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5. Investing in languageSome individuals learn a language for purely practical purposes. 'I learnt French for strictly professional reason sand as a means of communication with the inhabitants of the country I live in,' explains Angel, a Bulgarian IT specialist who lives in Belgium. 8. Prefer active verbs to passiveAnother easy step to clear writing is to use verbs in the active voice (‘the car hit a tree’) rather than the passive (‘a tree was hit.by the car’). Compare these: 
Competence interviewsA growing number of employers are conducting competence-based (also known as structured or situational) interviews. These have proved to be very effective in predicting future job performance and are more objective than unstructured interviews. 
Spain - Añana salted cuttlefishChipirones a la sal de Añana
INGREDIENTS (serves 4)
• 1 teaspoon of Añana salt
• 4 small whole cuttlefish
• 50 g of tomatoes, cut into small cubes
• 1 bunch of young leeks
• 10 g of olives for decoration
• 4 cloves of garlic
• 200 ml of extra virgin olive oil
For the fresh tomato sauce:
• 2 tomatoes
• Half an onion
• 1 clove of garlic
• 1 tablespoon of olive oil
• 1 teaspoon of thyme
• Salt and pepper