domingo, 5 de diciembre de 2010

Applying for a job

When you look for a new job or you want to change actual job for a better one, you must know simple and very important rules about manners and etiquette  when you have a job interview.
Some relevant rules to consider if you are looking or applying for a job are the following:
When you make your curriculum vitae, remember to write important points about your career or experience in other jobs, besides you never should indicate skills or abilities that you don’t have such as writing a false academic grade. This document should be clear, true and concise.
On the other hand if you are selected for an interview, the clothing is an important point to consider, clothing should be formal and appropriate for an interview. The best option for women is a blazer with formal shoes, hair up, simple jewelry and little perfume. For men it is recommended to use a suit, formal shoes, little perfume, short hair and to be well shaved.
Also during the interview the first impression is important. Some things to consider are the vocabulary to use, say at all times the truth, you must show interest in the job and use a respectful and courteous manner with the interviewer.
One important tool when you look for a job is the internet. With this electronic tool you can send several curriculums to many companies, so you become yourself a telemarketer. Never forget to write and say the truth as well as to show your education and good manners at all times.

International Destination - SPAIN

Know as mother country, Spain is a land to share and make friends, characterized by history, art, flamenco, bullfighting, beaches and lot hours of sun besides Europe cultural center.
Whit friendly people and delicious Mediterranean food , as different rice, paellas . Principal ingredients in this food are olive oil, fish, seafood, vegetables, fruits, meats, spices, condiments and wheat flour.
If you like the party and enjoy with friends all night Ibiza island is just for you, a cosmopolitan center and great tourist zone, this one was very famous by culture and their beaches in the past, characteristic retaining nowadays.

In Ibiza the party doesn’t stop all nights and the lights and music are a principal element, Barcelo street is the heart of the port, where you can have a drink , then go on tour in the forty discotheque on the island such as Space, Pacha, Annesia, Privilegio. Around the port you can find restaurants and small shops that close late. Her the fun is guaranteed.
At the break of the day you can dance and see a beautiful view on the beach, after that you will rest to begin on the afternoon a tour around the city , you can buy anything on the souvenir market.


If you prefer peace and relaxing you can lodge in the little hostel or if you have budget by one hotel , Econo Logde  Perrysburg (31 E by night) is a good option , with strategic location near Zoo Toledo , Stranahan Theater and Toledo Museum. On the other hand when you want to visit the city to take a tour about the history, know new places as Guadamuz Castle, La Mancha , Tembleque Village . Sant Martin bridge and share with other travelers.
 
If you might live the experience of one  popular tradition in Spain, you should go to the bull ring, where you see famous “toreros” and “banderilleros” , they are the attraction on the taurine afternoon.” Ronda” bull ring is the most important by their history, architecture and beautiful, this one the most old and monumental that exist in Spain, also inside the building there is a taurine museum. Never the less you have to be prepair to see how the bull dies and all people on the bull ring celebrate.
On the other hand if you enjoy seeing religious traditions you might go on Holly Week, when the town shows their greatest expression of faith, when different “cofradias” go out to the streets and people of different places of the world come to admire these activities

martes, 16 de noviembre de 2010

Restaurant Review

Restaurant Review
If you enjoy a beautiful view, cool weather, pure mountain air, this place is for you. Located in the province of Heredia in San Rafael, Añoranzas Restaurant is ideal to share nice moments with friends, family or your couple, in a quiet and traditional Costa Rican environment.
In Añoranzas you may enjoy delicious dishes, excellent meat, and any type of beverages. The specialty of the house are typical foods , where you could try different recipes of Costa Rica, as rice with chicken , several traditional mincemeat and of course our “olla de carne” typical of our land.
Also for children, the restaurant has a nice area to play with a play ground and parkland, where they will share and make new friends.
Besides all Saturday nights, you can come with your family or friends, to enjoy , the traditional night with several types of foods, drinks as well as the principal event of the night “Añoranzas night” with masquerades and the popular “cimarrona”
So if you don’t have any plan for next weekend, and you want to share and enjoy in a different place, Añoranzas is the best option.
 






VIDEO GAMES

Video Games
Video games are fascinating for many people, because they are exiting, funny and a real challenge to play. A lot of people spend hours in front of the TV an really enjoy playing for a long time. They also like to play new games with new challenges such as collecting enough video games to form a bookcase.
Righ now teenagers use their free time with the video games, they speak about this in the school, besides after the class they usually met in any house to play video games all afternoon, so they forget their homework and responsibilities. I think, that is the principal problem with video games, it could be an addiction and create big problems.


domingo, 7 de noviembre de 2010

Vocabulary Unit 7

VOCABULARY UNIT 7
                                      Good – Mood Foods    
Calm = calma
 Calm is an adjective meaning peaceful, quiet; particularly used of the weather, free from wind or storm, or of the sea, as opposed to rough.
He accepted their problems with calm.


Chili peppers = chile
Chili pepper ( chilli, chilli pepper, chilli, chillie, chili, and chile) is the fruit of plants of chile
Chili peppers are the principal ingredient in the Mexican foods.


