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At the beginning of the process of making the gratin project we did faced different kind of problem each one of in the group had different opinions hoe make the graduation project much better, this essay we'll discuss the problem that were faced and provide the solution.

To begin with one of the main problem that we’ve faced was losing the group members in our group we had total of 4 girls by starting of the term 2 we lost the members we were left it was hard to decide where to go and how to do the problem, more over the less we did find a way to to do our graduation project the main issue that was problem for us was contacting famous influencers to come and speak to us in our graduation project so we tried send them email but the issue was we never got rely back from them, we did decide to go to many other places to record but it was getting hard for us to go anywhere cause of the virus or the company or place didn’t have enough time to meet us and let us record.

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Working together in a team can always present challenges. As we continued our project, there were many issues facing the team members. This essay will analyze and provide the solutions to the problems that were faced.

There have been several problems we faced throughout the project's construction. One of them is job separation, because some members find it difficult to do some kind of work, As a result, certain members had more tasks to perform, which created many disputes among members. While others accepted, others did not, as a result, mixed opinions resulted in more disagreements as well.

Despite several challenges, we managed to find solutions to the above-mentioned problems. We handled it for the first problem by using different kinds of apps and websites and many times paraphrasing the world It supported people who find the job difficult to understand. The second problem, however, was that we all expressed our views and chose points from each member of the group, which helped to create and develop new ideas to improve our project.

In conclusion, the best way to solve a problem is always to find a collective solution. Teamwork is good for the study environment, and promotes communication growth. In many workplace and study situations it will definitely become more and more important.

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our graduation project is about arab media forum that opens one a year in dubai and they are many medias profassional and jounrist from many different countries thats been there , we make a film about it and we went to dubai press club and we shot their , we faced many pronlems.

we decide to go to dubai press club because its collabrate with the arab median and we also knows new thing about this place and the rules and how this place its too development , we make a film that iclude us when we were talking about this place and shows our interst to more about the arab media forum . in addition , we decide to make an advertise and let people knows more about this event.

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At the beginning of the process of making our project, we faced different kinds of problems as team members.This essay will discuss the problems that were faced and provide the solutions.

To begin with, one of the main problems that we've faced was going to Beeah company in order to create our project there.Moreover, the company that we wanted to go to didn't reply to our emails or calls, which made us waste a lot of time and made us do some of our work that needed to be done late. That situation made us choose an alternative place which worked for us at the beginning but then, the place cancelled our trip because of the coronavirus.

Despite the conflicts that we've faced, we were able to solve them all. We've decided to create our project in one of the group members house. In addition, we thought about buying the materials needed to create our project by ourselves because in that way we will be able to create as much recycled paper as we want, since our project is all about creating a recycled magazine.

To conclude, the process of looking for a solution will always give us one and we've managed to do that by brainstorming our ideas together and by making sure that all our our group members support the spirit of teamwork.

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Team decision making is one of the essential skills for any successful organization. Decision making is important for management and leadership for smooth operation.

One of the problems with the teamwork is, however, that a lack of communication can happen. For example, the students have their own thoughts  and their English skill is not well, as a result, the students can’t understand all information the group discussed and there were trouble to explain own opinion. Because of this, a lack of motivation to communicate among the members which it has decreased the teamwork efficiency.Another problem is differences in ideas, skills and even beliefs. As the members depended on their own opinion, the debate was fierce. And the group spent more to discussion on one question that there were not enough time to finish all question. Thurs, the result of this assignment got influence.

In order to solve the problem there are various strategy that have already been tried in the group. One strategy which was tried to solve the problem of a lack of communicate was to get to know one another.In a group of people get to know mutually help members to recognize valve cultural differences, and so the togetherness of teamwork goes up, the communication of group increase as well. Another measure which the group implemented was to ask for help if needed. The members need to ask for help if needed so as to know all information the group discussed and promote the communication. To prevent teamwork problems there are some solutions that one can apply. One possible solution is to team building exercises.

It can open communications among the team and help people clearly define roles of all the team members. It is also a good idea to let people know how to work in teamwork. A second approach might be to agree leadership approach, including decision make process. Leadership plays an important role in group when people have differences in idea, skills and motivations. Considering these point, teamwork is good for the study environment, and promote the development of communication. It will definitely become increasingly significant in many situations at study, at work or at home.

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our graduation project was about doing advertisement for a device called almonqez .

this essay will  talk about problems that we face working as a team and their solution.

First of all , our work was devoid

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our Graduation project is about Arab media forum that opens one a year in Dubai and there are many media professionals from many different countries that’s been there  , we make a film about it and we went to  Dubai press club and we shot there , we faced many problems .

We decide to go to Dubai press club because it’s collaborate  with Arab media forum and we also knows new thing about this place , the rules and how this place its to development , we make a film that include us when we were talking about this place and choose our interest to know more about the Arab media forum . In addition , we decide to make an advertise and let the people knows more about this event

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As we started our project , many problems were faced regrading the team members . This essay will provide the problems and solutions .

There were many problems that we've faced during the making of the project . One of them being the division of work , because some members find it hard to do a certain type of work , as a result of that other members got more tasks to do , causing many conflicts between the members . While others agreed , yet some didn't , a result of that is mixed ideas which also resulted in more conflicts .

Although there were many problems , we managed to find solutions for the problems mentioned . For the first problem we managed it by explaining the idea many times for the point to get across , this helped people who find it difficult to understand the task given . As for the second problem , we all stated our opinions and have chose points from every member , this helped with creating and developing new ideas , making our project much better .

