Why Is It Important to Schedule? The past few weeks, I have been scheduling many activities that I often do. I never relied on my mind, but for some reasons I never thought that setting an hour for doing something could have its advantages. One of the benefits that one can get by scheduling their activities is to save vital time. A long number of people complain about having little time for doing some activities they like. They, though, spend more time doing some other things than they are supposed to. By scheduling, it will be possible to balance the activities one does in a day. At the same time, you will not need to memorize the place or hour in which one activity takes place. It will be as simple as check your calendar to know about what you have to do in the next day or how much hours you are free in order to do something different. Finally, being organize and putting an activity every day on your calendar will give you a big overview of what have you been doing on a day, week or month. You will be able to know whether you do your tasks in the right moment or you still procrastinate. That big panorama is useful for knowing what to do next. It could help to decide if you have to change your routine or not. Unfortunately scheduling activities will not guarantee you great results, unless you really do what you have set for one day. Also, going overboard could be bad for one’s health. For that reason, it will be important to set some breaks in your everyday routine.

Can you translate these sentences into English? Help me with these sentences, please. Thanks in advance -Desde ayer no toco piano -Hace 2 años no toco piano -Hace 2 años dejé de tocar piano .Pensé que quedamos en hablar por Skype a las 4pm -¿Por qué algunas personas hacen lo que otros hacen? - No entiendo por qué algunas personas hacen lo que otros hacen

Which one is correct? I really apreciate if you also tell me which sounds more natural in American English. Thanks in advance I don't want to boast, but my Portuguese is really good I don't like to brag, but my Portuguese is really good Modesty apart, my Portuguese is really good I remember a song called/named "X" Yesterday I watched a movie called/named "Terminator"

Can you translate these sentences for me, please? (Spanish/English) I just want to sound natural like in everyday conversations. I put in parenthesis what I think it's the translation in English - Cambiando de tema, ¿Cómo te fue en tu examen? (Changing the topic/subject...?) - El me estaba insultaldo/No me insultes! (He was cursing/swearing me//Don't curse/swear/insult me!) -El semestre pasado llevé un curso de Marketing (Last semester I took a Marketing course(subject) Thank you in advance! -

Is It Necessary to Go to College? Many people believe that the only way to be successful is studying in college or university. Being a professional and getting a degree is noteworthy, but not everyone can manage the difficulties that mean studying in college and more important they do not need to study five years to get good results in the same field that some other professionals. Some of the reasons that explain why it is not necessary to go to college are the followings. First of all, some colleges offer a large number of courses that are not relevant at all because they do not have relation with the career that one is studying. Secondly, spent 5 years to get a degree could be too much for some careers. Some of them need more practice “in the real word” than more and more theory. Lastly, many courses in college demand a lot of effort which is good because it might be the first contact with adverse circumstances that everyone eventually would deal in the future. However, students have to have a balance life while in college, otherwise they end up ignoring their family and forgoing some life’s pleasures. There are a great number of successful people who did not need to finish college since they feel that it was not helping with which they wanted for their life. Steve Jobs, for example, who drop out from Reed College after realizing that what they got from classes did not fulfill his expectations. Where I live we have some institutes in which less years are needed to finish the studies. It only works for some careers though. Despite the fact that the ones who study there do not get an engineering degree sometimes they have more experience since those institutes are focused on more essential courses and their students start working from earlier stages than in colleges here.

Why does other’s success bother you? HELP ME PLEASE =D What if a friend gets something that you always wanted? Many people would say that they feel happy for him or her, but this is not always true. Even so, it is normal, in this situations, to awake some feelings that one would not probably feel proud of them. First of all, a large number of reasons might cause feelings such as envy or jealousy. For instance, the unemployed may feel discourage, if some of their friends are hired by a big company. Whereas workers feel threatened when knowing that their co-workers or friends get a better salary than they earn in their current workplace. Apart from that, people who apparently have a good social life usually annoy others creating a sense of envy on them. What should I do to get rid of this feelings? Knowing what success means to you would be a good start. People have different goals in life and it is necessary to recognize one’s target. Then, stop comparing yourself with others. Being competitive usually helps to improve oneself, but it could also cause damage by creating undesirable feelings in one’s head. Lastly, if possible, try to inspire by the success of others. To sum up, it is necessary to define our goals and identify what success means to us. Besides, avoiding some comparison will help in getting rid of envy or jealousy. More important, try to inspire by the others success.

Why You Should Stop Watching TV? According to some researches, the average American watch the TV about 5 hours per day. This means a great amount of time wasted in one single day. For that reason, this text will show why people should avoid watching TV. First, watching TV do not stimulate activity in one’s brain. In fact, it slow down your brain activity owing to the fact that the more pictures in movement one sees the less creativity one develop. Second, it is countless the number of advertisements put on TV. An average program last 1 hour which means approximately 20 minutes of advertisement. Not only viewers would spend time watching their favorite series, but they have to bear the commercials. Third, TV sensationalize everything. The news and realities barely show people crying, fighting or sexual content. Lastly, many viewers would unconsciously link TV with lower life satisfaction. Getting to know the successful life of famous sportsmen, singers and actors creates envy on people which wonder why their life is not as well as theirs. Moreover, showing on a daily basis people facing critical problems just creates a sense of unfairness on people. I have been avoiding watching TV for almost a year. Although, I needed to do so for learning purposes that involves training English and Portuguese listening skills. However, it seems to me that now I have more time to do other activities.

Some Advice for College's Students (Help me with this please =D) Many teenagers who finish school decide to study in college. Although, not all of them are ready to this new challenge. As a result, they end up dropping out from college. This text will give some pieces of advice that will help students deal with college. First of all, the number of courses that undergraduates take up in one semester could determine whether they pass all their courses or fail at least one of them. The experience that students had on the first semester has to help them in deciding how many courses would be recommendable to take in the following semesters. One other problem that many people complain about, and students are not the exception, is the lack of time. That is why organizing better the schedule could also be essential for the student. Furthermore, avoiding having a big gap between two classes could be helpful. By doing this, undergraduates will be able to do extra-curriculum activities such as practicing a sport or taking up music classes. On the other hand, some careers involve many areas in which graduates can work. Because of this, it is necessary for undergraduates to research information about their careers so that they get to know better them. They should start looking for information on their college. Different events, hosted by colleges, allow them to know in which area they want to specialize in the future. Apart from that, the job market could be really hard for an undergraduate without experience. If the student does not want to have this problem in the future, he or she has to do some work which have to be related to their career. In addition, going to some conferences that keep them up with the last topics will be useful for their curriculum. By following those pieces of advice, students will be able to have a better stay in college. Besides, it will provide them with tools that help them cope with some future issues.

Compound nouns / Collocation Hi, I have a question about this issue. Could compound nouns be separated in two words? In any case, the following examples are compound nouns? -frying pan -steering wheel - a turning point Apart from that, I have some problems recognizing collocations and comound nouns. -Your brother has a promising future -Your brother has a eating disorder -We live in a developing country -Twitch is a streaming service How can I know whether the word that go with the noun is a collocation or a compound noun. Thanks in advance