Describe a person who works for a successful company

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I would like to talk about my neighbour Marta, who lives in the flat below mine in Porto, in Portugal. I know her sinceError de tiempo verbal y de preposición: debería ser “have known her for” five years, and in the morning we often take the same metro, so we have a lot of time to chat. She tells me about her day, so I know a lot about her work. She works as a project coordinator for a company that makes and installs solar panels for houses and schools. Her job is, erVacilación natural, muletilla leve, to plan the days when the workers come, to talk to the customers and to make sure the teams hasError de concordancia sujeto-verbo: debería ser “have” all the materials. She likes it most when a school switches on its new panels and the children are excited. The company is not very old. Two engineers started it about fifteen years ago in a small workshop in Braga, and now it has offices in four cities. I think the company is successful for three reasons. First, it is very reliableExpresión básica; limita el Lexical Resource, because the workers finish the job on the day they promise. Second, the customers are happy, so they tell their friends and the company gets many new customersExpresión vaga; “a growing customer base” es más precisa. Third, the company teaches its employees new things, so people staysError de concordancia sujeto-verbo: debería ser “stay” there for many years. Marta told me that last year the company openError de tiempo verbal: debería ser “opened” an office in the south of the country. You knowMuletilla usada como marcador de vacilación, I admire her because she works hard but she is never stressError en la forma de la palabra: debería ser “stressed”. Maybe one day I will work for a company like this.

Band 7

I’d like to talk about my neighbour Marta, who lives in the flat below mine in Porto, in Portugal. I’ve known her for about five years, and we often take the same metro in the morning, so we have plenty of time to chat. She often tells me about her day, so I know quite a lot about her work. She works as a project coordinator for a company that makes and installs solar panels for houses and schools. Her job is to plan the days when the installation teams visit, to liaise withPhrasal verb preciso del ámbito laboral customers and to make sure everyone has the materials they need. She enjoys it most when a school switches on its new panels and the children are excited. The company isn’t very old: two engineers founded it about fifteen years ago in a small workshop in Braga, and it now has offices in four cities. I think it’s successful for three reasons. Firstly, it’s dependableAdjetivo preciso en lugar de “very reliable”, because the teams finish the job on the day they promise. Secondly, customers are so satisfied that they recommend it to their friendsOración de resultado con “so … that” usada con acierto, which brings in new work. Thirdly, the company invests in training its employees, so people tend to stay for many years. Marta told me that last year it opened a new office in the south of the country, which wereError de concordancia sujeto-verbo: debería ser “which was” quite a big step. On the wholeMarcador discursivo que introduce un resumen, I admire her because she works hard yet never seems stressed, and I can imagine myself working for a company like that one day.

Band 8

I’d like to talk about my neighbour Marta, who lives in the flat below mine in Porto, in Portugal. I’ve known her for about five years, and since we often take the same metro in the morning, we’ve had plenty of chances to chat. She often tells me about her day, so I know quite a lot about her work. She works as a project coordinator for a company that designs and installs solar panels for houses and schools. Her role is to schedule the installation teams, keep customers informed and make sure everyone has the materials they need. She enjoys it most when a school switches on its new panels and the children are excited. The company isn’t old: two engineers founded it about fifteen years ago in a small workshop in Braga, and it now has offices in four cities. I’d say it owes its success to three things. First, it’s thoroughly dependableIntensificador y adjetivo precisos: the teams finish the job on the day they promise. Second, satisfied customers recommend it to their friends, which keeps new work coming inOración de relativo que se refiere a toda la idea, usada con acierto. Third, the company invests in training its employees, so staff tend to stay for yearsFraseo natural y compacto. Marta told me that last year it opened an office in the south of the country, a step that would have seemed risky ten years agoLa construcción modal en pasado añade una comparación flexible. Overall, I admire her because she works hard yet never seems stressed, and I could easily picture myself working for a company like that one day.