Spanish Tutor Andrés
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Views on Travelling Okay, there’s a few ideas I’d like to write about having to do with travelling, so here we go: 1) Going off the beaten track - For some people, travelling is not about this really, as they’d rather go to the beach, just do a bit of sunbathing, and before they know it they’re just absolutely baking out there in the heat, not moving at all, doing nothing basically apart from screwing up their skin. Going off the beaten track implies having an inquisitive attitude and looking for places away from the tourists or out in the sticks so we can get away from the everyday and slow down. Sometimes though, this is not that easy to do as it seems. 2) Traveling broadens your mind - It seems that obvious, isn’t it? It should not be taken for granted though that everyone who travels becomes wiser or more open minded. It can actually narrows their mind, as some people cannot help but criticising everything that they see in another culture or becoming thoroughly convinced that their country is the best place in comparison. I personally happen to have a spot of bother with this kind of travelers and will definitely avoid them by all means! 3) Haggling - You have to haggle pretty much for everything you buy in some countries. It’s a child’s play for some travellers but confusing and awkward for others. It’s all about playing your cards right and not showing hesitation but well, at the end of they day I think we are always worried about being sort of ripped off when it comes to haggling! 4) Health issues - Nobody wants to get an upset stomach and rush to the toilet, especially when you travel to certain countries or when there is actually no toilets at all. Taking some tablets and a basic hygiene travel kit with you is hands down the best you can do when travelling overseas. Who does not want to try that apparently delicious (and somewhat undercooked) exotic fish? If you cannot deal with food temptation, you’d better have some pills with you and will do the trick if you become sick. 5) Language barrier - Given the difficulties that arise from not knowing a language in a new country, travellers must face these barriers and make an effort to adapting in a new area. Nobody expects that you will speak their language down to a T, and sometimes the slightest attempt to speak their language will give you the greatest rewards.
May 29, 2015 7:07 PM
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Views on Travelling

Okay, there’s here are a few ideas I’d like to write about having to do with travelling, so here we go:

1) Going off the beaten track - For some people, travelling is only about not about this really, as they’d rather going to the beach, just to do a bit of sunbathing. and Before they know it, they’re just absolutely baking out there in the heat, not moving at all and doing nothing basically apart from screwing up/destoying their skin. Going off the beaten track implies having an inquisitive attitude and looking for places out in the sticks, away from the other tourists or out in the sticks so we can get away from the everyday world and slow down. However, sometimes though, this is not that easy to do. as it seems.

2) Traveling broadens your mind - It seems that obvious, doesn't isn’t it? It should not be taken for granted though that everyone who travels becomes wiser or more open minded. It can actually narrows their outlook mind, as some people cannot help but criticise everything different that they see in another culture or become thoroughly convinced that their country is better the best place in comparison. I personally happen to dislike have a spot of bother with this these kind of travellers and will definitely try to avoid them at all costs! by all means!

3) Haggling - You have to haggle pretty much for everything you buy in some countries. It’s a child’s play for some travellers but confusing and awkward for others. It’s all about playing your cards right and not showing any sign of hesitation. but well, At the end of they day, I think that we are always worried about getting being sort of ripped off when it comes to haggling!

4) Health issues - Nobody wants to get an upset stomach and have to rush to the toilet, especially when you are travelling to in certain countries or when there are is actually no toilets available. at all. Taking some tablets and a basic hygiene travel kit with you is hands down the best thing you can do when travelling overseas. Who does not want to try that apparently seemingly delicious (and somewhat undercooked) exotic fish? If your stomach cannot deal with food temptation, you’d better have some pills with you and that will do the trick if you become sick.

5) Language barrier - Given the difficulties that arise from not knowing a language in a new country, travellers must face these barriers and make an effort to adapting to their in a new locale. area. Nobody expects that you will speak their language down to a T, and but sometimes even making the slightest attempt to speak their language will give you the greatest rewards.

Very well written!  Using English idioms can be somewhat tricky for a non-native speaker as they can sound a bit awkward if not used correctly. Your advanced level of English is obvious and you just need to continually practice to ensure that the idioms and phrases sound more natural.  

May 31, 2015
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Views on Travelling

Okay, there are* a few ideas I’d like to write about having to do with** travelling, so here we go:

* Although we normally say 'There is a...', in this case 'a few' is plural, so it must be 'there are'.

**It sounds better to say 'I'd like to write about to do with...'  The word 'having' here is very American, which seems out of place with the other wise British style and spelling.


