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    Applying for a job, I woud love to find someone for checking my english cover letter, could you?

    I am writing in response to your job advertisement for a Packaging Technologist as seen on the careerjet.com website.

    I am a recent PhD polymer sciences graduate with special expertise in nanocomposites within packaging applications. As a young project manager, I have five years of hands-on experience with the analysis, characterization, formulation and processing of plastic materials. Where did you work?  Was this hands-on experience part of your PhD program, or was it a job working at a company?  Where did you get your PhD?  

    As part of my PhD, in collaboration with ParisTech and Grenoble INP, I was required to manage an entire project, starting with the valorisation of the biomass, the formulation of nanocomposites based on PLA, and finishing with the study and understanding of their mechanical and barrier properties. This project was developed with the goal of offering innovative bio-based and biodegradable materials for the food packaging industry. Then, I feel able to translate costumer needs into laboratory research and up-scale production.  (I am not sure what you mean here.  Did you actually translate customer needs into laboratory research and production as part of your PhD program, or would you just have been ready to do so if it were required?)

    I am looking now for a challenging position in R&D for proposing new solutions for the design and the quality assurance of materials according to the requirements of the actual society. My commitment for to innovation and my interest in working in a multidisciplinary environment are also factors that particularly take my attention for reasons why I would like to join joining your company.

    My professional experience has been also completed by the supervision of engineering projects.  (I do not understand what you mean here.  Were you a supervisor?  Or did other people supervise your engineering projects?) My global vision and communication abilities have been enriched with scientific and technological networks derived from international conferences Which conferences did you go to?. My dynamic and curious nature allowed me to be part of several internships in laboratories around the world, in which not only my scientific knowledge was enriched but also my cultural sensitivity and ability to work in a team context. What internships?  Where?  What did you do during your internships?  Your letter would be stronger if you explained where the internships were and what you did.

    I am confident that I am a good candidate for the position you are offering, so I am looking forward to an opportunity to further discuss this job with you.

    Yours sincerely,

    Your letter is very good.  The two red parts are the only parts where I did not understand what you meant.  The questions in blue are ideas for you to think about in terms of details you could add in to give more information to potential employers.  

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    March 21, 2015
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    Why do I study English?

    That is a good question. I'm from Granda in Spain, and in my country we study English beginning at the age of we were 6 years old. Now children begin before with 3 years old, I think. So I started when I was a child, and I had studied English for 12 years until I was 18. In that time, we studied a lot of gramatic grammar and vocabulary but we didn't practice speaking and listening, and the teachers were Spanish people with an intermediate English level (Nowadays it's different). Then, I went to university and during 6 years (Bachelor's Degree+Master's Degree) and I didn't study English for six years. I regret it now. However, last October I did an intensive course to refresh my memory and I passed B1 exam. In January, I started to study more English and, I'm going to take the B2 exam in September. But I'm now living now in a small city where there are not  no English teachers and that's the reason I'm here.

    And about the question, I'm studying English because it's a language that more and more people speak as a second language, I's also very important in bussiness business and I would like to visit many countries in Europe and North America. I'm a native speaker of Spanish, so when my English will be is good, what other laguange do you recommend I study? French? German?

     

    (French would probably be easy for you to learn, if you speak Spanish!)

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    July 12, 2014
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    Please check the letter.

    You have just spent a weekend at a friend’s house. When you returned home, you discovered you left a coat containing some belongings in his house.
    Write a letter to your friend telling him that you left the coat. Tell him what the coat looks like, where you think you left it and what was inside it. Make some suggestions about how to get it back.

    Dear John,
    Thanks for inviting me to the party last weekend. I had a great time in your farm house and I hope you also felt the same. I would like to tell you that I left my coat at your house. Do you remember the white coat I was wearing with the black tie in at the party? I believe I left I it somewhere in the hallway. I hope you can find that it because it is of utmost importantance for me. I have my appointment letter in it, which I showed you.
    I hope you understand the situation. I know I left it near the couch, which was in the hall. If you look for it, you should be able to find it easily.
    My friend is coming near to your farm house this Wednesday. Please give that coat to him. He will pick it up from your farm house.
    Once again, thanks for the awesome party! I am planning to have a party soon, and I hope you can make it.
    Regards,
    Sam

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    July 12, 2014
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    My favorite word in English is "defenestrate" which means "to throw out the window".  People rarely actually use this word, but it's still my favorite!

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    July 11, 2014
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    July 3, 2014
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    Un diálogo médico Asistente: Buenos días. Soy la asistente al médico. Voy a tomar sus signos vitales por el médico. ¿Como está usted? Paciente: Estoy bien. ¿Y usted? Asistente: Bien. Prefiere usted español, o inglés? Paciente: Español, por favor. ¿Cuál es su motivo de venir a la clínica hoy? Paciente: Necesito una receta de mi medicamento de Diabetes. Asistente: No problema. El doctor puede dárselo. Voy a empezar con los signos vitales. Voy a empezar con ésta máquina, que va a medir el pulso y la nivel de oxigena en su sangre. Asistente: Los dos números están normales. Paciente: Que bueno. ¿Cómo aprendió español? Asistente: Estudié español en la escuela y la universidad. ¡También aprendo mucho aquí en la clínica! Ahora, voy a tomar su temperatura. Puede agarrar el termómetro y póngalo debajo de la lengua, por favor. Paciente: Sí. Asistente: La temperatura también está normal. Ahora voy a tomar su presión sanguínea. Asistente: La presión está elevada. ¿Está tomando pastillas para la presión? Paciente: No. Asistente: ¿Le duele la cabeza, o tiene mareos? Paciente: No, me siento bien. Asistente: ¿Se siente alguna presión o dolor en el pecho, o algunos otros síntomas? Paciente: No, estoy bien. Asistente: Bueno, voy a decir los números al doctor, porque la presión está alta. Espere un momento aquí, por favor. Voy a regresar. Asistente: El doctor dijo que no tiene que verle ahorita, y puede esperar hasta su cita para discutir la presión. Ahora, solo necesitamos pesarle. Puedo pesarle allá en el vestíbulo. Asistente: Súbase sobre la báscula, por favor. Asistente: Cien setenta. Paciente: ¡Qué bueno! Perdí cinco libres. Asistente: ¡Felicitaciones! Es todo para sus signos vitales. Puede esperar en la misma sala de espera para el médico. Paciente: Muchas gracias. Por favor, corrija mis errores. Naturalmente, este dialogo es ficción, pero necesito explicar el proceso de los signos vitales con frecuencia. Sus correcciones me ayudarán mucho. .
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    Voy a platicar con mis amigos, jugar el voleibol, y ver la copa mundial. Quizás voy a las montañas o al bosque. Como fueron las fiestas de San Juan?

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    June 25, 2014
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    Women were used to their position in society. They were used to being "below" men. They were taught certain womanly manners and behaviors. So, many women didn't feel comfortable trying to get equal rights with men. They were used to inequality and their gender roles as women.
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    June 25, 2014
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    "He grasped the shovel by the handle" emphasizes where he grasped the shovel (by the handle, as opposed to someplace else.) "He grasped the handle of the shovel" would not emphasize where he was grasping the shovel, more of just stating that he was grasping it. The difference is very subtle, and both sentences are perfectly acceptable lexically and grammatically. However, in my opinion both sound more literary/formal and would be used more in writing than in everyday conversation. In everyday English, we tend to say things like "he held the handle" "he grabbed the handle" or just "he picked up the shovel," depending on what you would want to emphasize.
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    June 25, 2014
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    "They bought those luxury cars simply out of vanity" sounds much more natural.
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    June 25, 2014
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