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Hi everyone!
My name is Crystal, I'm a Realtor in Anchorage, Alaska and I spend a lot of my time traveling around the world. So far, my favorite place has been Mexico, but England and Scotland are a close second and third. I am learning Spanish so I can return to mexico and explore less touristy destinations, Russian, because I had an amazing Russian teacher in middle school and I feel like she's still grading me, and Chinese because we have LOTS of Chinese tourists in Alaska and I love to speak with them!
Hola a todos!
Mi nombre es Cristal, soy un agente de bienes raíces en Anchorage, Alaska y me paso mucho parte de mi tiempo viajando por todo el mundo. Hasta la fecha, mi lugar favorito ha sido México, pero Inglaterra y Escocia son un cercano segundo y tercero. Estoy aprendiendo Español para que pueda regresar a México y explorar los destinos menos turísticos, Ruso, porque tuve un maestro ruso increíble en la escuela media y siento que todavía me está clasificación, y el Chino porque tenemos un montón de turistas Chinos en Alaska y yo encantaría hablar con ellos!
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Some questions about traveling
Do you like traveling?
Yes, I'm really keen on it. But at this moment I don't have much time to do it because I must work as hard as I can to earn money to support my entire family.
In which season do you prefer to travel?
I prefer to do it during summer. I think it is the best season to do outdoor activities, and at the same time, you can enjoy a great variety of fruits, like watermelons, pears and litchis. In addition, I don't need to wear heavy coats when traveling during summer time of the year. (This isn't incorrect, however it sounds more natural without these extra words.)
Would you say your country welcomes foreign travelers ?
Absolutely, especially those from western countries, such as the US and Australia. A friend of mine from the UK once told me that she had been treated very nicely <em>(Or you could say "Very well")</em> by all the people she'd met in China.
Would you say your country is a good place for travelers to visit?
Yes, certainly. At firstly, place they will be treated very nicely <em>(very well)</em> by all the people when they come here. Plus, as a vast and culturally diverse country, China has lot of tourist attractions across the country.***********************
Another very well written entry! I am hoping to visit China this year :)
0 votedJanuary 16, 20151Some question about relaxation
What do you do in your free time?
The most common thing I do when I have the time is to play with my little boy who is so cute. In addition to this, I sometimes hang out with my wife. In a word, I always spend my free time on with my family.
Do you find it easy to relax?
Not really. As a family man, I seldom have time to be alone by myself. During most of my spare time, I have to be with my little son which is makes it hard to relax.
Do you do any healthy activities to help you relax?
Yes, I usually go for a swim when I'm in need of relaxation. For me, swimming is the best way to be away from my hectic life for a short while.
Do you think sport is a good way to relax?
Yes, especially for people working in offices, like me, they have very few chances <em>(You could also use "opportunities", but chances is correct also</em>) to do exercise. I think sport activities can make people healthier and happier.
What did you do to relax when you were a child?
In those days, what I liked doing was to swim. During summer holidays, I went for a swim with my childhood friends nearly every afternoon.******************************
Very well written! I like to read and watch movies when I'm not working. I don't know how to swim!
0 votedJanuary 16, 20152AT, IN and ON
Hello everybody,
As I have said in my other post, I'm learning English. One difficult thing of about this language is how to know how when you can use the prepositions AT, IN and ON. They are very similar because they have the same meaning a lot of times. For Spanish people is very difficult to use the correct preposition. For example, you can play tennis in the morning, in the evening or at night. I would like to know how English people learn to use those prepositions correctly. Is there any rules that can <em>(or could)</em> help me with this problem? Do you know any resource on the internet that would be good for me?
Thanks a lot!*******************************
Crlos, unfortunately there is no hard and fast rule when it comes to prepositions, and it's just something you will have to learn with time. Even the few "rules" we do have are not always correct so trying to learn them might make this more difficult for you.
