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Record yourself.

Recording yourself is also an important part of your plan. Every once in a while, choose a short speech or passage from a book. If possible, choose something that you can listen to first in the accent you're trying to accomplish. Use our voice recording and say the passage out loud. Then listen to the native accent, compare it with yours and identify sounds and words you can improve.

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Record yourself. Recording yourself is also an important part of your plan. Every once in a while, choose a short speech or passage from a book. If possible, choose something that you can listen to first in the accent you're trying to accomplish. Use our voice recording and say the passage out loud.

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Certainly not my best piece of writing, but can serve as a guide (between C1 and C2 level)... It’s from one of the exercises on the Cambridge webpage.

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Write & Improve is a free service for learners of English to practice their written English. Submit your written work and receive feedback in seconds, covering spelling, vocabulary, grammar and general style.

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These have been written by American students... Of course, it's not the same for learners of the English language, but you can see the structure, connectors, etc.

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academic essays as samples for ecpe essay writing models from fullspate

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Academic essays as samples for ECPE essay writing models from Fullspate

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Essay sobre zoos para preparar el examen de EOI, nivel C2

Este verano estamos a tope con los writings para preparar exámenes oficiales y es por ello que comparto con vosotros hoy un essay sobre zoos para preparar el examen de la Escuela Oficial de Idiomas, nivel C2. El writing, que lo ha hecho Laura, está muy bien hecho, buena gramática, buen vocabulario, buenos conectores, en definitiva, un buen writing para un nivel alto como es el C2. Darle las gracias antes de nada por quererlo compartir con todos nosotros, porque como siempre digo, compartir nos hace mejores personas. Vamos allá 🙂

BEHIND BARS

Not many years ago, zoos were very popular among children population being the most visited places. However, in recent years, there has been an increasing trend to think about zoos adversely. As a matter of fact, they are being banned in some cities. Therefore, in this essay I will consider both its advantages and drawbacks.

Starting by its benefits, wildlife parks are highly important since they protect some animals from possible hardships. As a way of example, pandas are being threatened due to the lack of palm oil. Furthermore, the elephants' ivory is being marketed at a very high price. Apart from this, zoological gardens take care of some circus animals that have been exploited to end up becoming useless for the circus business. Last but not least, scientific and research work are carried out not only to help human beings but also to keep safe some endangered species safe.

Conversely, it is crucial to know firsthand the main reasons for the ban on zoos. Firstly, it is claimed that hardly ever do animals live there in suitable conditions owing to the need of space since the enclosures are too small. Secondly, the vast majority of captive animals have abnormal repetitive behaviour (ARB) which shows itself by sitting motionless, biting themselves or swaying from side to side. Additionally, it is also commonplace for zoo animals to die prematurely, suffer from illnesses from due to inadequate care and neglect. Curiously enough, surplus animals are unwanted animals which are that way as a result of systematic overproduction by zoos. These ones are either killed or sold to other zoos or dealers.

On balance, weighing ups and downs, I believe that banning zoos would not be the best solution. Accordingly, were tougher measures taken in zoos, animals would live in far better conditions undergoing and suffer less.

ASPECTOS POSITIVOS:
GRAMMAR

1. There has been = haber en present perfect. Si necesitas una explicación al respecto, aquí la puedes ver: there is y there are.

2. Alto uso de adverbios que dan al writing credibilidad y nivel: adversely, highly + adjective, prematurely, Conversely, Additionally, Accordingly, etc.

3. Passive en varias formas verbales: are being banned, are being threatened, have been exploited, are carried out, it is claimed that.

4. Inversión con negative adverb: hardly ever do animals live there = si quieres ver una explicación sobre este punto gramatical, no dejes de ver esto: inversiones.

5. El uso de la preposición by para indicar el cómo se hace algo: by sitting motionless.

6. Either ... or = o...o

7. Both ... and = tanto... como

8. 2nd conditional en inversión: were tougher measures taken in zoos, animals would live... = aquí tienes otra explicación sobre la inversión en oraciones condicionales.

9. Nouns + prepositions: ban + on.

1. Alto uso de conectores: As a matter of fact, Furthermore, Last but not least, since, owing to, due to, as a result of, Curiously enough, On balance, etc.

2. Buen vocabulario: hardship, useless , endangered species, motionless, it is also commonplace, swaying, weighing ups and downs, end up, the vast majority of, the lack of, threaten, exploit, be marketed, etc.

1. Hardship = uncountable = por tanto, no plural.

2. Cuando hablamos en general, recuerda, no the.

3. ¿Te he hablado alguna vez de los verbos transitivos? No me acuerdo. Si es que sí, keep es un verbo transitivo, que tiene que llevar su complemento directo justo detrás, y ya después el adjetivo (safe).

