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Re: I want an explanation letter..

Anonymous — Thu, 17 Apr 2008 18:27:39 GMT

April 18, 2008

[name deleted by mod]

Dear [name deleted by mod]:

I'm [name deleted by mod] would like to appeal to give me a second chance to renew my contract that is soon to be expire

on May 19,2008.To give you a brief intro, I was given the opportunity to become part of IPAMs family last February,2006.

I was interviewed last time for the position Nurse to be deploy in Texas, USA then.I passed the screening that time and interested

of the employment package offered by IPAMS.

Being part of the program, i was able to follow some of the instructions given by the office then to have my nclex review

which i did. To give you an insight what happen to me during my two year contract in IPAMS i courageously took IELTS for at least

three times but i failed.In between my obligations, i got pregnant and sad to say i had a miscarriage.

I don't want to end my obligation in the program i rather concentrate in my review for my nclex exam. I'm still fulfilling my dream to pass this

by studying more so that even though i did not pass the IELTS for now' Im so glad I still have the support from the IPAMS family.

Hope you could have understand me.

Respectfully yours,

[name deleted by mod]

HI Ma'am Olive i hope you could help me to check my grammar,spelling in this explanation letter.Thanks and God Bless!

Re: Is it possible to get 8 for academic IELTS?

Paul E — Tue, 13 Feb 2007 19:37:22 GMT

Two years is a long time but start right now and you can make it, yes. But plan and use the time.Work on developing your accuracy (for example, your spelling) and take all the opportunities you get to communicate in writing and speaking. Then just before the exam - not now - start practising exam techniques. An 8 is tough but it is there to be got.

problems in some kind of Qs like (filling the blanks)

Sara_2008 — Sun, 26 Nov 2006 21:07:52 GMT

Hello,

I am taking the IELTS exam sooooon, and i just figure it out that i have a problem with filling the blanks, either the word that i have to use is hard to write- i mean in spelling- or in the converstion they speak to fast, saying alot of things that are not important to know, if i have a spelling mistake like just one letter wrong then the answer will be wrong or do they give me half of the grade?

any experience or tips... will be helpful for me!!

About the writing section, Is there a different between writing a report and an essay?

I found good stuff online about the IELTS exam but i still want to ask!

wish me LUCK

Sara

Re: IELTS.My Essay.. Check and comments needed

Anonymous — Tue, 28 Feb 2006 06:31:24 GMT

Sorry guys for spelling error..
I am the same person..

IELTS
TOPIC: The responsibility for providing education should be borne only by the government and that private education should be banned
- What are the main advantages of banning private education?
- Are there any circumstances where private education should be allowed?
- What is your opinion on the matter?

    Most parents are considering where they should send their children to study; to private school or government-owned school. Both of schools have their own advantages and disadvantages. So is it a good idea to ban private education and give the responsibility for providing education only to the government? Is it good enough if only the government handle the education system in our country?
    There are some advantages of banning private education. One of the advantages is it can reduce social discrimination between high level society and low level society. Since most of the students who study in private school or private institution are rich people, so they tend to make friends only with rich people. It leads to the discrimination between high level society and low level society.
    Other than that, because of the existence of private institution, some students from rich family did not perform well in their primary school and secondary school. They think that even they are underachieving they still have the opportunity to study in private institution which will consume a lot of money. This leads them not to give full effort in gaining knowledge.
    In some situations, we still need private education. With the existence of private education, it may help the government to improve the quality of education in our country. It also provides more spaces for students to continue their study. This can reduce some of the government's budget in education sector.
    Foreigners who stay in our country will send their children to the international school. Almost all international school is privately owned in our country. This can improve our country's economy since there will be an inflow of money to our country. The foreigner will spend a lot of money for their children's education.
    In my opinion, private education should not be banned. One of the reasons is it can add a competition to all schools and institutes. All school and institutes will try to become better than each other. Thus, the quality of the education in our country can be improved.
    The second reason is private education can create some jobs in our country. This is a big opportunity for those who are unemployed to work with the private sector; as a teacher or even as a staff. No age limit in private education encourages retired people to work back.
    In conclusion, private education should not be banned because it gives a big impact to our country's education and economy. Without the private education, there will be less competition between the schools that may leads to a non-improvement to the quality of education in our country.

Thx for your time!

band and marks welcome..

Please help with checking of my English in CV

Apvit — Wed, 03 Aug 2005 19:11:59 GMT

Can anyone with English as mothertongue, preferrably working in medicine, make a professional check of my CV and covering letter? I am from non-English speaking country, want to work as a doctor in Great Britain. Although I tried to make the best I can, I am not sure that all mistakes in grammar, spelling and punctuation were found and corrected. I would appreciate your help greatly, even can pay a reasonable amount of money via paypal for example, if your help will be really of high quality.
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Covering letter
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Dear Sir or Madam!

