LAVALLE,ESTHER

**Unit 1. AN INFORMAL EMAIL**
Hi Sushant,

That ´s great news you are coming. I´ve just begun a new part-time job. However, I finished my exams last Friday, so I´m going to be free for you next week!. Why don´t you come on Friday?.

Valencia it´s a sunny, friendly and vibrant city. This is why I know you´ll fall in love with it!. Lots of people enjoy it like there´s no tomorrow.

As you will arrive a bite late on Friday, we´d better dinner quietly at home and wait until Saturday morning to go out. On Saturday, we can visit the City of Arts and Science, one of the touristic hot-spot in Valencia. At night, we will go together to some cool and funny nightclubs.

If you want and like sightseeing, we could visit some historical buildings at the city centre. After that, we´ll eat a typical paella near of the beach and profit these strange warm temperature in October.

Please, as soon as you can, let me know your arrival. I´ll go with my car and pick you up.

Good luck with your exams!!.

Love,

Esther Lavalle

CORRECTIONS AND ASSESSMENT

Hi Sushant,

It ´s great news you are coming. I´ve just begun a new part-time job. However, I finished my exams last Friday, so I´m going to be free for you next week!. Why don´t you come on Friday?.

Valencia is a sunny, friendly and vibrant city. This is why I know you´ll fall in love with it!. Lots of people enjoy it like there´s no tomorrow.

As you will arrive a bit late on Friday, we´d better dine quietly at home and wait until Saturday morning to go out. On Saturday, we can visit the City of Arts and Science, one of the tourist hot-spots in Valencia. At night, we will go together to some cool and funny nightclubs.

If you want and like sightseeing, we could visit some historical buildings at the city centre. After that, we´ll eat a typical paella near the beach and take advantege of this strange warm temperature in October.

Please let me know about your arrival as soon as you can. I´ll drive there and pick you up.

Good luck with your exams!!.

Love,

Esther Lavalle

= ** Good- good use of newly learnt expressions ** =

**MY PROFILE**
My name is Esther Lavalle. I was born in Valencia capital, although my heart is also in my village Villalonga too, because I have my second home there.

I studied a business and administration degree at Valencia University. Later, I decided to study a Master in marketing and communication. The reason why I did it was because I thought it would improve my curriculum vitae and probably help me to find a good job. At this moment, I’m still waiting for this opportunity, but I’m still hopeful.

I like to frequently go to the gym, dancing above all! I love dancing and learning new styles as reggaeton, hip hop or salsa. At this moment I’m going to salsa and aerobox classes at my gym. I’m can't wait until tomorrow to do it!


 * TIME BANK: ** I can offer Valencian classes.

In exchange, I’m looking for a teacher or person who can teach me to use the program //access//.

Unit 4. A REPORT - EVALUATING DATA
This chart shows the percentage of citizens who voted in parliamentary elections in 2001 in the UK. It presents the voting in 2001 by means of six age groups which include different age ranges from 18 to 65 onward. As shown in the graph, there has been a steady decrease of the number of voters along these years. The reduction in the different age groups varies between 10% and 21% ( in the most exaggerated cases), noticing a fall from 75 to 54, approximately one out of four in the first age group (from 18 to 24). As is illustrated, there is an exception in elder people, who in 2001 voted a slightly higher percentage than in 1983. In fact, the vast majority that went to the polls were people from 45 to 65 or older. From central age ranges (from 45 to 64) is indicated a tiny percentage diminution in the number of voters.

In conclusion, more than half of the people went to the polls in both cases, the youngest as the elderests; summarizing, that the first age groups from 18 to 44 are who have lost their interest as a voters with time. In contrast, the last groups are more conscious of the necessity of voting. From my point of view, it would probably be because our grandparents fought to achieve more freedom, and nowadays they feel that they must respect this kind of things above all. On the other hand, the young are not sure that this kind of politic works and it finally discourages them.

=CORRECTIONS AND ASSESSMENT=

Unit 4. A REPORT - EVALUATING DATA
This chart shows the percentage of citizens who voted in parliamentary elections in 2001 in the UK. It presents the voting in 2001 by means of six age groups which include different age ranges from 18 to 65 onward. As shown in the graph, there has been a steady decrease of the number of voters along these years. The reduction in the different age groups varies between 10% and 21% (in the most exaggerated cases), noticing a fall from 75 to 54, approximately one out of four in the first age group (from 18 to 24). As is illustrated, there is an exception in elder people, who in 2001 voted a slightly higher percentage than in 1983. In fact, the vast majority that went to the polls were people from 45 to 65 or older. From central age ranges (from 45 to 64) there seems to be a tiny percentage diminution in the number of voters.

In conclusion, more than half of the people went to the polls in both cases, the youngest and the oldest. To sum up, the first age groups from 18 to 44 are the ones who have lost their interest as a voters with time. In contrast, the last groups are more aware of the necessity of voting. In my view, it would probably be because our grandparents fought to achieve more freedom, and nowadays they feel that they must respect this kind of things above all. On the other hand, the young are not sure that this kind of politics works and this eventually discourages them.

=** Good **=

**AGONY AUNT'S PROBLEM**
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[|Love Hate Relationship]

Hi Joe, I’m going to tell you that there’s no a correct solution. Each case is a different world. I could tell you that you must fight with all your strength to have a nice relationship with this lad that makes you crazy. On the other hand, I could explain to you that you are wasting your time and you should stay apart from something that's impossible.

There’s no doubt that he shouldn’t be treating you like that, but you probably had been acting sometime in the same way. You may think about what you want for you and if it’s possible that your  rollercoaster relationship with this boy would be able to give it to you.

