quarta-feira, 30 de novembro de 2011

The Cambridge Speaking Exam

Hi guys, how are you?
Well, today was my speaking exam! In my point of view, it was quite nice!
I was a little bit nervous but I hope this hadn't influenced in the result.
For those who don't know the exam I'll explain it here.
In the room, there is two examiners. One in the back who doesn't ask anything to you and just write somethings  down and the other which is the one who interacts with you. Doing the exam with you, will be another student, who in my case was a Korean girl, whose name is Yonji.
In the first part, she asks you about your daily life and about what you do in your country and other things to know something more about you. In this part you don't speak with your partner.
In the second part, she will ask you separately to discuss about 3 pictures, comparing and contrasting them, and answer two questions about it. Like in the first part, you don't interact with your partner.
After you have answered your questions, the examiner will ask your partner a question about the three pictures that you had. And the opposite way is the same.
In the third part, you'll have to discuss with your partner about a group of pictures and answer two questions about them. This is the part that you have to interact with your partner and usually when you have to find an agreement about one of the answers (what could be a little bit difficult).
After that, they will start to ask you questions about the main subject of the exam (mine was professions). So they asked if it's important to being updated with the latest news, and another questions that I can't remember at the moment.
After that you're free!
It's like a heavy weight that was removed from my back. But I now that the real problem will come next week in the writing / reading / listening / use of English (this is the hell!!) exams.
I hope I'll managed to do my best on those!

Tomorrow I'll take another exam: BULATS. This is an exam focused on Business vocabulary. But in these case, I receive the results just after I have finished it. So wish me good luck!

terça-feira, 29 de novembro de 2011

Good Luck!

Hey guys!
I just came to wish good luck for all my friends that are taking any exam!
I hope we all are going to pass it!
Cheers!

sexta-feira, 25 de novembro de 2011

6 Months

Today is making exactly 6 months that I left Brazil. Six months that I left my family and everyone that I knew there. However, in less than a month I will be back there. And will be the time to leave everybody that I know here in Bristol and come back. In Brazil, I have some goals I need to achieve like graduate from my University.

Today is Gabi's last night. We are going to meet for stay with her this last night. I would like to write some things about it but it won't be possible now. But for sure, later I'll!

See you guys later!

quinta-feira, 24 de novembro de 2011

Dragon's Den

Today's business class was one of the most exciting!
There's a programme in the BBC called Dragon's Den. The main point of the programme is that there are five entrepreneurs who are looking for good ideas to invest. So the candidates come to the programme and present their ideas for the Dragons and hopefully receive an offer for a part of the shares of the company.
Today we watched one of the episodes which a guy called Levi Roots was trying to get some investments for a mass production of a sauce, which he named as "Reagge Reaggue Sauce".

If you want to watch it, take a look in this link:

Resuming, he received an offer from one of the Dragons and went back home happy. However we knew that, we didn't know if the company was really successful in its journey of producing the sauce.

Than the teacher Jeff, took us to the class and asked whether the company was successful or not for the us (the students). I had a hunch that it wasn't that good at all but I waited to see.

Suddenly the teacher showed us this:

Hahahahahahaha "Ohh shit!" was the first comments of the class after he had shown the bottle. Jeff gave us some Cheddar cheese to try the sauce, which is really tasty!

Well, his company now worth £8m! Now the company is selling its sauce for the whole Sainsbury empire (for the Brazilians is like a Carrefour, it's possible to find everywhere!) and with Dominos Pizza for big deals for a "Reagge-Reagge Pizza"! hahaha

Where can an idea take us? What will answer this question is your entrepreneurial vision of the business and the possibilities to do it!

 If you want to take a look at the company's website http://www.reggae-reggae.co.uk.

See you later!