First notebook entry: Introducing myself;

Hi everybody! My name is Sergey and I'm thirty-three years old. I have been learning English for 2 years without the aid of a teacher. I have been using books and a computer. I have 2 purposes for learning; 1. to pass the TOEFL. 2. to help me in my career. 

Notes: I linked your name and age with the linking word 'and' in order to make a litlle bit more complex sentence. At your level I believe that you should be trying to make longer sentences. Thirty-three is written this way with a hyphen for the years, the short answer is that it shows the decade and then how far into that decade you are. I encourage you to research this rule. I don't have enough room to explain the styles here for this, sorry. You need "a" before computer because you're speaking of "one" computer. The articles 'a' 'an,' etc., can be a little tricky. Keep working on those in order to write and speak in a fluent manner.

I'm guessing about the TOEFL part but I think this is what you mean. At any rate, I wanted to show you a way to write it. I hope it makes sense to you and helps you.

About how to express the numbers 10 and below. As a general rule you should always show them as numbers (1,2,3,.....10) if they are 1 THROUGH 10. Higher numbers are written ( eleven, twelve...).

It's clear to me that you've worked hard in just 2 short years! Now is the time to speak with NATIVE speakers and rise to another level.

Good luck with your studies. -Jerry

First notebook entry: Introducing myself

I need English for communication but I don't have enough practice so I'd like to find some friends with whom to chat.

Note: 1. We normally don't end sentences with a preposition. In this case; "with" is the preposition.

2. A comma is not needed after "communication" because "but" is a linking word for the two independent clauses.

3. An independent clause can stand alone. Take out the word "but" and you'll have two sentences. This means that you can omit the "but" and use a period and it would be correct.

my day

today I am siting on the work, loking at the computer and trying to find friends for lerning english lamguegh.

Hi, Marina,

How about this: Today I am sitting at my work and using the computer in order to find friends who will help me learn the English language.

Note: My rewrite tightens things up and expresses the same idea. I hope it helps you.