A job application Dear Hiring Manager, I am interested in applying for the post of web development advertised in the website. I have recently graduated from the University of Zaragoza, where I completed a degree in web development and my academic qualifications are reasonable good. I also have B1 level of English and this course I will get the B2 level. As you will see from my CV, I have worked as a computer technician, my responsabilities were, to set up hardware, install and configure software and drivers, maintain technological equipment or peripheral devices, offer technical assistance and teach the user how to use computer correctly, among other task. Currently, I am an freelance worker and I work from home. I develop applications and web pages. I am a person who works hard. I am flexible, steady, sympathetic, eager to learn new skilss. I also have lots of ideas and enthusiasm. I believe I would be suitable for the job and I am keen to work for a company with a great reputation and high profile like App Company S.L. I would welcome the opportunity to meet with you in person to discuss this further. I look forward to hearing from you. Yours fairfully,

Complain Letter - purchase of a computer Dear Sir or Madam, I am writing to complain about the computer which I bought on your virtual store on Monday May 25th. I wish to express my dissatisfaction with the computer makes a lot of noise and the CPU temperature is unusually high and it has been overloaded. Firstly, according to description on your virtual store, this computer includes the best silent and fastest option the market with the best components, but on using it for the first time, I found that the temperature control was defective and the CPU fan made a lot of noise. When I attempted to return the computer to the store, the Technical Support said that the store was unable to replace it or offer me a refund but advised me that it could be sent away for repair.  Under the circumstances, as the computer clearly does not function as it should, I believe that I am owed an apology and I should receive for a full refund. I look forward to hearing from you within the next days. Yours faithfully, Patricia

The economic crisis What is the economic crisis? The economic crisis is a situation in which there are important negative changes in the main economic variables, and especially in GDP and employment, however, It remains difficult to pin down what exactly an economic crisis is.  Who is to blame? I do not know exactly who are to blame for the economic crisis. I believe the banks, the rulers and their opponents, the big international institutions and the consumers have responsibility for the economic crisis.  According to some, the economic crisis is not even finished; for others we are suffering from its after-effects. In my opinion, in Spain are suffering a big economic crisis since 2007, and in 1992 we also had an economic crisis after the Expo in Seville and the Olympic games in Barcelona. How the economic situation is affecting our society? There are people who say that "we have lived beyond our means", but I do not totally agree since many people can not pay the mortgage because the banks offered mortgages in a very easy way and without almost conditions while the housing bubble was still growing. At the moment, there are citizens do not have a home where they live because they have been eviction. This process is known as foreclosure. The fundamental economic problem is the issue of scarcity. Economics is concerned with dealing how to allocate resources in society to make the most efficient and fair use of resources. This situation implies a smaller number of jobs and most of them are temporary and precarious jobs. As a consequence, unemployment has reached, in many cases, all active members of the household, both the elderly and the young, as well as the extinction of benefits. On the other hand, the economic crisis is accompanied by a sharp rise in the prices like gasoline, food, rent, taxes among other things, have exorbitant prices and citizens need to save to be able to pay the minimum expenses to live. To finish, I would like to say that in most cases politicians do not achieve the expectations of citizens and we suffer the consequences.

Personality II 11 - Do you think you have a strong personality? No, I consider myself a person who knows how to listen and speak quietly. 12 - Do you know anyone who has a split personality or multiple personalities? No. 13 - Can you really find out things about someone's personality from their star sign or blood group? From my point of view, from the blood group, sincerely no, but from the star sign, why no? I think that different times of the year that have different alignments of planets and stars affect the energy in the world. I think the astrology, it is just unknown. Is it so crazy to assume that the position of a celestial body could affect you? After all, we are incredibly influenced by our environment. 14 - Do you like taking personality tests? Are they accurate? I've never taking personality test I think they aren't accurate, since each person is different and the questions of personality tests are very general.

Personality 1 - What images spring to mind when you hear the word 'personality'? It's a tough one to explain this question. From my point of view, personality are the patterns of behavior, thought, and emotion unique to an individual, and the ways they interact to help or hinder to other people and situations. Probably, the first image spring to mind when I hear the word 'personality' is a person who knows what he wants, bright, sympathetic and down to earth. 2 - How would you describe your personality? I am rather sympathetic, self-sufficient, steady, friendly, straightforward. 3 - Are you happy with your personality? In general, yes although sometimes I have a quick temper or not have enough patience and also I am a little unpunctual. 4 - How has your personality changed over the years? I reckon nowadays I am more optimistic and mature than some year ago because of different situations that I had to live. 5 - What or who has helped shape your personality? I believe that every year I learn new knowledge, I have new experiences good and bad and of all them I have learned something, so that my personality has been changing and improving over the years. 6 - What of your personality traits do you like most? My personality traits that I like more are helpful, gentle and easy-going. 7 - Can a person have no personality? I strongly believe that no, because every people have a unique personality, this personality defines us and how we interact with the world. Another thing is that people really want to change their personalities, because they are not satisfied with their own personality and they want to have the same ones that someone, and I reckon is a huge mistake. 8 - What is the most attractive personality trait a person can have? I really feel that the most attractive personality trait can have a person is polite because the education first of all. 9 - Is your true personality always on show or do you hide parts of it? Depends on the situation there are parts of my personality that cost me more effort to show them. 10 - What are the personality differences between you and other family members? For example, if I compare myself to my mother, she is more fussy and grouchy than me.

