B1: Submit
Date: August 10, 2000
Time: 10:34
log_3
1. Since my latest log entry I had {1} experienced just a few new things; the reason is that I had to do it yesterday because some problems {2} I had with the computer (sorry for that!).
Even though {3} I can talk about some new and interesting events. Yesterday was such a comprehensive {4} day. In the morning we had 1 class with Jeff; after the coffee break we had a lecture in which we were told about the British Education {5} system (it was so helpful and the lecturer made a brilliant speech). Afterwards we had our lunch time {6} and at 2 pm we went to the lecturer {7} office where we kept speaking about the posibility {8} of studying a wide range of degrees in the UK. He told us about the importance of having a master and he provided us with a great deal of imformation (brochures, books, CDs...) that I'm sure it will help us a lot.
Finally we had a trip to Sidmouth, where we could enjoy with {10} life music, folk music, celtic {11} music... we had a nice time there.
But overall I would like to highlight {12} how helpful and interesting was the lecture {13}.
2. What is new and interesting for me is the business vocabulary we are learning in the morning classes; it is so important for me.
3. One of the most important things I've learned so far is that the Englih culture is so indirect. I didn't know that, even {14} this is my third time here in Exeter. If you want to express your opinion about anything or mainly {15} if you disagree with somebody, you should do it in the right way, which is based in {16} saying some polite words, even sentencies in front of the key word {17}. Otherways it would sound unpolite {18} even rude!
4. The morning classes are just essential for my future and for my knowledge in business (which is not really wide). I'd like to have more of those.
5. I'd like to have if possible {19} a large list of tipical business expressions, the most important ones in terms of making deals {20},... And in the grammar area I'd like to have large list of the verbs (in general).
| Instances | Description |
| 1 | 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 |
| 2 | MARKER/CONNECTIVE - you may have used the wrong one, or not used one where it is needed, or used one incorrectly |
| 1 | UNCLEAR - the reader does not understand what you are trying to say here |
| 2 | 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 |
| 1 | PREPOSITION - you have used the wrong preposition, or the preposition is missing, or you don't need a preposition |
| 1 | PUNCTUATION - punctuation mistake. For example, you may have used a comma when it is not necessary, or a capital letter is required. |
| 3 | SPELLING - the word is wrongly spelled. |
| 1 | VERB TENSE - you have put the verb in the wrong tense eg present instead of future, or continuous instead of simple. |
| 4 | 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. |
| 2 | CAPITALISATION PROBLEM - you have mixed up lower and upper case spelling. |