Describe a person who is famous in your local area

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I would like to describe Lucia Mamani, a cook who is famous in Arequipa, the city in southern Peru where I live. She has a small traditional restaurant near my district, and every Sunday she haveError de concordancia sujeto-verbo: debería ser “has” a short programme on the local radio, where she explains old recipes from our region. She opened the restaurant twenty years ago, after she workError de tiempo verbal: debería ser “worked” in her aunt’s kitchen as a girl. People like her for some reasons. First, her food is very tastyVocabulario básico; limita el Lexical Resource and it tasteError de concordancia sujeto-verbo: debería ser “tastes” like the dishes our grandmothers made. Second, she is not proud, you knowMuletilla usada como marcador de vacilación, she comes out of the kitchen and says hello to every customer. I remember last year my family goError de tiempo verbal: debería ser “went” there for my mother’s birthday, and she rememberError de tiempo verbal: debería ser “remembered” my grandmother’s name, which surprised us a lot. There is also a queue outside the restaurant at lunch, and some tourists even come from Lima to try her good soupAdjetivo vago; una palabra más precisa mejoraría la oración. She also teaches young people from the neighbourhood to cook, erVacilación natural, muletilla leve, so they can find a job. Last month a journalist from a national newspaper wrote about her, and now more people know her name. When I eat her food, I feel connected with my family and my history. I feel proud that she is from my city, and I am respectingVerbo de estado en forma continua: debería ser “respect” her because she keeps our traditions alive. She is a very goodAdjetivo básico; limita el Lexical Resource person and I would like to learn from her one day.

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I’d like to describe Lucia Mamani, a cook who’s a household name in Arequipa, the city in southern Peru where I live. She runs a small traditional restaurant near my district, and every Sunday she has a short slot on the local radio, where she explains old recipes from our region. She opened the restaurant twenty years ago, after working in her aunt’s kitchen as a girl. There are several reasons why people are so fond of her. First, her food tastes exactly like the dishes our grandmothers used to makeUso natural de “used to” para un hábito pasado. Second, she’s completely down to earthColocación frecuente, bien situada: she comes out of the kitchen to greet every customer. Last year my family went there for my mother’s birthday, and she remembered my grandmother’s name, which took us all by surpriseExpresión idiomática con el tiempo verbal correcto. There’s often a queue outside at lunchtime, and some tourists even travel from Lima just to try her soup. She also trains young people from the neighbourhood, so they can find work in kitchens. Last month a journalist from a national newspaper wrote a piece about her, so her name is now spreading beyond the city. When I eat her food, I feel connected to my family and to our history. I feel proud that she comes from my city, and I respect her because she keeps our traditions alive. It give meError de concordancia: debería ser “It gives me” the feeling that a small business can matter to a whole community, and I’d love to learn from her one day.

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I’d like to describe Lucia Mamani, a cook who is something of a household name in Arequipa, the city in southern Peru where I live. She runs a small traditional restaurant near my district, and every Sunday she has a short slot on the local radio, where she explains old recipes from our region. She opened it twenty years ago, having learned the trade in her aunt’s kitchen as a girl. There are several reasons why people are so fond of her. For one thing, her food tastes just like the dishes our grandmothers used to make. For another, she is so unassuming that she comes out of the kitchen to greet every customerOración de resultado que muestra dominio de una estructura compleja. Last year my family went there for my mother’s birthday, and she remembered my grandmother’s name, which took us all by surpriseExpresión idiomática usada con naturalidad. There’s often a queue outside at lunchtime, and some tourists even travel from Lima for a bowl of her soup. She also trains young people from the neighbourhood, which gives them a foot in the door of local kitchensOración de relativo explicativa con una expresión idiomática. Last month a journalist from a national newspaper profiled her, and her name is now travelling well beyond the city. Every time I eat her food, I feel connected to my family and to a shared history. I feel proud that she comes from my city, and I admire her because she keeps our traditions alive. What strikes me most, I think,Marcador discursivo que introduce una opinión meditada is that she has shown how a small business can become part of a whole community’s identity, and I’d love to learn from her one day.