About everything
Hi everybody
While I was chatting with Brancaleone, he told me that he wants to study more English (me too, you know), so we have decided to start a new topic to write about everything, but in English, to improve our writing skill. Everybody is welcome!
I'll start talking about my fave singer, David Bowie; in my playlist (just five songs, like Nick Horby has taught us in his book "Hight Fidelity") I put
Space oddity
Heroes
China girl
Life on Mars
Starman
See you
While I was chatting with Brancaleone, he told me that he wants to study more English (me too, you know), so we have decided to start a new topic to write about everything, but in English, to improve our writing skill. Everybody is welcome!
I'll start talking about my fave singer, David Bowie; in my playlist (just five songs, like Nick Horby has taught us in his book "Hight Fidelity") I put
Space oddity
Heroes
China girl
Life on Mars
Starman
See you
Risposte
"Brancaleone":
Is the thread dead? No one has anything to say? Fault of holidays!
I tried to join the conversation but You guys
disappear very easly
Is the thread dead? No one has anything to say? Fault of holidays! 
Hi gio!
I'm happy that you can rest for a moment - or at least that you have more time to spend for yourself
Job? Pfuh! Do you remember that I told you about that company which contacted me and asked me to waiting its "sure feedback" for 2 weeks? I'm still waiting now... Meanwhile, I continue my master (I've already done 4 exams, the last one just yesterday) and moreover I'm preparing for the Esame di Stato (am I a bit masochist to do these two things together?).
I hope to be of interest for that company in which I'll do stage in order to complete the master in this winter, we'll see
I'm happy that you can rest for a moment - or at least that you have more time to spend for yourself
Job? Pfuh! Do you remember that I told you about that company which contacted me and asked me to waiting its "sure feedback" for 2 weeks? I'm still waiting now... Meanwhile, I continue my master (I've already done 4 exams, the last one just yesterday) and moreover I'm preparing for the Esame di Stato (am I a bit masochist to do these two things together?).
I hope to be of interest for that company in which I'll do stage in order to complete the master in this winter, we'll see
Hi Branca
school is over for this year so I have a little time to write here
Well... have you found a job? What are you doing?
school is over for this year so I have a little time to write here
Well... have you found a job? What are you doing?
"seven":
Brancaleone, how old are You? Would You like to describe your city and your region?
I'm corious and I if You want practice the writing
I'm glad to read You.
I'm pretty young
I can say that I'm lucky to live in a wonderful-but-not-so-big city - or maybe I think so just because I was born here and currently I still live here, even I can't see the sea from my home, but who cares?
About take/catch train: my english teacher says that to take is used to mean to get physically, materially something that you can transport. I think the best form is "to catch the train" - but this is only my reasoning.
I don't think teaching is so bad!
I would rather do it than programming eight hours at day behind a desk.
I wouldn't mind teaching at the secondary school one day.
Then, Gio tell me about your city and about your region, what do You like about and what not.
I'm still curious, Although I already know how old are you.
However, I wouldn't have asked your age because it's not polite! If You want answer You are welcome ; ladies first
I would rather do it than programming eight hours at day behind a desk.
I wouldn't mind teaching at the secondary school one day.
Then, Gio tell me about your city and about your region, what do You like about and what not.
I'm still curious, Although I already know how old are you.
However, I wouldn't have asked your age because it's not polite! If You want answer You are welcome ; ladies first
Hi seven
Aren't you curios about me?
I want to practice the writing!
About English: I've changed my English teacher (the first one has found another job, teaching isn't the most wonderful job in the world, you know); well she said that "to catch the bus/train..." means "to get in the bus/train..." but if we want to give a suggesstion, we use to take; for example:
A: Gasp! my car's broken!
B: Don't worry, we'll take a train
Aren't you curios about me?
I want to practice the writing!
About English: I've changed my English teacher (the first one has found another job, teaching isn't the most wonderful job in the world, you know); well she said that "to catch the bus/train..." means "to get in the bus/train..." but if we want to give a suggesstion, we use to take; for example:
A: Gasp! my car's broken!
B: Don't worry, we'll take a train
Brancaleone, how old are You? Would You like to describe your city and your region?
I'm corious and I if You want practice the writing
I'm glad to read You.
I'm corious and I if You want practice the writing
I'm glad to read You.
Honestly looking on web I haven't found, actually, a forbidding to use ''take a train'', and I believe that could be common in American english. I would rather use take a train instead of catch the train, I like more the first option.
Catch the train ir correct, while take the train is not.
It is the same difference between " I missed the train " ( correct) and "I lost the train " -not correct since it means you had the train in your pocket but you lost it .
It is the same difference between " I missed the train " ( correct) and "I lost the train " -not correct since it means you had the train in your pocket but you lost it .
