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Dusting my bookshelves this morning I came across a book I have been packing around with me since I was 8 years old. Untold decades, in other words.
It was given to me by my grandmother, but that’s not the reason I’ve been keeping it. Grandma gave me a lot of things I have managed to let go over the years.
For some reason, though, this book has always carried an aura of importance. I had a vague recollection of her impressing this upon me, but I could not recall what its import was, aside from the fact that the author herself had autographed it.
Handwritten text, including the author's autograph, inside my First Edition book, "Upside Down in the Magnolia Tree." (Click to see larger image.)
Today, I decided to find out. If it was nothing special I was going to recycle it and haul it around no more. Gramma, I love you dearly but sometimes you just have to guard against hoarding!
I carefully read the inside cover. The author, Mary Bancroft, had signed it, “To Mrs. Helen Biggar [not sure of this name], with kindest regards, Mary Bancroft. Zurich, December 1952.”
Under that was noted, “To Dawn from Grandma Milly, July 1966.” (If you are paying attention, you now can calculate my age, but that’s beside the point.)
So, who was this Mary Bancroft? Who was Helen Biggar? Who was Aunt Alice? I had no record in my genealogical database of an Aunt Alice in Grandma’s family.
The first thing I did was Google Mary Bancroft and I clicked on the very first link that came up. The words I read at the top of the page were, “Author and intelligence analyst Mary Bancroft (1903–1997) had a colorful career as a journalist and spy for the United States in Switzerland during World War II.”
Now I was REALLY interested! The signature in the book did say Zurich – could this be the same Mary? I scrolled through the article and found that yes, she did indeed write an autobiographical novel called Upside Down in the Magnolia Tree, which is the title of my book. Now I was really intrigued. I cracked it open and started reading immediately.
Unfortunately, the book was quaint but boring. It was the life of the little girl growing up but there were no real “grabbers” in there to keep you hooked. I got halfway through, then skimmed to the back and cheated my way across the finish line. I think it would have been more interesting if she had used real names and written it as non-fiction. But I’m keeping the book for interest’s sake, anyway. You just never know what will become valuable someday.
I did find out who Aunt Alice is, though. She was my Great Grand-Aunt by marriage. Here is where she fits into my tree:
Edward D. “Irish” Mellon married Elizabeth M. Flitten McGraff (he was born in Co. Antrim, Ireland, and she was born in Hong Kong!).
Irish and Elizabeth had 9 children, one of whom was my great-grandmother, Sarah Elizabeth Mellon and one of whom was the man who married “Aunt Alice,” Edward Mellon. I know nothing more about Edward and Alice, except for Edward’s birth and death dates.
Great-grandma Sarah married Anthony George Charlton and they had six children, one of whom was my grandma, Mildred Bertha “Milly” Charlton.
Grandma Milly married Jozef Reichert (aka Joe Richards) and they had two daughters, one of whom was my recently-departed mama, Sheila Rose Richards.
DUBUQUE, IOWA - The University of Dubuque Women's Soccer team has been awarded the 2013 National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA) Team Ethics Award. The Spartans earned the Silver Award for receiving no red cards and no more than five yellow cards accumulated during the season. UD was also announced as the Iowa Conference (IIAC) Fair Play Award winner for the 2013 season along with Wartburg.
As a results of drawing only two yellow cards during the season, UD was one of 157 programs to earn the Silver Award. To earn the Silver Award, a team must accumulate no red cards and less than five yellow cards. A total of 25 teams were award the Gold Team Ethics Award for going the entire season without receiving a yellow or red card. 72 teams earned the Bronze Award for completing the year with no red cards and less than 10 yellow cautions.
The IIAC Fair Play Award recognizes teams that exhibit fair play, sporting behavior and adherence to the laws of the game. The UD women did not receive a yellow or red card in conference play. Buena Vista was named the men's award winner.
The Spartans won a school record 16 games in 2013 and advanced to their second straight IIAC Tournament Championship Game. UD also set school records with 10 home wins, six consecutive wins, and fewest goals allowed in a season with 18. Dubuque led the IIAC in goals-against average (0.85) and fewest goals allowed (18). Head Coach Jason Berna was named IIAC Coach of the Year for the fourth time. In addition, three Spartans earned First Team All-IIAC, three were named to the Second Team, and one was Honorable Mention All-Conference. The UD Women's Soccer team also got it done in the classroom with 11 earning Academic All-Iowa Conference.
The language of academic caution can be extremely helpful in IELTS in two ways. Naturally, it can help extend the range of your writing and speaking vocabulary by being more “academic”. More importantly, perhaps, it can help improve coherent answers in part 3 speaking especially when you have a difficult question to answer.
One way to use cautious language in IELTS is to allow yourself to extend your answer in a logical and natural way. This matters because this will make your speech more coherent. Let me explain this with a brief example. Look at these two statements and decide which one is easier to extend:
For me, it is much easier to extend B because I have the natural next sentence of: “But some don’t and prefer to go out with their friends”. By using the cautious “most” I almost automatically get to “some” and achieve coherence. If you choose option A you may find it difficult to think of the next thing to say.
opinion language: it helps to have a range of opinion language, especially for weak opinions. You use this to introduce your view (see IELTS speaking – opinion vocabulary)
concession language: this is the language of “although” but” “however” and “on the other hand”. You use this to introduce the next sentence/point of view.
In part 3 speaking you can expect to be asked questions that you have not thought about before. There is no problem if you know what you want to say and you can follow the normal pattern for a coherent answer:
” I guess it will be about twice the size it is now because the population is growing rapidly. There are a lot of new industries that have been set up there recently, so people want to move there. Just to give you one example: in my own street at least 10 new houses have been built in the last 2 years alone. So, as I was saying, I’d say it’ll double in size in the next 20 years.“
But could you do this, if you didn’t know what you wanted to say? Quite possibly not. What you may need to do is give yourself some thinking time.
Now look at this example. Here the speaker doesn’t know what to say at the beginning of the answer but still makes a coherent response. I have highlighted the key language in red. There are 4 points to note:
repeat/reflect the language of the question at the start to give thinking time and to get the language in your head
How do I think it will change? That’s a tough question and one I haven’t thought about before.I suppose it might be pretty much the same as it is now. Although now I come to think of it, there are a lot of new industries that have been set up there recently and people want to move there. Just to give you one example: in my own street at least 10 new houses have been built in the last 2 years alone. So, I suppose it may grow substantially in the next 20 years.“
This is the basic pattern used. Please note that it is just one alternative and should not be learned by heart.
Here are some direct opinions. See if you can make them more cautious and think of ways to extend your answer:
Sorry for the delay in getting back to you Adim – I took a few months off. Congratulations on the 6.0. The answer is probably yes – they’ll want your money. Sad but true.
We are using a lot of your ideas and avices in preparation for IELTS of our students here in Russia. Thanks a lot for sharing it! Your blog is a great source of inspiration for us!
I am fully agree with you. Also, I would like to clear up where my essays can be checked, desirable free of charge.
Having taken some time off I am now working on this website full time and I will soon be launching an essay marking service. If you send me an essay via the Contact page (bottom menu), I will have a look at it on condition that I can use it on the site.
it is good that you opend an essay marking service. Can I write an essay and send to you for correction?
The service isn’t open yet! The plan is for the new year – and sadly I will of course be asking for money. However, for the time being, if you use the contact form to get in touch, I will see what I can do – no guarantees.