1) Going off the beaten track - For some people, travelling is not about this really, as they’d rather go to the beach, just do a bit of sunbathing, and before they know it they’re just absolutely baking out there in the heat, not moving at all, doing nothing basically apart from screwing up their skin. Going off the beaten track implies having an inquisitive attitude and looking for places away from the tourists or out in the sticks* so we can get away from the everyday and slow down. Sometimes though, this is not that easy to do as it seems.
 
*The term 'out in the sticks' doesn't seem right here.  It's a very informal expression.  You could say 'somewhere lesser spotted'.
 

2) Traveling broadens your mind - It seems that obvious, doesn’t it?* It should not be taken for granted though that everyone who travels becomes wiser or more open minded. It can actually narrows their mind, as some people cannot help but criticise everything that they see in another culture or become thoroughly convinced that their country is the best place in comparison**. I personally happen to have a spot of bother with this kind of traveller (singular - this kind...) and will definitely avoid them by all means!
 
*This is fine, but it would be more usual to say, 'That seems obvious, doesn't it?'
**You either need to say, 'is better by comparison' or 'is the best place in comparison with other countries which they have visited'. (for example!)

3) Haggling - You have to haggle pretty much for everything you buy in some countries. It’s a child’s play for some travellers but confusing and awkward for others. It’s all about playing your cards right and not showing hesitation but well, at the end of they day I think we are always worried about being sort of ripped off when it comes to haggling!

4) Health issues - Nobody wants to get an upset stomach and rush to the toilet, especially when you travel to certain countries or when there are actually no toilets at all. Taking some tablets and a basic hygiene travel kit with you is hands down the best thing you can do when travelling overseas. Who does not want to try that apparently delicious (and somewhat undercooked) exotic fish? If you cannot deal with food temptation, you’d better have some pills with you and these will do the trick if you become sick.

5) Language barrier - Given the difficulties that arise from not knowing a language in a new country, travellers must face these barriers and make an effort to adapting in a new area*. Nobody expects that you will speak their language down to a T**, and sometimes the slightest attempt to speak their language will give you the greatest rewards.
 
*This could be written (1) make an effort to adapt in a new area, (2) make the effort of adapting in a new area, (3) make the effort of adapting to a new area.
** The 'down to a T' expression is a perfect one, but the sentence requires slight rephrasing.  For example:
(i) Nobody expects you to have the language down to a T.
(ii) Nobody expects you to know the language to a T.
 
In this case, to 'speak' the language to a T sounds a little bit odd.
 
 
Very interesting reading!  Well done!
 
May 29, 2015

Views on Travelling

Okay, there’s a few ideas I’d like to write about having to do with travelling, so here we go:

1) Going off the beaten track - For some people, travelling is not about this really, as they’d rather go to the beach, just do a bit of sunbathing, and before they know it they’re just absolutely baking out there in the heat, not moving at all, doing nothing basically apart from screwing up their skin. Going off the beaten track implies having an inquisitive attitude and looking for places away from the tourists or out in the sticks so we can get away from the everyday and slow down. Sometimes though, this is not that easy to do as it seems.

2) Traveling broadens your mind - It seems that obvious, isn’t it? It should not be taken for granted though that everyone who travels becomes wiser or more open minded. It can actually narrow their mind, as some people cannot help but criticising everything that they see in another culture or becoming thoroughly convinced that their country is the best place in comparison. I personally happen to have a spot of bother with this kind of travelers and will definitely avoid them by all means!

3) Haggling - You have to haggle pretty much for everything you buy in some countries. It’s a child’s play for some travellers but confusing and awkward for others. It’s all about playing your cards right and not showing hesitation but well, at the end of they day I think we are always worried about being sort of ripped off when it comes to haggling!

4) Health issues - Nobody wants to get an upset stomach and rush to the toilet, especially when you travel to certain countries or when there is actually no toilets at all. Taking some tablets and a basic hygiene travel kit with you is hands down the best you can do when travelling overseas. Who does not want to try that apparently delicious (and somewhat undercooked) exotic fish? If you cannot deal with food temptation, you’d better have some pills with you and will do the trick if you become sick.

5) Language barrier - Given the difficulties that arise from not knowing a language in a new country, travellers must face these barriers and make an effort to adapting in a new area. Nobody expects that you will speak their language down to a T, and sometimes the slightest attempt to speak their language will give you the greatest rewards.

May 29, 2015
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