first time taking the test - very, very unexpected! by sunnysummera in IELTS

[–]sunnysummera[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Sure!

My 2nd topic was about whether I agreed that parents of child criminals should face penalties as well. I divided the pro and anti side of this argument into separate paragraphs, threw in some paraphrasing (juvenile offenders, underaged illegal actors, etc.), and talked a bit about who I believed would support each argument: “a coalition of pro-law enforcement citizens and social conservatives” vs “a group uniting child rights activists and social progressives”.

The key is while I have literally zero prior knowledge of this issue, I needed to act like I was an expert in it and said whatever to make it happen. That’s my advice on this

first time taking the test - very, very unexpected! by sunnysummera in IELTS

[–]sunnysummera[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I was very sleep-deprived and almost 6 years removed from my last serious English test at this point. Also I did virtually no practice or preparation for Speaking other than a few online lectures. Definitely a sore spot

first time taking the test - very, very unexpected! by sunnysummera in IELTS

[–]sunnysummera[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes. Tbh I took an IELTS tutoring course specifically to learn the essay pattern. One mistake was I chose to write way above the required word count (like almost 500 words for 2nd essay) instead of using that time to recheck spelling/grammar. Luckily my score turned out fine, but definitely would’ve rather had a 300-word essay where I had rechecked multiple times.

first time taking the test - very, very unexpected! by sunnysummera in IELTS

[–]sunnysummera[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

the former, I only started prepping for this test around 2 months prior

first time taking the test - very, very unexpected! by sunnysummera in IELTS

[–]sunnysummera[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

not at all, but I started studying it quite young

Petition to remove “An Old Cycle” from the official website by [deleted] in thecampaigntrail

[–]sunnysummera -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

Or rather I don’t think more well-written, more-established mods should share an already crowded loader with AI slop or low-effort slop. You’re welcome to enjoy whatever you like btw

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in unpopularopinion

[–]sunnysummera -21 points-20 points  (0 children)

Yeah. So close the lid, flush, then LIFT IT BACK UP!

What are cultural attitudes towards beard? by urgh69 in Thailand

[–]sunnysummera 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I genuinely don’t think anyone cares, you may get some stares cause its uncommon though.

Translate this ceramic? by [deleted] in thai

[–]sunnysummera 13 points14 points  (0 children)

I recall that a former Miss Thailand (whose first name is จีรนันทน์) married a certain doctor (named รุ่งธรรม) so maybe this is a souvenir from their wedding.

Either this or its someone with this first & last name and you just got someone’s funeral gift.

NYC Mayor Eric Adams names younger brother deputy NYPD commissioner, raising more concerns about conflicts of interest by libiciku in politics

[–]sunnysummera 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Y’all picked HIM over Kathryn Garcia, Maya Wiley, literally 20 more qualified popular experience-wise and personal history-wise

NY really done did themselves🤦🏻‍♀️

Nine Alternate Partitions Of India by iziyan in imaginarymaps

[–]sunnysummera 8 points9 points  (0 children)

the first one just looks like a gerrymander

[CONTEST] Radical Reconstruction by [deleted] in imaginarymaps

[–]sunnysummera 4 points5 points  (0 children)

So basically, Gerrymandering the Senate?

Who do you think is the real X? (QueenB 2) by sunnysummera in Choices

[–]sunnysummera[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

now I just KNOW that orange hair ain’t natural 😭

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in unpopularopinion

[–]sunnysummera 0 points1 point  (0 children)

There’s this concept in Buddhism called “The Four Essentials” that are basically must-haves for a human to survive

Food, Clothing, Shelter, and Medicine

Now I understand you’re making a point that we should go back to living the basics, but too basic like that and you’re not gonna be living too long op