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        	        	<description><![CDATA[<p>Hi Katherine</p>
<p>You asked about one topic per paragraph, and yes, I agree it's better to separate them. There is no fixed layout in the <a href="http://www.ielts.org/pdf/UOBDs_WritingT2.pdf" target="_self" target="_blank">official descriptors for IELTS Task 2 Writing (public version) here</a>, so it doesn't matter whether you choose 3773, 3553 or any other layout. </p>
<p>The important thing is to use paragraphs. Have a look at what the descriptors say for Bands 7, 8, and 9. They want ONE clear topic per paragraph.</p>
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<p>As regards your second question, don't worry about it at the moment. Many of the questions in textbooks or floating around the internet are not exact copies of IELTS questions. When you get the question, underline like crazy, highlight, draw arrows, draw circles, write related words, synonyms, oppposites; change nouns into verbs and verbs into adjectives. Play for at least five minutes until you are sure of the question, and keep going back to it until you have a plan for each paragraph. Have examples for each idea.</p>
<p>Here's <a title="topic and brainstorm" href="/?page_id=2722/about-this-forum/do-we-lose-our-capacity-to-learn-as-we-grow-up-an-ielts-essay#p1695" target="_blank">an example of a topic with related words</a> and brainstorm for this topic</p>
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With the increasing number of people in cities, many people do not know their neighbors and the sense of community is lost. What is causing this? How can we turn it around?</p>
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<p>I don't know how accurate this version of the question is, but does anyone want to try?  If you do, <a title="Community " href="/?page_id=2722/about-this-forum&#38;new=topic" target="_blank">just open a new topic</a>.</p>
<p>Whatever you do, don't start to write without ideas: that's like trying to fly without enough fuel and will have the same result -  a lot of flapping around and going nowhere but down.</p>
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        	<title>Katherine on Should richer countries help poor countries more?</title>
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        	        	<description><![CDATA[<p>Hi! thanks for your comments both, and they really helped me.</p>
<p>First, about the question of paragraph. I've read some articles given by IELTS's examiners, and find they may prefer one paragraph containing one argument. This makes every argument could be easily distinguished. So what's your suggestion for the real IELTS.</p>
<p>Secondly, it seems that the biggest problem of my essay is I cannot meet all requirements of the question, isn' it? I'm wandering is it also the biggest problem I must solve if I  want to get band 7 in the IELTS writing? In my fisrt essay subscribed, you said I didn't  fully develop all ideas. DoIi have the same problem in this one?</p>
<p>Again, thanks a lot.</p>
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        	        	<description><![CDATA[<p>Hi Katherine and thanks for this essay.</p>
<p>Thanks to DavidLee for his comments, too!</p>
<p>One important point that you haven’t really discussed is why rich countries should help poorer ones. You have some nice phrases in your intro (“give hope” and “shoulder responsibility”), but why should the richer countries do this? What’s in it for them? You’ve described a lot of benefits for the target country, but none for the donor. </p>
<p>Here's the question again:</p>
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Improvements in health, education and trade are essential for the development of poorer nations. However, the government should take more responsibility for helping the poorer nations <span style="background-color: #ffff00">in such areas</span>. </p>
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<p>You've discussed health but not really education (just two words - 'educational resources' ) and not trade, unless you mean the corporations. This needs to tie back to the question more. </p>
<p>Real IELTS questions often look similar to the ones in IELTS textbooks, but are slightly different, or have a subtle twist. Make sure you deal with all parts of the question rather than answer a standard "rich-countries-aid-poor-countries" question.</p>
<p><span style="color: #800000"><strong>Coherence and Cohesion</strong></span></p>
<p>You wrote:</p>
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In <span style="background-color: #ffff00">current</span> news, we can always hear a phras<span style="background-color: #ffff00">e: the i</span>nternational humanitarian assistance, <span style="background-color: #ffff00">which</span> is used to give a hand to countries suffering hardship. (24 words, 1 sentence)</p>
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<p>The ‘which’ is not correct here.  Let’s avoid the problem by simplifying and shortening the sentence, or breaking it up:</p>
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 We often hear about humanitarian assistance in the news. Countries give a hand to other countries suffering hardship. (18 words, 9 words per sentence on average)  <span style="color: #800000"><strong>OR</strong></span></p>
<p>International humanitarian assistance means countries helping other countries which are suffering hardship. (12 words)</p>
