Dong Hyuk's Diary - 009

I came to the library to read an English book.

But I'm enjoying the internet.

I bought an E-book reader from amazon.

But I'm disappointed that It can not use the overdrive app.

A trip to Lhasa.

I went to Tibet two years ago.At that time, I had just finished the college entrance examination.It took me fifty-two hours from Guangzhou station to Lhasa station. Along the way, I met tourists from all over China.The scenery along the way was gorgeous as well. When I reached the Lhasa station.I was really excited <s>at that time</s>.and my wonderful trip <s>has</s> began.

I stayed in Lhasa for about fifteen days. What did I think of Lhasa？Well,Lhasa is a place full of natural beauty.The mountains here are amazing,the sky is very blue,the water is quite clean as well.There is a strong flavor of Buddhism here in Tibet. I have been to the Jokhang Temple in Lhasa.There are a lot of Buddhists who worship in the Jokhang Temple.I also went to the base camp of Mount Everest, about 5000 meters above sea level.Unfortunately, I had altitude sickness.It was a really<s> painful stay</s> in the base camp of Mount Qomolangma.But when I went down to <s>the</s> lower altitude, my altitude sickness disappeared.

It was an unforgettable trip.

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Great job! I'm so jealous I'd love to go to Tibet it's on my list! A couple of things:

Be careful with past tenses. I went to Tibet two years ago - because we are speaking about a completed action and giving it a time - two years ago. You could say "I have been to Tibet" to mean that at some point you have travelled there but when you are specifying when you went there you have to use the past simple.

"Painful stay" isn't really right here. Stay is only a verb and we can't use it as a noun. I'd use the noun "trip" here which is similar to a journey or experience. However the adjective "painful" also doesn't quite work because that's something we humans feel. We could use it with something like "memory" for example a painful memory is something which hurts you emotionally to think about.

So you could describe that night at the base camp as miserable, horrible ... or something similar. I hope this helps!

Everyone fix me mistakes, please

Hi, eveyone.

Today is the beautiful weather. I had a good work day.

At the moment, I'm sitting drinking my favorite coffee cup and write this massages.

This words hardly write in paper.

(Not sure what you mean here. Do you mean to say that it's difficult to get these words on paper?)

Thanks

I face a similar issue, Julie. I always stress authenticity to my students so I try not to water down my accent too much but I also adapt it to be more standardised for my lower level students to help aid understanding (standardised to me is a more American pronunciation actually lol) but with my intermediate and advanced students I try my best not to mask it (which isn't always easy haha)

My grandfather was from Cork but he moved to Belfast at a very young age and lost his accent. It's funny when people are used to RP then they go out and talk to people and realize what a variety there is out there! With English being so international so many interesting variants have arisen over time also.

Many say I'm losing my accent from having spent so much time away from Belfast but when I talk to my friends and family from there it definitely comes back in a flash haha. I think people from the UK can still tell I'm from Belfast but Americans for example have trouble placing my accent.

So glad you enjoy the blog!!! :)

I totally understand where you're coming from Michelle. I recently moved to France and I'm having trouble understanding people because they also use a lot of contractions when they speak.

"Hafta" is amazing. I can't believe you know it! That shows that you're oral comprehension is really good already so never feel bad about not understanding something.

I'll do a pronunciation video then covering these topics and I'll link it to you when it's ready :)