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The Charity
When I worked in a big company, I was the supervisor of a charity supporting an orphan home. We presented gifts for birthdays and New Years, organized holidays and excursions for children.
I believe there are lots of orphan homes in Russia. And it is a very big problem. I am very happy that people adopt these children and they raise them as part of the family. And there are a lot of foreigners who want to adopt children from Russia. And they are ready to adopt the unhealthy children and spend money for their treatments. It is great!0 votedFebruary 3, 20191Work camp
I took part in an International Work Camp in Germany. I had a good time. There were ten members from eight countries. The spoken language was English. We were building a kinder place for 10 days. In the free time, we traveled close to our Camp and communicated (or chatted) with each other. Every member made a presentation about his country and cooked the national food. It was a great experience for me!0 votedJuly 21, 20180- 1. In this sentence, to find oneself out means that the person incurred a big loss. and it also goes on to literally mean that the person became homeless. 2. The phrase, "thrown in the towel" means to admit defeat. So in this sentence, the perseverance of the person is highlighted by saying that the person didn't admit defeat.0 votedJuly 21, 20180
The fault in our stars.
This is an amazing book! Okay, it talks about cancer and sad things. But Hazel Grace, the main character in this novel, teaches us many things about the love and life. She was a 15 year old girl, who had problems like all teenagers. Besides that, she had lung cancer. One day she meets Augustus Waters, a handsome and charismatic guy, who had some kind of cancer and had lost his leg. They met each other and had a beautiful love history. They traveled to Germany to meet a man who wrote "An Imperial Afliction", Peter Van Houten. She loves Van Houten's book and wanted to ask him questions that he had not answered in his book. Hazel and Gus (Augustus's nick) went to Germany to meet Van Houten. Unfortunatelly, they had a deception. Van Houten was a drunk man who talked silly stuff. There were a lot more things in the book. I advice you to read this book, I believe you'll learn many things about life. For instance, when someone dies, there is no one else whom we could talk to, besides this person" (Hazel's phrase), "I don't want to see the world without him" (Isaac phrase).0 votedJune 29, 20171- Finish my degree, to do a big shopping are correct. But the next few sentences need some tweaking. I am writing an essay on education (?). Could I write: When I finish my degree in history, I will have to search for a job. I love to read books on history ( or books written by historians) ?? Also hobbies (empty statement) I prefer to do a big shopping instead of shopping twice a month. Thank you.0 votedJune 23, 20170
Preparing a monologue...
Hi! Could you correct me, please?
I'm preparing a presentation for next Tuesday and I would like to start like this:
Good morning!My name is Mercedes, although you can call me Merce for short. because many people call me Merce as well. At the moment, I am studying History and Arts. Going forward, I would like to work as a civil servant in a high school.
Today, the topic that I have been given is... I'm not an expert in this topic, but I would like to start by saying that, from my point of view, it is of paramount importance that we take this topic into account for many different reasons.
Thank you for your help in advance!0 votedJune 9, 20170My Routine every single day
I'm working as an au pair in Swindon (England ) but I'm from Córdoba (Spain ). Everyday I wake up around 6:15 am and then first I wake up to the girl. I then bathe the girl and then I wake up the baby. When we are ready, I make the breakfast for her because the baby eats later and I have my coffee because I love my coffee in the morning (I really enjoy that). At 8 am we go to school walking because the girl starts at 8:30 am and then the baby and I come back home. I give him his cereal and then he is ready to sleep for about 3 hours. While the baby is sleeping, I study English or I clean. Around 12:30 pm I have my lunch, the baby wakes up, I give him his lunch and at 2:30 pm we go to pick up his sister from school because she finishes at 3 pm. On returning home, I bathe the girl, give her some snacks and the snacks for the baby too. The baby goes to sleep again for an hour and at 5 pm the mother returns back home and I finish my job.0 votedMay 25, 20170Surveillance cameras in schools (For and against essay)
Have surveillance cameras in schools improved the behaviour of children or should we to be concerned of having it?
According to a newspaper article, teachers are worried about having surveillance cameras because it can affect the privacy of students and can also distract them from learning.
In the first place, it will be more secure in terms of guarding the children every moment. Moreover, it will help in cases such as fights, arguments or bullying. In such cases, the school could have some proof to avoid it and stop such things from happening.
Nevertheless, the most serious drawbacks of having cameras, is the invasion of privacy (repeated sentence). We must be sure that all images are deleted so that they are not misused. Not only could it affect the relationships of the students but it also can be a distraction for education (repeated sentence). Another negative aspect is the maintenance cost, as it is very expensive and in some cases it couldn't be effective. Despite having surveillance cameras in schools, there hasn't been any evidence that it has improved the behaviour of the students.
Taking everything into account, I therefore conclude that it is better to invest in education than in surveillance cameras.0 votedMay 8, 20170Learning English.
These days in Spain, English is taught to children from age 3. But when I was a child, it used to be from age 7, which I think is a bit too late!
In Spain, we start to learn English when we are 3 years old. Now. But when I was a child, we started when we were 7. Too late!Our books only taught very basic vocabulary and grammar. By the time we finished our primary education, we could only say some simple sentences like, "My name is ...", "I'm from...", etc.
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By the time we finished our primary education, we could only say some simple sentences to say our names and where we came from.
Our books only taught vocabulary (very basic) and some easy verbs. When we had finished the Primary Education, we only could say some sentences. "My name is...", "I'm from...", etc.
A person with a Bachelor degree is expected to have a level equivalent to B1 (intermediate level) but most of the students' level is still poor, with level A2. This is the reason why the level of English in Spain is ridiculous (poor). The language is not promoted; it's not cool! If you study then you're considered a nerd! An adult has to endeavour to achieve the same level as that of a secondary school student from Germany or France.
Here we are! Fighting! Because good jobs and better opportunities exist outside our comfort zone.
Still today, when you finish Bachellor, you must have a B1 level (intermediate) but the average of the students' level is very poor, like A2. That's the reason why in Spain we have a ridiculous level of English. Because it's not promoted, it's not cool (if you study you're a nerd in the bad way). You have to make a big effort to have the same level of a student of Secondary in Germany or France when you're an adult.
But here we are! Fighting! Because the good jobs and the good opportunities are outside the confort zone :D0 votedMay 6, 20172
