sara87

Sara, this is a bit difficult to read because of the format. Can you change it to make it LOOK more attractive? Use another font, indent where necessary and leave lines between the paragraphs. Check your punctuation and then I'll try and check it again! AP

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I read the article about “family values”, published in the edition of yesterday. I try to express my opinion about it.
=== I agree with the opinion of the writer when he explains that the family values are changing for the worse. Family situation has changed in the last years. Some years ago, all family members were willing to cooperate. The children, after school, had to help their parents with their work, and they hadn’t leisure time. There was a collaboration between them and there was the willingness to help themselves. Now most of young people can spent their free time for their hobbies and their parents want to sustain them in everything, especially with economic aids, so that they can realize their dreams. Although these young people are helped in every way by their parents, they are able to exploit this situation by looking only their interests without observing the sacrifices of their families. This is a negative point of our society. === ===The young people of the last generations lived for a long time with their parents, as if they were children, losing the possibility to create a own life. It happens because the guys, nowadays, are without responsibility. It seems that the new generation don’t know the meaning of the word “independent”, because they want to depend of their family. === ===A solution that could be useful to resolve this problem, is to educate the children according to the family values. This teaching has to be done by the parents of these young, that have to teach the respect for the other people and for what their acts. In our lives we cannot just demand but we have also to give. ===

Table manners are rules which people have to respect while they are eating. In different cultures around the world we find different rules for table manners.
== For example, according to the culture of some African countries, people don’t use cutlery and they usually eat from a communal dish using their right hand. In Tanzania country, table manners are considered not very different from British table manners but a very particular custom is not to expose the sole of foot, if you eat on mat or carpet. It is considered very rude. == == If we go to Afghanistan, we find different table manners. In this country the figure of the guest is very important. They should sit far from the door. The best portions of the food are served to the guests, if they refuse to eat, it is considered bad manners. In many eastern countries the people use the hands to eat. In Afghanistan, food is eaten with hands and only right hand has to be use to eat something. Everyone has to recite “ Bismallah-er-Raheem”. A very important custom for the Afghan culture is to drink tea after dinner. In India too, food is eaten with the right hand, but it is considered inappropriate to use the fingers to share food. The same thing happens in Indonesia, the using of the left hand is considered rude and impolite. == == Table manners that are used in some countries in South America are very similar to table manners of European countries such as Italy, United Kingdom, France. Dishes should be served from the left, and taken away from the right. A very different custom compared with table manners of the countries that were described before is not to use your hands to take food. It is accettable to use your fingers in an informal dinner if you want to eat chicken wings or pizza. You must not put your elbows on the table. Unlike the Japanese culture it is not good manners to slurp food or eat loudly. == == We can say that own country has a different table manners according to the culture of the population. Table manners have changed with the passing of time and with the evolution of people. All the developed countries have a similar table manners that are very different respect to country that are less developed. Compared with ancient age the table manners have changed so much and they have evolved. Utensils used to eat have also changed and there has been an evolution for example of the fork. Table manners belong to culture of these populations and it is very curious how they change from continent to continent. Every population has its rites and typical customs such as the usage in England to drink tea at 5 o’clock pm. When people decide to go to a country where there is a different culture they should respect these different ways of behaving. == Here are my corrections Sara, can you please write it again without these mistakes!

