I want to learn English to travel

Hi everybody! I want to learn English because I like to travel!

For 6 months I went to Canada in the francophone area and for 1 month I went on a road trip in the USA. I was with my girlfriend and she is bilingual! When we slept in an American family, she had to speak for me because I could understand but I couldn't answer. So it was very complicated for me because I wanted to participate!
I'm a little shy when I want to speak English because I don't like to make mistakes!

Thanks for your correction! :-)

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1.  During vs. For

For + a length of time. Answers the question: How long?

During + a noun. "Throughout the period" or "in the course of" an action or event.

I visited Canada <em>for</em> 6 months. [for X amount of time, this happened]

   I laughed for 2 minutes.

   I can sleep for days.

<em>During</em> a 6 month trip to Canada, I visited many places. [Within X time period, this happened.]

   I fell asleep during the lecture.

   I stay inside during the winter.

2.  Take a trip / go on a trip.

You can say "went on a road trip" or "took a road trip."

3.  "Make mistakes" / "make a mistake" is a collocation. These 2 words go together.

BONUS! While : During/at the time of an action.

I spoke French while (I was) in Canada.

I listen to music while driving.

living this way

Life is such a wonderful gift. We all like to live it healthy, wealthy and worthy, but this gift is sometimes got ruined because of something. Living with a disease and knowing that you will not be able to get rid of it is like having to live with a bad husband for the rest of your life. There is nothing you can do except of cope with that situation because giving up in such a case may make your life much worse. So just suck it up and pray for a better tomorrow. In the end all what you have is what was meant to be yours....

[Very good!

* You can delete "in such a case" altogether because you already said "in that situation," so it is implied in the second part: "...cope with that situation because giving up [in that situation] may..."

<em>Usually</em> I hear "in such a case" at the <em>beginning</em> or <em>end</em> of a sentence ("...except cope with that situation. In such a case, giving up may make your life..."). Used in the middle, it's usually: "in such a case as this," or "in such cases," etc. I didn't delete it because you can still use it that way I think.

"At the end" is okay, but "In the end" is better. "At the end" implies something after it: At the end <em>of the day</em>, at the end <em>of life</em>, etc. "In the end" is nonspecific and more common. "At the end of the day" is also sometimes used to mean "in the end."]