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Chloe

Could you help me to correct this text, please?

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Hello all!

Could you help me to correct the following text, please?


"It is incredible how fast time flies! I can hardly realize that I have been in P. for one week! The reason for this might be that I am happy, but also busy here.

My host family is so lovely! Everyone makes me feel comfortable and welcome. My host mother takes me to work and back. ( Actually she works there as well. How could I say it in English? She takes me with her???) I try to use every moment to improve my English, so on the way there and back we usually listen to BBC.

Since Monday I have been working for production department. One of my tasks is to observe the packing machines and write down the time of their work, stoppages and the reasons for that. Afterwards I type in dates in excel sheet and make diagrams out of it. My colleagues are very nice, friendly and helpful. The P. work and laugh a lot. I enjoy working for ....

Thank you for making me possible to gain this working experience!"



Thank you so much!

With best wishes,
Chloe

joy

Re: Could you help me to correct this text, please?

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Chloe hat geschrieben:Hello all!

Could you help me to correct the following text, please?


"It is incredible how fast time flies! Or: How time flies! I can hardly believe that I have been in P. for one week now! The reason for this might be that I am happy, but also busy here.

My host family
are so lovely people! Everyone makes me feel comfortable and welcome. Since my host mother works at the same place we go together to work and back.
(Actually she works there as well. How could I say it in English? She takes me with her??? Ja, das geht so – Eigentlich heisst “She takes me to work” sowohl “sie bringt mich zur Arbeit, als auch nimmt mich mit zur Arbeit. Um Missverständnisse zu vermeiden, kannst du schreiben „with her“. Ist wohl nicht sooo geläufig! Wenn sie dich mit ihrem Auto mitnimmt, würde ich eher sagen: My host mother gives me a lift...
I try to take every opportunity to improve my English, so on the way there and back we usually listen to BBC.

Since Monday I have been working for
/ in the production department. One of my tasks is to observe the packing machines and write down the time of their work / their working time, stoppages and the reasons for that. Afterwards I enter data in excel sheet and make diagrams out of it. My colleagues are very nice, friendly and helpful. The P. work and laugh a lot. (Wenn es eine Person ist – work und laugh – mit “s”.)I enjoy working for ....


Thank you for making me possible to gain this working experience!"



Thank you so much!

With best wishes,
Chloe

Chloe

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Hello Joy,

Thank you for the correction.

With best wishes,

Chloe