Voilà quelques images de la séance d'exercices du cours du génie logiciel.

Here's the letter we had to write for this week. In fact it's not totaly written by myself because about 40% of the letter were already given and we just had to complete it.
Since we had to do this letter for today, it's not yet corrected.

Dear Mr Spiller,

Thank you very much for your letter informing me that I have won first prize in the competition. I am looking forward to going to Australia and attending the course.

I would like to do the course in August because in September my courses at the EPFL start.

In the morning, I would like to join a grammar and vocabulary class because I asume my skills in these fields could use an improvement.
In the afternoon, I would like to try making a class website because I was always fascinated by the possibilities of the internet and would like to create a part of it on my own. I would also be interested in trying to make a radio programme because I often listen to the radio and like it a lot.

Could you tell me what type of accommmodation is provided and what kind of clothes I should bring with me?

I look forward to hearing from you.

Yours sincerely,

Andreas Jaggi

To continue what I started on Friday: here is the second letter I wrote for the English course. I got back this letter last Thursday, so it comes already with the corrections, but I plan to publish the next letters before I hand them in and to add the corrections afterwards.

Dear Roman,

You asked me for advice regarding next term. Here is the information I gathered for you.

The course registration is on Monday 6 September and Tuesday 7 September from 10.00 to 16.00. Register as early as possible because there are really muchmany people. There is always a big queue, but it is worth it.

Also on Tuesday but at 9.00 the College bookshop opens. You need all the books by Wednesday.
At the bookshop they cost 50 pounds£50, but you can have mine for half price, great bargain!!.

The first lesson starts on Wednesday 8 September at 9.15. It is always good to be there early (9.00) so you have a good seat.

On Wednesday evening there is a welcome party at 20.00 at Seven Starts Hotel, it is always a great fun. Maybe we will meet there?

See you there

Yours
Andreas

Since I didn't have English courses for almost five years and since I plan to do an exchange year in 2006/2007, I'm actually following an English preparation course for the Cambridge First Certificate in English (FCE) with the target to do the certificate in July 2006.
The course is hold at the language center of the EPFL and is also paid by the EPFL (only the course, not the certificate).

It seems that for the course I have to write a sample letter each week. I thought this would be a good oppurtunity to easily add some English content to this weblog and this way there are much more people who can find mistakes and eventually give me some hints on how to improve my writing skills :-)

There we go, here is the first letter we had to write, already with the corrections.

Dear Thomas,

LikeAs you probably know, I help at the "Satellite" and we're organizing a concert tomorrow.
It's a concert ofwith two post-rock groups called "Rosqo" and "Beautiful Leopard".

"Satellite" is located on the second floor of the "CM" building of the EPFL. The concert starts at eight o'clock and finishes around midnight.

It seems that the two groups are quite popular, so please tell me if you can come as fastsoon as possible, so that I can reserve a ticket for you.

Since you're coming from Luzern there aren't any trains atafter midnight. But this isn't a problem, I'll organize a bed for you.

If you're not too tired after the concert, we could go out to the city and visit some discos.

Hope you'll come to the concert.

Best wishes

Andreas

Hier je me suis levé à 5.30h après 5 heures de sommeil pour prendre le train de 6.43 en direction Renens. Avec le TSOL je suis arrivé à l'EPFL pour faire cette merde d'éxamen informatique théorique III.

À midi j'ai mangé avec mes copains et puis on est allé à Sat: Pichet. Pichet. Pichet. Pichet. Pichet. Pichet. Pichet.

Ensuite j'ai dîné chez un copain avant d'aller au Planète bleue ou on a continue la fête de fin des éxamens avec pas mal de Vodka.
Après minuit on est allé au Jaggers. Vers 4 heures on est sortie du Jaggers et ceux qui habitent en ville se sont couchés.

Mais mois et un copain qui n'habite pas en ville, nous sommes marchés à Sat car il n'y a pas de TSOL à cette heure.
Vers 5 heures on y est arrivé. Heureusement Sat était ouvert toute la nuit.
Puis je suis retourné à Vufflens-la-Ville avec le TSOL et le train après 7 heures.

À 7.30h je me suis enfin couché, après 26 heures sans sommeil dont 19 de la fête.

Hier hat sich in den letzten paar Wochen nicht sehr viel geändert, da ich Prüfungen hatte und noch habe.

Jedoch ist das Schlimmste seit heute Morgen vorbei :-)