TRAVEL AGENTS WRITING 1

-----write a checklist of points for newly-trained staff to remember when making a booking----

1. ask the client to singn the booking form
2. collec the deposit
3. ask for you payment
4. if client pays by credit card should o vaucher
5. you have to deal whit inssurance and booking must be completed
6. ask clent dte of departure and check availability
7. check all the details and comfirm

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Curriculum Vitae

Juan Fernández
ju.fernandez
AT hispalinux.es jrnandez AT ofset.org

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Nationality spanish
Abstract

I am a Secondary School teacher of English who can boast of having been one of the coordinators of the first year of the Andalusian ICT Schools project. Between April 2004 and August 2008 I worked as a teacher training advisor, coordinating the training around the usage of the Guadalinex distribution for the teachers in my area.
A user of GNU Linux since 1997 (Debian since 1998), I am a member of several Free/Libre organizations: Linux Malaga (local), ADALA (regional), Hispalinux (Spanish), OFSET (international). I am the author of documentation about free educational software and accessibility (27 articles at Linux Magazine, several talks and courses...)
Because of my training as a professional translator I became responsible for the language tools of LuCAS/TLDP-ES. I have contributed with my translations of free software (kbd, yudit, galette, wims, gnuedu), and am the author of documentation about translation tools and internationalization (euro/iso-8859-15 first and utf-8/multilingualization later).

Work experience


01 Oct. 2008 →
Occupation or position held
English Teacher
Name and address of employer
Poetas Andaluces Secondary School, Arroyo de la Miel, Málaga

16 Apr. 2004 — 31 Aug. 2008
Occupation or position held
Teacher Training Advisor
Main activities and responsibilities
Web Admin of the Centre's site and of the collaborative tools
responsible of the ICT area and cooperating in the training for the bilingual schools projects.
Name and address of employer
Marbella-Coín In-service Teacher Training Centre

01 Oct. 1985 — 15 Apr. 2004
Occupation or position held
English Teacher at different Secondary Schools
Education and training

1979 — 1984
Title of qualification awarded
Bachelor of Arts (Licenciado en Filosofía y Letras, División Filosofía y Ciencias de la Educación, Sección Filosofía)
Name and type of organisation providing education and training
University of Granada
Level in national or international classification


ISCED 6

1979 — 1982
Title of qualification awarded
Diploma in Translation and Interpreting (Diplomado en Traducción e Interpretación, especialidad Interpretación Inglés, segundo idioma Francés)
Name and type of organisation providing education and training
University of Granada
Level in national or international classification

ISCED 5

1984
Title of qualification awarded
Diploma in English Philology (Diplomado en Filología Inglesa, por convalidación)
Name and type of organisation providing education and training
University of Granada
Level in national or international classification


ISCED 5

Contributions as a Translator into Spanish
Responsible for domains kbd, gnuedu at the Free Translation Project
Maintained translation of yudit, wims, phpsurveyor, galette
Coordinator/advisor for the translation of atnag into the different languages in Spain, and for the translation of The WIMS Book into Spanish

Informal Cover Letter

Hi

I am looking for an internship, and I was asked by the HR to send an CV and she will see what she can do for me. So in some way I also wanna sendsome kind of Cover letter with it via email. Do u think it is okay as I have written it? Any grammer or spelling mistakes?many thanks!Dear Jane,As promised in my last email, I am sending you a copy of my curriculum vitae.I have just finished my first year as a PhD student at the XXX. During this time I acquired some skills and experiences that might be helpful to get an internship in your company. So far I designed an early prototype of a 32-bit RISC microprocessor using the LISA machine description language. The architecture is tailored towards efficient execution of cryptographic workloads. The design was implemented on a Xilinx Virtex-II board and successfully verified using Xilinx's Chipscope.Exploring your range of products, I would be especially interested to be involved in a project that realizes a hardware security module. In this context, I have experience with the hardware description language VHDL as I used it to implement a coprocessor that performs high speed elliptic curve cryptography.If there is any chance for an internship this summer, please contact me at 000-00000 or by e-mail ghytgfdh26@hotmail.com Kind regards,

XXX

Enclosed please find a copy of my curriculum vitae.

