Sirojiddin Malikov | IELTS EVEREST

2021-08-16 18:33:24 Museums and Art galleries should concentrate on the history and culture of their country rather than showing works of art from different parts of the world.

To what extent do you agree or disagree?

#today'swritingquestion Open / Comment

2021-08-15 12:03:48 It is expected that driverless vehicles will become so popular that only people inside them will be passengers. I believe that the benefits of this potential future development outweigh its only drawback.

One of the advantages of self-driving vehicles is safety. As these technologies are run by built-in artificial intelligence, people can feel safe in these cars, buses, and trucks. The reason for this is that manufacturers set strict rules to which a computer program installed in these vehicles follows. These rules include not exceeding the speed limit, which is the major cause of many road accidents.

Another advantage of this trend is that governments and logistics companies will no longer have to spend much money because they will not pay salaries to their drivers. Now they are spending substantial sums of money paying their drivers and maintaining the vehicles. Instead of hiring truck or bus drivers, they will buy autonomous vehicles, and the only thing they need to do will be to spend money on maintenance. This cut in their expenses can be a huge benefit to them.

However, it might be disadvantageous for drivers who earn a living by driving cars, buses, and trucks. If self-driving vehicles spring up, drivers’ jobs may become redundant. Those who support their families by driving vehicles will lose their jobs and are likely to struggle to make a living. This is because they might have dedicated their lives to driving, and may not have other skill sets to pursue a different career.

Given that people can ensure safety with the aid of autonomous vehicles, and governments along with logistics companies can economize their spending, I tend to think that it will be a more advantageous trend.

#mysampleessay Open / Comment

2021-08-14 13:57:50 How do we avoid informal vocabulary in writing?

...

That's a difficult question to answer, but there are a few common mistakes to avoid.

Firstly, try to avoid using the word 'get'. Usually, it feels a bit informal and there are always more precise options that show better depth in your understanding of collocation.

Secondly, don't use 'and / but / so' to start sentences. It's considered informal by some strict English teachers - and potentially examiners - so just use alternatives like 'Also / However / Thus'.

Third, try to avoid idioms, proverbs and sayings. Idiomatic vocabulary and idioms are not exactly the same thing by IELTS standards. Idiomatic vocab is just nice collocations / phrasal verbs etc. A lot of people think saying things like 'every coin has two sides' is a good idiom. It is not; it is just informal and awkward.

Fourth, don't use expressions like 'ie / eg / etc' - these abbreviations are too informal for essays.

Fifth, avoid the following words completely: "really / totally / humongous / kids".

Lastly, avoid contractions. Don't say 'can't / don't / won't'. Say 'cannot / do not / will not'.

These little changes should really help you keep your essays at the appropriate formal/academic tone. If you have any queries about other idioms, phrasal verbs or expressions that you aren't sure are informal or not, please ask in the comments. Open / Comment

2021-08-13 19:25:37 Hope you find it useful

@ieltswithmrmalikov Open / Comment

2021-08-12 20:13:52 Describe an activity that you do after work or school. Open / Comment

2021-08-12 11:55:09 Make a sentence!!!! Open / Comment

2021-08-11 09:20:32 In some parts of the world, an increasing number of people are trying to learn about the history of the house they reside in. This essay will discuss the driving force behind this trend and show the ways through which people can find this kind of information.

Looking firstly at the reasons, a crucial one is that many people want to ensure safety. Simply put, by searching information about the building’s history, they come to know when and with what materials their house was built. According to this information, they plan a reconstruction work. If their house had been built fifty years ago, they might have to reconstruct it since it may no longer satisfy the standards. Another reason is that these people want to know who had lived in their house before they moved in. This information is extremely important because previous dwellers might have had infectious diseases, and they may need to disinfect the house. To keep their family safe and sound, some people try to know everything about their homes.

I believe that researching this sort of information is an easy job, and local people, as well as archives, can come in handy on that score. Many archives collect different kinds of information, including the history of houses and buildings. By visiting a local archive, anyone can access the information they need. When it comes to the people who lived there, older residents of a neighborhood can give detailed information that cannot be found in any archive. This is because these people know their neighborhood inside out and keep track of people who are moving in or out although no one tells them to do so.

Given that people can ensure the safety of their family with information about the house they live in, it is clear why more and more people are becoming interested. To get information of this kind, all people have to do is to visit a local archive and ask from the elderly living in the same neighborhood.
#mysampleessay Open / Comment

2021-08-11 08:43:19 The line graphs give information about the proportion of households that owned three types of electrical equipment and how much time was spent on housework per week from 1920 to 2019.
It is clear that the amount of time spent doing house chores dropped significantly as more families bought electrical appliances. Interestingly, although a refrigerator was not as popular as other appliances at the beginning of the period, almost every household bought it by 2019.
In 1920, the percentage of families owning a washing machine, which stood at 40%, increased noticeably to 70% in 1960. Meanwhile, the proportion of vacuum cleaner owners reached the same level as that of a washing machine, despite being 10% lower. These two figures, however, followed different trends, with the former leveling off at around 70% and the latter continuing its upward trend reaching 100% by the end of the period. Similar to a vacuum cleaner, the percentage of families which had a refrigerator soared to 100% although no household had it in 1920.
As for the time spent on housework, it can be seen that people gradually spent less and less time thanks to electrical equipment. In 1920, people used to spend 50 hours per week doing house chores, but this figure declined significantly to 20 hours in 1960, from this point it remained almost the same.
#mysamplereport Open / Comment