Did you notice the following sentence in Wednesday's essay? This is a nice way to introduce a personal example in the writing or speaking test.
Having worked with children myself, I have learnt that clear expectations and boundaries are necessary.
Try creating your own personal examples with "having + past participle". You can also add the word "never" to make a negative. For example:
- Having lived abroad myself, I understand how important it is to learn about local customs.
- Having never tracked my fitness goals before, I found the new app really useful.
Having asked a question like whats your favorite book is makes me awkward because I love all of them equally.
Having never tested myself before I'm trying to improve my English skills.
Thanks Simon!
Posted by: Onurmerve | September 03, 2017 at 17:09
Having elated myself in studies,i want to achieve more and more
Posted by: preet | September 03, 2017 at 19:06
Having worked in south of Iraq , I know the weather conditions very well.
Posted by: Ali | September 03, 2017 at 21:25
Preet
Modern usage of "elated":
https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=was+elated+by+the+*%2C+elated+*_NOUN&year_start=1960&year_end=2008&corpus=15&smoothing=3&share=&direct_url=t2%3B%2Cwas%20elated%20by%20the%20%2A%3B%2Cc0%3B%2Cs0%3B%3Bwas%20elated%20by%20the%20news%3B%2Cc0%3B%3Bwas%20elated%20by%20the%20success%3B%2Cc0%3B%3Bwas%20elated%20by%20the%20prospect%3B%2Cc0%3B%3Bwas%20elated%20by%20the%20thought%3B%2Cc0%3B%3Bwas%20elated%20by%20the%20victory%3B%2Cc0%3B%3Bwas%20elated%20by%20the%20outcome%3B%2Cc0%3B%3Bwas%20elated%20by%20the%20fact%3B%2Cc0%3B%3Bwas%20elated%20by%20the%20discovery%3B%2Cc0%3B%3Bwas%20elated%20by%20the%20results%3B%2Cc0%3B%3Bwas%20elated%20by%20the%20way%3B%2Cc0%3B.t2%3B%2Celated%20%2A_NOUN%3B%2Cc0%3B%2Cs0%3B%3Belated%20mood_NOUN%3B%2Cc0%3B%3Belated%20state_NOUN%3B%2Cc0%3B%3Belated%20feeling_NOUN%3B%2Cc0%3B%3Belated%20moods_NOUN%3B%2Cc0%3B%3Belated%20subjects_NOUN%3B%2Cc0%3B%3Belated%20sense_NOUN%3B%2Cc0%3B%3Belated%20patient_NOUN%3B%2Cc0%3B%3Belated%20feelings_NOUN%3B%2Cc0%3B%3Belated%20states_NOUN%3B%2Cc0%3B%3Belated%20spirits_NOUN%3B%2Cc0
Posted by: M'ambo | September 03, 2017 at 21:35
@ Onurmerve
Simon uses a comma in his examples. More examples of when and where to put the comma:
https://www.google.co.nz/search?q=%22having+said+that+i%22&lr=lang_en&dcr=0&tbs=lr:lang_1en&tbm=bks&ei=_JSsWeunDcex8wW6_rmQCw&start=10&sa=N
Posted by: M'ambo | September 04, 2017 at 00:54
Having lived by myself for the past 10 years, I truly understand the challenges of one-person households.
Posted by: Adib | September 04, 2017 at 04:21
Having used this product myself, I can tell you that it really works.
Having never got my goal score, I find that it is very necessary to follow this blog every day.
Posted by: Suki | September 04, 2017 at 06:00
@ Suki
https://www.google.co.nz/search?q=%22achieve+your+target+score%22&btnG=Search&lr=lang_en&dcr=0&tbs=lr%3Alang_1en&tbm=bks
Posted by: M'ambo | September 04, 2017 at 07:24
Hi Simon
I have a question that is not relevant to today's lesson. Sorry to ask it here.
What are the main criteria that examiner are looking for a band 6 writing score? Despite a band 7 score in my other skills, my writing score is remained at 5.5. What are the main points that I should consider to be sure that I will get 6 in writing in the next test?
Posted by: nina | September 04, 2017 at 08:46
Having never worked with university students,it was a new life experience for her
thanks
Posted by: Layla | September 04, 2017 at 09:34
Having graduated from university, I understood it was best part of all my life.
Posted by: seren taşkara | September 04, 2017 at 18:47
Having never used this grammar structure before, I found it very interesting :)
Posted by: Tuan Ha | September 05, 2017 at 09:37
Having never learnt second language, I realised that it is hard to pronounce in another language.
Having talked with campers at caravan park, We gain some useful local information where is the best sight seen place.
