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Goodbye Alfonso

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Neil Edgeller Neil Edgeller | 11:40 UK time, Friday, 2 September 2011

Hi Alfonso. It's time to say thank you and goodbye!

As in all your previous blogs, your last piece about butterflies and coffee is full of enthusiasm and energy. I think this is your greatest strength in English. I like the way you take the reader directly into the scene you are describing, for example in this sentence:

Hold on a minute. Did you notice our coffee plants aren't green this time

And then later you write:

But now we have music. Can you hear that song? Did you notice those women in the middle of the coffee plants?

You are clearly very motivated. I have noticed in a lot of your writing that you have been using our materials from bbclearnignenglish.com. In your final blog you have used some great expressions such as:

Coming on in leaps and bounds.

Blowing my own trumpet

ADVICE

• Stay enthusiastic. It's your strongest point!
• Keep working hard and using bbclearningenglish.com
• Think about what you want to write before you start typing. Can you say it more clearly and simply? Sometimes your enthusiasm makes you get carried away. The result can be that it's difficult to understand what you mean.
• Re-read your writing before you send or publish it. You'll probably notice little mistakes and be able to correct them yourself.
• Give your first draft to someone else to read. They will be able to tell you if your writing is clear and makes sense. They can also spot mistakes.

So that's that! Thank you for your blogs and best of luck in the future with your English. Goodbye!

USEFUL VOCABULARY

• enthusiasm - energy and interest in a subject.
• motivated - enthusiastic about doing something.
• coming on in leaps and bounds - improving very quickly.
• blowing my own trumpet - talking about my own achievements.
• get carried away - get so excited about something you lose control.
• first draft - a piece of writing in its original form.
• that's that - this means something had ended.

Comments

  • Comment number 1.

    Hi Neil,
    First and foremost, I just want to say Thanks! for your comments and yours;consequently,wisest bites and pieces on my blogs.I consider it an honor to me.
    All my bow and scrape for you.

    Alfonso.

  • Comment number 2.

    Neil Edgeller,
    Excuse me ,i am form Malaysia.i want post my new blog in order to share my experiences with everyone.would you please tell what should i do. i am a freshmen here.
    yubin.
    thank you

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