Are the sentences correct? Please advise.

English as a Second Language English Vocabulary, Grammar and Idioms
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  1. We do not make an advance schedule for volunteer because we do not know how busy they are with their school work. Having said that, volunteer can come in to help out whenever that are available.
  2. We do not make a schedule for volunteer in advance because we do not what their school workload is going to be like. Having said that, volunteer can come in to help out whenever that are available.
  3. You will go through a briefing session before you start your volunteering work.
  4. You will receive a briefing session before you start your voluntary service.
  5. You can come in to help out for however long you wish.
  6. We try to replicate/create an environment at the cafe which is similar to having a cat at home.
  7. We try to replicate/create an environment/atmosphere at the cafe which is similar to the environment/atmosphere of having a cat at home. ( can I use the word simulate to replace replicate and create?).

Are the above sentences correct?

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Your suggestions could sound valid but for a few ‘blips’:
1-2) ‘whenever they are available.’
Also, ‘volunteers’.
2) “…because we do not [know] what…”
‘Having said that’ could sound, “In the circumstances”…
4) ‘You will receive a briefing session’ –why so winding? “You’ll get instructed” would be better to me.
6-7) That ‘environment/atmosphere … similar to having a cat at home’ part sounds a bit obscure to me.
‘…atmosphere as cosy as you’d have at home cuddling your pet cat’ was the indended meaning?

Then again, if it’s a kind of instruction for a potential volunteer, it should sound as such: brief and comprehensible.

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Thanks for replying.

For sentence 6/7 I was trying to say create an environment like a simulation. An environment similar to when a person have a cat in the house.

Is there a better way of phrasing it. Please advise.

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  1. We do not draw up an advanced schedule for volunteers because we do not know how busy they are going to be with their school work. Having said that, volunteers can come in to help out whenever they are available.
  2. We do not draw up a schedule for volunteers in advance because we do not what their school workload is going to be like. Having said that, volunteers can come in to help out whenever they are available.
  3. You will be briefed /receive a briefing before you start your voluntary work.
  4. You will be briefed /receive a briefing before you start your voluntary service.
  5. You can come in to help out for however long you wish.
  6. At the cafe, we try to create an environment similar to that of having a cat at home.
  7. Use 6.
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Still I’m not sure about that ‘having a cat at home’ phrase. For some, who are not so fond of cats, it could be associated with messy, noisy creatures, leaving their hairs all over the place. In real life I’d advise you against promoting your café that way.
For the sake of language, I would say, “…a home-like atmosphere, filled with comfort and a happy cat purring” or something like that, for you to visualize it.

6

Yes, a very homely environment/atmosphere.

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I have raised the fact that this wouldn’t happen in Western society previously.Animals would be banned from such establishments because of the health risks involved. Much as I love cats (and I do), I think most people would avoid a cafe with cats. They do have a habit of getting cat hair - and themselves - everywhere.