4. Suffer + from + illnesses.

5. Undergo es sufrir pero para decir "sufrir una operación", "sufrir un cambio", "sufrir críticas", etc.

Pues ya tenemos este magnífico essay explicado y detallado. Espero que te sirva para coger ideas para preparar tu examen oficial y si te ha gustado este essay y piensas que a tus amigos de redes sociales también puede interesar, no olvides hacer click en algunos de los iconos de abajo g + share, M e gusta o en Tweet para que ellos puedan verlo también. Everyone you will ever meet knows something you don't (Bill Nye)

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Este verano estamos a tope con los writings para preparar exámenes oficiales y es por ello que comparto con vosotros hoy un essay sobre zoos para preparar el examen de la Escuela Oficial de Idiomas, nivel C2.

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Read this CAE ESSAY SAMPLE sent to us by a CAE student . Surf our web for more on CAE. We recommend How to write an Essay

TASK:
You have recently had a class debate in which students discussed whether knowledge or social connections were more useful in achieving success. Your teacher has asked you to write an essay giving your opinion on the following statement:

" It's not what you know, but who you know that counts "

What you know or who you know?

I strongly believe that having the right skills and qualifications is essential in order to get a good job and succeed in life. However, with the large numbers of people competing for jobs nowadays, aren't social connections equally important?

Some parents encourage their sons and daughters to keep up with the academic work in order to acquire the necessary knowledge to get into college and obtain a well-paid job one day. These young people do their best to be the first student in the class, they qui ttheir social life and have very few friends. But then when they finish their studies, despite their impressive marks, they struggle to find a job.

On the other hand we can find a group of people who were not necessarily brilliant at college but who have the right connections. They are the ones who get a good place in a company because they know the right people. Having knowledge is undoubtedly important but I think we all need a little push from others to succeed in today´s society.

Nevertheless I want to make it clear that I believe that getting a job only because you have connections is not fair and people should not be given a job if they do not have the right qualifications. The way I see it both, knowledge and connections, are equally important.

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TASK: You have recently had a class debate in which students discussed whether knowledge or social connections were more useful in achieving success. Your teacher has asked you to write an essay giving your opinion on the following statement: " It's not what you know, but who you know that counts " What you know or who you know?

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Thank your group B classmates for their excellent job!!!

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https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Auld_Lang_Syne

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Is that "empathy" or "sympathy" you're showing? While the two words are often incorrectly used interchangeably, the difference in their emotional impact is important. Empathy, as the ability to actually feel what another person is feeling - literally "walk a mile in their shoes" - goes beyond sympathy, a simple expression of concern for another person's misfortune. Taken to extremes, deep or extended feelings of empathy can actually be harmful to one's emotional health.

Sympathy is a feeling and expression of concern for someone, often accompanied by a wish for them to be happier or better off. "Oh dear, I hope the chemo helps." In general, sympathy implies a deeper, more personal, level of concern than pity, a simple expression of sorrow.

However, unlike empathy, sympathy does not imply that one's feelings for another are based on shared experiences or emotions.

As a translation into English of the German word Einfühlung - "feeling into" - made by psychologist Edward Titchener in 1909, "empathy" is the ability to recognize and share another person's emotions.

Empathy requires the ability to recognize the suffering of another person from their point of view and to openly share their emotions, including painful distress.

Empathy is often confused with sympathy, pity and compassion, which are merely recognition of another person's distress. Pity typically implies that the suffering person does not "deserve" what has happened to him or her and is powerless to do anything about it. Pity shows a lower degree of understanding and engagement with the suffering person's situation than empathy, sympathy, or compassion.

Compassion is a deeper level of empathy, demonstrating an actual desire to help the suffering person.

Since it requires shared experiences, people can generally feel empathy only for other people, not for animals. While people may be able to sympathize with a horse, for example, they cannot truly empathize with it.

According to psychologist and pioneer in the field of emotions, Paul Ekman, Ph.D., three distinct types of empathy have been identified:

Cognitive Empathy: Also called "perspective taking," cognitive empathy is the ability to understand and predict the feelings and thoughts of other by imagining one's self in their situation.

Emotional Empathy: Closely related to cognitive empathy, emotional empathy is the ability to actually feel what another person feels or at least feel emotions similar to theirs. In emotional empathy, there is always some level of shared feelings. Emotional empathy can be a trait among persons diagnosed with Asperger syndrome.

Compassionate Empathy: Driven by their deep understanding of the other person's feelings based on shared experiences, compassionately empathic people make actual efforts to help.

While it can give meaning to our lives, Dr. Ekman warns that empathy can also go terribly wrong.

