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I was born in England and have lived in England my whole life. I work helping schools with their finances. I like walking, cycling, swimming, meeting new people, non-violent communication, meditation and yoga. I enjoy reading and inner development. I am learning German. I have met some lovely German people and would really like to speak the language. I studied German at school over 11 years ago I got a C and I really want to learn the language. I would like to travel to the Germanic area! I am looking to connect with people on Skype, I need as much practice as I can get.
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    Looking for a Job

    My name is Aline.
    I'm currently looking for a job and I would like to apply in the for a care assistant position.
    I'm hard-working and a responsible person. I have 5 years of experience excellent skills in the care work activities of this job like such as cleaning, cooking, and server serving food, help with physical exercises, personal hygiene and doctor visits.

    I have 5 years of experience in care and I really enjoy working in the care industry and would love to pursue this line of work further. love this job.

    I used have to worked with in  a Human Resources  job in Brazil and I was responsible for all kind of duties (Hiring, decomission, contracts, vacation, payment, training and integration of new employees), and on the weekends I took care of an old lady.

     

     

    Further explanations:

    "hard-work" means you are trouble. hard-working on the other hands means you work hard.

     

    "and on the weekends I took care of an old lady." - You may want to rephrase this to an elderly person.

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    May 11, 2015
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    A Note

    Hi Dan!

    Tonight me and my friends will are going to the cinema which is in Major square.
    We're going to see "Inception".
    We may will meet in the square at 8 o´clock.

    See you there! Be on time! Don't be late!

     

    Any questions please ask. I found the message easy to understand and your English good.

     

    Wewould say Don't be late or Make sure you are on time. Although I find the English can be far too polite and I personally never use either.

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    May 11, 2015
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    Hello! I like your use of language. You have a great grasp of English and hopefully you can see the corrections I have made. If you have any questions please ask.

     

    The weather.

    Now, I am living in Berlin, so I can tell you how is the weather is here in this town. The weather here. It is very wet in winter, and it is so unsettled. It's raining right now, but, five minutes ago, it was sunny. Here, As the weather is changeable  in the same day, you could wear a coat because it's cold or a cap and shorts because it's hot on the same day. You never know what clothes to wear because you never know how it will be the will be weather.

    I come from of a sunny country, where always, or almost always, there is sun is in the sky, and I can sometimes find it, even it's irritating. You must use spread sunscreen lotion protection creme on your face before to going outside. at the street, and, Sometimes, it's so hot that you don't want to leave home,. By contrast, this have a the good side is you can make plans to go to one day in the beach because you are can be sure that day it won't will not rain. But now I live in Berlin here and I don't do not have sunny weather everyday, and I miss it .

     

    As the weather is changeable - similar to unsettled I think the sentence is clearer with this statement.

     

    alway - we always use always.

     

    There is sun - we use the sun. There is used when showing someone a thing. Such as where is the sun? There is the sun.

     

    Sun spread - I like the imagery here. I think it would be true to say you need sun protection all over and outside is more general than the street. Street on it's own has no context. As when I go outside I am not in a street.

     

    Shortening to don't, I'm - This is fine in written English this is usually informal.

    By contrast - I think you can drop the good side. Or you could say "The benefit of the predictable weather is..."

     

    I think as you have spoken about Berlin, then country x then Berlin again, it is important for clarity to say where here is. But now I live in Berlin.

     

    In spoken English we would start a sentence with but. When written we tend not to.

     

     

    If you have any questions please ask.

     

     

     

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    Your English is very easy to read. I enjoyed the clarity and I understood everything you have said. These are minor alterations and happy to discuss any questions you might have.

     

     

    My first job in a silicon factory

    In 2006, after I graduated from my school of Engineering, I found a job as a production Engineer in a chemical plant site which produces silicon mainly for the car industry.

    Roughly, my My job consisted of supervising the production of silicon in terms of quantity and but also in quality. I had to directly managed directly 2 foremen and indirectly 6 teams of 8 operators working in shifts.



    My daily task was to check the quantity and quality of silicon produced and make the necessary chemical adjustments according to the results of the previous day. Sometimes Occasionally I also had deal with to face some technical difficulties such as incidents caused by mechanical failures (or breakdowns ?), human accidents, strikes, staff or raw material shortages, and so on..


    It was tough work but it was fun. I used to spend long days and nights in the plant making sure that everything was going as smoothly as possible.

