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Agree!
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Well written @tatiana.aguilar
To make your writing stronger and more ‘natural’, I suggest that you make your sentences a bit shorter. In languages like Spanish and Italian, it is common to have whole paragraphs that are sometimes one sentence long. In English, we don’t tend to do that.
Have a look at the changes I’ve made and let me know if it makes sense to you.
I believe English has become a need AND I agree with the statement “English gives opportunities” because it is a fact. (NEW SENTENCE) You CAN get a better job, a better salary, a better promotion. (NEW SENTENCE) It depends ON how strong your English skills are.
English opens doors and it allows you to communicate with more people around the world. (NEW SENTENCE) I consider that it changes your mind and it can cause to wash AWAY other languages (CONNECTOR) AND as A result (COMMA), you start thinking in English and slowly you become part of other culture. (NEW SENTENCE) Sometimes YOU even forget words in your native language.
I agree with the phrase ” English is becoming the language of problem solving”. (NEW SENTENCE) Inevitably all around the world the most important meetings are handled in English, (CONNECTOR) FOR EXAMPLE, if we talk about climate change OR international trade commerce, those meetings are going to be in English as THE common language.
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@enrica I’m so glad you’ve got a solid support system to help get you through this period. I know I would be in a bad place without my pals to have a giggle and a natter with! Friendship is a blessing!
This is a great piece of writing, well done. I’m very happy to see you utilising the new vocab in this way.
Just a few notes:
spelling: Mars > March
> We talk and talk again …. > We talk and talk, over and over
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As always @Lu_Corde , what a pleasure to read. (Yes, 24 … you are ancient 😜)
I want to just point out these things
> for choice = BY choice
I’m curious, do you mean this: I am a lonely person but I am not alone
or do you mean: I am a solitary person but I am not lonely ???
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Hi @rubina
Good work;
I see what you mean here ‘ on the bounce’ – we usually use it in reference to sport. It would be better to say: We travelled 12 hours straight
> had spent- got some trouble > the collocation is “to have trouble” (or get into trouble) Therefore you can say: had had some trouble or had got into some trouble
> ten (?? I’m not sure) of 14 meters long female whales … tonnes of? You mean, a lot of, right?
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Marvellous job @enrica 👏
Just watch out for this expression:
taking the piss out of (5 words)
> John and my other friends started TAKING THE PISS insults about Pete.❌
> John and my other friends started TAKING THE PISS OUT OF Pete. ✅
> they started TAKING THE PISS about us and we almost had a fight. ❌
> they started TAKING THE PISS OUT OF us and we almost had a fight. ✅
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OMG @rubina this is crazy! ….Yet somehow I can imagine you 😂
Love these adventures that go so wrong, but turn out to be better than expected.
Have a look at the corrections. I’ve marked it using the writing code.
This is a way for you to try and work out the corrections on your own. Then, obviously if there are things you can’t fix, I’ll help you!
Here is the link: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1_59ETY9qr8fKn9_TUr9SRTxT4M7I6l50Rf6fUhieL6M/edit
Notes:
> Title should be: The most thrilling experience I ever had … so far!
See here for info: https://hub.englishdigitalacademy.com/forums/topic/until-now-or-so-far/
> We would have seen wild whales – this is a conditional phrase and the meaning is we were planning to see whales, but we didn’t. In this case, you have to use this form:
we were going to see wild whales
this form shows that something was about to happen
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Beautiful Rubina! I adore this.
I don’t want to change anything – the only thing I must point out is: SSSS 😂
Silence reignS!
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Thank you for handing in your first activation project @tatiana.aguilar – I can see you’ve put in a lot of work, nicely written! Well done 🙌
Feedback:
▶️ Binge-watch meaning is to watch many or all episodes of a TV series in rapid succession, this phrase started to be used around 2013 and increased with the succeed of Nexflix.
1. Here you can either say: Binge-watchING meanS to … or … The meaning of binge-watch is to ….
2. suceed is a verb. The noun you need is: success
▶️. I feel there are some factors that impulse to watch a TV series at once, the most recent one was the lockdown due to Covid-19 because ushered off people to be at home more than normal we used to be.
1. replace impulse with push / drive / entice / urge (impulse is a noun only)
2. Either: more than normal OR more than we used to be (not together)
▶️ triggered a bond ✅. excellent!
▶️ every episode has an excited cliffhanger > every episode has an EXCITING cliffhanger
See this lesson: ING and ED adjectives
https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/course/lower-intermediate/unit-6/session-1/activity-3
▶️ In the other hand > can you try and fix the preposition?
▶️ Obviously to be sit during hours > Obviously to be sitting for many hours
▶️ Everybody deserves to enjoy, Don’t they? > Everybody deserves some enjoyment, don’t they?
Ask me if you have any questions or need anything clarified. Well done Tatiana! 👍
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Ah Venice! 🥰 I’ve been a few times, but the best time was a few years ago in December – it was misty, dark and cold…but no tourists! delightful!
Very impressed with this writing @Lu_Corde – you are really coming along.
Have a look at my comments and ask if anything is unclear.
> he had went when he was a child > he had GONE when he was a child,
> when the travels are reduced > when travel is reduced
⚠️ Noun: ‘Travel’ refers to the activity of travelling in general. Travel is usually uncountable.
I am interested in travel.
when travel is reduced
It is sometimes used in a plural form in spoken English, when it means a long tour in which several places are visited, or refers in general to the travelling that a person has done.
I have met many interesting people on my travels.
Is he back from his travels yet?
>At that point we stared at each other and began to think we did an error. > we had made a mistake (Why do you think we should we use past perfect here?)
You can use ‘error’ but with the verb make (make an error) However, it is more common to say: make a mistake
✅ It was so terribly annoying! – love it! 🙌
> Jew ghetto > Jewish ghetto
> the online description told about a > the online description spoke or talked about a
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Fantastic! This made me smile 🤗
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Well written @nadia.bruno with some nice vocabulary in there. 🙌
As I said, try to correct this draft using the writing code I sent you. Just ask if there is anything you can’t fix.
Tip: For the letter “H”, the pronunciation dictates the indefinite article: Use “a” before words where you pronounce the letter “H” such as “a HIGH,” “a house” or “a happy cat.” Use “an” before words where you don’t pronounce the letter “H” such as “an hour,” or “an honourable man”, “an honest mistake”
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Perfect @Lu_Corde 🙌
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mmm… so, we definitely say “hundreds of” or “thousands of” but not really “tens of”
This is a nice article 32 Alternatives to ‘A Lot’ : https://www.entrepreneur.com/article/240041
