EIC 2015; how to relax and practice your English

[isa]

My own definition is a person who speaks both languages as well and also knows the country's culture (expressions, references to specific tradition or media...).
Not sure what the official definition is though.

The thing is I'm not sure that is that common. Even my friend who grow up with dual citizenship (french - spanish), she knows the cultures, both the languages but she has one where she's more at ease with. It's pretty rare to find people as fluent in both languages.
I was over exagerrating when I said "cul de jatte" but that's the example of a word somebody knows in one language, and rarely in the other one!

[petit_rhino]

The thing is I'm not sure that is that common. Even my friend who grow up with dual citizenship (french - spanish), she knows the cultures, both the languages but she has one where she's more at ease with. It's pretty rare to find people as fluent in both languages.
I was over exagerrating when I said "cul de jatte" but that's the example of a word somebody knows in one language, and rarely in the other one!

You're right. And people can be more comfortable in on language or the other depending on the topic of conversation. But I stand by my imperfect definition nevertheless.

I see what you mean with 'cul de jatte' but sometimes there's no perfect translation. You could say legless person or double leg-amputee, but the nuances aren't the same.
Personally it's why I hate doing translation work, it's more 'interpretation' than exact translation.

[ouzmotozolobombey]

My dears pévéteur and pévéteuse, I need your help !!

I write a cover letter for a company in toronto. The advance is in french but i thing it's not bad if i write her in english. So if somebody can me help.. ty so much!

Having looked on the Internet for the opportunities to work in Canada, I look for actively an IT job as IT technician support. Wishing to be immersed in the Canadian culture socially and professionnaly I have the ambition to obtain a working visa to invest me completely in this expatraiation and in your company.

Actually i'm an exploitation (or operating, i search the good equivalent) technician for 3 years to proservia, subsidiary of the world famous group, Manpower. I make monitoring and
operating dailys tasks in staggered hours for clients with world standing (je sais pas si c'est correct pour réputation mondiale),in the the banking and insurances, textiles and cosmetics industries.
I keep watch the workflow of the technicals incidents wich are opens by our department either by the client and his users.
I have at my disposal a list of proceedings allowing me according to our scope of action to etablish a first diagnostic, to solve the technical incident or to inform the appropriate department. As a result of the diversity of the environments and the working politics of the various clients I have to show relevance, reactivity, and good judgement. This is my first significant experience in this domain and I wish to put into practice my working experience in a company in Canada.
I'm aware that this goal is long and difficult but the passion for the journey and my curiosity are 2 pillars of my motivation. It's important for me to understand the wealth of the canadian culture to understand this new environment and to have new look on this world wich surrounds me.

Looking forward to your response, yours sincerely,

ouzmoutouzouloubouloubombé

[petit_rhino]

My dears pévéteur and pévéteuse, I need your help !!

Well first (or last), signing with your official name would be a good idea.

If you have the name of the person start with it, otherwise it's Dear Sir or Madam.
What is in bold I'm not too sure of. Please explain what you mean by that? It's mostly the technical stuff that I'm unsure of.
No contraction in cover letters!! I am not I'm
Actually does not mean actuellement
What do you mean by relevance?

Hope that helps!




I have been actively searching for work opportunities in Canada, specifically an IT job as IT technician support. My goal is to immerse myself in the Canadian culture, both socially and professionally. For this I plan to obtain a work permit and invest myself completely in immigrating to Canada and in your company.

For the past three years I have been working as an operating technician for Proservia, subsidiary of the world famous group, Manpower.
I make monitoring and operating dailys tasks in staggered hours for clients with world standing (je sais pas si c'est correct pour réputation mondiale),in the the banking and insurances, textiles and cosmetics industries.
I keep watch the workflow of the technicals incidents wich are opens by our department either by the client and his users.
I have at my disposal a list of proceedings allowing me according to our scope of action to etablish a first diagnostic, to solve the technical incident or to inform the appropriate department. The diversity of working environments and politics of my various clients have helped improve my reactivity, and good judgement. This is my first significant experience in this domain and I wish to put into practice my working experience in a company in Canada.

I am fully aware that achieving this goal will be long and difficult but passion for the journey and curiosity are two pillars of my motivation. Understanding the wealth of the Canadian culture and new working environment is important to me to broaden my perspective on the world which surrounds me.

I looking forward to your response.

Sincerely,

[ouzmotozolobombey]

Hope that helps!

TY.

I work tonight so i'll look that tomorrow. See you.

[Lyr_Cor]

Hello
i'm Lyrian, I live in Grasse in South East France and for july 2016 i go to Vancouver )))
I search people go at Vancouver. It's cool of create any contact and see after over there..

Sorry for my english but it's my reason of this depart in Vancouver... ^^
See you

[ouzmotozolobombey]

Well as you're not going to Vancouver

Of course yes !!!! Tadaaaam Poupeii Liloo and ouzmoutouzouloubouloubombey are in da place. We got here yesterday in Surrey. Now we waiting for you for few beers. C U.

[Lilou]

Hello
i'm Lyrian, I live in Grasse in South East France and for july 2016 i go to Vancouver )))
I search people go at Vancouver. It's cool of create any contact and see after over there..

Sorry for my english but it's my reason of this depart in Vancouver... ^^
See you

It's good you're coming here to write in English, it looks like you're super-motivated to improve your skills

[Lyr_Cor]

It's good you're coming here to write in English, it looks like you're super-motivated to improve your skills

Hey ! thank you Lilou, yes it's not easy to do the first step... But i knows how my travel will be important for my speak learning. i want to try work in my sector (graphist 3D Industrie) so i haven't a choice...
I have my ticket for Vancouver . I'll go on June 20!!! I'm so excited... And i'm scary too...

