B1: Submit
Date: August 11, 2000
Time: 23:11
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The last week in Exeter was very bright and interesting for me.I worked a lot in class, conducted a mini-survey{***} prepared a presentation, went to Sidmouth. One of the things that I learnt here is perception about the career possibilities for students in Great Britain. I was rather amazed by the fact that many graduates work in different spheres which are not directly connected with their degrees. For example, one of the students in his presentation about jobs and carees mentioned about one woman who got degree in geography and now she is working as an assistant of the bar manager.On Thursday our group interviewed top managers and shop assistants about their jobs. For me it was rather new that in Great Britain people usually change their jobs many times in their life and can work in different spheres. I was always surprised by the politeness of people and their readiness to answer our questions.In general, I find my staying here very useful and significant for me. I have known better english culture, Ispoke to many people of different ages and social positions. What surprised me greatly is that they all have been polite, tolerant, attentive and diplomatic. Probably that's explained by historical experience. It is a well-known fact that Englishmen have always been the best diplomats and have tried to solve the conflicts by the ways of persuasion and peace talks.I think the peculiarities of English culture( tolerance, flexibility, diplomacy) are especially important in international business where capability to listen attentively and speak effectively are very necessary while dealing with people of different cultures.I highly appreciate this course because it gave me a general overview of English business culture( especially communication skills,standards of presentations) and other cultures(especially team work was useful and helpful for me). I do believe that experience I've got here will help me in my future career.
| 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 |
| 2 | 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. |
| 1 | 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. |
| 4 | VERB TENSE - you have put the verb in the wrong tense eg present instead of future, or continuous instead of simple. |
| 1 | CAPITALISATION PROBLEM - you have mixed up lower and upper case spelling. |
| 1 | SPACE PROBLEM - you have put a space where there should not be any, or a space is missing. |