Roberto
Sea vs. countryside What would you prefer? A beautiful house with breathtaking views to the sea, or a big house on the top of a green and lush mountain? Of course you can't have both. This is a dilemma for most of students who sit Cambridge/Toefl exams. I know the point is how you say it, not what you say, but still, it's difficult to answer these kind of questions. You don't have enough reasons to say why it is better to live by the sea. At least I don't. Lately it's "en vogue" to ask about ecology. I want to express my sincere apologies to those who read and listen to all kind of surprising answers, including mine. I'm sorry if I say that forests mustn't be cut down, as two hundred students have said before. And, as a famous cartoon would say: That's all folks.
Mar 31, 2015 1:50 AM
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Sea vs. countryside

What Which would you prefer? A beautiful house with breathtaking views to of the sea, or a big house on the top of a green and lush mountain? Of course you can't have both. This is a dilemma for most of the students (<em>or</em> for most students) who sit Cambridge/Toefl exams. I know the point is how you say it, not what you say, but still, it's difficult to answer these kind of questions. You don't have enough reasons to say why it is better to live by the sea. At least I don't. Lately it's "en vogue" to ask about ecology. I want to express my sincere apologies to those who read and listen to all kind of surprising answers, including mine. I'm sorry if I say that forests mustn't shouldn't be cut down, as two hundred students have said before. And, as a famous cartoon would say: That's all folks.

 

Very well written. Only one small correction in red and some suggestions to sound more natural in blue/grey.

You can also use "kind" in its plural form in this context. For example:

"these kind of questions"

"these kinds of questions"

"all kind of surprising answers"

"all kinds of surprising answers"

I'm not sure which is grammatically correct, but you will hear all of these versions in common use.

April 1, 2015
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