In conclusion , we found solutions to our problems that were mostly about miscommunication .

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Make "working as a team" one of your problems. It's easy to write about.

It was hard to divide the tasks. Not everyone did the same amount of work.
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Introduction

Cohesive devices, sometimes called linking words, linkers, connectors, discourse markers or transitional words, are one of the most misunderstood and misused parts of IELTS Writing.

Cohesive devices are words like ' For example', ' In conclusion', ' however' and ' moreover '. Together with coherence, cohesion provides 25% of your marks in both parts of the Writing test. However, most students have not been taught how to use them effectively.

This post will look at how and, more importantly, when we should use them.

What are cohesive devices?

Cohesive devices tell the reader what we are doing in a sentence and help to guide them through our writing. They signal to the reader what the relationships are between the different clauses, sentences and paragraphs.

Let's look at two examples below.

The public transport in this city is unreliable and it's cheap.

The public transport in this city is unreliable but it's cheap.

There are two cohesive devices in the sentences above: 'and' and 'but'. Both give the reader different signals and change the meaning of the sentence.

The first sentence tells the reader that 'it's cheap' is simply being added to the previous information, however, the second sentence tells the reader that they are giving a contrasting opinion to the first part of the sentence by using the word 'but'.

In other words, the second sentence is saying 'it's unreliable (which is bad) but the good thing about it is it's cheap, so I don't mind using it.' Simply using the word 'but' conveys that whole message without needing to literally say it.

This makes our message more succinct and our writing easier to read. But, does that mean we should use as many cohesive devices as possible?

Overusing Cohesive Devices

The biggest mistakes many students make is to use cohesive devices in nearly every sentence.

If you look at the IELTS Writing Marking Criteria it states that a Band 7 ' uses a range of cohesive devices appropriately although there may be some under-/over-use '. This is typical of a student who knows the meaning and how to use cohesive devices but thinks that using them as much as possible will get them a high mark.

However, using them too much often leads to students using them incorrectly. It is stated for Band 5 that ' makes inadequate, inaccurate or overuse of cohesive devices '. In my experience, most students get a Band 5 in this category for this reason. They think that using them as much as possible will get them a high mark, but don't consider the meaning and how each of them should be used in a sentence.

Band 8 and 9 students tend to only use cohesive devices when necessary and they use them appropriately and effectively i.e. correct meaning and grammar. In fact, many students have criticised Band 9 answers because 'they don't have enough discourse markers'. Take a look at the extract below from an academic journal (The Power of Human Rights by Stephen C. Ropp).

This extract is about 200 words long. How many cohesive devices can you see?

Most IELTS students will not be able to produce writing to this very high standard, but you should remember that you don't get extra marks for lots of cohesive devices, the most important thing is using them accurately (grammar) and appropriately (meaning).

Meaning and Grammar

The next problem students have is learning long lists of cohesive devices and not learning the meaning of each word or how it should be used in a sentence. If you use the wrong word it confuses the reader and this lowers your mark for both coherence and grammar. It is better to use no word than use a word incorrectly.

My advice is to not learn long lists of words. The list below is more than you will ever need and learning more than this will probably just confuse you or take up time that could be used to learn something else. In a 250 word essay you might give 2-3 examples at the most, so why would you learn 10 different ways to give an example? You only have one conclusion, so it seems like a waste of time to learn 5 different ways to do this.

Learn just the words you need and learn them 100%. By 100% I mean that you know exactly what that word means when it should be used in a sentence and how it should be used in a sentence. Until you know all of this 100%, don't use it.

Finally, don't try to use very complicated words and expressions, if you are not already comfortable with the simple terms. Being able to use ' and' or ' but ' effectively is much better than trying to use more complicated words incorrectly. Again, look at some academic texts or good IELTS sample answers; simple words are used more often than not.

How to Improve

You can't simply learn a long list of words and then hope you can use these correctly in an essay. That would be like Ronaldo telling you how he scores so many goals and thinking you can do the same thing by just listening to him.

Also, you can't look at just one example sentence and hope to learn everything you need to know about that word.

If you want to improve do the following:

1. Reading is the number one way to learn new words. Good writers read a lot, it's that simple. Pick a topic you are interested in and read a little every day. 20 minutes is enough. Note down any cohesive devices and how they are used in each sentence.

2. Check the meaning and grammar of each word on sites like the British Council or BBC. You will find lots of explanations there and example sentences.

3. Practice using these and then have your writing checked by an experienced IELTS teacher.

If you do the following, you will slowly learn how to use cohesive devices effectively. I wish there was a faster way, but like most things in life, hard work and practice is the best and only solution.

Below is a list of more cohesive devices than you will ever need to do well on the IELTS Writing test.

If you want to see how I use them in sample IELTS answers check out our model answers for Writing Task 1 and Writing Task 2.

I hope you found this article useful. If you have any questions or comments, join the conversation on our Facebook page.

For more help with IELTS please check out IELTS Preparation- The Ultimate Guide.

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Cohesive devices, sometimes called linking words, linkers, connectors, discourse markers or transitional words, are one of the most misunderstood and misused parts of IELTS Writing. Cohesive devices are words like ' For example', ' In conclusion', ' however' and ' moreover '. Together with coherence, cohesion provides 25% of your marks in both parts of the Writing test.

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What problems did you face in working as a team on your graduation project, and what solution did you find to overcome them?