Describe my journey from home to work place Carrying a heavy bag on my shoulder, I stepped out of my house, ready to leave for work. My house is on the 10th floor, so I took a lift to the first floor and walk to the train station. The nearest train station near my house is Tampines West, which is about 200-meter walking distance from the lift. After walking for around 5 minutes, I finally reached the train station. I tapped my EZ-link card on a machine and took an escalator to the train platform. I managed to get onto the train and sat in a seat, placing my heavy bag on my lap. The train travel from Tampines West to Upper Changi takes around 10 minutes. After reaching Upper Changi train station, I alighted from the train and tapped out to Exit C. I took a lift to the street level and walk along the path to the training centre.

Preposition

On my first day flying with Qatar Airlines, I arrived early for check-in. I was very excited to be travelling to Japan.

As the passengers boarded the aircraft I directed them to their seats. I asked them to stow their baggage in the overhead compartment or under the seat in front of them.

During the meal service, I worked at the economy section of the aircraft. During the meal services I served cold drinks to the passengers and I also helped a mother place her baby into a bassinet.

As I was the most junior member of the cabin crew, everybody looked after me, they were so kind. As I knew it the flight was over and I was saying goodbye to the passengers. 

I felt ____(any idea which preposition should I fill in?) the world. I can't wait for my next flight.

Could anyone please check on my preposition exercise? Much appreciated for your help!

What does physical bottles mean? Is it mean plastic bottles? Does it include glass bottles?

Writing an email

I writing an email for an update regarding to my work pass application. I've been waiting for 2 months and they told me the application process takes about 3weeks to 2 months. Any suggestion on writing an email for checking an update and tell her that i've been waiting for 2 month in a polite way?

Should Chinese people have English name? Hi guys! I've wondered that is Chinese name too difficult to pronounce for westerners? Or is it too hard to remember? I was thinking to get myself an English name since many of them keep mispronouncing my name. (Maureen isn't my real name, I used this name only on Italki.)

So for westerners, i'm just curious that is these names too hard for you to pronounce or remember?
- hui qi
- pei yi
- yan ting
- wei hui
- xin ying

My name is in one of these names! So guys, do you think that I should get myself an English name?

Questions about grammar 1. You do not have to wait for her; she ___ already gone off. a) has (correct answer) b) had (my answer) -There are 2 actions in a sentence and I know which action happens first. Any hints tell me that I should choose has instead of had? 2. None of the shirts you have shown me ___ suitable for me. a) is (correct answer) b) are (my answer) - What is the reason that I should choose is instead of are since the word 'shirts' is plural? I found a similar sentence on another website: None of the pieces have been eaten. / None of the cake has been eaten. I thought I should follow the closest word to decide it is singular or plural?

Talking About Technology Talk about how technology has changed in your lifetime. As far as I'm concerned, technology has changed my life a lot. A decade ago, I used to hang out with my friends by cycling in our neighbourhood. That is the most fun thing that I can do with my friend when I was young. The kids nowadays seem to be preferred coop up in their room by playing video or computer games. They barely go outside and play with their friends. Also, technology has changed our way to shop for clothes as well as buying foods. We used to love shopping in a shopping mall but with sorts of shopping websites and applications, we now prefer to shop online as it is extremely convenient. We can just buy anything with one click and don't even need to go outside. This can also apply to food buying as well. We used to eat or take out at a restaurant, but with the technology nowadays, we can also order foods on websites or applications. I reckon this really makes our life easier as we don't even need to cook or go out when we're starving. We just need to order online and the food will be delivered on time. Advantage and disadvantage of the technology. A positive aspect of technology is it makes our life easier. We can buy anything online without taking a step out of our house. A negative effect of technology is it makes us getting lazier. As we can do many things without even need to go out, we often coop up at home and not wanting to go out. I would say that the advantage is far outweighed by the disadvantage. What do you wish to have in future technology? I wish to have teleportation in our future technology. If this really happened in our future life, we could go anywhere without spending long hours on taking a plane. If we missed our family, we could just teleport ourselves and got to see them face to face. Although I guess this is not going to happen, I still have faith in it and hoping someone will invents teleportation in the future.

Questions about grammar 1. She _____ lessons for some time now. a) has not been attend (my answer) b) has not been attending (correct answer) -Is it because of the word 'now'? So I should use continuous tense in this sentence? 2. "Come in, I _____ you," Mrs Ho said to the boy. a) have been expecting (correct answer) b) have not expected (my answer) - Any clues show that I should choose the first answer instead of the second one?

Talking About Study Which study method do you prefer? With a laptop or a textbook? If I were to choose between them, I'd probably study with a laptop rather than a textbook. Some people may disagree with me, but as far as I'm concerned, studying with a laptop is more convenient. Besides, we can learn more things from different resources. For example, I had found a website which is Italki and learned a lot on this website. I can ask any questions about English learning and there's always someone who is willing to do me a favor to clear my doubt. I would say that studying with a laptop is far outweighed by studying with a textbook. Pros and cons of studying with a laptop and a textbook. A positive aspect of studying with a laptop is the resources. We can find many resources from different websites as well as Google. A negative effect of studying with a laptop is the cost. If you don't own a laptop, you may need to spend a higher cost to buy it compared to a textbook. An advantage of studying with a textbook is the cost. You don't spend too much buying a book. Besides, you can buy a second-hand book or just borrow it from the library. A disadvantage of studying with a textbook is the resources. Unlike the laptop, you can't simply choose the resources by just one click.