Friday, May 30, 2008

Last Day






Dear Class,

What a nice surprise you had for me today! The flowers are beautiful and I appreciate them very much. I'm very sorry for our time together to end because I enjoyed being with you so much. You are a group of very talented, smart, and caring individuals, and I think you will be very successful in the business world. Please stay in touch and let me know if I can help you in any way with English. And remember mi casa es su casa.

Hope you like the photos. Some of mine are blurry. If you have any to add to our page, please do!

I will miss you.

Brenda

Thursday, May 29, 2008

Writing Exams

Hi Class,

In general your writing tests were rather disappointing, although some of you handled the topics well.

Here are some common mistakes I found on your writing exams. I think you would like to know how to correct them, so I’m putting this on the blog for everyone. Please study this list so that you won’t make these mistakes again.

I will meet you tomorrow around 11:30 to go over your grades for the third partial. I hope all of you can come so we can take a group photo and say goodbye. I have really enjoyed working with you this semester. Best of luck as you finish your career here. I will always remember you!

Brenda

I knowed the last week you get a takeover with I know that last week you were taken over by

I send you many kiss This comment is not at all appropriate for a business letter of any sort!

To telling you to tell you

I decide made I decided to make

…put and other line in white leave another line blank (en blanco = blank, not “in white”)

To can be more formal to be….

I miss you don’t have and inconvenient to do this changes I hope it is not inconvenient for you to make these changes

The reason of my letter due to I already have the draft copy I am writing about the draft copy of my invitation

It have it has

I know is really difficult I know it is…

Make business do business

I need speak I need to speak (need to, want to, have to, hope to)

Please attending Please attend

As possible as soon as soon as possible

Some companies has …have

I very happy I’m very happy

I want that you make I want you to make

Invitation have … has

Don’t forget put don’t forget to put

The reason because I am writing Omit “because”

This letter is for ask you …to ask you

It’s a pleasure I organize It’s a pleasure for me to organize

In participate in participating

Near of the place where realizing the event near the place where the event takes place

The number fly the flight number

For that you can so that = para que

I’m need that you contact I need you to contact

You can say me? Can you tell me?

With he with him

Every information all information