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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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@altedua congratulations on this piece of writing! The vocabulary use is excellent and it’s written so naturally, it is 100% relatable and amusing to read. Brava 👏👏👏
Have a look at the corrections using the writing code and have another go at a second draft. If you can’t figure out anything please just ask (there are some tough grammar points in there) But have a go anyway!
*1 – should read like this: I just can’t get my head around (DELETE: it) how this could have happened to me!
*2 – you can either say: a lot of OR lots of (same meaning!)
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This is very well written @Lu_Corde (did you have a coffee beforehand? 😜)
I totally agree that the social skills aspect of being a teacher is vastly underrated and it can really make or break whether a teacher is good or not (Personally, I feel it is similar to doctors – if a doctor has a terrible bedside manner, I don’t want to go to him or her. Regardless of how good they are at the medical side of things!)
I have very little corrections for you:
> he explained us concepts about math and physics > he explained concepts about math and physics (to us)
See: https://dictionary.cambridge.org/grammar/british-grammar/explain
> A good teacher should be patient, passionate and have good social skills, other than HAVING a good knowledge of his/her subject, of course!
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😂😂😂
Perfect @Lu_Corde 👍
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Fantastic vocabulary use @Antonella
(Is it true about Ferrante’s book? I have it sitting on my shelf to read!)
⚠️ Even if Don Delillo is one of the most acclaimed contemporary writer, …
one of the most needs to be followed by the plural:
Even if Don Delillo is one of the most acclaimed contemporary writers, ….
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It is so true – normal is not enough anymore (this depresses me so much!) I am nostalgic for old TV shows that were just … normal!
Furthermore, I fear that the media is insular in most places in the world. Often I will bring up something I’ve read to my mother (who lives in the UK) and she is oblivious to it. The British press are becoming more and more insular and I worry that it will worsen with Brexit … anyway, I digress!
Excellent piece of writing @justine.maebe – logical, with clear progression using linking phrases, rich vocabulary and the grammar constructions are sound. Well done 👍
Here are my notes for you. Just message me if you have any questions or need any clarifications:
> spelling: Television is a reflection of today’s society
> lexical suggestion – replace welcomes: It can create a wonderful virtual world that allows and invites you to relax
> Suggest deleting or replacing ‘very’ – At the same time it’s also a powerful medium (or) an extremely powerful medium that can influence the consumer.
You might like this post! https://hub.englishdigitalacademy.com/quick-win-5-powerful-adjectives-in-english/
> probably just a typo!: by the end of the evening you’ve spend ⚠️- spent
> In result ⚠️ watching television becomes less expensive – As a result watching television becomes less expensive
Excellent work Justine. Keep it up!
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Nice job @Lu_Corde
Using the writing code, try and correct what you can and I’ll help you with anything you can’t.
*1 see this post for the differences between ‘as’ and ‘like’
https://hub.englishdigitalacademy.com/forums/topic/how-to-use-as-and-like/
*2 this sentence should read:
but searches for images instead of words
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Hey @Lu_Corde , this is fab work! Well done on the new vocab use. Please review my corrections and suggestions below. Give me a shout if you need clarification on anything. 👍
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during this class the groups for the project WERE BEING decided and she didn’t want to be forced to share her efforts with some GORMLESS student. Entering (DELETE:in) (or Going into – more natural!) the laboratory she saw that people WERE already divided into groups and so she went toward the teacher, PUTTING ON a smile.
“Hello, I am sorry I’M SO late. Are the groups made UP yet?” The professor GOT THE HUMP: she clearly thought to have finished the difficult business OF ORGANISING so many different people. “Hello Miss. WITHOUT A SHADOW OF A DOUBT you have a very good reason to be late. In any case, you can join (DELETE:the) group c. THERE ARE ONLY TWO OF THEM, can you see them? There, in the second row.”
I followed the direction SHE WAS POINTING IN and it was like to be GOTTEN RUN OVER. The group she was indicating was MADE UP OF a boy and a girl. He was a pretty boy and she knew him well enough to know that he WASN’T THE BRIGHTEST CRAYON IN THE BOX and the girl… Well, the girl was her ex-girlfriend. Jack really HAD PUT HER OUT, THIS WAS GOING TO BE a long and difficult project.
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Well done @enrica – this is very good indeed! I think you’ve warmed up 👍
Please have a look at my corrections and please ask me if you need anything clarified.
> Television’s influence is one of the most important issue of our time.
When we use this expression: one of the most/best, the following noun has to be in the plural form: Television’s influence is one of the most important issues of our time.
However! Here : Most of the contents broadcasted … content is uncountable. Therefore: Most of the content broadcasted
> It influences in a positive sense the way that people think about such important social issues as gender, class and race.
To help the sound of this phrase, you can either at some commas: It influences, in a positive sense, the way that people … or change the word order: In a positive sense, it influences the way that people ….
> Educational programs can teach young generation important values – either: young generationS or youngER generationS
> Spelling: developping > developing
wacth > watch
Very happy with this writing task Enrica. And you pose a thought-provoking question at the end there! Well done 🤗
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Good question @Lu_Corde – the corrections are to fix the wrong construction or wrong lexical use, apart from enter versus going into and I’m so late (which are just suggestions!)
ps. I will get back to you tomorrow about your activation task 👍