"gio73":
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about you: I understood I had taken the wrong branch when I was at the second year, but in our lifes there much more thing besides studies, so I took my degree in time and I started to work. I love maths so I go on with studying. A lot of people do that.
Gio: this is why I don't give up.
"seven":
*did You choose
*What spurred you
Well, your English is better than you said
"seven":
The ma in thing that spur me was that choosing to study there I didn't need to move from my city and waste money or take the train every day. After the bachelor I believed I was in the wrong place to study engineering, but then I understood that I chose the wrong faculty and not the wrong university.
Well... about English: my teacher of English says that we must use "to catch" for transport (train, bus, coach...), but I have read many time to take the train instead to catch the train
Maybe Camillo will help us.
about you: I understood I had taken the wrong branch when I was at the second year, but in our lifes there much more thing besides studies, so I took my degree in time and I started to work. I love maths so I go on with studying. A lot of people do that.
*did You choose
*What spurred you
At the beginning I thought engineering could open more doors and that could be interesting As much As math.
I started to study in a small branch of a bigger university
and I quite enjoied the first two years because the exams were almost about physics and math. The ma in thing that spur me was that choosing to study there I didn't need to move from my city and waste money or take the train every day. After the bachelor I believed I was in the wrong place to study engineering, but then I understood that I chose the wrong faculty and not the wrong university.
*What spurred you
At the beginning I thought engineering could open more doors and that could be interesting As much As math.
I started to study in a small branch of a bigger university
and I quite enjoied the first two years because the exams were almost about physics and math. The ma in thing that spur me was that choosing to study there I didn't need to move from my city and waste money or take the train every day. After the bachelor I believed I was in the wrong place to study engineering, but then I understood that I chose the wrong faculty and not the wrong university.
Yes, it's very very sad to read these your words 
I'm very sorry for you, but (please excuse me for my indiscreet) why don't you like engineering? Or maybe I should say why do you chose it? What did you spur to begin engineering and not something else?
I'm very sorry for you, but (please excuse me for my indiscreet) why don't you like engineering? Or maybe I should say why do you chose it? What did you spur to begin engineering and not something else?
You are right, mechanical.
The fact that I don't have a clear aim doesn't help me!
I can't continue with a Phd because I don't like the engineering field thus I should find a job, but that probably I could hate. I admit l'm not positive right now.
While You get stressed, I get depressed..
I'm sleeping a lot and I have stopped my normal activities,
I'm housebound but I don't succed to study hard, too many thoughts and regrets. I apologize, it's not pleasant to read this, I know.
The fact that I don't have a clear aim doesn't help me!
I can't continue with a Phd because I don't like the engineering field thus I should find a job, but that probably I could hate. I admit l'm not positive right now.
While You get stressed, I get depressed..
I'm sleeping a lot and I have stopped my normal activities,
I'm housebound but I don't succed to study hard, too many thoughts and regrets. I apologize, it's not pleasant to read this, I know.
"seven":
Branca, even if I don't know You
I wish You will receive a positive result from the
job interview.
Hi seven, thanks a lot for your wish
"seven":
I'm 25 and I have 4 exams left
before starting my master thesis, I think
I 'm going to shed tears..
I study engineering.
What kind of engineering are you studying? I seem to remember mechanical, are you?
About your last exams, I think I can understand you: my final period as graduating is been very tormented, I was so stressed that I lost sleep for months. But don't give up, I'm sure you'll make it
What would you like to do next? Do you will try to gain a PhD, to frequent a Master or directly to dive into job's world?
Good idea starting this thread.
I'm trying to improve my english like
You all!
Branca, even if I don't know You
I wish You will receive a positive result from the
job interview. I'm 25 and I have 4 exams left
before starting my master thesis, I think
I 'm going to shed tears..
I study engineering.
I don't feel very confident in writing
english thus all corrections are welcome.
I'm trying to improve my english like
You all!
Branca, even if I don't know You
I wish You will receive a positive result from the
job interview. I'm 25 and I have 4 exams left
before starting my master thesis, I think
I 'm going to shed tears..
I study engineering.
I don't feel very confident in writing
english thus all corrections are welcome.
Cross fingers 
Not for now, I'm in a sort of limbo.
After 2 weeks I've contacted that company with which I've sustained two interviews, but as answer they told me that they were still deciding, concluding that I would have known something after other 2 weeks (anyhow), that is from tomorrow.
After 2 weeks I've contacted that company with which I've sustained two interviews, but as answer they told me that they were still deciding, concluding that I would have known something after other 2 weeks (anyhow), that is from tomorrow.
"Brancaleone":
Meanwhile, I'm still waiting the interviews' feedback that I've sustained.
has any interviews' feedback came back?
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