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- statement for a university Since childhood, I have been interested in ships and I have been practicing sailing with my father in the north of France (in Normandy). This hobbie for the marine world encouraged me to learn about boat design and construction. Moreover, sailing enabled me to discover myself and the world. In this way, I discovered the sea and its environment, which really fascinate and interest me. Working as a naval architect was always a part of my carrer plan and my great interest for this field had been confirmed through my studies and my training course with a naval architect in Caen (in 2012) with Vincent Lebailly who was working on various projects. He showed me how to work on the shape of the careen for a small sailing boat (with a special software), how to do a deck plan (with ''Rhinoceros'' software), how to draw up specifications for a restaurant barge and how to check specifications for a little pilot boat. Moreover, I worked on his website ''Dessine-moi un bateau'', to improve it. Finally, I attended several meetings (for the Paris Boat Show, for the Normandy Channel Race and with customers) which helped me to appreciate the commercial aspects of this job. I am planning to do another training course with him next summer as this training course was very useful and I really loved it. It enabled me to know exactly what this job entails. This experience has ultimately firmed my belief that naval architect is a profession I should seek My studies were mainly focused on Science and Mathematics as I achieved a Baccalaureate in Science in France (in 2012). Science and Mathematics are both subjects I am really interested in and I want them to be parts of my future job. Thus, thanks to my academic studies, I have learnt how to be organised, rigorous and meticulous. I am also a serious, creative and enthusiastic person and, thanks to sailing I became patient and autonomous. I have heard that the course Beeng Hons Yacht Design and Production is essential to my ambition to become a naval architect and that the Southampton Solent University is a renowed university to continue my studies in this field. Currently, I am a student in first year of Naval Architecture with Small Craft Engineering at the University of Strathclyde in Glasgow (Scotland). Therefore, I am learning how to use special softwares as ''Rhinoceros'' or ''Autocad'', the basic principles in Naval Architecture and in Navigation and Seamanship. I really enjoy this course and I am very motivated to continueJanuary 21, 201420
- Letter for a university (part three) Finally, being fascinated by foreign languages, my year as an au pair was the perfect opportunity for me to meet other au pairs from all around the world and to improve my language skills. Summer 2013 was also very interesting linguistically speaking since I worked in a tourist office as a receptionist in my hometown (Fontainebleau). Thanks to this job, I was able to get used to different accents (Australian one, Scottish one, English one, American one, Spanish one and Mexican one). I enjoyed working as a receptionist because I felt useful helping tourists and making their stay even more pleasurable. From September 2013, I had pursued a training course at GISOEL (Glasgow International School of English Language) language centre to have another aspect of education. I had observed the teacher's lessons (Veronica Gilday) and helped her especially for group works. I was also hired by the head of Radio lingua Mr Pentleton for French recording sessions for Coffee break French (which enables listeners to learn French). This is a good training to get used to speak in front of people and to be even more confident. In addition,this opportunity brings me closer to languages (Mr Pentleton also created Coffee break Spanish, Coffee break Italian and even some sessions to learn German Portuguese or English) and to talk to somebody who has the same passion. From my first French recording session, I am a regular listener to Coffee Break Spanish but also to « Notes in Spanish » created by a Spanish English couple (Ben Curtis and Maria Diez) and to « News in slow Spanish » which enables me to keep me informed of the news in the world. By listening this podcasts, I can improve both my Spanish and my English (podcasts in English to learn Spanish). Finally, I plan to take my IELTS (International English Language Testing System) exam and my DELE (Diploma of Spanish as a Foreig Language) exam next year (March or April 2014). I have a lively interest in education and would appreciate the opportunity to broaden my knowledge by studying in your university. Yours faithfully,December 10, 201320
Mon premier blog
Bonjour tout le monde!
