An "IELTS-style" entry Well, thinking of future, or better, thinking that I'll face the IELTS test by 2018, today I would like to share with you and entry wrote following the IELTS model. The example task is available in the British Council website, and its theme is to write to a friend that has agreed to look after my house and pet while I'm on holyday. So, let's go see how can I face this task. "First at all, thanks for help me! I've been planned this trip for a long time, and without your help I couldn't move away. Well, if you need, you can contact me in the hotel's phone: 2222222. I'll be at 222 room. Beyound this, you can call me on my mobile, just don't forget to type the city code! About Tom, my cat, don't forget to fed it two times a day, at morning and at night. As you know, cats don't need to take a walk outside, so, don't be aware with this. Tom's food are in that yellow cans in the kitchen, under the sink. Altough Tom seems to prefer the chicken ones, it uses to enjoy the fish cans too. Another important household duties that I'd like to you have in mind are to turn-on the backyard lights around 9 PM and to press the alarm on when you leave to your home. Finally, if you want, you can take the newspaper every morning to impove your aknoledge :)! Thanks again and see you soon!"

No subject Hi, everyone. Today was a cloudy and rainny day in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. As Adriana Calcanhoto sungs, "cariocas não gostam de dias nublados" ("cariocas" {Rio de Janeiro's natives} do not enjoy cloudy days). Due to this, I can't realize a good subject to write about. But, in the opposite hand, I am sure that I need to practice my english, and a good way to do that is comming here in Italki and write something, hoping the people here help me in my challenge with corrections and tips! Best wishes to all of you!

The 70th Anniversary of the fall of "Monte Castelo" The following composition is a partial translation that I made from Brigade-General Mauro Sinott Lopes's text, originaly published in portuguese in the "Verde-Oliva" (olive green) maganize, the mouthly official publication of Brazilian Army. As I told in one of my last entries here, I'm an undergration History student, and I'm a graduation student in Military History Specialization. So, I would like to share with you this partial translation of the original text, hoping you can help me to increase my english skills. In february 21st 2015, Brazil celebrates an heroic episode that occurs 70 years ago: the conquest of "Monte Castelo" (Castle Hill). In this day, in the year of 1945, the Brazilian Expeditionary Force starred one of its big achievements of its participation in the Second World War. "Monte Castelo" was a strategic hill in the Italian Theater of Operations, in the way to Bologna, a city that was an important objective in the Allied effort to reach Germany from Italy. At this time, the Brazilian Division was attached to the US V Army, commanded by General Mark Clark (USA). The 1st Expeditionary Infantry Division (Brazilian 1st Division) was led by General Mascarenhas de Moraes, the one who receive the task of take "Monte Castelo" from the german forces. Then, the brazilian forces routine had been marked by strenuous fights with the enemy and adversities due to the strict italian winter, with temperatures around 18°C below zero. Beyond the weather, the muddy and craggy terrain denied to the brazilians his armored support, restricting the fight to infantry actions with artillery support. Aware about the relevance of the Monte Castelo's fall to the pursuance of the allied efforts in Italy, the battle proves the courage, the determination and the tenacity of the brazlian "pracinha" (a brazilian historic nickname to those who fought in Italy during WWII), perpetuating the unquestionable value of the brazilian soldier.

My sunday morning at Italki Today is a sunny sunday morning in Rio de Janeiro. As usual, I woke up early, and while waiting my wife and my daughter wake up to spend some time at the pool, I login in Italki to best explore the network. So, after correct six notebook entries wrote in portuguese, I realize that, beyond to improve my english, maybe I can help foreigners with their portuguese. Seens fair to me! Best wishes, everybody.

Expectations Hello everybody. My name is João, and I'm a police investigator in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. I have a bachellor degree in Laws, and now I'm a undergraduate student in History. My plan is to leave Brazil as soon as I achieve my college degree in History. As a Military History fanatic, I'm intending to follow my education abroad, probally in Austrália, a country that have na incredible Military History, full of great episodes of bravery and expertise in special forces duties. Here in Italki, I hope I can find some good friends to help me with my poor english! Hope you can help me!