Friday, May 22, 2009
Letter of complaint
Dear sir,
Clara Matos
I'm writing to complain about a package holiday I've recently bought in one of your travel agencies.
When I arrive to the hotel you can image my surprise when I noticed it had no swimming pool as it was advertised on the leaflet, my room had no ocean view as I had requested and to complete the hotel was just filthy, the bed sheets were all stained an the bathroom was simply a mess. I had also payed for an excursion that was cancelled without any warning.
In these circumstances I'm legally untitled to a total refund because I've payed for a service I didn't use, if you fail to reimburse me I shall have no alternative bu to take some severe measures and as a result you'll be hearing from my layer very soon.
Please respond to my complaint within 10 days.
Yours faithfully,Clara Matos
Analyze an ad ...
Alternate adProduct / Service advertised:
Coca-cola
People targeted:
Young people, people in general
Slogan:
Live on the coke side of life
Aim:
Persuade people to buy coca-cola
Main language features:
Imperatives: Live
Other strategy(ies) used to persuade costumers:
This ad is part of a series of ads that relate coca-cola with different activities and different interpretations by each designer of the “The Coke Side of Life” philosophy. The work of the artists reflects various styles, personalities and cultures, and all designs have one thing in common: they are colourful explosions of energy, optimism and happiness.
On this case, the image presented reminds us of summer festivals, so we associate coca-cola with summer festivals.
Tuesday, May 19, 2009
Friday, May 15, 2009
Thursday, May 14, 2009
Tuesday, May 12, 2009
Nine things to do ...
Change a light
Replacing one regular light bulb with a compact fluorescent light bulb will save 150 pounds of carbon dioxide a year.
Drive less
Drive less
Walk, bike, carpool or take mass transit more often. You’ll save one pound of carbon dioxide for every mile you don’t drive.
Recycle more
Recycle more
You can save 2400 pounds of carbon dioxide per year by recycling just half of your household waste.
Check your tires
Check your tires
Keeping your tires inflated properly can improve gas mileage by more than 3%. Every gallon of gasoline saved keeps 20 pounds of carbon dioxide out of the atmosphere.
Use less hot water
Use less hot water
It takes a lot of energy to heat water. Use less hot water by installing a low flow showerhead – 350 pounds of CO2 saved per year – and washing your clothes in cold or warm water – 500 pounds saved per year.
Avoid products with a lot of packaging
Avoid products with a lot of packaging
You can save 1200 pounds of carbon dioxide if you cut down your garbage by 10%.
Adjust your thermostat
Adjust your thermostat
Moving your thermostat just 2 degrees in winter and up 2 degrees in summer. You could save about 2000 pounds of carbon dioxide a year with this simple adjustment.
Plant a tree
Plant a tree
A single tree will absorb one ton of carbon dioxide over its lifetime.
Turn off electronic devices
Turn off electronic devices
Simply turning off your television, DVD player, stereo, and computer when you’re not using them will save you thousands of pounds of carbon dioxide a year.
Our trip to IGC
I believe the visit to IGC was very interesting and it showed me a different side of science that I hadn’t seen before. Because I’m a science student the information they presented to us related a lot to our academic subjects. At IGC I was able to see the labs were the scientists work and learn more about what they do and how they do it. They explained what kind of research they were doing and talked about how it was to be a scientist, and I believe they really transmitted the passion they have about research work; the excitement of a new discovery but they also talked about the down sides, that sometimes research work could become a little frustrating.
In my opinion the visit opened my mind about future choice careers.
In my opinion the visit opened my mind about future choice careers.
Log on ...
Last term I did a work about Global Warming, I visited some interesting sites. On the site above you can calculate your footprint and see how much waste you do.
Monday, May 11, 2009
Job Interview
Interviewer – IR, Applicant - AP
Part I
IR Hello, welcome to the recruitment centre. Let's take your details. What's your family name?
AP My family name is Matos.
IR Thank you, Ms. Matos. What are your other names?
AP My other names are Ana Clara.
IR Thank you. And what post are you applying for?
AP I’m applying for the post of SHO doctor.
IR Have you filled in an application form?