My name is Dr Aliaksei Papou, I am a Clinical Lecturer in Vitebsk State Medical University, Vitebsk, Belarus. I would like to ask your advise on medical training in the UK. If my request is not within your responsibilities, please let me know where I should send it.

My aim is full-time position at Specialist Registrar post in rheumatology in the UK.
I have 6 years of postgraduate experience in Medicine, including 4 years of work in the Department of Rheumatology. In June 2004 after defending thesis I have been given the scientific degree Candidate of Medical Sciences (PhD equivalent in Belarus). The detailed list of qualifications is given in my CV which is attached to this email.

Currently I do not have General Medical Council registration. I would like to consult with you do I have chances to be exempted from PLAB on the basis of completion of Basic Specialist Training. After graduating from university instead of 12-months internship I had 2 years of medical residency in Belarus (training course called clinical ordinature, 'klinicheskaya ordinatura' in Russian language, it is developed in our country for the best postgraduates). I would like to know can it be accepted as Basic Specialist Training (according to the data I found on your site, it fits the criteria - 2 years, admission and early follow up of acute emergencies, exposure to acute unselected medical take).

In June 2005 I took IELTS test with total band score 8, Listening/Reading/Writing/Speaking Modules 9/9/6/7, respectively. Unfortunately, IELTS writing module result was not so good as I thought, so, if my training can be accepted as General Professional Training, I want to take IELTS once again and receive minimum 7.0 in each band. If the training cannot be accepted, I will probably take PLAB test without retaking IELTS.

And one more question. Probably I must seek only Senior House Officer position in the UK, not Specialist Registrar. In this case, which I do not prefer and may be I will not follow, I ask your advise whether there are any other routes for Higher Specialist Training in the UK (via sponsorship, ISS, Training in Academic Medicine, or other routes). Although I have heard that to get job in a university is very hard, I am interested in Academic Medicine route also because I would like not only to have medical training but to continue research work.

My CV is attached to this email as PDF-file. If you need any additional information, please contact me.

Thank you for your time and consideration, I appreciate your help!

Dr Aliaksei Papou,
Clinical Lecturer,
Vitebsk State Medical University,
Vitebsk, Belarus
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CV
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Dr A. Papou PhD

OBJECTIVE
Full-time position at Specialist Registrar post in Rheumatology, with opportunities to conduct medical research.

QUALIFICATIONS
November 2004 Qualification of Rheumatologist, Belarussian Medical Academy
of Post-graduate Education, Minsk, Belarus.
June 2004 Candidate of Medical Sciences degree (PhD equivalent), Belarussian Medical Academy of Post-graduate Education, Minsk, Belarus.
June 1999 Physician qualification, Medical Faculty, Vitebsk State Medical University, Vitebsk, Belarus.

PERSONAL INFORMATION
Full name: Aliaksei Papou
Date of Birth: 16 February 1976
Nationality: Belarussian
Country of current residence: Belarus
Gender: Male
Marital Status: Single
Children: No

WORK EXPERIENCE
April 2004 - to date
  Rheumatologist, Professorial Consultative Medical Diagnostic Center, Vitebsk.
Outpatient management (part-time position in private patient care institution).
September 2001 - to date
  Clinical Lecturer, the Department of Internal Medicine II, Vitebsk State Medical University.
Treatment of patients in the Department of Rheumatology of Vitebsk Regional Clinical Hospital, tutorials with 5th and 6th year students of Vitebsk State Medical University (full-time position).
August 1999 - August 2001
  Senior Laboratory Assistant, the Department of Internal Medicine II, Vitebsk State Medical University.
Part-time job with simultaneous study in medical residency. Scientific, teaching work, tasks in support of the department's activities.

EDUCATION
August - November 2004
Advanced training course "Rheumatology", the Department of Cardiology and Rheumatology, Belarussian Medical Academy of Post-graduate Education, Minsk, Belarus.
2000 - 2004 Candidate of Medical Sciences thesis, the Department of Internal
Medicine II, Vitebsk State Medical University.
Thesis "Clinical and instrumental diagnostics of lumbar spine lesions in rheumatoid arthritis and primary osteoarthritis", defended in Belarussian Medical Academy of Post-graduate Education
10 June 2004.
May 2004 Training course "Ultrasonographic Diagnostics in the Internal Medicine", the Faculty of Improvement Professional Skills with Refresher Course, Vitebsk State Medical University.
June 2003 Training course "Selected Issues of Internal Medicine", the Faculty of Improvement Professional Skills with Refresher Course, Vitebsk State Medical University.
September 1999 - August 2001
Medical Residency, the Department of Internal Medicine II, Vitebsk State Medical University.
Residency in General Internal Medicine, training in departments of Vitebsk Regional Clinical Hospital in all subspecialities of internal medicine, on call duties weekly, theoretical education.
1996 - 1999 Advanced Course of Medical English, Vitebsk State Medical University, qualification of Translator.
1993 - 1999 Medical Faculty, Vitebsk State Medical University, Vitebsk, Belarus.
6 years of basic medical degree course, including practical training. Grade point average - 4.73 (out of 5.0, top 10%).