Chocolate= chocolate
Chocolate: a food made from roasted ground cacao beans
Lucia is addicted to chocolate


Cooked in = cocinados en
Cooked in: is the process of preparing food in any sauce
He likes to eat duck cooked in its sauce
Cooked with = cocinados con
Cooked with: is the process of preparing food with other ingredients
The hotel chef likes to cook any food with wine


Delicious = delicioso
Delicious: when any food has a special flavor
The little girls love desserts because they are delicious for them

Energetic = energetico
 Energetic: with a lot of; or full of, energy
A good breakfast all mornings makes you feel energetic all day.

Excited = emocionado
Excited: is an elevation in energy level above an arbitrary baseline energy state
The students are excited aboutr the final test




Flavored with = con sabor a
Flavored with  action to give any special flavor in any food
The boy likes his ice cream flavored with chocolate and cookies


In love = en amor, enamorado
In love is a term that is described as a pleasurable feeling of excitement and wonder associated with love
Teenagers are in love all the time.

Irritable= irritable
Irritable easily irritated or annoyed; readily excited to impatience or anger.
The boss is an irritable person



Made in = hecho en
Made in: is the country of manufacture, production, or growth where an article or product comes from
The best spaghettis were made in Italy



Made with = hecho con
Made with: is the form of manufacture, production to prepare any food
A delicious soup is made with enough vegetables and meat

Miserable = miserable
Miserable very poor quality or condition
The old dog had a miserable life in the street


Nervous = nervioso
Nervous relating to the nerves; also: originating in or affected by the nerves
 She is nervous about her job interview


Nuts = nueces
Nuts  is a hard-shelled fruit of some plants having  seed
The best chocolate is made with nuts

Prepared in = preparada en
 Prepared in is a form to make any food
She likes to eat meat prepared in a grill
Relaxed = relajado
Relaxed being free of or relieved from tension or anxiety
 They were relaxed the last week on the beach


Seasoned with = sasonado with
 Seasoned with  the process of imparting flavor to, or improving the flavor of, food
Thai food is seasoned with many species to give it  a good taste


Served on = servido en
Served on  the form how the food  is shown on the table
Fish served on one salad base is elegant to present at the table


Stressed = estresado
Stressed  is a feeling that's created when we react to particular events.
The kitchen manager was stressed tree weeks ago because he had too much work.

Stressed out = estresado
Stressed out= tired, nervous, or depressed as a result of overwork, mental pressure, etc
The professional shopper felt stressed out this weekend.


Turkey = Pavo
Turkey large gallinaceous bird with fan-shaped tail; widely domesticated for food
A delicious food is roasted turkey


Upbeat = optimista 
Upbeat is to feel happy and optimist
The lady is upbeat in spite of her having many problems

Wheat flour = harina de trigo
Wheat flour is a powder which is made from grinding up cereal grains, other seeds, or roots
The principal ingredient of  the bakery is the wheat flour


Letter to the President



San Jose, October 26 2010
Ms Laura Chinchilla
President
Costa Rica

Dear Ms President

I want to wish you success in this government. Nowadays the country has many problems such as poverty, education and the most important crime, drug trafficking.
Drug trafficking it’s destroying families, youngers and society as a whole.

I know that this is not easy, but I think that Costa Rica has many good people, who would help combat  crime and  rescue our country,  But it´s very important do something now , otherwise  our beloved Costa Rica will be as Colombia or Mexico , where drugs dominate and life is terrible for all people in this countries.

I really hope that you can change the example of the last presidents that left you a  legacy with many problems today.

Kinds regard and wish you luck


Pedro Parra Valverde



Netiquette

Paragraph number 4

 Costumer Services and Etiquette
 When you work with people and they need many services, the most important thing to think about is the etiquette besides a polite treatment.
From the first until the last client you must be very polite in treating all costumers, if you don’t want some complaining about you.
So the three rules of gold are the following
·        You must always give the client a welcome such as to say Hello Mr. o Miss ……, I am ………, How can I help you? What do you need?
·        When you make a mistake one important rule is, to say “Sorry” your time and inconvenience for the client.
·        And finally before he leaves “thank you for coming” and  invite him to return to the bank.
If you know and remember these rules you are on an excellent way to treating others and give a good costumer service.

miércoles, 6 de octubre de 2010

About My Community

About My Community
My community is a beautiful place, where you can live quietly, enjoy the nature and warm climate, as well as share with your neighbors because it’s a small town where all people know each other.
There are shops, pharmacies, banks, supermarkets located in the town center, it’s Ciudad Colón.
Throughout the year there are many activities, for example, Christmas Festival, Cultural Week and Villa Festival. In this activity you can see many friends, speak and enjoy so that you feel a real sense of community. 

Ciudad Colón is the ideal place to escape from the stress of the city, so l like living in my community.

domingo, 26 de septiembre de 2010

My Ideal Job

Pedro Parra Valverde
http://peterfolderblog.blogspot.com
My Ideal Job
The world of computers is the most amazing one for me. In this job, I can always work with my hands, build things. Almost always, creativity is the principal skill that the worker need.
However the computer environment needs people with many skills so a good education is very important and constant update computer sciences are an interesting and creative world to develop new projects in original applications to help people in their jobs.
Therefore I think that working as a computer assembler is an ideal job because it pays a high salary, is safe and having different schedules to work may be very comfortable. l love my job now.