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8 Feb 2015

Your Potential Is Unlimited

You are a remarkable person, possessed of incredible untapped potentials and abilities. Whatever you have accomplished in life so far is only a shadow of what is truly possible for you. There are virtually no limits on what you can do, be and have except for the limits that you impose on yourself with your own thinking. Of all creatures, only human beings can reprogram themselves and alter the courses of their lives. You can decide, right...

Health tips from Tib Al Nabawi (Medicine of the Prophet)

12 favourite foods of Rasullah (s.a.) (as mentioned in AL Tib-al Nabavi book) Rasullah’s (s.a.) life had been most comprehensive and perfect and can serve as an ideal for men and women of all ages, at all times. His habits and advice have been absolutely perfect and shows moderate way of life and meets all the needs of man. Barley: Good in fever, use in a soup form. Dates: Rassullah (s.a.) said that a house without dates has no food....

6 Feb 2015

City Life and Entertainment

1. What are the advantages and disadvantages of living in a big city and in a small town/village? Support your opinion with specific examples. 2. Choose any two kinds of public transportation and compare their pros and cons. Which is more expensive, convenient, fast, etc.? Which do you usually use? Which is more popular? city3. One of your friends plans to move to your town/city/village. Tell him/her the positive sides of living in your...

5 Feb 2015

Writing Topic Type 3: Describe or Explain

In a way, this is the most difficult type of independent essay question because it doesn’t give you an A or B situation. Instead, you have to think of your own subject from a very big pool of possibilities. “What discovery in the last 100 years has been most beneficial for people in your country? Use specific reasons and examples to support your choice.” “The 21st century has begun. What changes do you think this new century will bring? Use...

Writing Topic Type 2: View Both Sides

This is actually very similar to the “choose a side” type of essay subject, but it’s a little bit more complicated because you have to think from two different standpoints. Thankfully, it’s also not as common. Here are a few examples: “The government has announced that it plans to build a new university. Some people think that your community would be a good place to locate the university. Compare the advantages and disadvantages of establishing...

TOEFL Writing Topic Type 1: Choose a Side

This is by far the most common type of independent writing question. These TOEFL prompts ask you to choose A or B then explain your decision. There are a couple of different approaches to writing this type of essay, but the simplest form is the “five paragraph essay.” Usually this is actually only four paragraphs, because you don’t have that much time—the test only gives you 30 minutes to complete your independent essay. So if you choose A,...

TOEFL Writing Topics

While the TOEFL is generally a very different type of test from the GRE, the GMAT, and the SAT, there are a few similarities, and the writing section is one of them. As with most standardized tests, the TOEFL asks you to write an essay. Well, it asks for two essays, actually — one is about a reading and a lecture (which you’ll summarize), and the second is more open-ended. Let’s look at the questions that you might see for that second TOEFL...

4 Feb 2015

IELTS Writing task 1

IELTS writing task 1 is considered to be a very difficult and confusing task, but in reality it is totally opposite. Students get confused when they look at a diagram or process, but if they follow some simple steps they can score very good marks on the IELTS writing task 1. First I will tell you about this task: You will have 20 minutes to complete this task You will either be given a diagram or a process You will be required to describe...

IELTS listening tips

Listen to the entire conversation Don’t jump to conclusions Read the questions before the conversation starts If you don’t understand a question skip it, and try to answer the next questions The answer is often repeated The speech is played only once The duration of the audio is 30 minutes You will also have 10 minutes to transfer your answers to the answer booklet You will not get marked if you do not put your answers on the answer...