Cover Letter formal

930 Highland
Ave.State College, PA 16801
Nov. 15, 2008

Mr. Gerard BergerManager of Human ResourcesAllen Investments Inc.1023 Collins Ave.Philadelphia, PA 19122

Dear Mr. Berger:

I am applying for the position of client account coordinator, which was advertised Aug. 4 with the career services center at The Pennsylvania State University. The position seems to fit very well with my education, experience, and career interests.

According to the advertisement, your position requires excellent communication skills, computer literacy, and a B.S. degree in business, economics, or finance. I will be graduating from Penn State University this month with a B.S. degree in finance. My studies have included courses in computer science, management information systems, speech communications, and business writing. I understand the position also requires a candidate who is team- and detail-oriented, works well under pressure, and is able to deal with people in departments throughout the firm. These are skills I developed both in my course work and in my recent internship at Hunter & Katchur Finance Inc. in Boalsburg, Pa.

My background and goals seem to match your requirements well. I am confident that I can perform the job effectively, and I am excited about the idea of working for a dynamic, nationally recognized investment management firm.

If you would like to schedule an interview or otherwise discuss my interest in this position, please call me at 814/555-2468. I will be available at your convenience.

Thank you for your consideration.

Sincerely,

Amy Sherwood

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Daisy Duck is one of Walt Disney's cartoon and comic book characters. She was created as a female counterpart and girlfriend to Donald Duck, and first appeared in the cartoon "Mr. Duck Steps Out" in 1940. Daisy has Donald's temper but has far greater control of it (although on rare occasions her temper can burst out and she can get into rages similar to Donald's), and tends to be more sophisticated than her boyfriend. She usually wears either no pants herself or a dress. She is mostly shown as showing a strong affinity towards Donald.
Daisy replaced (or, according to some sources, represents a later form of) a short-lived early love interest named Donna Duck, who first appeared in the cartoon "Don Donald" in 1937. In a short 1951 comic strip continuity, Donna returned, ret-conned into an unrelated Mexican girl duck who functioned as a rival for Donald's affections.
Daisy is the aunt of triplets April, May and June Duck, who serve as Huey, Dewey, and Louie's female counterparts. In some appearances, Daisy is presented as a close friend of Minnie Mouse. Daisy is a V.I.P. member of the Mickey Mouse Club

cartoon 3 mickey mouse

Mickey Mouse is a cartoon character who has become an icon for The Walt Disney Company. Mickey Mouse was created in 1928 by Walt Disney and Ub Iwerksand voiced by Walt Disney. The Walt Disney Company celebrates his birth as November 18, 1928 upon the release of Steamboat Willie,although Mickey had already appeared six months earlier in Plane Crazy (Steamboat Willie being the first Mickey Mouse Cartoon with sound). The anthropomorphic mouse has evolved from being simply a character in animated cartoons and comic strips to become one of the most recognizable symbols in the world. Mickey is currently the main character in the Disney Channel's Playhouse Disney series "Mickey Mouse Clubhouse." Mickey is the leader of The Mickey Mouse Club.

cartoon 2 peter pan

Peter Pan first appeared in a section of The Little White Bird, a 1902 novel written for adults. Following the highly successful debut of the play about Peter Pan in 1904, Barrie's publishers, Hodder and Stoughton, extracted chapters 13–18 of The Little White Bird and republished them in 1906 under the title Peter Pan in Kensington Gardens, with the addition of illustrations by Arthur Rackham.
The character's best-known adventure debuted on 27 December 1904, in the stage play Peter Pan, or The Boy Who Wouldn't Grow Up. The play was adapted and expanded somewhat as a novel, published in 1911 as Peter and Wendy, later as Peter Pan and Wendy, and still later as simply Peter Pan.
Peter Pan has appeared in numerous adaptations, sequels, and prequels since then, including the widely known 1953 animated feature film Walt Disney's Peter Pan, various stage musicals (including one by Jerome Robbins, starring Cyril Ritchard and Mary Martin, filmed for television), live-action feature films Hook (1991) and Peter Pan (2003), and the authorized sequel novel Peter Pan in Scarlet (2006). He has also appeared in various works not authorized by the holders of the character's copyright, which has lapsed in most parts of the world. A major new stage production that will tour internationally was performed in Summer 2009 in Kensington Gardens in a specially built theatre pavilion within view of the Peter Pan statue. The production opens in the US in May 2010