AP Yes, I did it yesterday.
IR Thank you. Now we will go to the interview room. Please walk this way.
AP After you.
IR Please enter the interview room.
Part II
AP Hello.
IR Hello, I’m the human resources responsible of the Saint John Hospital, please take a seat.
AP Thank you.
IR An easy question first: please introduce yourself.
AP I’m the one you’re looking for.
IR I see, go on.
AP I’ve the skills, qualification and motivation you need.
IR Let's talk about your studies first, why did you choose your course as your field of study?
AP I’ve always been interested in become a doctor and I like being able to do something that can help the others.
IR What's your graduation date?
AP I graduated this year.
IR Explain to us why you have applied for a position in our hospital.
AP I’m very interested in your company field.
IR What do you know about this hospital?
AP Your annual report is very impressive.
IR I see you have been working part-time. What were the benefits of your job?
AP I got lots of experience, new skills and friends.
IR Let's talk about your self-awareness. What weaknesses do you have?
AP As a student, I lack experience, but I’m willing to learn.
IR What qualities do you think will be required for this job?
AP As a SHO doctor, I believe that I will need to be humble, motivated and open-minded.
IR What do your parents do for a living?
AP My father is an economy teacher and my mother works in an office.
IR What do you think of your last boss/employer?
AP This is my first full time job, but I’ve already work in some part-time jobs, my last boss was really easy to deal with, and he really knew how to treat everyone equally and he had a great leadership personality.
IR In your opinion, what are your strengths?
AP Besides my graduation, I’m a very committed person, when I want something I do my best to get it. I’m also very patient and I know how to deal with all kinds of people.
IR How do you handle tension/stress?
AP I handle tension and stress very well, I chose to become a doctor, so I’m often under stress.
IR How do you balance work and family/social commitments?
AP I’m not married and I don’t have kids. Since I moved to England I’m living with my best friend, who’s the only close friend I’ve near me so it’s easy to me balance family and social commitments.
IR What type of people do you get on with most/least?
AP I get on with everybody, as a doctor I need to know how to treat everyone nicely and patiently.
IR How do you plan and organise your work?
AP I plan my work weeks ahead because I’m a very organized person,
IR Are you free to work after hours?
AP Yes, of course. I’m really flexible and I don’t have problems in working on the night shifts.
IR Before you go, why do you think we should choose you?
AP I’m the best choice to the position because of my motivation and interest in how to become a god doctor.
IR Well, that's the end of the interview. Do you have any questions?
AP What are the salary benefits?
IR The Personnel Department will contact you with the details in a couple of weeks. Thank you for coming. Good bye.
AP Bye, bye. Thank you for your time.
Part I
IR Hello, welcome to the recruitment centre. Let's take your details. What's your family name?
AP My family name is Matos.
IR Thank you, Ms. Matos. What are your other names?
AP My other names are Ana Clara.
IR Thank you. And what post are you applying for?
AP I’m applying for the post of SHO doctor.
IR Have you filled in an application form?
AP Yes, I did it yesterday.
IR Thank you. Now we will go to the interview room. Please walk this way.
AP After you.
IR Please enter the interview room.
Part II
AP Hello.
IR Hello, I’m the human resources responsible of the Saint John Hospital, please take a seat.
AP Thank you.
IR An easy question first: please introduce yourself.
AP I’m the one you’re looking for.
IR I see, go on.
AP I’ve the skills, qualification and motivation you need.
IR Let's talk about your studies first, why did you choose your course as your field of study?
AP I’ve always been interested in become a doctor and I like being able to do something that can help the others.
IR What's your graduation date?
AP I graduated this year.
IR Explain to us why you have applied for a position in our hospital.
AP I’m very interested in your company field.
IR What do you know about this hospital?
AP Your annual report is very impressive.
IR I see you have been working part-time. What were the benefits of your job?
AP I got lots of experience, new skills and friends.
IR Let's talk about your self-awareness. What weaknesses do you have?
AP As a student, I lack experience, but I’m willing to learn.
IR What qualities do you think will be required for this job?
AP As a SHO doctor, I believe that I will need to be humble, motivated and open-minded.
