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5.2.2010 ( Advanced ) (Writing practice - index)

This is my weekly thought in relation to our two conversations.

David thinks that in Spain there are a lot of opportunities to be exploited, the problem is that there is a lack of creativity. There are a lot of businesses which could be developed related to countryside. Not just the well known rural houses, but other different activities. Thinking about this I realized that I would like to do something different to my current work. I love countryside, may be I could take pictures of the countryside and sell them through internet like one of David's relatives does.

This took David to other reflection: Some of those new activities could be supported by the government taking a new approach to the main problem of Spanish economy: Unemployment. For example, the recovery and development of some abandoned villages could be supported by the government. The government could offer to people unemployed financial support to go there and start and new life.

My suggestions;

This is my weekly thought about/regarding our two conversations.

David thinks that in Spain there are a lot of opportunities to be exploited, the problem is that there is a lack of creativity. There are a lot of businesses which could help develop the countryside. Not just the well-known rural houses, but other different activities. Thinking about this I realized that I would like to do something different to my current work. I love the countryside, maybe I could take pictures of the countryside and sell them through internet like one of David's relatives does.

This took David to another reflection: Some of those new activities could be supported by the government taking a new approach to the main problem of Spanish economy: unemployment. For example, the recovery and development of some abandoned villages could be supported by the government. The government could offer financial support to unemployed people to go there and start and new life (if they wanted to!).

Self-assessment checklist C1

Writing

I can express myself in writing on a wide range of general or professional topics in a clear and user-friendly manner.

I can present a complex topic in a clear and well-structured way, highlighting the most important points, for example in a composition or a report.

I can present points of view in a comment on a topic or an event, underlining the main ideas and supporting my reasoning with detailed examples.

I can put together information from different sources and relate it in a coherent summary.

I can give a detailed description of experiences, feelings and events in a personal letter.

I can write formally correct letters, for example to complain or to take a stand in favour of or against something.

I can write texts which show a high degree of grammatical correctness and vary my vocabulary and style according to the addressee, the kind of text and the topic.

I can select a style appropriate to the reader in mind.