Both "desert island" and "deserted island" mean an island that does not currently have any inhabitants. (They both mean that there are no people on the island). Desert island usually means a hot, sandy island without people. Deserted island could be a cold, windy island or a hot, sandy island where people used to live but don't live anymore. I have met Americans who do not use the phrase "desert island" to refer to an island without inhabitants, they tend to use "deserted island". However, in the UK this is a common phrase and we use it far more regularly than the phrase "deserted island".

Do you agree that modern domestic appliances have improved the quality of our lives?

Some people believe that modern domestic appliances have improved the quality of our lives whilst others are of the opinion that nowadays people are more lazy as a consequence of household technology. In this essay I will discuss both points of view considering all the options as well as give my opinion.

Let's us start by considering the effects of technology on household chores. It is widely believed that science is here to improve our lives, in fact, it is the main reason to have appliances in our houses. We can find many examples of appliances like automatic dishwashers, washing machines...Perhaps we should also point out the fact that it is possible to do several domestic activities at the same time. However,  there are also have some disadvantages.For example, appliances can break down and repairs can be expensive.  

On the other hand, not only can we can do household chores better with appliances but we can also save time for other kinds of activities. One should, however, not forget that almost everyone has a busy lifestyle so it is a helpful to save time. Nevertheless, experts suggest that point out that we usually do not spend our extra time we do not usually spend in on profitable pastimes.

Thirdly, most men and women are be of the opinion that modern domestic appliances have a planned obsolescence programated time life. It is especially interesting to see how they break down after a few years, in fact, this is a problem that is intimately related to modern technology. So it is up to everybody to decide whether to buy a new fantastic and expensive domestic appliances without insurance or not.

From these arguments one might conclude that technology arrived in our lives to stand by us, nonetheless, it is your choose to use smartly [I don't understand this sentence. Do you mean: technology arrived in our lives to help us, nevertheless, it is up to you to choose how you will use modern technology.]

Well done, good writing. Keep trying. You will continue to develop your grammar and vocabulary :)

JiuFen Old Street

I went to JiuFen Old Street with my sister today and it is so beautiful there at night!
JiuFen is famous for its similarity to a place in  Miyazaki Shun‘s blockbuster ”Spirited Away” so there are a lot of tourists there who are from Korea, Japan and China.
The tea is also famous in Jiufen! We tasted the Jin Xuan Oolong Tea in the teahouse and ate the delicious snacks.
The only thing that made us disappointed on this trip was the weather because today it was raining so the view could not be seen clearly.

Lovely writing! I visited Jiufen old street last year. The view is beautiful and the architecture is wonderful.

Thanks for your diary. Keep writing, it will help your vocabulary and grammar. :)

February 14,2019

Today I met up with two of my friends who live in the country I am staying in*. It's been six months since we first met for the first time. I visited their university and walked around. Their university was so large that it took a long time to finish walking. I was really happy to know they were doing very so well.
l hope I will see you again in the near future.

After saying goodbye to them, I went out to have dinner and go to a grocery store with my new friend in this country. I enjoyed eating dinner with her and bought some so  very cute stationery! I was really satisfied:-)

*Is this right? I didn't 100% understand your sentence.

Great! I liked your writing. Keep writing a diary. It will really help your written English and your vocabulary!

What was the context? This is not a phrase I have heard before.

Day 8 (30 day Challenge)

This is the eighth day of the Challenge. I promised to myself I should write here every day to improve my writing skills.

Let's talk about stereotypes. Do you believe in them? Recently I got a message from an American guy. He asked me if I used to do gymnastics. I answered "no, but why did you think that?". And then He answered me that he thought that in Russia all girls did gymnastics and all boys played hockey during childhood in Russia.

Well, I was laughing for a long time. I explained to him that's it is a the stereotype. And I gathered he was surprised by this fact.
There are so many stereotypes in the world. But most of them are fake or it's just at least not exactly true. You can occasionally find out that some of the  a stereotype is true. But that's an a unique case.

For example, bears can freely walk on the streets in Russia and play on the balalaika. Of course, this is a stereotype. But there are people who have trained bears and have very warm relationships with them. They can walk and play together in safe area without another people. In this case, you can say that Russians and bears are the best friends, but it doesn't mean that all Russians have a pet like this. These people are animal trainers who know how to have a deal with bears. But a bear is a very dangerous animal, and of course he can't play on  the balalaika and drink vodka hahaha.

Often the stereotypes make people to laugh. Russians like to make a situation that looks like a stereotype just for fun. Maybe it can confuse someone just like my friend from America. Anyway it's always fun to find out whether something is a stereotype or not.

Thank you for reading. Please feel free to correct me if you're sure I made a mistake. Thanks!

Nice! I really enjoyed reading your writing about stereotypes. It was an interesting topic and it's clear you had fun writing about it.

My passion for learning English

Recently, I am continually having one on one online sessions. I like the one on one sessions is because I can have more opportunities to practice my speaking.

There are lots of new vocabulary words and readings in each session. Normally, I would take an hour to preview new words, and read through the entire texts at least twice. So that I can grasp most of the meaning of the content while taking sessions with my tutor.

Today, I shared my learning method with my tutor, and he praised me. Then he told me that it would be great if his students in high school could have study as hard as me. Normally, his students are forced to study by their parents, so they don’t have motivation at all.

I told him that I learn English not because others force me to learn, but because I feel that learning English can assist me in knowing the world outside of Chinese speaking areas.

During this period of learning, I have built up a passion for English. I feel happy while taking sessions, although sometimes I still need to think about how to express myself in English.

Learning English is only one part of life, but it can represent how we treat ourselves, and how we want to live our lives. If we are eager and have passion in our hearts, we would never feel being forced to learn and the process would not be painful. painful in the process.

The main point is to keep practising, but nothing more. until one day you don’t feel you are learning a new thing. This means it is a part of you. It has implanted itself inside you, and no one can take it away.

Sundari

Wonderful writing! I loved reading it. Keep up the good work. You are a very motivated student.

From this context it is clear that the man in the example does not like surprises. However, I have not read or heard this expression "he's not much for surprises" before. I would instead use the expression "He's not one for surprises" or "He's not big on surprises". These are more natural ways of saying "He does not like surprises."