IR What do your parents do for a living?
AP My father is an economy teacher and my mother works in an office.
IR What do you think of your last boss/employer?
AP This is my first full time job, but I’ve already work in some part-time jobs, my last boss was really easy to deal with, and he really knew how to treat everyone equally and he had a great leadership personality.
IR In your opinion, what are your strengths?
AP Besides my graduation, I’m a very committed person, when I want something I do my best to get it. I’m also very patient and I know how to deal with all kinds of people.
IR How do you handle tension/stress?
AP I handle tension and stress very well, I chose to become a doctor, so I’m often under stress.
IR How do you balance work and family/social commitments?
AP I’m not married and I don’t have kids. Since I moved to England I’m living with my best friend, who’s the only close friend I’ve near me so it’s easy to me balance family and social commitments.
IR What type of people do you get on with most/least?
AP I get on with everybody, as a doctor I need to know how to treat everyone nicely and patiently.
IR How do you plan and organise your work?
AP I plan my work weeks ahead because I’m a very organized person,
IR Are you free to work after hours?
AP Yes, of course. I’m really flexible and I don’t have problems in working on the night shifts.
IR Before you go, why do you think we should choose you?
AP I’m the best choice to the position because of my motivation and interest in how to become a god doctor.
IR Well, that's the end of the interview. Do you have any questions?
AP What are the salary benefits?
IR The Personnel Department will contact you with the details in a couple of weeks. Thank you for coming. Good bye.
AP Bye, bye. Thank you for your time.
Letter of application
19th October 2008
Dear Sir John Marshall:
I am e-mailing you in response to the advertisement that you post on the site JobSearch.uk.com, for the position of House Officer in Surgery. In annex I am sending you my curriculum vitae.
I have just finished my college degree in General Surgery and need to decide what specialty to chose, so I believe that working with you will help me make my decision.
I worked has a volunteer on the ONG “Médicos do mundo”, so I have some experience in facing pressure and not cracking under it, what I believe is a major quality when you want to become a surgeon.
At the moment I’m not living in the U.K., but I’m available to move there at any time. I lived for a year in London on my 3rd year at college as an Erasmus student so I’m aware of the British way of life.
Please do not hesitate in contact me to any further details.
Yours faithfully
Clara Matos
My profile
Name: Ana Clara Ferreira Matos
Age: 24 years
Education: General Surgery Degree at Coimbra’s University
Working experience: worked as a summer camp instructor on the summer of 2010
Skills: Very sociable person, really easy going. Good capacities of communication. Good capacities of adaptation to new cultures, new and different realities. Good capacities on leadership, sense of justice and organization.
Activities: outdoor activities, love to read, watch movies and travel, volunteer work.
Age: 24 years
Education: General Surgery Degree at Coimbra’s University
Working experience: worked as a summer camp instructor on the summer of 2010
Skills: Very sociable person, really easy going. Good capacities of communication. Good capacities of adaptation to new cultures, new and different realities. Good capacities on leadership, sense of justice and organization.
Activities: outdoor activities, love to read, watch movies and travel, volunteer work.
What is the Youth Eco Parliament?
The Youth Eco-Parliament® (YEP) is an environmental education programme initiated in 2004 by PRO EUROPE, in partnership with the Ecole et Nature Network with the aim of encouraging sustainable development in Europe.Believing that youngsters from different countries can share a common educational approach and take an active part in today’s society on environmental issues, the YEP was created with the aim of enabling young people to act alongside adults to protect the environment as well as offering them an opportunity to experience a form of democracy, exercise citizenship and open their mind to environmental issues.
The programme is characterised by a multi-cultural dimension, through exchanges between different countries and recognition of the value of each culture. Finally, by experiencing this project, the young people have found it has given them an awareness of the financial challenges related to sustainable management of our environment.
Try to do this this exercises ...