C'est mon premier post ici sur italki et j'ai une question pour tous à propos d'/concernant une expression française,il s'agit de l'expression 'crever l'oeil' qu'est-ce que ça veut dire? J'ai lu un petit livre en français et j'ai trouvé cette expression et cette phrase comme exemple :
'Une fille m'a presque crevé un oeil en voulant te donner son bouquet de fleurs!'
je sais quoi ce que les mots signifient, leur traduction en anglais mais je ne comprend pas encore haha
si vous pouvez m'aider à comprendre et corriger mon post ca serait super
Merci
Dan0 votedDecember 8, 20132- Letter for a university (part two) Indeed, my year in England (Farnham, Surrey) was beneficial on all aspects. I benefited greatly from this experience. The courses, which I followed closely for on year, helped me fill a number of gaps in my knowledge. It was also a very enriching experience on a human level, as I met a lot of people from very different horizons. I passed my ESOL (English for speakers of other languages) Cambridge exam level 1 (writing, speaking, listening) last July after studying one year at Sixth Form Farnham College. From now on, I live in Glasgow willing to study in order to become a modern languages teacher. As for my experiences, during my time as a student in France, I used to give private lessons to struggling students in the evening. I also extended my knowledge of education by working as a teacher for “Premier de la classe”, a French tutoring company (I used to teach English every Sunday morning). In addition, I used to meet my university English teacher to do a training course once a week. When I arrived in England, I wanted to have more experience in education and my experience as an au pair was an opportunity to be close to schools and teachers (I often spoke to my hostchild's teachers about their job). I enriched my understanding of the life of a French teacher by completing training courses in both a primary (my hostchild's one) and a secondary school . I loved helping children to read, to write or simply teaching them something. In the context of my training course, I was also a volunteer for sports activities and for a projection of a movie at school. I could compare both French and English educational systems, and this topic was particularly interesting for me since I chose it as a topic for my oral presentation for my ESOL exam. After school, my job consisted in helping my hostchild for his homework and my experience helped me to consider homework in a different way. It soon began funnier for me and for him to do homework together. Overtime, our complicity enabled us to work quickly and efficiently. Besides, I often sought advice from a French teacher working at Sixth Form Farnham College about her job, and had the opportunity to observe her lessons in the classroom. In the weekend, I was able to improve my teaching skills due to the fact I usually taught French to a 14 year-old student on Sunday morning. In addition, I sometimes helped one of my friend's children with French conjugation on Saturday afternoon.December 8, 201310
- Letter for a university (part one) Dear Sir or Madam, With many experiences in education and being very interested in this field, I am pleased to present my application for a PGDE in modern languages (French) for the school year 2014-2015. I am a native speaker of French with extensive language-teaching experience. I was born in France and studied mainly in France. Indeed, I passed my baccalaureate with merit (it could be said to be roughly the equivalent of A levels in the United Kingdom) in 2009 in French literature (including English and Spanish as foreign modern languages). Therefore, my three years at high school enabled me to extend particularly my knowledge in the history of France (the different French governments and the French presidents, the most important international conflicts such as the Seconde World War or the Cold War), in geography, in French literature (Pierre Corneille, Jean de la Fontaine, Molière, Blaise Pascal, Jean-Jacques Rousseau, François-René de Chateaubriand) in philosophy (Platon, Aristote, Cicéron, Descartes, Freud, Spinoza), or in modern languages (oral, listening and writing). My studies focused on literature and my strong interest for modern languages encouraged me to embark on an university degree in the field of literature and modern languages. My course (LLCE, langues, littérature, civilisation étrangère) emphasised on English philology. I studied the most important literary English-American works (Poe, Defoe, Austen, Shakespeare, Auster) and the civilisation of the main English-speaking countries (the first colonies in America, the Civil war, the Commonwealth, the Scottish War of independence, the conflict between protestants and catholics in Ireland). The extensive study of the language (grammar, linguistics, phonetics) teaches students how to become English teachers which was always my plan. After passing my degree in 2012, I wanted to put theory into pratice by living one year in an English speaking country. I always loved looking after children (I used to babysit quite often during my time as a student in France) so working as an au pair seemed to be the perfect experience to live for me.December 8, 2013110
Un bel endroit
Je fréquente le centre de Moscou. C'est un très bel endroit. Quand vous marchez, vous pouvez vous perdre parmi les centaines de dizaines de rues et de ruelles. C'est un endroit très mystérieux avec ses vieilles maisons, les caves, ses nombreuses églises, ses ruelles étroites, dont chaque centimètre carré est ancré dans l'histoire. C'est un endroit avec une atmosphère particulière. Dans le quartier Kitaï-gorod il y a beaucoup de ministères et agences fédérales : (c'est-à-dire) c'est un quartier d'affaires. Cela ne l'empêche pas de se trouver côte à côte de beaux bâtiments historiques. Mais le gouvernement veut chasser les fonctionnaires et les hommes d'affaires vers banlieues.
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