FCE - An Article

I regret I'm not good at giving titles to my compositions so here you have an article sample I presented in advanced 3. As always, let me know if you found any grammar slip, I'll be very grateful.

Title

We are responsible for the future of our planet; however, over the last fifty years the Earth has experienced changes that have terrible effects on the present. One of them is the global warming and the other is relevant to natural resources’ depletion.

From my perspective, one way to reduce atmospheric pollution is by investing great amounts of money in scientific research in order to find and develop an alternative energy source, for example solar panels. Just a few countries have this technology widely spread because it is quite expensive.

The second big problem is about the depletion of natural resources as wood from rainforests. It seems that there is no serious agreement on this issue, and therefore, in perhaps twenty years time; people will have to buy fresh artificial air to survive.

I personally think that we are not ready to handle with these and many other problems, but all is not lost and we can enhance the life quality our children will have by looking for ways to not waste energy.

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FCE - An Application Letter

This is a simple application letter I presented as part of the writing task in advanced 3. Please, if you found any mistake, just let me know.

Dear Mr Reid,

I am writing to apply for the position of sports supervisor which I saw advertised on the internet.

I am a 24-year-old student from Peru. I am currently doing a course in teaching methodology and I have an advanced command of English. I regret I have had no experience of this kind of work; however, I have worked as a teacher in a music academy aimed at children.

I am interested in doing this job since it would give me the opportunity to gain valuable work experience and greatly enrich my cultural background. I think I would be a suitable candidate for this job as I am a very caring and good-natured person.

Could you please tell me what salary you are offering for this job? I would appreciate a reply at your earliest convenience. Please contact me to provide references if you have any further queries.

Yours sincerely,
Altair

FCE - An Email

This is my own answer to the writing task in advanced 1. There were four points to deal with and it was written in a slightly informal register.

Hi Laryssa,

Thanks for your email. I’m thrilled at the idea that you're coming to Lima. Personally, I think the best time to come is at the beginning of the year when things are cheaper.

If you want to meet young people, I recommend that you visit a university campus. It would be great too if you come to my neighbourhood, so I could organise a small party. The weather is slightly warm, so you should bring just light clothes, sunglasses and some hats to avoid a sunburn.

Thanks for inviting me to spend time with your friends I’m eager to meet them. I’m sure we’ll have a lot of fun together. I’ll take you to meet many places in my town I'm sure you will enjoy. Let me know when you’re coming!

Best wishes,

Altair

Writing Session - Intermediate 12

Este es mi penúltimo writing de intermedio 12, creo que los errores nunca van a faltar, pero ahi vamos.

Title

It's certainly true that having a baby is a godsend and every human being has the right to be a parent. Nowadays, new fertilisation techniques make it possible for women to have babies in their fifties, or even sixties. Should they be allowed to have children at this age?

One point in favour of this is the fact that older couples will give their children much better education than younger ones, because they are experienced and mature enough to handle with every situation, and therefore the baby will grow up enjoying the stability of a healthy and solid family.

What is more they are established people, in economic and psychological terms, so they are better able to educate and teach their children.

On the other hand, older people are more prone to getting a disease, and therefore, the child is at risk to experience less time with their parents in case they decease.

Writing Session - Intermediate 12

This was the last writing task I presented before finishing intermediate 12, it's a film review.

One film that I really enjoyed was Saving Private Ryan, which is an American war film set during the invasion of Normandy in World War 2. It was directed by Steven Spielberg in 1998 and starred Tom Hanks as Captain John Miller and Matt Damon as Private James Ryan.

The film begins when Miller is informed that three of four brothers have all died and that their mother will receive all three notices on the same day, so he is ordered to find Ryan, who is still alive. Miller assembles six rangers from his company to accomplish the task.

As the story unfolds, one of his men is fatally wounded by a sniper; however, despite the misgivings of his men he did not give up and after struggling against German defenses they finally find Ryan. There is quite a lot of action and suspense, and also the location is really suitable.

One thing that can be boring sometimes is the dialogue, but in general the film is worth watching and is aimed for all audiences, especially those who like war films.

Let's Improve Our English Skills through LIVEMOCHA

Livemocha es un comunidad en internet de aprendizaje e intercambio idiomático. Hace unos meses atrás una amiga de Turkía me habló de este sitio y no dudé en registrarme y probar. El concepto que más me gusta de esta red social es que uno puede inscribirse en cursos gratuitos de muchos idiomas, enviar ejercicios hablados y escritos que podrán ser revisados por usuarios nativos del idioma que uno está aprendiendo. Además, uno puede ayudar a otros que están aprendiendo Español, también revisando y corrigiendo los ejercicios que envían. Pero sin duda lo mejor, en mi opinión, es la posibilidad de solicitar una conversación por medio de una venta de chat a cualquier persona de habla inglesa. Lo he probado y ahora mantengo amistad con varias personas de diferentes lugares, con los cuales siempre chateo en inglés. Una muy buena manera de practicar nuestro inglés escrito. Los animo a que prueben este sitio y vean si es de su agrado.

First Day In Intermediate 12

Hi folks, today was my first I12 class, in fact it was the 3rd day but I did not attend on Friday neither Monday. Some familiar faces from the previous cicle and a new teacher whose name I don't remember.
In spite of feeling that I have forgotten a lot of vocabulary and essential grammar, I am fairly excited about this cicle because it is the last one before passing to the advanced level course. It is challenging, and I think it will certainly enrich my knowledge of the english language.


Looking back to the basic courses, I realise that I definitely need to check previous topics I might have missed and most of the time I wrongly think it's unimportant. Key points that are really useful when writing and speaking.


Everyone knows about the scholarships the Británico anually gives to the students who get an "A" mark in the FCE examination and bring them the opportunity to travel to the United Kingdom. I encourage all of you, myself included, to have this as one of our major goals in life. Not only for the fact of visiting a new country, but also for being able to improve ourselves as human being.