My piece of advice is to take the next steps. First of all, you should think about how strong and long-lasting your love for him actually is. The second step is that both of you take two days to think about yourselves and then you meet to share your thoughts. The last one is to take the decision to have a steady relationship or not, but respect whatever you agree on. I highly recommend that, if there’s any possibility that it works, you will try it!! These sort of things don't happen every day.

To finalize , I can’t assure you that this method works. People doesn’t really change in so little  time. Even so, (I’m absolutely sure that) it’s the best solution to know if it could work.

=CORRECTIONS AND ASSESSMENT= [|Love Hate Relationship]

Hi Joe, I’m going to tell you that there’s no universal solution. Each case is a different world. I could tell you that you must fight with all your strength to have a nice relationship with this lad that drives  you crazy. On the other hand, I could  say <span style="font-family: Tahoma,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"> to <span style="color: #2a2a2a; font-family: Tahoma,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">you that you are wasting your time and you should stay apart from something that's <span style="font-family: Tahoma,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"> impossible.

<span style="font-family: Tahoma,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">There’s no doubt that he shouldn’t be treating you like that, but you probably <span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: Tahoma,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">have <span style="font-family: Tahoma,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"> been <span style="color: #2a2a2a; font-family: Tahoma,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">acting in the same way for some time now. You <span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: Tahoma,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">ought to <span style="font-family: Tahoma,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"> think about what it is that you want for <span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: Tahoma,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">yourself and decide if your rollercoaster relationship with this boy really can give //that// to you.

<span style="font-family: Tahoma,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">My piece of advice is to take the next steps. First of all, you should think about how strong and long-lasting your love for him actually is. The second step is that both of you s <span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: Tahoma,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">hould take <span style="font-family: Tahoma,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"> two days to think about yourselves and then <span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: Tahoma,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"> meet <span style="font-family: Tahoma,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"> to share your <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: Tahoma,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">impressions <span style="font-family: Tahoma,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">. The last one is <span style="color: #140f0f; font-family: Tahoma,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">to take the decision to have a steady relationship or not, but respect whatever you agree on. <span style="font-family: Tahoma,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">I highly recommend that, if there’s any possibility for it to work, you <span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: Tahoma,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"> should try <span style="font-family: Tahoma,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"> it!! These sort of things don't happen every day.

<span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: Tahoma,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Finally <span style="font-family: Tahoma,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">, I can’t assure you that this method works. People <span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: Tahoma,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">don’t <span style="font-family: Tahoma,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"> really change in <span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: Tahoma,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">such a short <span style="color: #0c0909; font-family: Tahoma,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">time. <span style="font-family: Tahoma,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"> Even <span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: Tahoma,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">then <span style="font-family: Tahoma,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">, (I’m absolutely sure that) it’s the best solution to <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: Tahoma,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">find out <span style="font-family: Tahoma,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"> if it <span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: Tahoma,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">can <span style="font-family: Tahoma,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"> work.

=**<span style="color: #ff00ff; font-family: Tahoma,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">OK-study the corrections, please. **=

This book is written by Paul Auster, a contemporary American novelist of Jewish origin. He is a very well-known writer all over the world for other novels like //<span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif';">The Brooklyn Follies // or //<span style="font-family: 'Calibri','sans-serif';">The New York Trilogy. //Oracle Night was published in 2004 and, although it is not one of his most famous novels, it has a lot of characteristics in common with other books that he has in his collection, being always faithful to his own style.

Some of these common attributes are that Oracle Night is placed in New York as other ones, in Brooklyn to be more precise, where the author of the book has lived for a period of time. He plays the part of Sidney Orr, who is the main character in this story. As in many other situations the main characters are both, the real and the fictional ones, writers like him. There’s an amount of things that go on parallel to the real life of Sidney Orr (the main character) and Nick Bowen (the main character of Orr’s novel based on another third character at the same time), matching the person who him are.

Focusing on the plot of Oracle night, I can explain that it is based in current lives of different writers whose days are deeply marked by love relationships, friendship and works of great writers. The protagonist and his fictional characters have so similarities that sometimes it was a bit complicated for me to distinguish them. Personally I think that this type of singularities are the ones that convert Paul Auster into a renown artist.

In conclusion, I earnestly recommend you the book. It has a lot of new vocabulary but it is easy to read. It achieves to catch your attention since the first pages, little by little becoming more and more interesting. Apart from it, this novel probably makes you reflect on morality.

=CORRECTIONS AND ASSESSMENT=

REVIEW. ORACLE NIGHT BY PAUL AUSTER
This book is written by Paul Auster, a contemporary American novelist of Jewish origin. He is a very well-known writer all over the world for other novels like //<span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif;">The Brooklyn Follies // or //<span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif;">The New York Trilogy. //Oracle Night was published in 2004 and, although it is not one of his most famous novels, it has a lot of characteristics in common with other books that he has in his collection, always being faithful to his own style.

Some of these common attributes are that the fact that the action takes place in New York, in Brooklyn to be more precise, where the author of the book has lived for a considerable period of time. He plays the part of Sidney Orr, who is the main character in this story. As in many other situations the main characters are both, the real and the fictional ones, writers like him. There’s an amount of things that go on parallel to the real life of Sidney Orr´s (the main character) and Nick Bowen (the main character of Orr’s novel based on another third character at the same time), matching the person who he is (?).

Focusing on the plot of Oracle night, I can explain that it is based on current lives of different writers whose days are deeply marked by love relationships, friendship and works of great writers. The protagonist and his fictional characters are so similar that sometimes it was a bit hard for me to distinguish them. Personally I think that this type of singularities are the ones that convert Paul Auster into a renown artist.

In conclusion, I earnestly recommend you the book. It has a lot of new vocabulary but it is easy to read. It manages to catch your attention right from the first pages, little by little becoming more and more interesting. Apart from that, this novel probably makes you reflect on morality.

=** OK **=