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<p><span style="color: #800000"> <strong>Word Choice/Word Form/Usage</strong></span></p>
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<li>earning <span style="background-color: #ffff00">bread</span><span style="text-decoration: line-through;background-color: #ffff00"> through their own effort</span> → earning money</li>
<li>it cannot be igno<span style="background-color: #ffff00">re</span> that → it cannot be ignored that</li>
<li>in terms of their health and education,<span style="background-color: #ffff00"> etc. </span> → in terms of their health and education. [don’t use ‘etc -  spotted by <span style="color: #800000"><strong>David</strong></span>]</li>
<li>improves local<span style="background-color: #ffff00"> environmental sanitation</span> → improves the local environment? Improves sanitation? Improves sanitation and the environment? [unclear]</li>
<li><span style="background-color: #ffff00">Besides</span>, <span style="background-color: #ffff00">serious</span> supervision system should be established to ensure the assistance is correctly utilized. → However, syste<span style="background-color: #ffff00">ms</span> should be established to ensure the assistance is correctly utilized.</li>
<li>This means that in some <span style="background-color: #ffff00">aided</span> countries, the international aid cannot be allocated to <span style="background-color: #ffff00">average</span> people. → This means that in some recipient countries, international aid is not allocated to affected people.   <span style="color: #800000"><strong>OR</strong></span> This means that in some countries, aid does not reach the people who need it. (15 words)</li>
<li>Instead, the officials become the beneficiary<span style="text-decoration: line-through"> of it selfishly</span>. → Instead, the officials become the beneficiary.  </li>
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<p><span style="color: #800000"><strong>Shorten/Simplify</strong></span></p>
<p>You wrote:</p>
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<li>However, <span style="text-decoration: line-through"><span style="background-color: #99ccff">it cannot be ignore that</span> <span style="background-color: #ccffcc">there appear some evidence</span> <span style="background-color: #ffcc99">to support the view that</span></span> the poorer the country is, the more corrupt<span style="background-color: #ffff00">ed</span> the government is. (<span style="color: #800000"><strong>26 words)</strong></span></li>
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<p>Why all the introductory remarks? They add nothing. Here’s your sentence:</p>
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Often, however, the poorer the country, the more corrupt the government. (<span style="color: #800000"><strong>11 word</strong></span>s)</p>
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<p>Overall, it's quite a good essay and ideas generally flow well. Some good sentences: I like this one:</p>
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Such assistance can really give hope to the people in those countries and help <span style="color: #800000"><strong>them</strong></span> to develop themselves</p>
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<p><span style="color: #800000"><strong>DavidLee's comments</strong></span></p>
<p>I agree with some of his points (not all  - some of the minor grammar points he finds are fine in your original), especially the need for a thesis and maybe some reorganization.</p>
<p>I agree with DavidLee that you should have a <span style="color: #800000"><strong>thesis</strong></span> sentence in your intro. You can <a href="/?page_id=1889" target="_blank">read more about Thesis sentences</a> here. It helps you and the reader to know what is coming in your essay.</p>
<p>David had an interesting point about you not needing a paragraph. He joined your paragraph two and three together. </p>
<p>What do you think? I see his point: he's putting two related ideas together (the benefits of helping other countries), and then you would have one paragraph with the negative aspects of helping some countries.</p>
<p>Again, thanks to you both.</p>
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        	        	<description><![CDATA[<p><strong>Improvements in health, education and trade are essential for the development of poorer nations. However, the government should take more responsibility for helping the poorer nations in such areas. To what exted do you agree or dis agree with this opinion.</strong></p>
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<p>In current news, we can always hear a phrase: the international humanitarian assistance, which is used to<span style="color: #ff0000">(used to means u have done sth before,change it to which means)</span> giv<span style="color: #ff0000">ing</span> a hand to countries <span style="color: #ff0000">which are </span>suffering hardship. Such assistance can <span style="text-decoration: line-through"><span style="color: #ff0000;text-decoration: line-through">really</span></span> give<span style="color: #ff0000"> the</span> hope to the people in those countries and help to develop themselves<span style="color: #ff0000"> (a bit weird, maybe this way would be better, give the hope to the people and develop the country) </span>, <span style="text-decoration: line-through"><span style="color: #ff0000;text-decoration: line-through">so</span></span> richer countries should shoulder<span style="color: #ff0000">(its ok, but i guess undertake would be better)</span> this responsibility<span style="color: #ff0000">.(You need to write a thesis sentence here)</span></p>
