Why don't you get a Job?

WHAT IS THE SONG ABOUT?

The song is about a friend that got  a girlfriend who does not work, and he is tired about the situation  and  he is looking for a advice in order to change it, and send her way. 

HAVE YOU EVER WORKED FOR OTHERS WHILE THEY DO NOTHING ? WOULD YOU LIKE TO DO THAT? WHY? WHY NOT?

No, I haven`t, and of course I would never do that, if I have de choice or the decision is not going to affect something or somebody, I would never do it, because, since I got the ability and the chance to work and be independent  I have always done because that was my Daddy teach me since I got use of reason, try to be independent and don`t depend of anybody.

IS IT FUN TO LET OTHER WORK WHILE YOU DO NOTHING? WHY? WHY NOT?

For me is not fun,  I don`t like feel useless to my family or the society and if I just wait that somebody give me everything and be a parasite that is against my values and my essence. So there nothing better that feel the satisfaction to move wherever you want, buy whatever you want, make your own decision and plans, and  work harder to get it by you own.  

ARE THERE ANY EXPRESSIONS THAT YOU FOUND UNUSUAL?

• "To keep the bill collectors at bay": is like got the person who  got the money in the cornered

RESULTADO DE LA PRUEBA: Intermedio 1 - B1

TRANSACTIONAL LETTER

Dear Mr. Thompson

I am written for information about the private lessons, I have seen the following advertisement in my school, and I will like to be part of this experience in order to improve my English.

I would be grateful if you could send me the information about where may I take the classes, if  there is a general classroom, when may I start?. I am really interesting in make better my English in order to improve my work, how much it will cost if there is a special price for the studentes for the University and if the classes are going to be one to one or in groups.

Now days I got some classmates that are interting in take a private lessons too, i would like to know if there is a special group classes or prices. Please feel free to contact me at santos@ugc.com and send the respective information.

Thank you very much.

Viviana Santos Cortes
Gran Colombia University Student
 

Transactional Letters

What is a transactional letter?

 A transactional letter is a way of writing or is written in order to getting something done, to finish some action that you have been planning, is most used to ask things that for responds. It is written with some specific instructions in order to follow or kip the correct structure or the formal language that is necessary is this explicit kind of letter.

What are the 6 steps when writing a transactional letter?.

  

1.  Get off to a good start:

Before you start you have to have cleared 3 words... To WHO are you going to write, WHY you are going to write, and WHAT are you going to write, in order to kip the coherence and the sense of the letter. 

2. Planning

Keeping in mind that in a transactional letter you should use 120 to 150 words, it has to be punctual, so you can use three advices to get it clear

• what is the question that you are going to make
• keep the original letter
• Have short notes to remember the punctual subject.

3.  Deciding on Paragraphs

You have to decide what are you going to write in each paragraph, try diveded in just four-

• A short openning paragraph
• The first main paragraph 
• The second main paragraph  
• The ending

4. Using your own words  

Is this step you can show your ability to write, the structure, vocabulary, etc., but this is most important if you make it with your own words.

5. Chossing the right style

In the Transactional letters is necessary use a formal way, is not a letter that you are going to write to a friend, be careful with the expressions and the Utterance of the words.

6. Check and correct

Like always, you have to read and read again what you had written, in order to search or find some mistakes that sometimes you just  let it go. 

What is the most important information that you should take into account at the time of writing a transactional letter? 

The transactional letter is something that you write in a very polite way, and is this part when you can show your ability to write using the correct vocabulary, the correct structure for the sentence and the most significant thing is in your own words, keeping in mind that the destiny of the letter is in order to getting something that you have planning done, and finish it.