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September 2008

IELTS test in El Salvador

This post is about to make all the IELTS candidates from El Salvador very happy. The good news is that you guys don’t have to travel to Guatemala, Costa Rica or Mexico any more for the exam – save your money, there is a brand new IELTS centre in your own country.

The first exam will be held on the 13 December 2008, so go ahead and enroll! Here are the contact details of the new IELTS test centre:

Address: 89a Av. norte #541, Colonia Escalon, San Salvador. World Trade Centre Zone
Hours of operation: Monday-Friday 7:00 am. to 9:00 pm, Saturday 7:00 am to 6:00 pm
Phone numbers: (503)2264-1497 / (503)2263-2967
Emails: bilelsalvador@gmail.com, bilelsalvador@aol.co.uk

A few words from the director of the British Institute of Languages, Jenny Otway:

“The British Institute of Languages is proud to announce that we are the first British Council Cambridge IELTS Exam Centre in El Salvador. Finally, this affords all Salvadorians the opportunity to receive the preparation necessary for the IELTS exam, here, in the comfort of the Institute offered by trained tutors in this specific area. The preparation has a duration of 4 months, throughout this time we ensure that students are fully prepared in all four areas of this exam using the Cambridge “Insight to IELTS Student Book, Workbook and Audio CDs, this assures students of the results that they are seeking.

Not only can students now be adequately prepared for the exam but they no longer have to encounter the expense and stress of having to travel to another country to receive the IELTS exam – the British Institute of Languages as the first test centre in El Salvador, will provide its installations for the IELTS exam, administrated and supervised by IELTS professionals from abroad.

The Cambridge IELTS exam is by far the best system offered to determine one’s proficiency in the English Language and we invite all Salvadorians to take advantage of this excellent opportunity that is finally here! The Institute is directed by British nationals who have constant contact with the British Council who are directly responsible for the running of the Cambridge IELTS exams, this close communication affords the Institute the opportunity to ensure that we offer the highest standards in the teaching and preparation of this prestigious exam.

The first IELTS exam in El Salvador will be held on the 13th December 2008 – we invite all interested students to register as soon as possible to ensure their participation in this very important event!”

IELTS Essay, topic: Globalization

Even though Globalization affects the world’s economics in a very positive way, its negative sides should not be forgotten. Discuss.

Everything has sides in the world, and so has the of globalization . The effects of globalization on the world economy are .

We must acknowledge that the negative effects are from a different kind than the positive ones. the negative sides, like low in less developed countries are important to .

If we take the Eurozone for example, the economic changes the process are huge. Many companies have transferred their factories into cheaper production to in the world . The results are rising unemployment rates in the “old industrial countries”.

In regard to the other countries on the world market, such as China, this job transfer is a big opportunity. But no one can that the consequences for the less developed countries where economy flourished, based on availability of cheap employees are highly important: globalization based on this facts brings problems.

Nevertheless, there are also . In general it is remarkable that there is a new tendency in “Thinking Global”. For instance, people are willing to more languages and get educated about cultures. Countries as undeveloped, such as India, are getting chances to be the in a certain field.

All in all it can be said that the effects of globalization are enormous. The of economic processes has changed completely. It is important to think in bigger terms, not just about the country. The positive things that this globalization process have brought us for the negative sides. The should be a world in balance, but this has yet to come.

This essay needs work. There are multiple spelling errors and unclear expressions (see comments underlined in blue). Also there are many words that are formed incorrectly (diverted instead of diverse, etc). There are too many paragraphs, all you need is 4 – 5 well-structured paragraphs, not 7 poorly structured ones. On the bright side, the task is covered and there are enough words (275), which is good. The paragraphs are logically connected and the linking words are used effectively. Overall, this looks like a Band 6 essay.

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