PROFILE AND SKILLS

Patient management
4 years of rheumatologic practice in the Department of Internal Medicine II, located in Vitebsk Regional Clinical Hospital (1200 bed district general hospital covering all major specialties). Approximately 500 hours of inpatient management a year - usually 6 patients, male and female, daily visits. Outpatient practice - on average 10 patients a week. Participations in hospital ward rounds, consultations, case conferences in the Departments of Rheumatology, Cardiology, Endocrinology, Haematology, Allergology, Gastroenterology and Pulmonology in Vitebsk Regional Clinical Hospital (weekly ward rounds, 1-2 consultations a week).
Personal experience in wide spectrum of rheumatic disorders: rheumatoid arthritis, psoriatic arthritis, osteoarthritis, crystal-mediated articular diseases, systemic lupus erythematosus, antiphospholipid antibody syndrome, scleroderma, mixed connective tissue disease, inflammatory myopathies, Sjogren's syndrome, ankylosing spondylitis, Reiter's syndrome and reactive arthritis, temporal arteritis and polymyalgia rheumatica, Wegener's granulomatosis, Churg-Strauss syndrome, polyarteritis nodosa, Takayasu's arteritis, Henoch-Schonlein purpura, Behcet's disease, relapsing polychondritis, Lyme disease, rheumatic fever, osteoporosis, osteonecrosis, back pain, fibromyalgia, regional disorders of joints and related structures, etc.
Investigation, diagnosis, management and rehabilitation of patients, work in multidisciplinary team. Interpretation of laboratory investigations, imaging techniques. Aspiration and injection of joints and soft tissues (2 years' experience). Ultrasonography of liver and biliary system, pancreas, spleen, kidneys, joints and soft tissues (3 years' experience). Treatment of concomitant internal diseases of in- and outpatients. Emergency care, including on call duties on Vitebsk region.

Teaching experience
4 years of tutorials (approximately 400 hours a year) for fifth- and sixth-year medical students in Rheumatology, Internal Medicine (covering all subspecialities), the Basics of Clinical Ultrasonography. Development of manuals, tests, exercises for students, other training aids.

Other
English - IELTS total score 8.0, Russian and Belarussian - mother tongue.
Computer skills: competent with wide range of software, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Office, Statistica, SPSS, Adobe Photoshop, Intranet, Internet, multimedia programs; typing, desktop publishing, website design etc.
Psychotherapy and psychology (2000-2003 studying in Moscow Gestalt Institute, Certificate of Gestalt-psychotherapist). Special interest in psychosomatics and rheumatic diseases as psychosomatic disorders.

PUBLICATIONS AND PRESENTATIONS
22 publications to date in Belarus and abroad. 12 presentations of research work, clinical cases at local, external and international professional meetings, congresses and workshops. Detailed information is available upon request.

OUTSIDE INTERESTS
Intellectual Brain Games (IQ Score 148, MENSA Certificate, captain of team), Eastern martial arts, music, reading.

REFERENCES
Professor A.Litvjakov MD PhD, Head of the Department of Internal Medicine II, Vitebsk State Medical University.
Professor T.Tjabut MD PhD, the Department of Cardiology and Rheumatology, Belarussian Medical Academy of Post-graduate Education, Minsk, Belarus.
Dr A.Sychev, General Manager of Professorial Consultative Medical Diagnostic Center, Vitebsk.
Dr T.Sapego, Chief of the Department of Rheumatology, Vitebsk Regional Clinical Hospital

Re: Please check my essay for the IELTS preparation

sherif_fam — Sun, 07 Nov 2004 06:20:45 GMT

Hi Julie

Thanks for your reply.

Information regarding the IELTS : (if the forum rules do not allow such posts, I am asking any moderator to erase it, Thanks)
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The IELTS (International English Language Test System), is like TOEFL; but it is common in UK, Europe, Canada and Australia, while the TOEFL is common in USA.

Writing one essay is one of the tasks to be completed. The essay should be at least 250 words, excluding repetitions of any sentences from the subject, and to be completed in 40 minutes.