Empathy can give purpose to our lives and truly comfort people in distress, but it can also do great harm. While showing an empathetic response to the tragedy and trauma of others can be helpful, it can also, if misdirected, turn us into what Professor James Dawes has called "emotional parasites."
Empathy Can Lead to Misplaced Anger
Empathy can make people angry - perhaps dangerously so - if they mistakenly perceive that another person is threatening a person they care for.

For example, while at a public gathering, you notice a heavyset, casually dressed man who you think is "staring" at your pre-teenage daughter. While the man has remained expressionless and has not moved from his spot, your empathetic understanding of what he "might" be thinking of doing to your daughter drives you into a state of rage.

While there was nothing in the man's expression or body language that should have lead you to believe he intended to harm your daughter, your empathetic understanding what was probably "going on inside his head" took you there.

Danish family therapist Jesper Juul has referred to empathy and aggression as "existential twins."
Empathy Can Drain Your Wallet
For years, psychologists have reported cases of overly empathetic patients endangering the well-being of themselves and their families by giving away their life savings to random needy individuals. Such overly empathetic people who feel they are somehow responsible for the distress of others have developed an empathy-based guilt.

The better-known condition of "survivor guilt" is a form of empathy-based guilt in which an empathic person incorrectly feels that his or her own happiness has come at the cost or may have even caused another person's misery.
Empathy Can Harm Relationships
Psychologists warn that empathy should never be confused with love. While love can make any relationship - good or bad - better, empathy cannot and can even hasten the end of a strained relationship. Essentially, love can cure, empathy cannot.

As an example of how even well-intentioned empathy can damage a relationship, consider this scene from the animated comedy television series The Simpsons: Bart, bemoaning the failing grades on his report card, says, "This is the worst semester of my life." His dad, Homer, based on his own school experience, tries to comfort his son by telling him, "Your worst semester so far."
Empathy Can Lead to Fatigue
Rehabilitation and trauma counselor Mark Stebnicki coined the term " empathy fatigue " to refer to a state of physical exhaustion resulting from repeated or prolonged personal involvement in the chronic illness, disability, trauma, grief, and loss of others.

While more common among mental health counselors, any overly empathetic person can experience empathy fatigue. According to Stebnicki, "high touch" professionals like doctors, nurses, lawyers, and teachers tend to suffer from empathy fatigue.

Paul Bloom, Ph.D., professor of psychology and cognitive science at Yale University, goes so far as to suggest that due to its inherent dangers, people need less empathy rather than more.

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Why Too Much Empathy Can Actually Be Harmful

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Is that "empathy" or "sympathy" you're showing? While the two words are often incorrectly used interchangeably, the difference in their emotional impact is important. Empathy, as the ability to actually feel what another person is feeling - literally "walk a mile in their shoes" - goes beyond sympathy, a simple expression of concern for another person's misfortune.

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How to cheat at pronunciation! 10 most difficult English words!

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Read this article. Would you like to be a role model? How badly do we do we need role models?

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In the age of social media, role models are the new royalty. Whether it's labels such as #fitspiration, #bodyspiration or - the hashtag I most frequently see on my newsfeed - #careerspiration, it seems like everyone is looking for someone to look up to. With power, though, comes great responsibility.

As a CEO in a high-profile publishing role, I am in the lucky position to frequently meet people who say my work, books or conference addresses have inspired, motivated and guided them. I love hearing this, but it always leaves me with a slight sense of 'imposter syndrome'. Because, lets face it, I'm only human, and no single person has all the answers. What if I lead someone down the wrong path, and offer advice that doesn't serve them?

But I also know the importance of having a role model, because my own career has been carved by successful people before me whom I've looked up to. So, whether you're the boss of a small team, a mum trying to inspire teenagers, or a high-profile head of industry, this is what I've learnt about setting a good example.

Don't be too prescriptive

In my business books, I offer general advice on topics such as "how to overcome fear" and "how to build a kick-arse company culture" but I would never say that my way is the right way. In fact, quite the opposite is the case. Whether I'm speaking to my team or to a conference hall, I preface everything I say with the disclaimer: "This is only what works for me, so feel free to follow what resonates with you and disregard the rest". If I was a nutritionist, I wouldn't expect my diet to work for everyone's body, so why should it be different for business?

Never fake an answer

I have attended countless conferences in the name of self-development and I always find it interesting to see how speakers respond when they're asked a question to which they clearly don't know the answer (and yes, you can always tell). In this situation an expert has two choices - 'fess up, or fake it. You could pretend to know the answer, pulling together a response based on assumption with no real background knowledge. Or you can admit you don't currently know but that you will strive to find out, because it's such a good question. Offer to do some research and post a response on your Facebook page at a later date. As a role model, always go with the latter. No expert can know everything - and no-one can expect you to.

