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- Day 10 - A story about the mermaid tear.What is the mermaid tear?<s>Is't</s> Does come from the ocean?Actually, mermaid tear is a <s style="color: rgb(230, 0, 0);">kidding</s> joke from somebody who wants to <s style="color: rgb(230, 0, 0);">describing</s> describe where sea glass comes from.Have you ever heard about sea glass? Do you know about sea glass?The sea glass is a kind of like trash from the ocean.You can find it by the ocean or a large river, even the Great Lakes.People <s style="color: rgb(230, 0, 0);">are</s> collect<s style="color: rgb(230, 0, 0);">ed</s> them as a necklace or a ring.I <s style="color: rgb(230, 0, 0);">am</s> also collect<s style="color: rgb(230, 0, 0);">ed</s> them and draw <s style="color: rgb(230, 0, 0);">on</s> them.<s>Basic on my</s> Basically I am curious <s style="color: rgb(230, 0, 0);">that make me searching for</s> to search for more information about sea glass.Then I realized why I can collect<s style="color: rgb(230, 0, 0);">ed</s> <s style="color: rgb(230, 0, 0);">those</s> sea glass by the beach: <s style="color: rgb(230, 0, 0);">because of</s> people use<s style="color: rgb(230, 0, 0);">d</s> glass to make plants?, glasses, windows, boat lights, <s style="color: rgb(230, 0, 0);">bear</s> beer bottles, etc.Plants are like trees, flowers, and grass - do you mean something like machinery, or a glass vase?People throw <s style="color: rgb(230, 0, 0);">it</s> glass away <s style="color: rgb(230, 0, 0);">to</s> in the ocean, but <s style="color: rgb(230, 0, 0);">until now?</s> recently it has been harder to find sea glass because people now use plastic instead of glass.0 votedJuly 30, 20201
- Random (I wrote it before)Personally, I love <s>B</s>bubble tea a lot. I was walking to the Yuen Long library after finishing my lunch: sushi. I was wondering if there was a bubble tea shop near the library, that would be great. Well, I discovered that there is one, which is just few meters away from the library. I was surprised. There <s>were no reasons</s> was no reason I shouldn’t have brought one to wake my myself up. There are a lot of varieties and flavours in the shop<s>,</s>; for example, café latte and Taro milk tea. That’s awesome.I was thinking <s>to buy to</s> about buying one in 喜茶, which is a new bubble tea shop located in YOHO mall<s>,</s>.It just opened recently. I have always wanted to buy one there; however, there <s>is</s> are always a lot of people waiting in the queue. If I waited there, it would have taken me more than 1 hour to buy one. Well, I would prefer to use the time to do something else, like learning French, reading books, etc.There are lots of franchises of 喜茶 in China. I asked my brother if he wanted a bubble tea, but he told me that it was quite expensive to buy one. The reason that the price is expensive: the boss of 喜茶 needs to share the profit earned in the bubble tea shop, so they have to <s>put up </s>raise the prices in order to earn sufficient money. <s>Apart from these</s> In addition, the rent in Hong Kong is phenomenally expensive.Anyway, my brother said “no”. Honestly, it is quite pricy to buy one, <s>which is equal to have</s> the equivalent of buying a meal in Hong Kong, <s>. A</s>around 35 dollars. Maybe I should try to make a homemade one. Recently, I have been doing the Lingoda Marathon. Overall, I think the idea of taking lessons for 3 months<s>, which </s>is absolutely a great idea. In addition, I believe after taking 3<s>-month</s> months of lessons, my language skills, techniques, and vocabulary would <s>get</s> improve<s>d</s>. I have been taking the lessons for more than a month; undoubtedly, my English and French ability have made some improvements. I have one class for an hour each day for the language <s>which</s> I have chosen to learn. In the first month, I was more dedicated<s>,</s> compared to my performance in my second month. At the beginning, I had prepared the notes in advance<s>,</s> before my teacher taught me.After the first month, <s>I’m a bit lazy now</s> I have become a bit lazy...<s>..</s> But, I do think that I can get the most out of my courses if I prepare for them in advance.Great job! Just very little things with conjugation, prepositions and phrasing.0 votedJuly 29, 20200
- About volunteer workSome high schools have a requirement that students must complete a certain amount of volunteer work in order to graduate. What do you think about this type of requirement?In some high schools it's compulsory for students to do volunteer work. In my opinion, this is a useful teaching method.Firstly, volunteering with kids can allow you to learn something that cannot be taught through books or class lessons. When you volunteer, you can come across a huge variety* of situations. This way students learn how to deal with each of them and that <s>what</s> how they live and what they do is not the only way to live and do things.Secondly, kids learn to actually act concretely<s style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 0);">,</s> when it comes to issues they care about. It <s>can</s> could be to protect the environment<s>, it can be</s> or against <s style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 0);">povetry</s> poverty or inequality. This way students learn an important life lesson, which is that they can really help and make an impact in the society they live in -and why not, in the world<s style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 0);">-</s>.and perhaps even in the world.People can argue that making volunteer work compulsory is against its very nature. I don't agree if this is about a certain amount of volunteer work. Rather, I think it's useful<s style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 0);">, instead,</s> in order to show students that it's a possibility. Moreover, I believe that when you have the possibility to experience what volunteer work feels like, you just want to find ways to help more.In conclusion, in my view, making students volunteer for a while is beneficial for them<s style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 0);">,</s> because they have the chance to experience <s style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 0);">what big</s> how much of an impact they can make.This is great! Just a few grammar and phrasing things with modal verbs and punctuation. :)Small note - "huge variety" isn't wrong but it sounds a bit colloquial. I would say just "variety".0 votedJuly 28, 20200
- Dear Mr. Hall,How are you? Tomorrow is <s>the</s> the Dragon Boat Festival. This is one of the Chinese Festivals. I <s>want</s> would like to invite you to enjoy the Dragon Boat Festival with my parents and <s>I </s>me.If you <s>agree</s> accept <s>my inviting to</s> my invitation,<s> M</s>my parents will <s>go home with you on that day. </s> invite you to their home. <s>After that,</s> You can make zong zi with our family <s>you can enjoy there things happy. </s>and enjoy yourself. (?) <s>During lunch, </s>You can eat <s>that yourself make</s> the home-made zong zi for lunch. After lunch, <s>Y</s>you can drink tea with my father and play chess. My mother will go shopping<s style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 0);">,</s>. <s>i</s>If you <s>want</s> would like to go shopping, you can <s>see the street to have a fun. </s> go out into the streets to have fun. (?)When<s> the</s> it's dinner<s>'s</s> time, we can eat good food and watch TV shows.If you <s>want </s>would like to <s>agree my inviting</s> accept my invitation, you can <s>use E-mail to</s> email me. I look forward to your reply.Yours, Li Hua0 votedSeptember 9, 20192
Christmas is coming...
