Milka
Could someone correct my writing? Many thanks How are you keeping? What's the weather like? It's cold outside but thanks goodness, it isn't snowing. I hope you're in excellent health and in good spirits. Unfortunately, I' ve been suffering from insomnia recently. I sleep very few hours. For example, yesterday I went to bed at 11 pm but till three am I couldn't fall asleep. I simply was lying flat staring at the ceiling. I woke up naturally at 6 am. I tried to fall asleep but to no effect. I did household chores, had an invigorating bath, then dried my hair. After drying my hair I went to my sister. On my way back home when I was in the zebra crossing I was almost run by a speeding car. I managed in time to get out the way. Unfortunately. so many drivers break driving laws. I came home and I am going to try to get some sleep. I am feeling very tired. I drink some sedative herbs but I think I must take some serious medication to overcome insomnia. That's all my news. Stay warm and keep in touch.
Nov 22, 2014 12:36 PM
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Could someone correct my writing? Many thanks.

 

How are you doing keeping? What's the weather like? It's cold outside but thanks goodness, it isn't snowing.


I hope you're in excellent health and in good spirits. Unfortunately, I've been suffering from insomnia recently. I sleep very few hours.


For example, yesterday I went to bed at 11 pm but I couldn't fall asleep untill three am. I simply was lying flat staring at the ceiling. I woke up naturally at 6 am. I tried to fall asleep but to no effect.


I did household chores, had an invigorating bath, then dried my hair. After drying my hair I went to my sister. On my way back home when I was in the zebra crossing I was almost run over by a speeding car.I managed to get out the way in time. Unfortunately. so many drivers break driving laws.


I came home and I am going to try to get some sleep. I am feeling very tired. I drank some sedative herbs but I think I must may have to take some serious medication to overcome insomnia.


That's all my news.

Stay warm and keep in touch.

 

Tips:

Your sentence structure is very good.

Separate your paragraphs into logical units of three sentences. You can have more than three if you need to complete a unique and related idea but try to keep the paragraph to three if possible.

Score: A-

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November 22, 2014

Варианты

 

How are you keeping? Although "How are you doing?" is universal in English, and good advice, I'd claim (though wouldn't expect everyone to agree) that it has a hint of (оттенок?) americanism to it. That is, in people over a certain age, I would expect to see "<em>...keeping?</em>" in a British English letter.

Но это не совет - просто случайный комментарий по поводу использования )

I was simply lying flat staring at the ceiling. Улучшенный порядок слов

After drying my hair I went to my sister. Я предлагал бы, "...went to my sister's" - выглядит более естественно.

On my way back home when I was in the zebra crossing... на мой взгляд, лучший вариант было бы, "On my way back home, while crossing (at) a zebra crossing..."

Though simply, "<em>while I was on a zebra crossing</em>" is fine, but <em>slightly</em> unnatural. Лучше, что-то вроде, "On my way back home, half/part way across a zebra crossing, I was almost run over by a speeding car." The "on" sounds a little unusual, but repeating "crossing" might not sound natural to many, either.


These are minor comments, of course. The original is very well written.

November 22, 2014
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