About learning a language Today I will write about my English study. I started with learning English three years ago. I do it just for fun, because I don't really need it. Here where I live, are never

Helga

About learning a language Today I will write about my English study. I started with learning English three years ago. I do it just for fun, because I don't really need it. Here where I live, are never English speaking people for a visit. The reason why I started, was, that I had a little skiing accident, so I had a cast on my right hand and it was sooooo boring because I could do nothing. So I found the site of busuu in the internet and I thought "Helga why don't you try to learn English, you will need it in your Dubai vacation." So I am there, and I really need to admit, that I am addicted now to talk with people from all over the world. I find it awesome, when I sit in Austria and talk with a person from for example Australia or anywhere else. Tja, the technology is really incredible, isn't it? Thank you for your correction in advance, hope there are not too many mistakes ;-) bye, bye

Jan 26, 2015 10:33 AM

Corrections · 2

thank you so much for your correction!!!

January 26, 2015

I don't thinks it's necessary to correct ALL mistakes, but i would like to draw your attention to some of them.

Today I will write about my English study.

A study is similar to a research. We usually use plural 'studies' when we mean 'learning'.

Here where I live, are never English speaking people for a visit.

In English you can't start the sentence with a verb (in fact, you can, but you will study these kind of sentences at advanced level). Subject goes first. So you'll have 'English speaking people' first. And then you'll automatically realise that 'are' doesn't really fit here. It's better to use 'generalising you' here: You don't often meet english speaking people here.

that I am addicted now to talk with people from all over the world. 'To' is a preposition here and after prepositions you can't use infinitive, only genrunds (Ving). You can read about them here: http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/radio/specials/1837_aae/page14.shtml

January 26, 2015

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