What are you going to do the on Christmas day?
I am so excited, I love Christmas! I like the Christmas air, the lights in the streets, the grilled chestnut stands, remembering the illusion* of my childhood. I love meeting with my family, parents, uncles, aunts and cousins. We used to celebrate this day in at my grandparents’ house, but now that they have passed away we meet us in at my uncle’s house. We miss so much the people don't already are who aren’t with us anymore and we try to remember the best of them.
My mother and my aunts cooking for all the whole family and we are a lot of people. When the moment of the rings comes (a Spanish tradition) all of us try to keep silent but with so persons many people it's an impossible mission. Then Once we ate eat the twelve grapes, then come the kissing moment arrives and we are like spend ten minutes or more kissing the people on the cheek. A new year is starting and we desire to wish the others a happy year.
*One note: "Ilusión" en español puede significar "alegría, entusiasmo" pero en inglés significa que la niñez era ilusoria, como un sueño. Es más poético, me parece. Did you mean "excitement"?
Great job, Rocío! Let me know if you have any questions about the corrections.
0 votedDecember 19, 20181Great work!
"Of" and your its features. What do you think about it?
Notes: "Of" is a third person object, therefore "its" and not "yours."
One of the studies that I have been yesterday and today is the word "Oof."One of the things I have been studying for the past few days
Notes: "Have been" is correct, but one needs to use the "present perfect continuous" verb tense - "have been VERB-ing." This is used for something you have been doing continuously in the past and are still doing now.
You can say "yesterday and today" but "the past two days" or "the past few days" is more fluid English.
This preposition is the connection of the connects nouns making indicating a sense of the "belongs" "belonging" or as associated an association with quantity. Like there For example, next the following sentences:
Notes: In general, you are using noun phrases when they should be simple present tense verbs. "Is the connection of" can be substituted more simply with "connects."
The word "of" attaching attaches a noun to your its "owner" : The broken leg of the chair / The chair is the owner of the broken leg broked. (or, the leg that has been broken).Notes: Instead of the gerund "-ing" form, using the present tense, "attaches." Normally, we would just use the past participle "broken," but in this case, you can also describe what has happened to the leg, i.e., it "has/had been broken."
The word "of" supporting supports the numbers to your representation represented/indicated: Three (3) of the ducks were saved to from the fire of in the forest today this morning by the firefighters!
Notes: You could also say: Three of the ducks were saved from the forest fire.
Prepositions fixed. The ducks were saved. From what? The fire. Where was the fire? In the forest. By whom? The firefighters.
You also don't need "today" because "this morning" already implies that it was today.
Hope this helps! Good job!
0 votedAugust 12, 20181Why read Fables to children?
To read Reading Ffables to children is one of the better ways to do have them reflect about on a particular thought (other options: story, moral, lesson). Besides being a great shape kind of entertainment, the moral of history the story ends up being a perfect a moment for the parents to give a new lesson to they their children, teaching moral values.Great start!
Notes on corrections:
No need to capitalize fables.
Instead of the infinitive "To read," a more common construction in English is using the gerund form, "Reading."
"Reflect on a particular thought" is a bit of a strange phrase in English. One can't really reflect on a thought, one has to reflect on a particular issue or topic. What are the children reflecting on specifically, the moral of the fables? I gave a few options here.
Shape is used more for a physical size or description of an object. I substituted "kind" here to specify a type of entertainment.
The rest of the corrections are mostly related to correct prepositions and verb agreement.
Great job!
0 votedAugust 12, 20181short tale.
I don't remember when or how I fell down, but now I can't get up. This well is too deep, and the sun's rays don't arrive here. (more fluid would be: can't reach down here). Everything around me is obscure (dark), and you can almost taste the anguish and despair in the air. In the distance I hear a low voice,. iIt's a girl, and she says, "jJust try again.".Very good English!
Sun's rays: "Arrive" is more for people or transportation. "Reach" would be a more appropriate verb for light, especially when you're talking about a dark well.
"Obscure" is used more for a topic or question that is not widely-known - dark is used for the physical absence of light.
The other corrections are mostly just punctuation. In English, we put the period inside the quotation marks.
Really good work here!
0 votedAugust 11, 20180
