Trying to describe a photo taken in my neighborhood.
I went to buy something to eat today and while going through the stores I took a photo in order to show you guys what I see every day. I want to practice my terrible English by describing what's going on on this picture.
1 .There are some people behind the steel tables that sell mostly vegetables. Some people sell fruits, but not all of them. People go along the narrow row and make a line if they want to buy something.
2. You can see an old lady with a package. I'm not sure how to call this in English though. It's a very light kind of bag. She's very old. I don't know why she even bothers to eat something.
3. In the distance on the right side you can see a woman that only sells green onions and some other green vegetables I think.
4. Next to this woman there's another selling table where a young girl behind the counter sells almost everything: from cabbage to bananas.
5. What else? A little bit farther there are kind of tiny stores, not really a store where you can go inside, but there's a small window where you can say what you want to buy and a guy or girl will sell it to you.
The difference between those people staying behind table is that they have to stay all day without sitting, and those who work in the tiny stores can sit and relax a littly bit. They even have a small built-in bathroom.
Thanks.
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Trying to describe a photo taken in my neighborhood.
I went to buy something to eat today and while going through the stores I took a photo in order to show you guys what I see every day. I want to practice my terrible English by describing what's going on in this picture.1. Behind the steel tables there are some people who sell mostly vegetables. Some people sell fruits, but not all of them. People file along the narrow row and get in line if they want to buy something.
2. You can see an old lady with a package. I'm not sure what to call this in English though. It's a very light kind of bag. [In English it's called a tote bag.] She's very old. I don't know why she even bothers to eat anything.
3. In the distance on the right side you can see a woman who I think sells only green onions and some other green vegetables I think.
4. Next to this woman is another selling table where a young girl behind the counter sells almost everything, from cabbage to bananas.
5. What else? A little bit farther on there are some tiny stores. They are not really stores you can go inside of, but the stores have small windows where you can say what you want to buy and a guy or girl will sell it to you.
The difference between the people standing behind a table and those in the stores is that the people behind the tables have to stand all day without sitting, while those who work in the tiny stores can sit and relax a little bit. They even have a small built-in bathroom.
Thanks.
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Trying to describe a photo taken in my neighborhood.
I went to buy something to eat today and while going through the stores I took a photo in order to show you guys what I see every day. I want to practice my terrible English by describing what's going on on in this picture.1 .There are some people behind the steel tables that sell mostly vegetables. Some people sell fruits, but not all of them. People go along the narrow row and make a get in line if they want to buy something.
2. You can see an old lady with a package. I'm not sure how to call this in English though. (It's a tote bag: USA) It's a very light kind of bag. She's very old. I don't know why she even bothers to eat something.
3. In the distance on the right side you can see a woman that only sells green onions and some other green vegetables I think.
4. Next to this woman there's another selling vendor's table where a young girl behind the counter sells almost everything: from cabbages to bananas.
5. What else? A little bit farther, there are kind of tiny stores, not really a store (booth) where you can go inside, but there's a small window where you can say what you want to buy and a guy or girl will sell it to you.
The difference between those people staying behind tables is that they have to stand all day without sitting, and those who work in the tiny stores can sit and relax a little bit. They even have a small built-in bathroom.
Thanks.
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Don´t try to be too informal in your writing. Abbreviations, such as : u , etc should be reserved for texting. Ain't is a common verb but should not be used in writing. We use it in very informal situations and more often than not when we are angry. I am from Northeast USA and my use of the word "ain't" ain't the same in other parts of the country. I know, I know, I just used "ain't" in the last sentence, but it was for a humorous effect.
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Thanks Graham. No-one ever helps me unfortunately. I want to learn how to write in a cool and informal way though (like using ain't, u, etc,.)
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If you've written this all, without any real assistance, then you write english very well. You've got no problems whatsoever as far as I can see. The writing is perhaps a little formal, and precise but it conveys everything very clearly.
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