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In her most widely known appearance in the 1953 animated Peter Pan film, the character was animated and had no dialogue. Tinker Bell has been one of Disney's most important branding icons for over half a century, and is generally known as "a symbol of 'the magic of Disney'."She has been featured in television commercials and program opening credits sprinkling pixie dust with a wand in order to shower a magical feeling over various other Disney personalities, though the 1953 animated version of Tinker Bell never actually used a wand. In the picture and the official Disney Character Archives, she is referred to as a pixie, and the term pixie dust is a description of the "fairy dust" she uses in the original book.
There is an urban legend that the original animated version of Tinker Bell was modeled after Marilyn Monroe. However, Disney animator Marc Davis's reference was actress Margaret Kerry. He illustrated Tinker Bell as a young, blonde haired, big blue eyed, white female, with an exaggerated hour-glass figure. She is clad in a short lime-green dress with a rigid trim, and green slippers with white puffs. She is trailed by small amounts of pixie dust when she moves, and this dust can help humans fly if they believe it will. Some critics have complained that this version of Tinker Bell is too sexually suggestive.
Since 1954, Tinker Bell has featured as a hostess for much of Disney's live-action television programming, beginning with Disneyland (which first introduced the theme park to the public while it was still under construction), to Walt Disney Presents, Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color, and The Wonderful World of Disney. In 1988, the same year The Wonderful World of Disney moved from ABC to NBC as The Magical World of Disney. That year, she also appeared in the final shot of the ending scene of Disney's Who Framed Roger Rabbit, along with Porky Pig; sprinkling fairy dust on the screen after Porky's trademark farewell as it goes black prior to the closing credits. She also starred alongside other Disney characters, such as Chip 'n Dale, in many Disney comics, where she was also able to speak. An animated feature starring Disney's version of the character was released on DVD and Blu-Ray on October 28, 2008.
At Disneyland, Tinker Bell is prominently featured in Peter Pan's Flight, a suspended dark ride based on the artwork from the animated film. Beginning in 1961, she was also featured as a live performer who flew through the sky at the climax of some of the nightly fireworks displays. She was originally played by 71-year-old former circus performer Tiny Kline, up until her retirement three years later.
On the 2008 Walt Disney World Christmas Day Parade special on ABC, Disney announced that a Tinker Bell float would be added to the classic Disney's Electrical Parade at Disney's California Adventure at the Disneyland Resort, the first new float to be added since even long before the parade ended its original run at Disneyland in 1996.
Tinker Bell was part of the Disney Princess franchise, from which she was later extracted and converted into the central character of the new Disney Fairies franchise in 2005. In addition to an extensive line of merchandise, 2008's Tinker Bell film is the first of five direct-to-DVD features set in Pixie Hollow. Tinker Bell is voiced by Mae Whitman in these digitally animated DVD features. At Disneyland, a Pixie Hollow meet-and-greet area opened on October 28, 2008, near the Matterhorn, where guests are able to interact with Tinker Bell and her companions. A similar Pixie Hollow is also at Mickey's Toontown Fair at Walt Disney World's Magic Kingdom in Florida.