It is marked in relation to 3 factors:
1. Task fulfilment (how far the subject is covered and analysed in the essay, and the subject's questions -if any- are they answered fully?).
2. Cohesion (how logically the essay goes, in terms of ideas' flow), and coherence (how understandable is the essay, are the statements clear and self-explanatory?)
3. Vocabulary and sentence structure (is there a variation in the vocabulary, are the words used correctly in the correct position?, is the grammar correct?, are there any spelling mistakes?)
Each factor is marked out of 9 points, and the overall score is the average of the 3 marks.
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Julie, thanks again and I will appreciate any advice regarding the essay. I know it is shorter than 250 words, but the subject was little difficult to me; as it is totally out of my field.

P.S. I contributed by one post about spelling rules, few days ago, and would appreciate your comments on it also (especially the list of vowels).

Best regards,
Sherif

IELTS preparation essay (Kindly check and advise me, Thanks)

sherif_fam — Mon, 01 Nov 2004 07:50:39 GMT

Hi,

I am self preparing for the IELTS, and would appreciate if any moderator could check the following essay. I know there is some spell mistakes in it, but I am trying to improve my skills by searching articles regarding spelling rules (such as when to use ie or ei).

Thanks for any advices.
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Subject:
The age of Information Technology has taken a lot of people by surprise.
While it has become a way of life for some, others know very little about it and may be unlikely to learn. Eventually we will have a polarised society and this will lead to serious social problems.
To what extent do you agree with this statement?
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The essay:
Since the invention of computers in mid fifties, people were divided into tow categories. The first one finds it interesting and helpful to their daily activities, while the second category finds it complicated and unuseful. I generally tend to disagree with the argument that the gap between these two categories is going to create social problems.

Taking a closer look at the people who are not interested in Information Technology; we will find most of them are 50 years or older. Introduction of user-friendly systems in mid eighties, attracted a great percentage of them. Considering the necessity of minimum computer skills for a broad range of jobs, forced another part of this category to familiarise themselves to this technology.

Regarding the new generations, teaching computer courses at school ensures that they will be familiar to the computers and the Information Technology. Introduction of the Internet created a revolution in this industry. Nowdays, the Internet is one of the major research sources for university students. Considering it as reliable, fast and cheap communication method, encoureged lot of establishments and companies to adopt it as their main communication method. We cannot omit the entertainment in the form of games and movies, which allowed the computers to sneek into our houses.

However, on the other hand, we cannot deny that there is some negative impacts on the society, such as exposure to undecent and violance materials, unemployment of people lacking this skill, over expectation from seniors who are not aware of this technologyâs capabilities. I consider these turn off points as taxes which will reduce with time.

In conclusion, the gap between the supporters and opposers for Information Technology will vanish gradually with time.
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Thanks again for your support.

Best regards,
Sherif

Re: Best way to learn English?

Woodward — Mon, 22 Sep 2003 15:04:22 GMT

Sorry that I have only just seen this post now. I've been celebrating the Chilean National day over the last four days. Have you checked what was written in another thread for SofÃa en this section of the forum?
Your Introduction is very good though your conclusion isn't. It is too light. Your conclusion should leave the reader with a feeling of completion. It should do one or more of the following: summarize the supporting points, give a solution, draw a conclusion, make a prediction, restate your thesis in different words (paraphrase) or maybe even gice a final solution.
I would have given this essay an IELTS of 6 taking into account that you had written a bit more for your conclusion. The wording and style is good though there is the odd grammatical and spelling error. Nothing too serious to worry about in such a short time.

Re: IELTS - Describing a graph

Woodward — Tue, 19 Aug 2003 21:14:10 GMT

Hi SofÃa,
There's the odd grammatical/spelling error here and there but let's look at the general trends.

What were the main trends?

- In January there were about 1900 hamburges sold with this number remaining relatively constant (OR STABLE) until March.
- There was a slight drop in sales of hamburgers between March and April (about 200 less being sold).
- April - May remained constant.
- Between May and June we can see a GRADUAL increase to about 1800 hamburgers sold.
- The number of hamburgers sold ROSE quite dramatically to reach a peak of 3000 IN August.
- we can see a relatively sharp fall in sales between August and September
- This is followed by a further drop in October reaching its lowest sales of hamburgers to about 1250.
- After October, the number started to gradually increase with the year closing at 1600 hamburgers sold IN December.

Now that we have the main trends, we have to connect them and 'fill the spaces'.
What you did using trends was good because if you say the amount of sales for each month, it gets very repetitive. The examiners are more interested in seeing if you can describe the most important features of the graph, not the numbers themselves.

This is a quite a good start. Now we have to work on perfecting the grammar/spelling and the sentence linking/continuity. It's a little short. It should be at least 150 words but it's still good for a first try.

- Remember that we use IN before months -