Please correct my speaking note about a sport I have watched. Thanks in advance. Hi, there, Could someone check my speaking note about a football match I have watched, please? Many Thanks. Honestly

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Maggie Cheng

Please correct my speaking note about a sport I have watched. Thanks in advance. Hi, there, Could someone check my speaking note about a football match I have watched, please? Many Thanks. Honestly, I am not really a sports fanatic but some of my friends are. So I only watch sports once in a blue moon. But there is a time I had a chance to watch a football match with my friend in England because FIFA world Cup was held in Brazil. So 3 years ago, my friend and I were both staying in England under working holiday visa and we decided to watch a foot match at a bar near the town centre in Sheffield. Mainly because we thought it would be a great idea for us to enjoy the atmosphere of this important event also that time it was England against Columbia. So most of the bar there was packed. The most memorable part of this experience was when a British play kicked the ball in and won their first score, everyone at the bar started yelling out loudly and singing a chant. I found interesting when I saw the crowds got hyped up. In a nutshell, although watching sport is not a necessity for me, I think it’s great to hang out with friends and watching a fantastic and exhilarating live sport like this, and I’d definitely like to watch it again next year.

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Please correct my speaking note about a sport I have watched. Thanks in advance.

Hi, there,

Could someone check my speaking note about a football match I have watched, please? Many Thanks.

Honestly, I am not really a sports fanatic but some of my friends are. So I only watch sports once in a blue moon. But there is a time I had a chance to watch a football match with my friend in England because the FIFA World Cup was held in Brazil.

So 3 years ago, my friend and I were both staying in England with working holiday visas and we decided to watch a football match at a bar near the town centre in Sheffield. Mainly because We thought it would be a great idea for us to enjoy the atmosphere of this important event also because that time it was England against Columbia. So most of the bar there was packed.

The most memorable part of this experience was when a British player kicked the ball in and scored their first goal. Everyone at the bar started yelling out loudly and singing a chant. I found it very interesting when I saw the crowds get hyped up.

In a nutshell, although watching sport is not a necessity for me, I think it’s great to hang out with friends and watching a fantastic and exhilarating live sport like this, and I’d definitely like to watch it again next year.

1st paragraph because – the word choice is okay. You could also say "during the FIFA World Cup in Brazil."

Michael is right. The text is very nicely written. The suggestions I made are relatively minor. One thing to pay attention to might be to make sure the sentences start and end with a complete thought. In two places the sentences keep going on and lose their focus.

Please correct my speaking note about a sport I have watched. Thanks in advance.

Hi, there,

Could someone check my speaking note about a football match I have watched, please? Many Thanks.

So I only watch sports every once in a blue moon.

But there was this one time that I had a chance to watch a football match....

Honestly, I am not really a sports fanatic but some of my friends are. So I only watch sports once in a blue moon. But there is a time I had a chance to watch a football match with my friend in England because FIFA world Cup was held in Brazil.
under working holiday visas

foot match?

Don't start sentence with mainly

these are some of the problems if you would like to update it I can look at it again.

So 3 years ago, my friend and I were both staying in England under working holiday visa and we decided to watch a foot match at a bar near the town centre in Sheffield. Mainly because we thought it would be a great idea for us to enjoy the atmosphere of this important event also that time it was England against Columbia. So most of the bars there were packed.

The most memorable part of this experience was when a British play kicked the ball in and won their first score, everyone at the bar started yelling out loudly and singing a chant. I found interesting when I saw the crowds got hyped up.

I would probably use necessarily not necessity
In a nutshell, although watching sport is not a necessity for me, I think it’s great to hang out with friends and watch a fantastic and exhilarating live sport like this, and I’d definitely like to watch it again next year.

Please correct my speaking note about a sport I have watched. Thanks in advance.

Hi, there,

Could someone check my speaking note about a football match I have watched, please? Many Thanks.

Honestly, I am not really a sports fanatic but some of my friends are. So I only watch sports once in a blue moon. But there is was a time I had a chance to watch a football match with my friend in England as the FIFA World Cup was held in Brazil.

So 3 years ago, my friend and I were both staying in England under a working holiday visa and we decided to watch a football match at a bar near the town centre in Sheffield. It was mainly because we thought it would be a great idea for us to enjoy the atmosphere of this important event and also view England against Columbia. So most of the bars there were packed.

The most memorable part of this experience was when a British player kicked the ball in and scored their first goal. Everyone at the bar started yelling out loudly and singing a chant. I found it interesting to see the hyped up crowd.

In a nutshell, although watching sport is not a necessity for me, I think it’s great to hang out with friends and watch such a fantastic and exhilarating live sport event like this, and I’d definitely like to watch it again next year.

Thanks so such to both of you. I still have a long way to go. You can do it as well, Michael. Cheer up! :)

Michael, You're right. Maggie wrote it quite well.

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