Passive Voice exercise 3

1. They arrested her last week. .
She was arrested last week
2. John wrote a letter. .
A letter was written by John
3. They invited ten friends to the party. .
Ten friends were invited to the party
4. They have just built a new house. .
A new house has just been built
5. The police caught the thieves yesterday. .
The thieves were caught by the police yesterday
6. The maid will clean all the house for tomorrow. .
All the house will be cleaned by the maid for tomorrow
7. My brother hit me. .
I was hit by my brother
8. They removed two cars from the street. .
Two cars were removed from the street
9. They have just cleaned the room. .
The room has just been cleaned
10. We will build a new house. .
A new house will be built

vocabulary holidays

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exercise 1

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- ? - Caravan Camper Camp stove Picnic
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- ? - Suntan Sunshade Tent Bathing costume
3
- ? - Sleeping bag Camp stove Boat Deck chair
4
- ? - Bathing hut Shower Diving board Swell
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- ? - To sunbathe Waves Diving board Camper
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- ? - Bathing costume Pleasure trip Bathers Picnic
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- ? - Camper Camp-site Picnic Camp stove
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- ? - A day in the country To sunbathe Excursion Sleeping bag
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- ? - Beach Sea Bathing costume Swimming pool
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- ? - Beach Bathing hut Tent Camp-site

exercise 2

Present Perfect o Simple Past.
1. Jane (stay) at home yesterday.
2. Your letter (arrive) two days ago.
3. I (live) here for ten years.
4. Last week we (go) to the cinema.
5. The game (start) . They are playing now.
6. I (phone) you at five and you weren't there.
7. I (lose) my watch, I can't find it.
8. Last month Sarah (travel) to Italy.
9. I (work) all day and now I'm tired.
10. We (buy) a new house last week.

Space Station's Observation Deck Unveiled

Makeshift Millennium Falcon?
Photograph courtesy NASA
It might look like NASA is trying to build its own Millennium Falcon. But this new "cockpit," is actually more like a front porch for astronauts aboard the International Space Station.Space shuttle pilot Terry Virtis (left) and space station commander Jeffrey Williams are seen above in front of the cupola, which is part of a new module attached to the space station during the space shuttle Endeavour's current mission. The cupola's seven windows were fully opened for the first time Wednesday morning, offering the astronauts stunning views of the Sahara (or is that Tatooine?).The new room with a view will give orbiting observers panoramic views of Earth, spacewalking astronauts, approaching spacecraft, and cosmic bodies.
The cupola will also be a robotic control station for the space station: Crew inside will be able to maneuver robotic arms to conduct activities outside the station remotely or to assist spacewalking astronauts.
Published February 18, 2010

Maya Rise and Fall

The Maya: Glory and Ruin
Saga of a civilization in three parts: The rise, the monumental splendor, and the collapse.
By Guy Gugliotta
Photograph by Simon Norfolk with permission of Conaculta-INAH, Mexico
The doomed splendor of the Maya unfolded against the backdrop of the rain forests of southern Mexico and Central America. Here, Classic Maya civilization reached improbable heights. To chart a culture whose Preclassic roots reach back 3,000 years, we begin with new evidence suggesting that the arrival of a warlord from central Mexico ushered in an age of magnificence and masterpieces such as the death mask of Palenque's King Pakal. But empires rise only to fall. We conclude with the cascade of catastrophe—natural and man-made—that precipitated the Classic Maya collapse, leaving nature to reclaim the grandeur.
THE RISEThe KingmakerThe stranger arrived as the dry season began to harden the jungle paths, allowing armies to pass. Flanked by his warriors, he marched into the Maya city of Waka, past temples and markets and across broad plazas. Its citizens must have gaped, impressed not just by the show of force but also by the men's extravagant feathered headdresses, javelins, and mirrored shields—the regalia of a distant imperial city.
Ancient inscriptions give the date as January 8, 378, and the stranger's name as Fire Is Born. He arrived in Waka, in present-day Guatemala, as an envoy from a great power in the highlands of Mexico. In the coming decades, his name would appear on monuments all across the territory of the Maya, the jungle civilization of Mesoamerica. And in his wake, the Maya reached an apogee that lasted five centuries.

