Dear Teacher Mariana,

We have already met on Friday, but I dont know if you remember me. My

Comentado [MM1]: Use Mr/Ms + last name to address

a teacher (e.g., Ms Martins). In Brazil it is okay to call your
teacher teacher, but in English speaking countries this isnt
polite. For more information, check this link:
https://www.englishclub.com/speaking/titles.htm

name is Nicolas and I am taking the CAE prep course at Cultura Inglesa. First of
all, I think it would suitable that I introduce myself. I am 16, I live in Valinhos
and am currently [Study at] attending Colgio Porto Seguro in the second year
of high school. In 2007 I moved to Brazil with my parents, and before that, I
lived in Germany, where I was born, and where I spent a big extent of my
childhood. For this reason, I am in the Curriculum B at my school, which is kind
of a "German programme" where we have half of the subjects are in

Comentado [MM2]: This sounds a bit odd. Try to google

this chunk using quotes and see what comes back. What else
could you have used here?
For more information, check this link:
http://dictionary.cambridge.org/pt/dicionario/ingles/suitabl
e
Comentado [MM3]: Google this chunk in quotes and see
what comes back. Then try it with most of instead of a big
extent of.

Portuguese and the other half in German. Having that in mind, at the end of
senior year, I will be taking the Abitur, which is like an SAT or ENEM but in

Comentado [MM4]: Perhaps similar to SAT and ENEM?

German. This exam is recognized all over the world, meaning that I have

Comentado [MM5]: Is there another way of saying this?

numerous doors open. I would love to study in England and I plan to apply for

Comentado [MM6]: Future?

some well know universities in London, for example LSE and UCL. It is at this

Comentado [MM7]: Check spelling.

point where the CAE plays an important role. I believe that the exam will give

Comentado [MM8]: such as?

me the leverage that I need and enhance my chances to get the offer at the

Comentado [MM9]: chances to, of, or for?

http://www.learnersdictionary.com/definition/chance
http://www.dailywritingtips.com/preposition-review-1chance-of-vs-chance-for/

university that I want. Many people have said to me that the CAE is a complex
exam, so I thought to seek this prep course. I hope that it will prepare me well
enough for the test and, of course, build upon my current English skills. I hope
you could get [the] a bigger picture of what I think about the exam and the
course. I am looking forward to the next class!
Sincerely,

Nicolas Hck

Comentado [MM10]: get into?

Comentado [MM11]: Check the difference between say
and tell.
Comentado [MM12]: Google this chunk in quotes.