Hi Andrei,

Good sentences! Here are some minor corrections:

1) His assertions can really hurt his colleagues, but he's not aware of it\doesn't realize it.

2) He always boasts about his love affairs. I think that half of them are just his fantasies.

3) It was quite a crude joke, especially knowing where we are.

4)The contradictions in his statements are evident.

5) It contradicts what he stated last time we spoke about it

Hi Priscila,

Good writing! I have made some corrections:

My routine:

Yesterday I woke up late. When I opened my eyes, I looked at my watch and it was almost 6 o’clock. I was thirty minutes late.

I jumped out of bed, took a shower, brushed my teeth, combed my hair, put on the first clothes that I saw, and left. I ran toward the bus stop. Fortunately, as soon as I got to the bus stop, the bus arrived. Strangely, there was no traffic that day. Thus, I arrived at work faster than I expected. As I hadn’t had time to have breakfast, I went to a bakery and ordered a small coffee without sugar, pancakes and scrambled eggs.

That morning I worked hard, but at least I was well fed.

Hi Federica!

We use “a” instead of “an” before some nouns that start with “u”, like university, where the pronunciation of the “u” is more like “yu”.

Do you notice the different “u” sound between, for example, “university” and “umbrella”?

Because of these different pronunciations of the “u” sound, we would say “a university”, and “an umbrella”.

I hope this helps!

Hi Hisako,

Overall this is a good piece of writing. I have made some corrections below:

You can learn a lot about Japanese culture on Japanese trains. For instance, with packed trains. Trains are packed during rush hour. Once when I took a packed train, it was so crowded that it felt like my organs and ribs were going to be crushed. I couldn't help saying things like " AHHH, UHHH." Back then, I was with my friend. My friend told me not to say anything, because I was embarrassing her. Even in a packed train, Japanese people are really quiet.

Speaking of packed trains, I saw an interesting sight before. A man was sleeping on the seat as if he was sleeping on his own bed! Unlike other countries, seats on Japanese trains are comfortable. This man was probably drinking until morning and took the earliest train, but didn’t wake up at the nearest station to his house. But this is so Japanese: nobody woke him up. Nobody said anything to him. We all wanted to sit, but we didn't know what kind of person he was, and we didn't want to get involved in any trouble.

Speaking of which, we have a train called Yamanote line which goes around the city. People who just want to kill time or sleep take the Yamanote line. I sometimes see homeless people sleeping in the Yamanote line because it's much more comfortable than being outside during summer and winter.

Going back to packed trains, Japanese perverts are infamous. I think almost all Japanese women have experienced being groped on the train. I experienced this when I was in high school. Back then I couldn't say anything. Actually, most Japanese women can't say anything in that kind of situation, because we are scared and embarrassed.

Hello!

Here is my correction:

I work for a company called Ecohouse.

We are medium-sized construction company which has specialized in building houses since 2008.

Hi Luana!

Here is my correction:

Is she happy with her job ? Is she motivated to advance in it ?

She is happy with her job and she would like to advance her career, but sometimes she is not sure about this. **Because today she works only a few hours per week. Financially it’s enough, but she has no way to save money, so it would be great for her to work longer hours and earn more. But, on the other hand, in her free time she is studying and improving her skills in other areas. They will not be used to advance in her actual career, but they could be useful if she experiences a big change in the direction of her life. In fact, she does not know exactly what she wants at this moment.

**This sentence sounds incomplete. It might be better if you delete “because”.