Posted by: Tae | September 05, 2017 at 11:19
Nina
http://takeielts.britishcouncil.org/find-out-about-results/ielts-assessment-criteria
Try clicking on "IELTS Task 1", "IELTS Task 2", and "Questions/Advice" in the left side column
Posted by: BungoPete | September 06, 2017 at 02:57
having given 6.5 for writing everytime, I couldn't understand what a 7 band requires.
Posted by: shai | September 06, 2017 at 08:02
Having been a mother for four kids,I become able to do several tasks at the same time
Posted by: Layan Sadaldeen | September 07, 2017 at 15:39
. Having worked with children myself...
It is quite difficult expression for a not-native speaker to use. " having worked with children together"
the position of "myself" is very weird..
and the following phrases are a little bit strange .
who do the opposite ...
--> the meaning of opposite is , a little bit ,not evident in the sentence ..
Of course , it meant the whole previous sentence ..
but is there any way to be more obvious ?
more harm than good..
-> Thanks for the expression.. but still difficult to pronounce it in view of collocation..(this is of course , my quite personal view..sorry for it...)
Posted by: Lee dohyoon | September 08, 2017 at 13:41
Lee dohyoon
"Myself" here is purely emphatic. See chart below for usage examples and click on blue underlined phrases at bottom.
https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=*+him+myself%2C*+with+him+myself&year_start=1800&year_end=2000&corpus=15&smoothing=3&share=&direct_url=t2%3B%2C%2A%20him%20myself%3B%2Cc0%3B%2Cs0%3B%3Bto%20him%20myself%3B%2Cc0%3B%3Bwith%20him%20myself%3B%2Cc0%3B%3Bof%20him%20myself%3B%2Cc0%3B%3Bfor%20him%20myself%3B%2Cc0%3B%3Bsee%20him%20myself%3B%2Cc0%3B%3Bsaw%20him%20myself%3B%2Cc0%3B%3Btell%20him%20myself%3B%2Cc0%3B%3Bseen%20him%20myself%3B%2Cc0%3B%3Bheard%20him%20myself%3B%2Cc0%3B%3Bon%20him%20myself%3B%2Cc0%3B.t2%3B%2C%2A%20with%20him%20myself%3B%2Cc0%3B%2Cs0%3B%3Bgo%20with%20him%20myself%3B%2Cc0%3B%3Blove%20with%20him%20myself%3B%2Cc0%3B%3Bacquainted%20with%20him%20myself%3B%2Cc0%3B%3Btalk%20with%20him%20myself%3B%2Cc0%3B%3Bdeal%20with%20him%20myself%3B%2Cc0%3B%3Bspeak%20with%20him%20myself%3B%2Cc0%3B%3Bacquaintance%20with%20him%20myself%3B%2Cc0%3B%3Bground%20with%20him%20myself%3B%2Cc0%3B%3Bspoken%20with%20him%20myself%3B%2Cc0%3B%3Bpassion%20with%20him%20myself%3B%2Cc0
https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=*+more+harm+than+good&year_start=1800&year_end=2000&corpus=15&smoothing=3&share=&direct_url=t2%3B%2C%2A%20more%20harm%20than%20good%3B%2Cc0%3B%2Cs0%3B%3Bdo%20more%20harm%20than%20good%3B%2Cc0%3B%3Bdoes%20more%20harm%20than%20good%3B%2Cc0%3B%3Bdone%20more%20harm%20than%20good%3B%2Cc0%3B%3Bdid%20more%20harm%20than%20good%3B%2Cc0%3B%3Bdoing%20more%20harm%20than%20good%3B%2Cc0%3B%3Bmuch%20more%20harm%20than%20good%3B%2Cc0%3B%3Bfar%20more%20harm%20than%20good%3B%2Cc0%3B%3Bhim%20more%20harm%20than%20good%3B%2Cc0%3B%3Bcause%20more%20harm%20than%20good%3B%2Cc0%3B%3Bthem%20more%20harm%20than%20good%3B%2Cc0
Simon could have written "....who do the opposite by constantly giving in....".
Posted by: Klaus | September 09, 2017 at 02:55
1. Having interviewed with a panel, I have learnt that my english is a big problem to be successful.
2. Having experienced difficulties, I understand that I need a meaningful purpose in life to overcome next challenges in future.
Posted by: Tuan | March 25, 2018 at 11:06
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Posted by: hrh | May 07, 2018 at 17:16
Having taught online courses, I had this opportunity to broaden my horizons.
Having known your website, I could provide my students with a variety of lessons for IELTS. so I can't thank you enough, dear Simon.
@mary_englishteacher
Posted by: Mary | May 27, 2020 at 07:45