C:\Users\Clara\Documents\2008 - 2009\Inglês\English Portfolio\yep.htm
(You have to open a new web page. Then you have to copy this link and paste it in the web page that you opened)
Saturday, May 9, 2009
Will you be there by Guillaume Musso
Main character: Elliot
Supporting characters: Ilena, Matt, Angie
Setting of the story: San Francisco and California
Plot:
At age 60, Elliot is a renowned surgeon at the end of his life. His lung cancer is taking the best of him. On an humanitarian trip to Cambodia an old man gives him ten golden pills. One night he decides to take one of those pills and the unthinkable happens, he goes back to the pass when he was only 30 and was in love with a beautiful veterinarian named Ilena. On the first trips he is still a bit confused but as the time travels go on he as an idea. So, he decides to save the love of his life, Ilena, who died thirty years ago. However he forgets that when you change the past, the present suffers the consequences …
Main event(s):
When Matt, Elliot’s best friend, discovers the last golden pill and goes back to the past to keep an old promise: save his friend’s life.
When Ilena and Matt find the one they have been waiting for.
Points of consideration/Message conveyed:
This book reminds us that we need to live our life at fullest, without caring about the shallow details and that when our life gets hard we can always count on our friends.
Why I liked it:
I really loved the story. This is one of those books that you can’t stop reading, you just want to know what happens next. The story holds the reader from the beginning to the end. The author as the ability to transmit the events in a very interesting way and mainly he as the ability to surprise us. The plot itself is very involving and full of surprises. As is characteristic on Musso’s writing the book as a very surprising end.
Supporting characters: Ilena, Matt, Angie
Setting of the story: San Francisco and California
Plot:
At age 60, Elliot is a renowned surgeon at the end of his life. His lung cancer is taking the best of him. On an humanitarian trip to Cambodia an old man gives him ten golden pills. One night he decides to take one of those pills and the unthinkable happens, he goes back to the pass when he was only 30 and was in love with a beautiful veterinarian named Ilena. On the first trips he is still a bit confused but as the time travels go on he as an idea. So, he decides to save the love of his life, Ilena, who died thirty years ago. However he forgets that when you change the past, the present suffers the consequences …
Main event(s):
When Matt, Elliot’s best friend, discovers the last golden pill and goes back to the past to keep an old promise: save his friend’s life.
When Ilena and Matt find the one they have been waiting for.
Points of consideration/Message conveyed:
This book reminds us that we need to live our life at fullest, without caring about the shallow details and that when our life gets hard we can always count on our friends.
Why I liked it:
I really loved the story. This is one of those books that you can’t stop reading, you just want to know what happens next. The story holds the reader from the beginning to the end. The author as the ability to transmit the events in a very interesting way and mainly he as the ability to surprise us. The plot itself is very involving and full of surprises. As is characteristic on Musso’s writing the book as a very surprising end.
Tate Modern Leaflet ...
Last easter holidays I went to London, there I visited many places, one of them was the Tate Modern Art Museum. When I came back I did this leaflet about it because it was the place I liked the most.
Friday, May 8, 2009
Formal Letter
6th December 2007
Youth Service America
1101 15th Street, Suite 200
Washington DC, 20005
Sir / Madam :
I am really interested in volunteer work, I believe I could be very helpful,
Could you tell me how I can get through you, to know more information, I’ve already seen your web site, but I still have some questions.
I would like to know if a volunteer needs to have some kind of qualifications, or if everyone can apply to the position.
How old do I have to be?
How long do the volunteer programs last? Can I work for just one week, for example?
What are the costs involved for volunteers? Do we need to pay something?
What specific jobs might I be asked to do?
What projects might I be involved with?
I look forward to hearing from you soon.
Thanks you,
Yours faithfully
Clara Matos
My Language Biography
This is a video I've made about my journey in learning English, since elementary school until now.
Thursday, May 7, 2009
My Digital Story
This is a video I've made at the beginning of the 10th year.
It sumarizes the story of my life, how I was, how I am and how I hope I will be.
Some of my interests have changed but the basic is still the same.
Hope you enjoy it.
HELLO WORLD !
Welcome to my English E-Portfolio.
Here I will show what I've made in these two last years of English.
I promise I will try to keep it updated.
Hope you like it.
Here I will show what I've made in these two last years of English.
I promise I will try to keep it updated.
Hope you like it.
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