[Kerin]

Well done Jacopo, you’ve completed this task very well. (Task 3 is excellent)

Here are some corrections:

> Shouldn’t you able to join this meeting let us know and delegate someone for the important updates.

This should read:

> Should you not be able to join this meeting, please let us know and delegate someone for the important updates.

> helded ❌. held ✅

[Kerin]

Excellent work Marco, well done 🤗

ps: Sell to a competitor is an hasty exit strategy > Selling to a competitor is a hasty exit strategy.

[Kerin]

That’s it Marco.

> to acquire (not for) 👍

[Kerin]

Superb work Ecaterina,

✅ the tone is appropriate (formal, but friendly)

✅ the language structures you have used are appropriate

✅ you are inviting further collaboration in the future

Here are a few suggestions:

> I would like to thank you for the invitation to our yearly Christmas Party. > should this be ‘your’?

>The location chosen is fantastic, ….. word order: The chosen location is fantastic, or simply: The location is fantastic,

> I hope the party will be a success and looking forward to the next event where I could be present, too. No need for the comma here: I hope the party will be a success and looking forward to the next event where I could be present too.

Let me know if you have any questions!

Well done 👍

[Kerin]

It’s Yandex (Russia’s Google!)

> It sounds scaring for me > It sounds scary!

(Scary for me too!)

[Kerin]

….and also, IT is a good investment

👍

[Kerin]

Top marks on this @Andrea.Grassi well done:

✅ you used your own words

✅ you identified the main idea

✅ you found relevant ideas & omitted irrelevant details

✅ you kept the meaning the same

✅ you used attributive tags

✅ you kept your opinion out of it

Let’s have a look at some corrections:

>Polish needs a capital letter

>I suggest these changes, including a word order change, to make easier reading:

At the same time, a chunk of the story is dedicated to her personal scandals. As the author describes, Tamara was known for her crazy parties and sexual appetite which ALSO led to THE breakup with HER husband.

> I suggest these changes, try not to make your sentences too long:

Emma tells us how (delete:then) her work started to decline because of the rise of Expressionism and, although Tamara tried to adapt to this new style, it didn’t help her fame anymore. She lived the last part of her life with HER daughter and didn’t do any further exhibitions.

> The conclusion is good, but if we add a few commas and the word ‘it’, it would be even better! Where would you add these?

The author ends the article talking about the renaissance of her work that got picked up again around the 70s and now after her death in 1980 is extremely popular amongst celebrities.

[Kerin]

Superb! Yes, he is very clever! (Ahahaha! Scottish surnames 😳 😂 )

> In actor’s opinion, … > In the actor’s opinion, ….

> no matter if this will lead to job or not. > no matter if this will lead a to job or not.

> 7) Focus on your success and not on your failures, look at the failures just constructively

> coscience > conscience

I found problems to understand point 9: the one when he talk about the line on the jeans?? – can you give me the timestamp for this part?

[Kerin]

I too was not the sharpest crayon in the box when it came to maths!

Good phrases Manuela – two things to note:

> this expression needs ‘a’ not ‘the’: without a shadow of a doubt.

> Adjectives like knackered and gutted are what we call ‘Absolute Adjectives’. This means that is generally not capable of being intensified or compared. Therefore we don’t use ‘very’ or ‘extremely’ with these kinds of adjective.

You might find this interesting: https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/course/eiam/unit-1/session-47

[Kerin]

Well done Michele, I’m happy to see you are using the language 👍

Here are corrections:

> According to an article, selling products through these big companies WILL increase the revenues.

> I am not totally convinced because the new CEO DOESN’T HAVE the same vision for the company and she DOESN’T HAVE the same experience in making products.

>Therefore BY hiring a new CEO, she could retain her majority shareholder position while stepping back from the business and in this way she could make some important decisionS.

[Kerin]

Hi Diego,

This phrase would be stronger if you added a conjunctive adverb, like this:

I do not have large sums to invest and I am afraid of losing my savings. Therefore, I think it is a good idea to ….

I suggest:

According to an article I read a few days ago, you should avoid high-risk investments only if you think you’ll need ACCESS TO your money at any time.

Watch out! Money is uncountable >

> If, on the other hand, you want to set them aside for many years … ❌

> If, on the other hand, you want to set IT aside for many years … ✅

Nicely done!

[Kerin]

Hi @Diego.Magionami

A few changes to make:

> Start-up might face difficult to access funds

The collocation is: face/have difficulties in doing something

> Start-ups might face difficulties in accessing funds.

> Because they aren’t enough scalable for entering new markets or attracting different target of customers.

word order adjective + enough > Because they aren’t scalable enough ….

> A CEO should step aside when the company growth has stagnated and when he can’t no longer bring fresh ideas and energies.

> ... and when he can’t bring fresh ideas and energy any longer.

[Kerin]

You’ve got it Michele 👍

I suggest changing this phrase:

>The budget could be not enough for acquire and refit the factory

>The budget might not be enough for acquire and refit the factory

[Kerin]

Hi Manuela,

Well done! I’ve shared a document with you on Google Drive.

I’m also sharing this:

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1_59ETY9qr8fKn9_TUr9SRTxT4M7I6l50Rf6fUhieL6M/edit?usp=sharing

It’s a writing correction code. I’ve marked your writing using the code.

This is a way for you try and work out the corrections on your own. Then, obviously if there are things you can’t fix, I’ll help you!

[Kerin]

Good Lucia!

To answer you:

Although they have a plural meaning, most uncountable nouns like this (including news, information, administration, management, advice, accommodation) are singular with no plural form.
However, even though they are singular, we cannot normally use the indefinite article (a/an) with uncountable nouns and instead must use some/any/no, indicating plurality.

Some nouns have both uncountable and countable uses relating to more general and more particular instances of use. e.g., time and experience…

Compare the following:

time – a time / times

> There’s no time to lose. We must try to get home before dark.

> There was a time when I went to church every Sunday.
Now there are times when I don’t set foot inside a church for months on end.

experience – an experience

> You need quite a lot of work experience to do this job properly and I don’t have very much.

> Walking across hot coals is an experience I shall never forget.