Yes, "immediate surroundings" means "nearest surroundings". It's because they're the places you can reach immediately.

Is English a Latin language?

Some sources say that 60% of English words came from Latin, but English is considered a Germanic language due to the origin of many words (pronouns, prepositions, adverbs) and the grammar. I found these very common English words that came from Latin:
Just, people, face, quiet, language, school, port, naive, box, erase, joke, question, merge, delete, prior, assets, avail, deserve, very, carry, suit, exit, joy, poor, print, scissors, actual, gender, record, letter, part, voice, peace, doctor, rate, noun, idea...
What do you think?

Sources:
https://www.eupedia.com/europe/words_with_latin_roots_unique_english.shtml
https://www.etymonline.com
https://www.merriam-webster.com

NOTE: Languages that come from Latin (Spanish, French, etc.) are usually called Romance Languages.

"A showing" means "a performance" or "an appearance". "Not much of a showing" means "not a very good performance" or "rare appearances".

That's fine. You could also say, "I'm so so at tennis."

Answering to a friend´s email

Hi Cris,
First, thanks for your email; it was great to hear from you and glad to hear that you are well because I was already starting to be worried about you. I also felt sick yesterday with a headache, but today I feel better.
As for me, well, always the same as you know. I have finished my studies in the university of the with a degree in Primary Education and with good marks. However, I haven't got job yet so I am studying for the Oppositions and getting new certificates related to education. In fact, I am happy and satisfied but I want more results.
I have good news from my family. In June, we will all visit Paris together, so in the end, I will have family´s holidays again! And also, I will show you my town, of course. You know I am a good tour guide and you can stay in my house where everything is nearby.
Well, see you soon and tell me what do you are thinking about and together we can plan your trip to my town.
Best wishes to you and your family,
Maggie

How do you spend your days off?

My days off are very irregular because of my work. So it's difficult for me to plan in my days off before. A job seminar is held for a few days off a month, but the other days off, I can never decide to do in the day. I like watching movies, reading books and playing baseball. If I have a time to do them, I do. By the way, I usually get up at 6 a.m. every morning. Even on my day off I get up at the same automatically. So I have a lot of time to do something and I want to spend the time efficienctly but sometimes I slack off. I know many things I have to study, for example English, about my job and about the world. While I'm writing this essay, I think I need to learn more and more about everything. That's not only serious topics, but also comedy or something lead to enjoy your life. For now, I'm cheering Otani Shohei in the Angels in the MLB. He is a genius and I matched him when we were high school students. This is a precious experience for me. Thank you.

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One quarter of people from all over the world speak English. Out of those, one quarter are native speakers.