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<p>People <span style="color: #ff0000">of(from)</span> many countries in Africa and Middle East area live<span style="color: #ff0000"> in</span> a poor life, in terms of their health and education, <span style="text-decoration: line-through"><span style="color: #ff0000;text-decoration: line-through">etc.</span></span> <span style="color: #ff0000">(dont write e.g. or etc. in the essay)</span>The help from richer countries, not only financially, but technically, <span style="color: #ff0000">would </span>improves<span style="color: #ff0000"> the</span> local environmental sanitation and provides educational resources. Most importantly, the workers and volunteers from assistant countries help <span style="color: #ff0000">them to </span>raise the public awareness of <span style="color: #ff0000">the </span>serious diseases, and tell them how to avoid <span style="color: #ff0000">from </span>being affected.<span style="color: #ff0000">(The sentence is too long, just write helping them to pay attention and avoid the serious diseases)</span> These activities could largely reduce the mor<span style="color: #ff0000">t</span>ality rate<span style="color: #ff0000">.(There is no need to have another paragraph)</span>In addition, with the aid <span style="color: #ff0000;text-decoration: line-through">of</span><span style="color: #ff0000">from</span> some rich countries<span style="color: #ff0000">(if u wanna use of, i ll comprehend they receive the developed nations to help them developing their own country).</span> international corporations are established in those undeveloped countries, exploiting and processing natural resources. As a result, more local residents get employed, earning bread through their own effort<span style="color: #ff0000">s</span>. Also, the local resources are<span style="color: #ff0000;text-decoration: line-through"> made the most </span><span style="color: #ff0000">using efficiently</span> <span style="text-decoration: line-through"><span style="color: #ff0000;text-decoration: line-through">of</span></span> instead of being wasted.</p>
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<p>However, it cannot <span style="text-decoration: line-through"><span style="color: #ff0000;text-decoration: line-through">be</span></span> ignore that there <span style="color: #ff0000"><span style="text-decoration: line-through">appear</span>are</span> some evidence to support the view that the poorer the country is, the more corrupted the government is. This means that in some <span style="color: #ff0000">aided(what this means? )</span> countries, the international aid cannot be allocated to average people. Instead, the officials become the beneficiary of it selfishly. This is, sometimes, the excuse used by richer countries to refuse to offer help.</p>
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<p>In conclusion, I agree that richer countries should make effort<span style="color: #ff0000">s</span> to help the <span style="color: #ff0000;text-decoration: line-through">poorer ones</span><span style="color: #ff0000"> (poverty)</span>. Besides, serious supervision system should be established to ensure the assistance is correctly utilized.</p>
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        	        	<description><![CDATA[<p>Improvements in health, education and trade are essential for the development of poorer nations. However, the government should take more responsibility for helping the poorer nations in such areas. To what exted do you agree or dis agree with this opinion.</p>
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<p>In current news, we can always hear a phrase: the international humanitarian assistance, which is used to give a hand to countries suffering hardship. Such assistance can really give hope to the people in those countries and help to develop themselves, so richer countries should shoulder this responsibility.</p>
<p>People of many countries in Africa andMiddle Eastarea live a poor life, in terms of their health and education, etc. The help from richer countries, not only financially, but technically, improves local environmental sanitation and provides educational resources. Most importantly, the workers and volunteers from assistant countries help raise the public awareness of serious diseases and tell them how to avoid being affected. These activities could largely reduce the morality rate.</p>
<p>In addition, with the aid of some rich countries, international corporations are established in those undeveloped countries, exploiting and processing natural resources. As a result, more local residents get employed, earning bread through their own effort. Also, the local resources are made the most of instead of being wasted.</p>
<p>However, it cannot be ignore that there appear some evidence to support the view that the poorer the country is, the more corrupted the government is. This means that in some aided countries, the international aid cannot be allocated to average people. Instead, the officials become the beneficiary of it selfishly. This is, sometimes, the excuse used by richer countries to refuse to offer help.</p>
<p>In conclusion, I agree that richer countries should make effort to help the poorer ones. Besides, serious supervision system should be established to ensure the assistance is correctly utilized.</p>
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