**Table manners describes 1. what the rules are and which of them people have to respect while they are eating. According to 2 - different cultures around the world we find different rules for the table manners. ** **For example, according to the culture of some African countries, people don’t use cutlery and they usually eat from a communal dish using ****THEIR right hand. In Tanzania country, table manners are considered not very different from British table manners but a very particular custom is not to expose the sole of foot, if you eat on mat or carpet. ****It is considered very rude. ** **If we go to Afghanistan, we find different table manners. In this country the figure of the guest ****it **** is very important. They should sit far from the door. The best portions of the food are served to ****THE guestS, if they refuse to eat, it is considered a bad manners. In many eastern countries the cultures afford 3 to use hands to eat. In Afghanistan, food is eaten with hands and it has to be use only right hand to eat something 4. Everyone 5 have to recite “ Bismallah-er-Raheem”. A very important custom for THE Afghan culture is to drink tea after dinner. In India too, food is eaten with THE right hand, but it is considered inappropriate to use the fingers to share food. The same thing happens in Indonesia, the using of THE left hand it 6 is considered rude and impolite (these 2 words are synonyms, so you only need to use one). ** **Table manners that are used in some countries ****IN of South America are very similar to table manners of European countries SUCH 7 as Italy, United Kingdom, France. Dishes should be served from the left, and taken away from the right. A very different custom COMPARED WITH respect to table manners of the countries that were described before is not TO use your hands to take food. It is afford ACCEPTABLE to use your fingers in an informal dinner if you want to eat chicken wings or pizza. You must not put your elbows on the table. Unlike the Japanese culture it is not good manners TO slurp food or eat loudly. ** == We can say that own country have 8 a different table manners according to the culture of THE population. Table manners have changed with THE passing of time and with the evolution of people. All the develop ED countries have a similar table manners that are very different respect to country that are less develop ED. Respect to 9 ancient age10 the table manners have changed so much and they HAVE are evolved. Utensils use D to eat HAVE are also changed and there HAS BEEN was an evolution for example of the fork. Table manners belong to culture of this 11 populations and it is very curious how they change from continent to continent. Every population have HAS ITS own rites and typical customs 12 as the usage in England to drink tea at 5 o’clock pm. When people decide to go in 13 a country where there is a different culture they should to 14 respect these different ways of behaving. ==

1. Table manners can’t describe anything – we can describe things. Can you say in Italian ‘ I comportamenti descrivono qualcosa’ ?? Non credo! This is the definition of table manners from wikipedia

[|//**Table manners**//] [|- Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia]
- Mar 15 //**Table manners **// are the rules of etiquette used while eating Also please note that manners is plural so check the verb. 2 ‘According to’ is used to refer to someone’s opinions. Look for some examples on Americancorpus.org please. A culture doesn’t have opinions. <span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">We can say ‘In different cultures…’ <span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">3 I don’t know what you mean here – can you explain please <span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">4 Can you write this sentence with Subject – verb etc. <span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">5 Use a singular verb here (everyone > one not plural) <span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">6 Why is ‘it’ not necessary here? <span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">7 Remember to use ‘such as’ when you introduce an example <span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">8 Check verb <span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">9 Change <span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">10 What do you mean here? <span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">11 What’s the plural of ‘this’? <span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">12 What must you add here? <span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">13 change preposition <span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">14 No ‘to’ with modal verbs

<span style="color: black; font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">written exam b2.

<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%; margin-bottom: 10pt; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 0cm;">Roland G. Fryer 'S plan tries to improve the performance of students in New York schools. New York city HAS decided to offer prize money to <span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%; margin-bottom: 10pt; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 0cm;"> some students according to their exam performance. This project AIMS needs to show that people do something if they have a real reason to <span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%; margin-bottom: 10pt; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 0cm;"> do it. The first assumption is that people respond to incentives. The second assumption is to motivate the people, giving to them some <span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%; margin-bottom: 10pt; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 0cm;">reasons to do something. So they will be more likely to do it and can do it in a better way than if they would have only one. <span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%; margin-bottom: 10pt; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 0cm;">Two experiments were done to demonstrate this theory. The result of the first experiment shows that adults and children like doing <span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%; margin-bottom: 10pt; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 0cm;">something and they do it in a better way if they have a real motivation. They need to be stimulated by something. <span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%; margin-bottom: 10pt; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 0cm;">The second experiment was CARRIED OUT IN SWITZERLAND <span style="color: #ff0000; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%; margin-bottom: 10pt; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 0cm; text-decoration: line-through;">done in Swiss and it shows another result. A cash reward would BE <span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%; margin-bottom: 10pt; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 0cm; text-decoration: line-through;">been offered if the people <span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%; margin-bottom: 10pt; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 0cm; text-decoration: line-through;">had accepted a <span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%; margin-bottom: 10pt; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 0cm;">nuclear waste dump. The people didn’t accept this proposal. <span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%; margin-bottom: 10pt; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 0cm;"> This shows that people have to consider their self interest but they have to consider too the context of situation.