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Practising adjectives
My son is an adorable boy. He is likeable, cheerful and pleasant. I like to take him with me anywhere because he is always responsible and I tell him he’s a very good boy every day. Sometimes I’m worried because he’s so open and I’d want him to be a little shy. He’s also a self-reliant and a brave boy who isn’t afraid of anything and he likes to climb trees and to somersault because he’s so agile.
But he has defects too, he´s a little lazy y very disorganized. I like to think that he is happy.
My husband is the smartest man that I’ve ever known. He’s very sociable, unlike me that I’m quite reserved. He’s hard-working, so he usually is tired. He is flexible and tolerant but I’d like him to be more attentive and thoughtful.
I like to think that I’m an altruist and generous person. I also consider myself sincere and honest. I’m not alert, because I’m pretty imaginative and day-dreamer. I’m sensitive and understanding, but sometimes I’m suspicious and unsociable.
I can’t stand people who are arrogant and think that they are better than others or egocentric and think that the world turns around them. I don’t like authoritarian people, either closed-minded or inflexible ones. I hate false and nosy people.
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to the doctor's or to the doctor?
I've watched a subtitled video in which a woman said that she had been at the doctor's. Later she said she had been at the doctor.
Are they correct both? Are there any difference?
Sorry for my English.
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My first exercise of the course
My teacher asked me to write using the conectors "on the whole", "on the contrary", "because", "because of", "while", during", "in other words" and "at the present". Thanks in advance.
On the whole I'm not too shy, but meeting with a man whom I don't know worried me a little. In other words, I was pretty scared. At the present, many people meet each other after chat on the internet but it was my first time.
I saw him while I was parking my car and he seemed as nervous as me because of our date. I was not afraid during the date, on the contrary, I felt so relaxed and we had a nice talk. It was a special evening.
I want to see him again because he's such a tender man.
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Unexpected English course
I'm very excited!
Today I have received an e-mail in which they communicate me that I've been accepted in an English course that I had requested.
I never thought that they would accept me!
It's a free online course for active workers. Self employed, older than 45 and disabled have priority, this is the reason why I never thought that I would be accepted. I'm not a self employed, neither older that 45, neither disabled.
The course is going to begin next Tuesday and will last for three months. It is intermediate level.
It's a such great news! I'm happy!
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Quirks
Everybody has their quirks. Some people turn off the lights twice before they go to bed, other people have to place their pens in order by lenght. I have my own little quirks too.
For example, It's imposible to me to throw away any type of box, I always think that I will need them later. There are boxes everywhere in my closets. Also I save everything in their own box. Those are very useful quirks because my son loves boxes to play and he always find something exciting to do with them. We also have boxes when we have to carry something to somewhere.
I have an obsession with the turtles too. I inmediately love all the objects which have that form and I want to buy it, but I resist the temptation. Otherwise my house would be full of turtles of different sizes.
And if that was not enough, I love the things egg-shaped, so I have to resist to buy them too.
I have only one woody egg and two made of marble, the three ones are very small, I have three or four little turtles and a lo of boxes. I think that I'm not doing it badly. Don't you think so?
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Confectionery
I love confectionery. It's so tasty!
Many pasty shops have spectacular showcases with tender buns, delicious cakes and appetizing muffins. That makes my mouth water!
I have hundreds of confectionery recipes and I can make them very well but I don't cook those things because I eat them such a short time!
One of my favourites cakes is the american apple pie, but my husband and my son don't like it, so I eat the whole cake in two or three days. That can not be good for me!
Nowadays I only make cakes for birthdays. My father loves my chocolate cake, my sister ask me muffins for her birthday and my niece wants me to make cheese cake.
Unfortunately no one ask me for my america apple pie. I think that I'm going to make it someday soon.
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The people who don't read
Today I was reading a book while I was sunbathing in the field near the swimming pool. A police told a woman that her husband had died in my book. She cried inconsolably and some tears fell from my eyes. Then I realized that a woman was watching me. She was looking at me with pity.
I felt sorry for her. It's sad not to know how a book can touch your feelings.
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London
London is my favourite city in the world.
I remember that when I was a child I always used to say that when I was older I went to England for one year.
I couldn't go to England for one year because I had to study on the university, but when I was 19, my parents gave me a great gift. They gave me a journey to London for one month.
It was the trip of my life. I loved London then and I will always love it. London is different from all the other citys that I know. It's more cosmopolitan than any other, its subway is deeper, its phone booths and buses are more beautiful than others. I love its monuments, its history and I do love its parks!. I used to sit on Hide Park to have a sandwich for lunch while I was watching the people playing or walking or riding their bikes or their horses.
Ten years ago I returned to London for a few days, I wanted to share it with my husband. He loved London too but not as much as me.
I want to go back to London soon. I always want to go to London.
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I don't know what to tell you
I would like to write something everyday on Italki to be corrected and to improve my writing but, what can I tell you?
It has to be interesting and there thousands of interesting topics but I don't know what to write.
If I write about a boring topic, nobody will correct my notebook. Nobody likes to read something boring.
I spend much time thinking about it, but I still don't find some good topics to write about.
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the whole or all?
Is it correct to say "I can eat the whole watermelon"? Or would I say "I can eat all the watermelon?
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