My own career has been carved by successful people before me whom I've looked up to.

Don't try too hard

The best role models I know don't even realise they're role models. They're the amazing people doing amazing things, not realising they're inspiring everyone who crosses their path. It can be hard not to let your ego take over, especially in the era of the internet where praise is so public. I was once at a press event sponsored by a luxury car brand showing off its new convertible at the venue. I have minimal interest in fast cars but found myself posing on the car bonnet for a photo for Instagram - just because everyone else was doing it. I deleted the photo about 30 seconds after posting it because it didn't represent what really matters to me. It's important not to try too hard to impress people, and to ensure your ethos is consistent.

Have your own muse

No matter how far you get in your career, there should always be someone you look up to. Great business leaders, from Sir Richard Branson to the late Steve Jobs, have cited role models that guide and inspire them. I am a big believer in "close-quarter role models". By this, I mean admiring people who you really know, and have really met, rather than just celebrity CEOs whose faces appear on the front of business magazines. The best thing about really knowing your role models is you realise they're only human, perfectly imperfect and not invincible. Then you realise that everything they've achieved, you can achieve too.
Do you have a role model? How do they inspire you? Let us know in the comments below. The founder and editor-in-chief of The Collective, a monthly business and lifestyle magazine, Lisa Messenger has become a leading authority on the business world, specialising in entrepreneurship and disruption. She has authored or co-authored more than a dozen books and three times been a finalist in the Telstra Businesswoman of the Year awards.

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Role models are the new royalty, so be a great one

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In the age of social media, role models are the new royalty. Whether it's labels such as #fitspiration, #bodyspiration or - the hashtag I most frequently see on my newsfeed - #careerspiration, it seems like everyone is looking for someone to look up to. With power, though, comes great responsibility.

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Hello, everyone. [INTERPOSING VOICES] Hello, I'm Laura Rupp. Welcome to the course English Pronunciation in a Global World here at Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam in the Netherlands. English has become the major language for international communication. It is estimated that the ratio between native and non-native speakers is currently 1 to 4, and that no less than 80% of communication happens between non-native speakers. This situation has led to much diversity in English. In fact, some would even go as far to suggest that it's no longer appropriate to speak of English in the singular but rather of English in the plural, so Englishes. Hi my name's Jasmin Palmer, I'm from Yorkshire in England. My name is Benjamin Ado Baafi.

I was born in the Netherlands but raised in Ghana. I'm Yingying, I'm from China. Hi, my name's Alex Ventimilla. I was born in Mexico. But I grew up in Nevada in the United States. Hi, I'm Marieke de Rooij, and I come from the Netherlands. Hello my name is Brenda Marini, I'm from Pisa in Italy. Hi, I'm Amrita. I'm originally from India. My name is Vinod Subramaniam. I'm originally from India, but have spent about 11 years in the U.S., many years in Germany, a couple of years in England, and the last 14 years in the Netherlands. And these are only A FEW examples.

A world where English is used as a lingua franca calls for a set of new and complex pronunciation skills. We have to decide what accent we want or may need to speak with, suited for different occasions. It is important to understand each other's accents, but that doesn't mean we should all adopt the standard accent. We should embrace variation. And we need to speak English and at the same time stay true to our native identity and culture. In this course, we will help you develop pronunciation skills that are both useful in international communication and appropriate for you at a professional and personal level.

In the first week of the course, we will discuss what is important in English pronunciation in a global world. And you will formulate tailor-made goals for your own English pronunciation. In the next three weeks, we will address particular features of English pronunciation. How does it work when we pronounce certain sounds? What is the difference between saying "Tyoos-day" and "Toos-day"? By doing exercises, you apply what you've learned to your own English accent according to the goals that you've set for yourself in the first week. We'll also explain how pronunciation features may vary between different English accents, which will enable you to understand the differences between your English accent and that of other speakers.

Last but not least, we'll reflect on the nature of different English accents. We'll introduce you to other students in the course so that together, we can celebrate diversity. I'm your host and I look forward to guiding you through the course. We very much hope that you will enjoy it!

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Improve Your English Pronunciation - Online Course

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Hello, everyone. [INTERPOSING VOICES] Hello, I'm Laura Rupp. Welcome to the course English Pronunciation in a Global World here at Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam in the Netherlands. English has become the major language for international communication. It is estimated that the ratio between native and non-native speakers is currently 1 to 4, and that no less than 80% of communication happens between non-native speakers.

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How can other people have an influence in your life without you even noticing?

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The Power of Expectations | Invisibilia | NPR

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