Dear Marco,

Sorry to interrupt, but I have been thinking about you since last week, and I can

tell you that I reminded we have a long time no see. So, I decided to drop you a line
I remembered we haven’t seen each other in a long time
to say hello and keep in touch. I have had half a mind to move to Germany next
year, but I have had little problems to get it. The company I'm working for has

a few problems
won a new project and we are going to travel to Ingolstadt, so I'm on it. How does
that sound? I'm ready to go at a moment's notice.  I should prepare some data
to give
have to(?)
a presentation to our customers. This is a cakewalk. Basically, one of the main tasks
is to set the record straight about the project like deadlines, how many staff members
we need, the task's budget. One of the people to who attended us has the best
position in the development department. You know what it means. He calls the
shots. Care to join us? 

Guess what? Derio told me, "You are ambitious, I'll give you that. That's way why
you are where you are. I'm very proud of you. Always give it your best shot". It's no
big deal, but that makes me feel so happy, her words are very important to me. It's
not what it looks like. You know I'm a man of few words. I just want to share how so
happy I feel at this moment. 

There is not much other family news to report. All has been alike. You know, I awake
Everything has been the same
early, asleep late, keep my routine. Take Have a coffee every morning and read
some
I wake early, sleep late (remember ‘awake’ and ‘asleep’ have to appear after ‘linking
verbs’)

book at night. My brother right now is ill, he needs a surgery, we hope he will get
better. It's not the end of the world, but my mom is afraid. I am aware  it is a
difficult situation, but God is close to me. I'm looking on the bright side. It'll all be over
soon, and be better, and we can get on with our life. 

By the way, you told me the last time we talked, you're all tied up, and you couldn't
make another thing, just to work. Can you make a suggestion about it? What can we
do anything else
do? I can say many things, but I think it's not worth it, because I ignore d(?) your
routine and activities. Then I thought I should hold my horses. It never hurts to ask.
Just want
to remember remind (?) you, always I'm starving, could you do me a little favor?
Think about some greatest places to eat. You shouldn't drop out of work. What I
mean is,
some great places to eat
you need some great places to eat to take a breath and going to kick back. Take a
kick back
load off. One of the most important things is that I will visit you a weekend, and don't
next/this weekend(?)
want something took us by surprise. If you want to get something to you before to fly,
don’t want to take you by surprise. If you want something before we leave (?)
just send me a message or email, and I'll get right on it. I remember you told me in
this
season it's freezing, right? Answer me ASAP to prepare my jacket.
It’s freezing this season
I should get going. Sorry to take a lot of time to send this, but better late than never.
Have a good one and keep up the good work.
Almost it slipped my mind, but Derio send you regards.
It almost slipped my mind
Omar.

Wow, Omar! This is quite a letter! The first half of it is excellent. Your attempts
to use the ‘present tenses’ we saw in the class along with the predicative
adjectives are generally well done (just remember that predicative adjectives
need a linking verb). There is also a lot of colloquial language that you use in
your letter which is perfect. It is exactly the right language you would use if
you were writing a letter to a friend 

The part of the letter where you were giving Marco advice was a little more
difficult to understand and requires a little more clarity concerning what you
were trying to say. My advice for when you do a task like this is after you have
finished, take a rest. Check your work after a couple of hours (or more) and
see if it says what you want it to say, respecting the structures you have seen.
But overall, this is quite a substantial piece of work. Your use of has been
executed well and it definitely helps with the coherence of the letter. Good
stuff!
Content Language Organization Communicative
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