Formal Letter Example Any advice or correction will be welcome. Dear Mr Smith, My name is Pedro López and I have been recruited by NH Hotels Human Resources Department to work at your hotel NH Granada as Kitchen Manager this summer from may to october. I forward this email to introduce and make myself available. I have eleven years of experience as a Chef at La Dorada restaurant in Burgos, where I was responsible for fifty five tables service, and commanded a team of three cooks and five assistants. I also have worked at Casa Romero, and Taninos restaurants as cook assistant. I have studied cook management at Hostelry School of Málaga, and have taken a lot of courses related to my professional activity. I have studied Spanish, Italian, French Indian and Japanish cuisines. Indian cuisine is one of my favourites. I am higly experienced in a la carte restaurant cooking but I have never been in charge of a buffet restaurant, so I consider this position as a big challenge and I am eager to start working and to learn everything about this activity. As my current residence is in Madrid, and I will have to move to Granada where your hotel is, I would like to know If there is acommodation available at the hotel, or I have to search for it. Further information about number of tables and cooking team would be welcome too. I am looking forward to meeting you and starting work in your hotel. Yours sincerely, Pedro López

NEXT MONDAY This morning I received a phone call from my friend Manuel. I was so glad, we haven't talked in a long time. We meet at highschool and we have been friends since then. He called because he and his family are leaving for vacation next monday. He told me what they plan to do next ten days. They have a reservation at Barcelo Hotel Isla Antilla Resort. They are staying in an all-include regime. It is the first time they try this kind of accommodation and they are curious to know wether it is a convenient regime for them because he has two children. I know his kids, they eat a lot so I told him they are going to bankrupt the hotel. Isla Antilla is a little town in Huelva, Andalucía. Just next to Portugal. There are beautiful beaches and natural places. You can try local food such as "gambas de huelva", "jamoncito serrano", "copita de fino" or "rebujito". Pure Spanish technology. Andalusian people are very nice and friendly people so I am sure they will enjoy a wonderful days off. I have realised it is a quite a plan, so I am going to ask him if I can join them and have a good time.

have also or also have. I would like to know which are correct: I have also been there I also have been there I have also a car I also have a car Thanks

WE ALMOST DRAWN WE ALMOST DRAWN Unbelievable. Today is june the 24th. The summer has just started in Madrid. At least officially, because we are bearing temperatures above 30 º Celsius for more than a month. At this time of the year, it may be very pleasant to walk around Madrid historical centre. So we decided to start at the Palacio Real, and finish at Puerta del Sol. We were walking down Arenal St, window shopping, and watching all the different tourists that are visiting our city When suddenly, Unbelievable! A drop. Can you imagine it starts raining? Now? We asked each other. And then yes. It started raining. A lot. The rain quickly turned quite heavy, and the street emptied. All the people ran to shelter from rain under the awnings, and so we did. In five minutes the rain turned in one of the heaviest rains I have ever seen. It lasted almost two hours and flooded Madrid Center. A climate change effect or simply a random climatic event? I don't know but we almost drown.

Quit smoking Smoking is bad for your health. Currently, everyone knows that althougth only twenty years ago it was socially accepted. You could smoke in the office, in a bus, a plane, or a restaurant. You could smoke in front of a child, and his parents would accept it naturally. That has changed. Nowadays smoking is considered a very harmful habit. You would be fined if you dared to smoke at work, or in most of public spaces. Smoking in front of a child is considered a censurable act and doing it would bring you a lot of problems. In my opinion althought the governments collect huge amounts of money from tobacco taxes, they have noticed that healthcare costs due to tobacco comsumption are even bigger. That is why they have decided to encourage the people to quit smoking, or not to start in the case of the youth. So if you want to smoke, you should do it alone at home, while you can.

Training courses Hi, regarding training courses, is it correct to say "I have done a training course", or the correct sentence is "I have taken a training course". And is there another word for "participants" as students? Thanks

What is the correct tense to describe habitual or repeated actions in the past? Regarding my duties in the past, would it be correct to say:? At home I used to make beds, I also washed dishes, I cooked and I took out the garbage. Thanks

Looking for a language partner to help me with english

Hi, my name is Carlos, 40 from Madrid Spain and new in Italki. I am learning english (intermediate) and I am looking for a Skype partner to practice. If you have intermediate level of Spanish, I would be happy to help you, if you are interested.