If you ever meet an East Asian student struggling with pronunciation, remember that they’re not just learning new words, they’re training their mouth to move in completely new ways!

English is full of sounds that simply don’t exist in East Asian languages. These languages come from totally different families, which means no shared vocabulary, no similar grammar and therefore learners literally start from scratch.

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#insight

A lot changes in your life once you realize you can’t change everyone.

Some people don’t want to grow. They just want sympathy for their excuses. You can waste years trying to help them, but they’ll stay the same. If you want to be cared for by others, take care of your own growth. Nobody respects those who live on excuses.

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Yet another record from A+ Academy among IELTS instructors in Khorezm!

Izzat has just achieved his third 8.5 in Writing, which is even greater than an overall 9.

You’re already more than a “niner”, and fingers crossed you’ll soon get exactly what you deserve!

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#EssayByMe

People who read for pleasure in their free time have a better imagination than those who prefer to watch TV.

To what extent do you agree or disagree?

Reading books is supposed to be more conducive to one’s imagination than watching TV. In my opinion, though TV illustrations somehow stimulate people’s imagination, books are more powerful in bringing the unknown within our grasp in a more colourful way.

Admittedly, watching TV yields a number of advantages for people’s mental faculties. The more a person watches TV, the easier it will be to form concepts about basic images. That is, a young child without either first-hand or second-hand exposure, say, to nature may fail to imagine animals, forming incorrect structures in their mind while hearing about them. To think of a lizard in the right form and shape, for instance, a child should first see this either in real life or on TV. These concepts decidedly lay the foundation for the development of children’s ability to form images in their brains, as further operations of their imagination will depend on the knowledge they gain about the outer world.

Nevertheless, I am convinced that the role of books in cognitive development is overwhelmingly significant. Despite the possibility of TV teaching young children about the outer world, its benefits are only limited to a certain degree, and at some point, this activity starts stifling imagination and creativity. This is because TV presents images in an effortless way, preventing people from making use of their mental capabilities. By contrast, books leave space for readers’ own reflection, and words in well-written ones are also descriptive enough to help them imagine the right scenarios. For example, unlike TV, which forces fixed images into viewers’ minds, adventure books featuring monsters and freaks allow readers to create images on their own, which apparently benefits their imagination.

To conclude, it is true that a certain level of exposure to the world is ensured by watching TV, but this activity does more harm than good to one’s imagination. Books, on the contrary, allow readers to create personal reflections and therefore encourage creative thinking.

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