Is English essential to get a better job? Do you want to get a better job? Are you thinking in changing of job? We have to admit that being fluent in English is helpful when you are trying to change of job and at least in Spain, it is a requeriment if you want to access to management positions inside a company. We are living in a global situation and most companys are working and structuring themselves in a global way so I think it is becoming essential to have resources and communicative skills. In this enviroment, English has turned out being the universal language. So if you are not willing to spend time learning it you are probably going to find it hard to develope you career.

Why is First Certificate in English necessary in Spain? In Spain, the most people say they have an intermediate English level, and it is a fact that it is not true. I think one of the mainly reasons because we don't have the same level in English as our neighbours in the north is because we are used to watch TV series, films and shows completely dubbed. In my point of view, here we have to show our FCE in interviews because probably, the person who is interviewing you doesn't have enough level to check out if you are in a B2 level. For this reason, if you don't have your FCE in Spain likely you are going to face many difficults even to get an interview if English is a killer question.

What about the climate change? I'd like to talk about the climate change. What kind of world are we going to leave to our sons? Sincerely, I believe we could do more in order to try to fix it. All we know what are the effects of our behaviour and we aren't doing anything to solve them. Even we are listening politicians talking about the climate change is a hoax and surely many people is believing that. As far as I'm corcerned, that is an evidence and we only have to look at how many animal species are endangered and even facing the extinction. Without a doubt I really know what I'm going to do and I'm pretty confident of what kind of world I want to leave to those who won't be guilty of our selfishness.

How difficult is lay motivated... When you start learning a language, surely you are going to be very motivated... at least at the beggining. When you start you don't stop learning every day, every moment, and you notice you are increasingly improving. Then, it happened to be easy laying motivated and you did not find it hard to put yourself to study a little bit more. But when you have been studying for ages it can be difficult to feel the same, because probably you are tired. You must have been working tirelessly, you can even be obsessed with the launguage and it does not matter if you tried to take it as a hobby because in you inner world you know you would like be learning as much as you did when you started. Do not worry, it is part of the game. Keep yourself getting out of your comfort zone in order to keep improving. You knew you had to work hard to get your dreams, have not you?

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I love Game of Thrones When I can I try to read a lot, and sometimes when you are reading you realized that some books are an authentic works of art, like in this case. I have read the five books of Game of Thrones and I really love them. I think the author has made and amazing work in it. Since The Lord of Rings I haven't read something so good. Maybe you can think I'm a fan of this sort of books and you will be righ, but also you have to recognize that these two books have been a referent in the current literatur. As well as reading the books of Game of Thrones I've watched twice the TV serie. First of all, I watched it in Spanish and nowadays I'm watching it in VO. And also I love it. I know that there are some differences between them but we have to understand it's too many difficult to put all the book's information in a TV program and they have to cut some stories you can find in the books. I'm expecting the author finishes the last book to buy it. Maybe the next time I might read it in English I won't have to wait the translate version.

I want to study Coaching Surely I'll start to study a Coaching Master in November. I have studied the degree in Psycology and now I want to add a specialization to my career. But I have some doubts. I read somewhere that Coaching is one of the most developing careers currently and whose demand will grow up exponentially untill 2020. However it's an expensive master and it's really difficult to have some guarantee that you get to work in it. I know I have to take risks and that if finally I won't do it I may repent. For these reason and despite of all I think I'll do it and I know I will have to be happy with my decision regardless of I finally work like a coach or not.

How much hours do you think are necessary to dominate English? I listen to a radio program to learn English from Vaughan Channel, whose presenter said in a program that he thoughts that are necessary al least 1000 hours to dominate this language with a B1 or B2 level. Do you think it's right? I think that 1000 hours maybe not is enough to achieve this level, Maybe in some cases yes, but not in the most of them. I've been practicing English since I was a child, not such than now because I practiced it only in the school and here in Spain, some years ago, the teachers only taught grammar most of the times, and currently, I've realized that is very important to dedicate more hours than at the school and you have to listen to a lot of English, and write it and if you can to speak it. My question is the next: If we have to dedicate many hours, are only 1000 hours enough to achieve an intermediate or high-intermediate level?

I love Barcelona Yes, everyday I love more my city, Barcelona. I think it's one of the most beautiful modern cities in the whole world. We have a lot of monumets whose the tourists must discover if they visit us and they'll have a lot of things to do here. For instance, they may visit our fantastic beach. It doesn't matters the season we are that they can do many activities there. Also, they can visit Sagrada Familia, our most popular Gaudi's monument. Can you believe that I haven't been inside it, living in Barcelona? I know, I have to do it, but in Spain we have an expresion that says " En casa del herrero cuchillo de palo" which means that many times you're like a guest in you own house and when you would know or would be able to do something, because you are an specialist in this topic, you can't bothered doing it. Thanks!!!