B1: Submit
Date: August 03, 2000
Time: 18:42
log_1
1.- Well, on Monday, the first day, we did a test and an interview, nothing special. On tuesday mornig we introduced ourselves to the group. The following days we have done a lot of presentations in class and the whole group, I think this is very interesting, cause at the same time we learn english and we learn to do presentations, what it will be very useful in the future. Out of class, everything i think is very normal , meet people... we will see during the folowing weeks.
2.- As i said before, to do presentations in english language is new so at the begining is very difficult, but it's sure that things will go better in the future. About what has surprised me, I think the way to teach here, it's very direct, I mean, sometimes it's not like a normal english course, it's diferent.
3.- About academic knowledge, I think it's a short time to evalute what I have learned. About english culture, I have been living here since January, so english culture is not new for me, anyway I think all the european countries are very similar, the diference is the way to do the things. But I like english culture. Of course, the english food is not very good, but it's not so bad. It's very surprised the oriental cultures, because they are very different.
4.- The presentations and the research works I think it'll be very useful for me in the future. So I thing the course, at least at the moment, it'll be very useful.
| Instances | Description |
| 2 | ARTICLE - you have made a mistake with the use of the article ( ie a, an, the or zero) with a noun or noun phrase. First check that you know whether the noun is countable or uncountable, and singular or plural |
| 1 | NOT THE BEST CHOICE - your meaning is clear but this is not a good way, or not the best way, to express it. This may relate to one word, or a phrase or a whole sentence. You may need to change the syntax or the vocabulary or both. |
| 3 | PHRASE CONSTRUCTION - you have used the wrong construction after the verb/noun/adjective/adverb; for example, you might have used 'to' instead of 'that', or an '-ing' form instead of 'to' etc |
| 2 | PUNCTUATION - punctuation mistake. For example, you may have used a comma when it is not necessary, or a capital letter is required. |
| 1 | RELATIVE PRONOUN - you have used the wrong relative pronoun form (who, which, that, where, whose, preposition + who/which, zero relative); or you have used it incorrectly; or a relative pronoun is needed. |
| 4 | SENTENCE ERROR: COMMA SPLICE - you have incorrectly joined two main (or independent) clauses with a comma. You need to make two separate sentences, or use a different connective or marker to join the clauses. |
| 1 | SENTENCE ERROR: INCOMPLETE SENTENCE - there is no main verb. Check whether you have used the wrong kind of logical marker at the beginning of your 'sentence'. |
| 1 | NUMBER OF NOUN - you have put a word in the singular when it should be plural, or vice versa. Or perhaps the noun is countable and you thought it was uncountable, or vice versa. Check that you have used the right article, as well. |
| 5 | SPELLING - the word is wrongly spelled. |
| 2 | VOCABULARY MISTAKE - you have used the wrong word. Check in the dictionary. |
| 2 | WORD ORDER - you have written a group of words in the wrong order. Re-arrange. |
| 11 | CAPITALISATION PROBLEM - you have mixed up lower and upper case spelling. |
| 1 | LOGICAL LINKS - reconsider your logical connection. |