WHICH ONE IS CORRECT? A: It doesn't matter how much money you have or what position you *have* B: It doesn't matter how much money you have or what position you *are*

PORTUGUESE / ENGLISH PRACTICE ON SKYPE Hello everybody, my name's Elias and I live in Brazil. I'm looking for partners who are native speakers of English and are trying to learn Portuguese from Brazil. So,if you want to have 50/50 (Portuguese and English) conversations on Skype feel free to contact me and I'll give you my Skype username. Thank you in advance.

Which one of these terms below is mostly used when talking about praying? 1 - To bow before God. 2 - To bow down before God / To bow down to God. 3 - To kneel unto the Father. 4 - To get on my knees. 5 - To get down on my knees. 6 - To bend my knees. Also, there are a lot of others that I've seen on the internet. Are they correct? Are there more ways to say the same thing?

Education needs changing. Education is a constitutional human right that all citizens may posses and is the process in which every human being needs to abide in order to succeed. In Brazil, this scenario is quite different, once the government is not engaged in offering a good and qualified education system to its citizens. Also, a great number of schools lack resources that are necessary to provide an effective teaching. However, this picture must change and some improvements should be made in order to solve this problem. Firstly, the resources need to be correctly distributed. The money sent to schools are mostly not enough for supporting the expenses. For example, many teachers need to buy themselves extra materials to work with their students inside the class. In addition, some of the classrooms are not in good conditions to hold a broad range of individuals. Therefore, authorities must be in charge of analyzing the distribution of these resources to certify if they are being well distributed. Secondly, methodologies need innovation. New teaching techniques must be used in class in order to provide a more engaging environment. For instance, students feel motivated when they are introduced to new ways of learning a subject. Also, progress is shown when there is more interaction in class. Hence, education will improve if new techniques are added. To sum up, the fight for a better education system involves not only teachers but also every brazilian citizen in the process. Also, the government must take its part so that there are enough materials to supply schools and teachers are allowed to use them in order to offer a better education for their students.

Jour 1 (uno) Je m'appelle Elias. Je parle Portugais et Anglais. Je suis brazillian. Merci boucup!

Fight for a change in Educacional settings. There have been a lot of methods of which were implemented in education since the old times. However, improvements must be done in order to support the new and upcoming generation. The educational setting is found a little degradating in today's society. For instance, many schools face difficulties in teaching their students, since a lot of resources are lacking. In addition, students, sometimes, do not show much interest and engagement in the learning environment. Looking through another perspective, it is noticeable that school's design are based on prison facilities. For example, long corridors, rooms in form of a cage, not many windows and lack of sun-light, are some of the characteristics that are found both in prisons and schools. Therefore, this scenario must be changed. A great amount of money is thrown away in various ways. One example is the purchase of properties by the government that remain untouchable for many decades without even having a project and they become useless. Also, the money sent to the educational sector is, oftentimes, stollen by governors and used for supporting themselves. These are corruption acts that must be fought. To sum up, the educational sector is uncharged with the responsibility to offer a better education for the citizens, but also is in need of support to attend the challenging demand for change which includes its teaching approach, design and fighting for a fair distribution of resources that belong to education. _________________________________________ Please, I need a precise evaluation of my short piece of text. I would appreciate it!

Academic writing is not an easy process This is my second day on this amazing journey with the purpose to enhance my writing skills. Academic writing not only requires accurate assessment , but also a wide range of techniques that must be used in order to make your text well written. To address this issue, much effort have to be put into it. Hours of practice and dedication are precisely required in this field. Besides, lots of time have to be spent in reading books which present the related vocabulary. To my mind, good readers are good writers. Then, from now on I am going to spend my time surrounded by literature books that may attract my attention. Please, I need a precise evaluation of this short piece of text I have just written. I would appreciate it!

PROCRASTINATING NEVER MORE! I used to think that I had studied enough English throughout these years. However, after receiving my grades in an English placement test I took, I realized that I am placed at B1 level and still need to learn English. My next goal is to write in English focusing on academic vocabulary. Also, I plan to post notes here on a regular basis and receive as many feedbacks as I can. Please, feel free to give me some tips on how to improve my written English as well as to correct this piece of text.