Guys, Could you suggest Internet radio in english with a lot of advertisements? I'm training my skill in phone numbers recognition and fast writing it on the paper. It is mandatory skill for IELTS. But not so many resources I found in internet where I can improve this skill. Advise something please.

IELTS preparation. Essay. Attempt #2. After reading lots of advices. TASK 2: In some countries young people at 18 are allowed to drive, vote and get married while in other countries not. your opinion. ---- DEFINED TOPIC: Difference between countries in age when a person get social rights CONTROL POINT: The government decide where a young person is ready to be a national with full rights ---- There are about 200 countries in the world. Every country laws are defined by its government followed after historical development, rules and people mentality. It some countries people become nationals with full rights in younger age than in others. The age when a person is ready to take a responsibility for his decisions is very controversial. In my opinion the person is ready to take the responsibility for his life and someone's else when he has already made an important decision about his future, after graduating from school. Some countries has full program school education which lasts till 18 years. At this time person usually found out his aptitudes and fully understands his place in the society, its rules, duties and laws. In high school a person is tought with society and goverment structure, start understanding the difference between executive and legislative branches of power. This necessary social knowledge makes him ready to the responsibility in front of himself, his family and friends. This kind of person makes weighed decisions based on the situation whether it is president selection, driving a car or marriage. Other countries, especially developing ones, don't have wide educational programs which makes a person ready for the adult life and don't care about social role of each person. In such countries people give a birth to children at the age of 10, don't need a driving license and usually don't participate in elections of the government. These people are passive all their life and don't accept the rules of changing world. Government starts to attract more younger people to social decisions to show the readiness of the society to play a role in the country's and world's politics. My position in this question is that young people should get social duties such as voting or taking responsibility after other people when they get maturity in the decision making and necessary knowledge about their country and life.

IELTS essay training: Introduction #1. What do you think? TASK: More and more people move from areas where they grew up to find jobs. Does this development have advantages or disadvantages? --------------------------------------------------- After finishing the university young people faces the choice: to stay in their city or to relocate for a better job opportunities and as a consequence higher salaries and more perspective career. While this decision has negative psychological aspects my opinion is that this development makes a person be more flexible and adaptive to changing world that can only be an advantage.

IELTS preparation. An unformal letter of apology. ~20min Dear Jack, I'm writing to you to apologize for the inconvenience that I shall not be able to meet you at the airport. I remember that your flight is landing on Friday at 6PM. I have a serious reason to be in the other part of the city. If your flight is delayed and land after 7PM I will return and take you to the hotel. Anyway, to be sure you will get to the right place and not to be lost in unknown city let me explain the fastest way to find your hotel. As far as I remember you booked Novotel in the center of the city. When you arrive to the airport find taxi office located to the right at the first floor. There are 2 Novotel hotels in Moscow. One is situated at the center (it is yours), second one - outside of the city close to Moscow Ring Road. Your hotel is easy recognizable building with white columns and 2 big eagle sculptures to the both sides. That is why this building is often called 'Eagles Nest'. It takes no more than 20 minutes to get there by taxi despite all the traffic lights, one way roads and pedestrian streets in the center. It will cost you no more than 20$. May I apologize again and ask you to call me when you reach your room. I reserved a table for the diner in one very famous by its Russian cuisine restaurant. See you at the evening. Olga ------------------------------------- TASK IS: You have invited you friend from overseas for a family wedding. You will not be able to pick him up at the airport. Write a letter: (i) why you cannot pick him at the airport. (ii) how to get to his hotel (iii) describe the hotel.