The Maya have always been an enigma. Decades ago the glories of their ruined cities and their beautiful but undeciphered script had many researchers imagining a gentle society of priests and scribes. As epigraphers finally learned to read the Maya glyphs, a darker picture emerged, of warring dynasties, court rivalries, and palaces put to the torch. Maya history became a tapestry of precise dates and vividly named personages

Life in Color: Purple

Tasmanian Bridge
Photograph by Sam Abell
Purple is a versatile color. Combining the fire of red with the serenity of blue, it has the ability to soothe as well as excite passion. Purple is prevalent in nature in everything from eggplants to amethysts, and humans have adopted it as a symbol of royalty.
Here, Ross Bridge in Tasmania is cloaked in a mauve sunset. The beautiful sandstone span, built by convicts in 1836, is one of Australia's oldest and is decorated with an impressive array of carvings

Vancouver 2010 Games Spur Blood-Doping Fears

Richard A. Lovett
for National Geographic News
Published February 12, 2010
Athletes performing in the Vancouver 2010 Winter Games are obsessed with blood.
That's because blood carries oxygen to the muscles, so more blood means more oxygen—and potentially better Olympic performances.
But just as vampire transfusions can give True Blood characters an illicit rush, some athletes have been known to take doses of blood in illegal attempts to beat the competition. (Blog: "The True Story About Blood Donations—And Vampires.")
Known as blood doping, the banned practice involves getting a blood transfusion near game time to give yourself more, richer blood than nature can produce. (Find out how Vancouver 2010 athletes might also one day seek to alter their genes to enhance performance.)
There are two known types of blood doping. One uses ordinary transfusions, and that's easy to catch today, according to Harvey Klein, chief of transfusion medicine at the U.S. National Institutes of Health.
"You can look for the foreign cells. They have different proteins on their surfaces, and we have very sensitive methods of detecting those," Klein said.
A more sophisticated method is for an athlete to withdraw some of his or her own blood during training and store it, said Don Catlin, an anti-doping researcher who spent 25 years as head of an anti-doping laboratory at the University of California, Los Angeles.
The body then builds up replacement blood and, shortly before an event, the extra blood is injected back into the body. This method can sometimes be caught by tests that can tell if a person's hemoglobin—the protein in red blood cells that carries oxygen to tissue—is suspiciously high.
But athletes using this version of blood doping have been known to inject blood in the morning, race, then have the blood withdrawn later, thereby reducing their chances of being caught by random tests.
Blood Doping a Risk for Vancouver 2010
As far back as 1987, a study in the Journal of the American Medical Association found that some distance runners could improve by about 3 percent in 10-kilometer (6.2-mile) races if the athletes were given 400-milliliter blood transfusions beforehand.
(Related: "Building the Unbeatable Body" in National Geographic magazine.)
In the Vancouver 2010 games, blood doping would "probably help almost everybody, even figure skaters," Catlin said. "But the target group is cross-country skiers. They have had episodes of blood doping [in the past]."
No matter the perceived benefits, blood doping isn't just against the rules, it's dangerous. Transfusions done at home, for example, can incur the risks of contracting blood-borne diseases and getting sick from bacteria growing in poorly stored blood.
Doping can also make the blood dangerously thick, Klein said.
"When hemoglobin is too high, you run into many complications, the worst of which is clotting." In fact, he said, some athletes have died from efforts to overly enrich their blood.
"They probably became dehydrated, and their blood effectively 'sludged,'" he said.
(Related: "Vancouver 2010 to Be Warmest Winter Olympics Yet.")
More natural methods for building up extra blood include intense physical training, eating well, and either living at altitude or sleeping in "altitude tents" designed to simulate mountaintop living.
Although doping with your own blood will be harder to trace during the Vancouver 2010 events, the World Anti-Doping Administration will probably soon develop a way to beat both known forms of blood doping by testing for trace chemicals leached into the blood from storage bags, Catlin said.
"But as soon as they do, the crooks will find a way around," he said. "That's just the way the game works."
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