I'm part of the Top 100 Teaching Blogs! on Feb 7, 2012 in teaching It's a good year for A Teacher's Odyssey. The Fascination Awards for the Best Teaching Blog are in. A Teacher's Odyssey is #51 in the Top 100 Teaching Blogs. Thank you for those who voted for me. :)I'm inspired to do better. Congratulations to Laura...
I'm Nominated for Best Teaching Blog! on Jan 17, 2012 in nomination I have just received great news! I'm so happy to be nominated for a Fascination Award: 2011's Most Fascinating Teaching Blog. Just the nomination is already an honor for me. When I first created my blog, I didn't expect that it will grow this way. I...
IELTS WRITING MAKEOVER #72 on Oct 31, 2011The following essay discusses the reasons why we need music.Q:-There are many different types of music in the world today, why do we need music? Is the traditional music of a country more important than the international music that is heard every whe...
IELTS WRITING MAKEOVER #71 on Oct 17, 2011The following letter was written by Sharon.You recently bought a piece of equipment for your kitchen but it did not work. You phoned the shop but no action was taken.Write a letter to the shop manager. In your letter• describe the problem with the...
IELTS WRITING MAKEOVER #70 on Oct 14, 2011The following essay is from Ron Stan.Question: It is inevitable that as technology develops so traditional cultures must be lost. Technology and tradition are incompatible – you cannot have both together. To what extent do you agree or disagree?
Download: 30 Days to a Better IELTS Writing E-book on Jul 24, 2011 in IELTS writing I'm happy to present to you my first e-book, 30 Days to a Better IELTS Writing. The 30 Days to a Better IELTS Writing E-book is a product from my blog, A Teacher's Odyssey. It contains 69 IELTS writing makeovers written by various IELTS test-takers a...
IELTS WRITING MAKEOVER #69 on Jun 29, 2011 in IELTS writing The following essay is from Sujitra from Thailand. The essay discusses the influence of advertising on higher sales of consumer products.Topic : Today, the high sales of popular consumer goods reflect the power of advertising and not the real needs...
IELTS WRITING MAKEOVER #68 on May 29, 2011 in IELTS The following essay was written by Yusuf and he discusses about the changes in the position of women over the years.The position of women in society has changed markedly in the last twenty years. Many of the problems young people now experience, such...
IELTS WRITING MAKEOVER #67 on May 29, 2011 in IELTS writing The following essay was written by Ajith. He talks about the future of the DVD market. A lot of films are now strictly made for the DVD market and soon we will be able to download films directly from the internet. Answer:A film which combines both au...
IELTS WRITING MAKEOVER #66 on May 29, 2011 in IELTS writing The following essay was written by Melorin. He discusses about freedom of expression. Question: creative artists should always be given the freedom to express their own ideas(in words, pictures,music or film) in whichever way they wish.There should b...