    I used to get on well with the staff, especially the operators. Their task job was difficult as they were working in an area with high temperatures, dust, noise and molten metal.

    I will talk  explain about how a silicon furnace works later.
    Thanks in advance for taking the time to correct my mistakes.

     

    Roughly, - This sounds vague and then you explain with details about your job. If this was for a job application I would not use roughly. However this is not an incorrect use of English.

     

    but also in - but is not needed here. It would be used in the context of something completely different, for example I like my manager but he is annoying sometimes.

     

    had to - This is not incorrect English. Had to sounds as if you did it against your will. It lacks choice.

     

    I had to directly managed directly 2 foremen and indirectly 6 teams of 8 operators working in shifts.

    This message is not completely clear. Did the foremen manage the teams? I would write the numbers in letters.

    Possible alternative:

    I directly managed two foremen, who managed six teams of eight operators. The operators worked shifts.


    My daily task was to check the quantity and quality of silicon produced and make the necessary chemical adjustments according to the results of the previous day. - This is repeated from the previous paragraph.

     

    mechanical failures (or machine breakdowns ?) you can use either.

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    May 10, 2015
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    My first notebook!

    Hi, this is my first notebook so I'd like to introduce myself. My name is Chika, I was born and raised in Japan. I live with my parents and two younger sisters. I'm a high school student and belong to drama club. Thanks to my mother taking me to many dramas, I love watching ballet, drama, movies and so on. And also I am also got interested in foreign cultures throughout after watching them on television and film. I have been studying studied English since I entered an elementary school.  and I want to study psychology in UCSD and work abroad in order to develops my talent.

     

    Thanks to my mother taking me to many dramas, I love watching ballet, drama, movies and so on.

    I was grateful to my mother taking me to the theatre and I love watching ballet, drama and movies.

     

    This notebook is great. You have a good grasp of the English language. Any question please ask.

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    May 9, 2015
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    Indoors Culture(this is my translation homework...)

    Nowadays the lifestyle of university students are changing.More and more students choose to stay quietly at home behind closed dooors in their spare time,being indoorsman and indoors woman.Internet provides lots of choices for them to kill their vacant time.All kinds of campus sevices are offered,from food delivery to laundry service.The services prmoted the development of "Indoors Culture".Some students consider that outdoor and social activities are no more than stay at home and play computer games.Irregular lifestyle,lack of exercise has become public enemy for university students' health.

     

    The modern lifestyle of  University students are changing. Students are frequently choosing to stay at home in their spare time. The Internet provides lots of ways for them to kill their spare time. All kinds of campus services are offered, from food delivery to laundry services. This supports the development of an "Indoor Culture". Some students consider playing computer game is a social activity. The indoor lifestyle means that less students are exercising and this is detrimental to their health.

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    May 9, 2015
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    It is the past tense of get. So I get up in the morning. I got up this morning.

     

    When we use get or got it is when we have achieved or succeeded.

     

    We are getting the Kremlin to use less provocative language. This is the present tense.

     

    We got the Kremlin to tone down the language.

     

    We got Kremlin to tone down the language.

    We achieved in requesting the Kremlin to tone down the language.

    The to... is to signify what we have achieved.

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    May 9, 2015
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    Solve a problem

    I am a student and i live in a dormitory. There are eight people in my room. Each member has a different character. 3Members are hardworking and the other are lazy. Sometime we have a contradiction in separating housework. The hardworking always complete their work soon and perfectly. But the lazy is opposite. I'm also a room leader, so it's a big problem that I need to solve.

    Solve a problem

    I am a student and live in a dormitory. There are 8 people in my dormitory. Each person has different characteristics. 3 of them are hard working and the others are lazy. Sometimes we have contradictions in separating the house work. The hard working room-mates always complete the others duties to a high standard. I am in charge of delegating the responsibilities. I find it difficult getting everyone to share the house work.

     

    There are 8 people in my dormitory.(In your room suggests everyone is in your room.

     

    But the lazy one is completely the opposite. I am not sure what this sentence adds.

    In English grammer we usually tend to avoid starting a sentence with but.

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    May 9, 2015
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    This means to hold someone back from getting what they want.

     

    In the recent elections people wanted to hold others off from taking their seat in parliament.

     

    In sports we could use hold off the other team from scoring a goal once we are one goal ahead. Or hold off an attack.

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    May 9, 2015
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