Alternative vs Convencional Medicine Health care has improved a great deal for ordinary people who live in societies where there is a public healthcare system. This means we have improved our life expectancy. Generally speaking, convencional medicine is about taking drugs prescribed by doctors to treat different kinds of health problems. We have also begun to include natural medicine resources like acupunture, naturophathy, chiropractic, herbalism, etc. There are several reasons why the conventional medical community is often dismissive of alternatives, one of them, there has been little scientific research into such medicine, so there is a scarcity of evidence to support the claims. There are also people that believe that alternative medicine must be considered a placebo. They strongly defend that this type of therapies can be useful for a couple of weeks, because the brain plays an important role during treatments where the patient’s atitude is extremely important. However, supporters of alternative medicines believe that drugs are unhealthy in spite of its effects, because they treat at the same time that they are able to damage the organism. I strongly believe that conventional and alternative medicine can and should coexist and the patients must choose the healthier option taking into account the benefits and effects that they can have on their organism.

My Health Issues I would like to speak about my health issues during my life. One day when I was 6 years old, I woke up early in the morning throwing up, my mum took one's temperature which was rather high, and besides, I had little blisters all over my body, so, my parents took me to the hospital and the doctor said that I had chickenpox, they were more relaxed. Two years later, In the summer, I went to the country for visiting my grandparents and cousins. One day during the afternoon I tripped over with a stone, I fell down and I hit my head on the floor. I passed out and I was two minutes unconscious. When I came round I was lying on the floor surrounded people, as a result of this fall I was twisted my ankle, I was wounded in my arm and my head hurt. The ambulance arrived a few minutes after the accident and I was rushed to the hospital. Once there, the specialist did me X-ray and another medical tests, even, allergy test. I was two days in the hospital and after that, I was in my grandparentes' house one week recovering me, while I had to take paracetamol. In my end-of-year trip, some years ago, in Paris, I began to feel a bit under the weather, I had a cold, because of the weather was freezing and humid. In the same trip, I choked on a fishbone and I had to cough for a fishbone was ejected and that is all. "This text is only for practicing vocabulary about illnesses" I wish I will never suffer this kind of illnesses and injuries.

INFORMAL EMAIL Hi friend, Sorry for not writing earlier because I've been studying a lot and I've gone to private tuition for my English exams and my correspondence school degree exams which I've passed with flying colors. I'm strongly proud and relieved for the results. Now I'm doing the practices in a technological company from my home, I involve myself in all jobs possible, it's rewarding, moreover I reckon that they'll hire me and over time I'll be able to get a promotion and maybe they'll raise my salary, it'll be a great job satisfaction. Nowadays, I'm living in a village in the north of Spain where in summer it's boiling during the day, but during the night the temperatures are more mild and there is a breeze, thus, I can sleep all night, but when there is a heatwave is when it is impossible to go outside and sleep, while in winter, the weather is below zero although there is sunny almost all the season and some days there is a thick fog because of there is a lake near the village. In Spring the weather is mild and sometimes it's drizzling and in autumn there are showers every week and the temperature is cool. This season is the most beautiful for me due to the falling leaves and the colors are amazing, yellows, browns, dark green.. In this village there isn't juvenile delinquency I'm safe and sound here, and I get on very well with my neighbours. People who live here don't invest enough quality time only they meet on red-letter days. Here there are a nursery, a primary and secondary school and a high school. It is in the latter where the adolescents make play truant, as a result, these teenagers are neglected from their parents, it's an arduous situation. Anyway live here is quite quiet, the location is fantastic, The Pyrenees are near, about an hour by car. Usually, I have a lot of spare time at the weekend is when I take the opportunity to go hiking in The Pyrenees and sometimes I go skiing during the winter. Also people can practice extreme sports like para-gliding, canyoning, kayaking and so on. This kind of sports give an adrenaline rush. There are places where there are mass tourism in contrast to that other places where you can be alone. Furthermore, exist some captivating villages and towns where people can go sightseeing and taste typical meals and drinks. For all this I hope you come to visit me and know this area. Well, that's all for now. Please give my regards to you family. Hope to hear from you soon. Take care.

Topic about repairs Two weeks ago, my boyfriend and I were chatting while they prepare dinner, He was washing lettuce and peeling carrots, and I was standing by the kitchen sink while I was washing glasses and cutlery. Suddenly I felt some water in my feet and notice that water is pouring out of the cupboard below the sink. I quickly opened the cupboard and saw that the water was coming from a broken pipe. My boyfriend closed the stopcock of water, then we started to clean up the water. As he is a plumber so he fixed the problem therefore the repair wasn't expensive. On the other hand, yesterday my desk was broken and I didn't have necessary tools to fix it so this afternoon I'm buying a hammer, nails, two screwdrivers, screws and I'm also buying a paintbrush and can of white paint because I want to change the style of the table. Moreover, I love knitting my own scarves, gloves, hats, and currently I'm learning to knit sweaters, besides we are painting the walls of my flat. We love doing repairs and crafts ourselves in addition to that we save money.