[Lilou]

Hey ! thank you Lilou, yes it's not easy to do the first step... But i knows how my travel will be important for my speak learning. i want to try work in my sector (graphist 3D Industrie) so i haven't a choice...
I have my ticket for Vancouver . I'll go on June 20!!! I'm so excited... And i'm scary too...

You're scared You may be "scary" but I hope you're not

[Lyr_Cor]

You're scared You may be "scary" but I hope you're not

Oups ! Yes i'm scared !! "Scary" it's not a verb...

thk

[petit_rhino]

Hello
i'm Lyrian, I live in Grasse in South East France and for july 2016 i go to Vancouver )))
I search people go at Vancouver. It's cool of create any contact and see after over there..

Sorry for my english but it's my reason of this depart in Vancouver... ^^
See you

That's great! Congratulations on buying your plane ticket and on choosing Vancouver. It will be a great way to improve your English quickly. I am planning to go to Vancouver as well, although I don't know when yet.

Of course yes !!!! Tadaaaam Poupeii Liloo and ouzmoutouzouloubouloubombey are in da place. We got here yesterday in Surrey. Now we waiting for you for few beers. C U.

How do you like Vancouver / Surrey so far?

[Anonyme]

Hello,

Happy to join you here and to practice my English with you all!

I have a WHV (lucky me ) ) and I'm planning to go to Toronto. I haven't bought my plane ticket yet but I'll probably go to Toronto on july or september.

I've been to Vancouver once (I visited a friend of mine) and I enjoyed being there, it was really great. But I'm not sure I'd like to live there on a daily basis. I've never been to Toronto but I feel like this city is for me (but if that's not the case I'll go somewhere else!)

I'd like to become perfectly fluent in English so Montreal is definitly not for me because they speak french (and because there are too many french people! ).

[petit_rhino]

Hello,

Happy to join you here and to practice my English with you all!

I have a WHV (lucky me ) ) and I'm planning to go to Toronto. I haven't bought my plane ticket yet but I'll probably go to Toronto on july or september.

I've been to Vancouver once (I visited a friend of mine) and I enjoyed being there, it was really great. But I'm not sure I'd like to live there on a daily basis. I've never been to Toronto but I feel like this city is for me (but if that's not the case I'll go somewhere else!)

I'd like to become perfectly fluent in English so Montreal is definitly not for me because they speak french (and because there are too many french people! ).

Congratulations on getting a WHV!

Why do you think you would dislike living in Vancouver?

[Anonyme]

Congratulations on getting a WHV!

Why do you think you would dislike living in Vancouver?

Thanks!

When I was in Vancouver I had lot of fun with my friend and it was really relaxing to be there. I think that if you like to chill out and to be close to nature, Vancouver is the place to be.

I enjoyed it for holidays but I would like to live in a city with more "rythm" (I don't know how to explain it). That said I stayed in Vancouver 3 weeks and it was 2 years ago. Maybe if I go back there and stay longer, my opinion about the city will change. And if I found a job there I will go even if it's not my first choice.

Also I'd like to be in a more cosmopolitan city.

Are you still waiting for your WHV? If so I wish you good luck

[petit_rhino]

Thanks!

When I was in Vancouver I had lot of fun with my friend and it was really relaxing to be there. I think that if you like to chill out and to be close to nature, Vancouver is the place to be.

I enjoyed it for holidays but I would like to live in a city with more "rythm" (I don't know how to explain it). That said I stayed in Vancouver 3 weeks and it was 2 years ago. Maybe if I go back there and stay longer, my opinion about the city will change. And if I found a job there I will go even if it's not my first choice.

Also I'd like to be in a more cosmopolitan city.

Are you still waiting for your WHV? If so I wish you good luck

I see. This is exactly why I want to go to Vancouver, because I like to chill out and explore nature. Toronto would probably be to fast-paced and crowded for me, but if you're a city person, I'm sure you'll love it.

I didn't get the WHV last year so I applied for permanent residency instead... and got it. All I need to do now is move to Canada.

[RemyT]

Good afternoon everyone, hoping you're gonna be allright there.

So am I, I have the WPT (to give much information about it, it's the second time I get this " precious " thing) and I'll go to Toronto once more.
So, to know other parts in Canada ain't a bad thing for sure...but for me, Toronto is a very nice and charming place.
I made a lot of contacts there and I appreciated the city.

I'll do all my best to have a better level in English (because I love languages) but I won't stay focused on this language.
Why ? Because I know other languages and I know a few words in other languages.

[Yoshi45]

Good afternoon everyone, hoping you're gonna be allright there.

So am I, I have the WPT (to give much information about it, it's the second time I get this " precious " thing) and I'll go to Toronto once more.
So, to know other parts in Canada ain't a bad thing for sure...but for me, Toronto is a very nice and charming place.
I made a lot of contacts there and I appreciated the city.

I'll do all my best to have a better level in English (because I love languages) but I won't stay focused on this language.
Why ? Because I know other languages and I know a few words in other languages.

WPT? Do you mean the translation of PVT? THen it becomes WHV (working holiday visa).

[RemyT]

WPT? Do you mean the translation of PVT? THen it becomes WHV (working holiday visa).

Affirmative, I taped too fast :I..." WHV " and not " WPT ".

[TTorSightView]

Hi everyone,

Thanks to the Vancouver Official Ambassador, this is the first time I've seen this thread. Even though I'm more interested in Toronto (please don't break my leg ), I've been through all pages and I think it's a great initiative you had here. Anyway, I'm still in the WHV pool waiting for an invite to come since I don't have the same chance as lingi or RemyT. There are still lots of spots available along the year to have faith though