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2021-09-11 19:18:23 Chores for children

Assigning new jobs for children as they mature will develop their work ethic, says Gregg Murset, CEO of BusyKid, a chore and allowance tracking app. “The most important thing is to challenge them,” he says. “Once they have some proficiency you need to make them stretch to do the next job.” Mr. Murset, a father of six children ages 10 to 20, believes parents should teach children to do housework when they’re young, no matter if it yields imperfect results. “Even though it’s easier to just clean the toilet by yourself and be done with it, you have to take the long view and realise that these fundamental life skills are so important,” he says.

Attaching an allowance to chores teaches children not to expect handouts, says Michael Eisenberg, a financial advisor and member of the National Financial Literacy Commission. “At earlier ages, it instills within children the reality that you do something and you get paid for it,” he says. “Later on in life, they learn that the only way we get money is if we produce stuff at our jobs.” Some 68% of U.S. parents say they pay an allowance to their children, at an average rate of $67.80 per month, according to a 2016 survey of 1,005 adults. More than 80% of respondents who pay an allowance say they want to teach their child the value of money and financial responsibility, the survey found. Open / Comment

2021-09-11 18:00:28 ON THIS DAY IN 2001:

246 people went to sleep in preparation for their morning flights. 2,606 people went to sleep in preparation for work in the morning. 343 firefighters went to sleep in preparation for their morning shift. 60 police officers went to sleep in preparation for morning patrol. 8 paramedics went to sleep in preparation for the morning shift. None of them saw past 10:00am Sept 11, 2001. In one single moment life was never the same. As you live and enjoy the breaths you take today and tonight before you go to sleep in preparation for your life tomorrow, kiss the ones you love, snuggle a little tighter, and never take one second of your life for granted.

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2021-09-11 10:16:53 ​​ EXPRESSING AGREEMENT AND DISAGREEMENT

AGREEMENT

► There are a number of strong arguments to support the idea that people share too much of their private lives on social networks.
► I agree that it' better to raise children in a small town.
► I agree with the idea that childhood is the happiest time of life.
► It' true that there is too much violence in movies.
► I share the view that children learn more outside of school than in school.
► I support the idea that violent sports such as boxing should be banned.

DISAGREEMENT

► There are some important reasons to disagree with the idea that teenagers shouldn't be allowed to drive a car.
► I disagree with the idea that teachers should be paid according to their students' academic results.
► I don't agree that traffic in the city centre should be restricted during certain times of the day
► I disagree with the proposal that all high-school students should study music.
► It' not true that pure scientific research has no practical benefits.
► I don't share the view that it' more important to lean how to use a computer keyboard than to lean how to write.
► I don't accept the idea that electronic books will completely replace conventional books.

PARTIAL AGREEMENT

► While there are reasons to support the idea that students need time of I still believe that
the amount of class time should be increased.
► It may be true that poverty can never be completely eradicated. However, I think that
governments should work harder to reduce the amount of poverty.
► I partially agree with the idea that text books are too expensive, but .. .
► I don't completely agree that it's better to travel in groups than alone.
► I think it' only partly true that violence in video games leads to violence in real lie.
► I partly agree with the proposal that nurses should be paid as well as doctors . . .
► Certainly, many people feel that games are only fun if you win, but it's not that simple. Open / Comment

2021-09-10 18:25:23 DESCRIBING MAPS AND PLANS POSITION

► be: The town hall is in the centre of town. There is now a high-speed train linking the two towns.
► lie: The town of Greendale lies 20 kilometres east of Fallsbrook.
► is located: The new student residence is located on the east of the campus.
► can be found I can be seen: A bookstore can be found on the second floor of the complex.
► stand (used mainly for buildings): The opera house once stood on the corner of Charles Avenue and Rose Street.

CHANGE

► build: A shopping mall has been built just outside of town.
► construct: An elementary school was constructed where the factory used to be.
► expand: The science lab was greatly expanded.
► add on: to A new wing has been added on to the art museum.
► demolish: Several houses were demolished when the road was constructed.
► become: The open space west of the business park became a residential neighbourhood.
► remove: The first two rows of seats in the theatre were removed when the stage was expanded.
► convert (to): The factory was converted to a museum.
► transform (into): The old bar will be transformed into an antique shop.
► move to: The gift shop was moved to another part of the art museum.
► relocate: By 2008, the fire station had been relocated.

ROADS, BRIDGES, ETC

► pass through: A highway now passes through the centre of town.
► run: A railway used to run between the two towns.
► link: The two skyscrapers are linked by a walkway on the 30th floor.
► connect: A bridge connects Travis Island with the mainland.
► extend: The light rail system will be extended all the way to the airport next year
► at the junction with: There is a hospital on Cooper Street at the junction with Blake Avenue.
► cross: Cars used to cross the river at Pembroke Street, but now they cross the river at Castle Street Open / Comment

2021-09-10 18:25:23 Open / Comment

2021-09-09 10:09:16 ​​#WritingTaskOne

FRACTIONS

When writing about pie charts, you may also refer to fractions as well as percentages.

three quarters / 75 per cent / three out of four

a half / one half / 50 per cent / one out of two / one in two

a third / one third / one out of three / one in three

a quarter / 25 percent / one out of four / one in four

a tenth / one tenth / 10 per cent / one out of ten / one in ten

You can combine these words with words such as about, around, approximately, just over, just under, etc. Open / Comment

2021-09-08 16:33:02 The new season is already ON Open / Comment

2021-09-08 13:04:07 ​​#WritingTaskOne

PERCENTAGES

These words can be useful when talking about percentages and about segments of a pie chart.

► per cent/percent: {used after a number) About seventy *per cent* of the population of Singapore is of Chinese ancestry

► percentage: {used without numbers) An important *percentage* of Canada ' electricity is generated by hydroelectric power.

► proportion: A larger *proportion* of the national budget is spent on the military than on anything else.

► portion: The family spends a significant *portion* of their income on rent.

► share: Two or three companies control a large *share* of the paper-product market.

► segment: Only a small *segment* of the population agrees with this idea.

► fraction: A tiny *faction* of the total number of applicants to this university are accepted Open / Comment

2021-09-08 09:12:03 EXPLANATION

... disappointingly little research was carried out into jellyfish ...

If someone is disappointed with something they want something to be different. Little means not enough. Therefore, if something is disappointingly little, more should have been done.

Should have done means someone needed to do something but they didn't.

Thus, disappointingly little research means there should have been more.

Answer is YES Open / Comment