural phenomena. Personally, I am not a proponent of this view, because I believe that biodiversity is essential in matters of the environment. Also, nowadays, the anthropogenic factor is often to blame. The obvious argument in disfavour of people being...

Lectures were used in the past as a way of teaching large numbers of students. With the technology now available for education, there is no longer any justification for this way of teaching. To what extent do you agree or disagree? Some people are of the opinion that live lectures are not imperative nowadays, as they may be easily replaced with recorded videos available for the same substantial amount of students. I personally tend to favour this view, because online lectures are more convenient to watch and they save time. The most obvious argument in favour of technology taking the precedence is that it is easy to utilize...