IELTS preparation. Essay. Very 1st attempt ~43 min Education is vey important. How can children who are disinterested in study be motivated to learn? Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your own knowledge or experience. ------ Motivation to education is the engine of personal development and, as a consequence, of the future place of the child in society. At child's age the most valuable things are relations with classmates, making friends and getting sympathy and the respect of conteporaries. Only few of them fully understand how their education influence on their lifes. They don't want to study and the only way is to find new innovative methods to motivate children to learn. In my essay I would like to review 2 reasons why demotivation takes place. First reason is assosiated with the govermental position and view on current educational standards. Even they were developped by famous teacher 50 years ago they still continue being practiced. By that I mean 40 minutes lesson, paper study books, raising hands for the answer. I our school teacher still use black board and white chalk. Personal computer was invented 30 years ago and despite that they were not used. Several years ago they started penetrating schools but it is still used with minimal functionality. The right solution for government I see is to make a competition within software development companies in partnership with ministery of education to produce attractive game looking educational services for all school disciplines. On the other hand the interactive world surraunded the young generation makes them spend many hours not with books but surfering in Internet or chatting with friends in social networks. For example, according to official report children of school age sit at the computer in average 8 hours a day. Parents should control the time and protect them as from unauthorized content as from long staying in virtuality. I would like to summarize the mentioned above that children's motivation to learn is a problem which should be solved in complex. It depends not only upon children but also society including parents, teachers, business and goverment. ---- PS. It is not so bad education in Russia, I composed more of the things. :) I'm afraid that text is too easy.

IELTS preparation. Apologize letter. ~25min (Hard theme for me) Dear Mr. Black, I would like to apologize for the inconvenience but I need to inform you that I can't attend the course "Leadership skills: level 2" on next week. It is very important for my personal development. I was planning to apply to management position next year and course certificate would verify my qualification. I'm really upset that I didn't know about the dates of this course before. It is likely I will pity this missed possibility but I have already booked my vacation and have bought tickets in the travel agency. If I return the tickets I will have to pay 80% penalties and upset my child who is dreaming about this trip. I heard that this course would be arranged again at the end of the year. I would be very grateful if I could attend that session. May I apologize again for that inconvenience and ask you to include me to the list of listeners of the course at the end of the year. I'm looking forward to hearing from you. Yours faithfully, Mark Ricard

IELTS preparation. Insurance claim task. ~15min Dear Sir or Madam, I would like to make an insurance claim for the lost item during my last vacation. According to travelling insurance contract I may ask for the full refund for the most valuable items lost during that time. For this vacation I took the video camera with me. It is Sony MovieMaker 3000, the semi-professional camera produced in the middle of 90s. This item my father bought from one very famous film director, his signature was left on the camera body on the memory of this deal. You can imagine how sad I am because this camera is unique. I took it with me on national holiday celebration. The girl I met there invited me to dance. It was not convinient to dance with girl and with camera in another hand. I put it on the bar and ask barman to look after it. I drank some whisky and was so happy while chatting with the girl so forgot my camera at the bar. I took a comprehensive insurance contract with your company and my contract states that all lost items are covered. Therefore I would like you to review enclosed camera details and estimated price and process my claim as quickly as possible. In case of any required information from me please contact me by phone. +55555555 Yours sincerely, Mark Ricard

IELTS preparation. Please check the mail. Complain. Dear Sir or Madam, I would like to complain about service I was provided in your restaurant "Carpaccho" yesterday. I was suggested to celebrate my anniversary in this restaurant because it has the best italian cuisine in our city and is famous for the very attentive service to the guests. I booked a table 2 weeks ago and contacted the manager, Mr. Black, twice before our arrival. He told me that our table is reserved and I could not worry about our evening. My 6th feeling told me that something goes wrong. At the day of appointment I arrived by time of our reservation. Mr. Black met me at the entrance and asked to wait while the table was free. My guests arrived 5 minutes later than me and we all together were waiting about one hour while visitors sitting at our table make it free. After this very long hour when the guests went away I didn't want to continue our evening in this place. I was very sad of the situation occured and the manager's behaviour. I hope that you will give this matter your consideration and prevent such unconfortable situations for your guests in future. Yours sinsirely, Mark Ricard

What difference is between "to collaborate" and "to cooperate"? Give examples please