Here is my full essay for last week's question:
The diagrams show how house designs differ according to climate.
The most noticeable difference between houses designed for cool and warm climates is in the shape of the roof. The designs also differ with regard to the windows and the use of insulation.
We can see that the cool climate house has a high-angled roof, which allows sunlight to enter through the window. By contrast, the roof of the warm climate house has a peak in the middle and roof overhangs to shade the windows. Insulation and thermal building materials are used in cool climates to reduce heat loss, whereas insulation and reflective materials are used to keep the heat out in warm climates.
Finally, the cool climate house has one window which faces the direction of the sun, while the warm climate house has windows on two sides which are shaded from the sun. By opening the two windows at night, the house designed for warm climates can be ventilated.
(162 words, band 9)
Thabk you Simon, I have;ve learnt a lot regarding the varying usage of the comparison linking words like..
By contrast,
, whereas
, while
By the way, kindly give us some lessons about 'article' as I am always struggling what/when to use them.
TQ again
Posted by: Sankalay | June 02, 2011 at 12:20
Hi Simon,
Would you please let me know that in this sentence 'The most noticeable difference between houses designed for cool and warm climates is in the shape of the roof'.
whether'houses designed' has been 'houses which are designed) and you just remove adjective clause? because the main verb is 'is' or designed is adj? and when can we remove adjective clause?
Thanks.
Posted by: marzi | June 02, 2011 at 14:09
Hi Sankalay,
Unfortunately, articles are one of the most difficult things to learn. Grammar books often take several pages to explain all of the different uses of articles, and every student I know has problems with them.
I'll see if I can explain one or two key things in a future lesson, but I won't be able to solve all article problems.
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Hi Marzi,
Yes, I've removed "that/which are". You probably need to read about this in detail in a grammar book if you want to understand exactly how and when you can do it. Well noticed!
Posted by: Simon | June 02, 2011 at 14:51
Dear Simon
I just find out about your website.I am also student of ILETS .I had few listening exercises from your site .It was really interesting to learn and improve English with the help of your guidance.
I would also love to get feedback from your comments.
Rabia
Posted by: Rabia | June 02, 2011 at 16:44
Thank you Simon. to be honest, I do not have enough time to go through details at the moment, as I am going to sit the exam next Saturday (11th)! I am just wondering if I can just leave them "that/which are", for example, in my writing?I mean not cut them short?
Thanks
Posted by: Marzi | June 02, 2011 at 23:53
Good morning Simon,
I would like to ask you about hometown topic.
Should we talk about the city we live in or the area in the city we live in when we describe our hometown?
Posted by: alice | June 03, 2011 at 08:06
Thank you SImon, I am looking forward to your further lessons of articles.
Posted by: Sankalay | June 03, 2011 at 10:37
Hi Rabia,
I'm glad you found the site, and hope you enjoy following the daily lessons.
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Hi Marzi,
Yes, I should have said: if you're not sure, just leave "that/which are" in the sentence. It's fine both ways.
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Hi Alice,
It doesn't really matter. Describe whatever is easiest for you.
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No problem Sankalay. By the way, have a look in any grammar book to see what they say about articles too.
Posted by: Simon | June 03, 2011 at 13:16
Cheers
Posted by: Marzi | June 03, 2011 at 16:20
Hello Simon
Could you please tell me which one is better?
(The designs also differ WITH REGARD TO the windows) or (The designs also differ IN TERMS OF the windows).
Thank you
Posted by: Ali | December 15, 2011 at 13:31
Hi Ali,
Both are equally good!
Posted by: Simon | December 15, 2011 at 17:57
Hi Simon,
1. Could i use "designing house" in this sentence "The diagrams describe the information for designing house in cool and hot weathers."?
2. "While the principle for cool-weather house almost refers to an insulation layer and building material, building in warm climate focuses on reflecting material and window." Could i use "principle", "refer to" and "focus on" in this paragraph?
Thank you very much for your help.
Posted by: UT | December 28, 2011 at 09:01
Hi UT,
1. You need to write "designing a house" or designing houses".
2. "almost refers to" is strange/wrong in that sentence, but the rest is ok.
Posted by: Simon | December 29, 2011 at 12:23
Hi Simon,
Thank you very much for your comment.
With the sentence in question 2, if i write "While the cool-weather house is designed with emphases on an insulation layer and building material", is it right?
Posted by: UT | January 02, 2012 at 06:56
Hi UT,
That's fine. Write "with an emphasis" or "with the emphasis".
Posted by: Simon | January 03, 2012 at 12:51
Hi,
I find the writing section is the most difficult section on the ielts test.
I did ielts twice and I got 5.5 in the writing in both tests.
I couldn't discover where is the secret behind getting high score in this section.
Posted by: alaa | August 21, 2015 at 19:01
Hi Simon,
Your work is really appreciated. your help is huge!
Thanks a lot
Posted by: Sam | September 10, 2015 at 23:55
Hi Simon,
In your full written essay, you wrote " cool climate house", while UT wrote " cool-weather house"?
Would you please clarify which one is correct?
Thanks
Posted by: Sam | September 11, 2015 at 23:06
Hi
Diagram need conslision or not?
Posted by: Luqman | March 11, 2017 at 21:25