I found this website that you may be interested in reading through. http://www.talkenglish.com/Grammar/prepositions-on-at-in.aspx
Hope it helps :) let me know if you have any questions I can help you with!
0 votedJanuary 16, 20152New experience on line
Today I decided to increase my level of english level and a tray try to tell about part of my day.
Currently I´m in vacation so I wake up very late, because all every nights I'm awake playing wii U or ps3. After my breakfast, I run with my dog (his name is "WALTER WHITE" and he is a pitbull) but I don't have a good conditioning.*********************
Your dog sounds cute! Where are you on vacation?
0 votedJanuary 16, 20151Note about PSU
PSU ( acronym for Prueba de Selección Académica) is the most important exam in my country. Each student has to enroll for this exam at the end of high school and everyone takes it at the same time in on a specific day.
In On the first day, students take the Literature test ( Spanish: Lenguaje y comunicaciones) in the morning , and Sciences test in the afternoon, wich includes chemistry, biology and physics. In On the second day, students have to take the mathematics test in the morning and History test in the afternoon. Each test has 75 or 80 questions with alternatives and two minutes per each one, so it lasts aprox two hours.
Three weeks later, the results are publicated published. The maximum score is 850 and those that got it , are called "puntaje nacional" (spanish for national score(?)).
This exam is all that you need for to attendancing to any university. Then, universities do make a list with all the applicants and those that who have the higher scores, are sellected.****************
Very well written!
0 votedJanuary 16, 20151- Stefano, It should be written like this: "I don't think so, either". This is most easily explained by saying that English is a crazy language. To begin, "Either" is being used as an adverb in this sentence, not a conjunction, so it doesn't mean one OR the other, and instead it's being used to mark a similarity (or agreement) between two objects in the sentence, in this case, you and the person you're speaking with. Conjunction and Choice both start with C, Adverb and Also both start with A, maybe you can remember it this way :) Conjugation either: "You can have either the blue shirt OR the black shirt, one or the other". Adverb either: "Sarah didn't go to the party, AND I didn't, either". I hope this helps :) Let me know if you have more questions!0 votedJanuary 15, 20150
- Guess what I mean! I have noticed that when my notebook entries are corrected, the people seem to change the actual wording to what they think it should be, instead of just fixing my mistakes. When I'm making corrections on other peoples entries, I try to keep the original wording, unless a word is blatantly misused, and try to focus only on grammar, tense and other major mistakes, rather than rewriting it in my own words. I feel a little hurt when my very carefully chosen (and correct) vocabulary is swept away in favor of someone else's wording, and when I see that my whole page has been rewritten, it doesn't motivate me to write more. Have you noticed this? What are your thoughts?January 15, 201550
Interview
I have had (past tense, this interview already happened) an interview today, the company is in Wujiang which is far away from my living place home <em>(Or you could say, "far from where I live)</em>. But I am interested in this company's background and its salary. So I took three hours to take the bus to there for this interview. I were was <em>(singular)</em> very tired because of the travel time. When I got there, I should finished the interview papers which is were (plural) prepared by the company to know show them <em>(I am guessing this is what you meant)</em> my basic situation. They asked me to use English to answer this these (plural) questions 'please tell me your three advantages and weaknesses' and 'why you choose <em>(past tense)</em> this company and leave left (past tense) your before last company', this troubled me. Fortunately, I pulled it off, and now I'm waiting for (present tense) their information in this week. God bless me.
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Congratulations on your interview! I hope you get the job!
Your writing is very good, I only had to correct small things. Here is was I saw.
YOU are a very important person! Remember to always capitalize "I" when speaking about yourself, and capitalize all proper nouns. For example: "Anne from China speaks English and visits Russia every November. I always travel to Ireland for Christmas in December". Proper nouns are the names of people, places, months, days, holidays, etc, and are usually if not always capitalized in English.
Past, present and future tense. You had the interview (past), you have an apple (present), and you will have dinner tonight (future).
Hope this helps!
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