Writing: You have a friend in England who wants to come and visit you in Spain. Dear Susan, First of all, I´m pleased that you come to my country this summer. You´ll see how great it is. You´ll never

Marina

Writing: You have a friend in England who wants to come and visit you in Spain. Dear Susan, First of all, I´m pleased that you come to my country this summer. You´ll see how great it is. You´ll never be bored in the city where I´m living due to the fact that there are many activities that you can practice such as to go to the beach in the morning. We have wonderful beaches in our city although there are several where there is many people and I wouldn´t recommend you. I don´t like that, I prefer being relaxed. In addition, you could go to see the city every evening, I´d like recommend you to visit a castle called ‘Alcazaba’ of the Middle Age which is well preserved. We have also a Cathedral in the centre of the city near cafes and restaurants where we can eat ‘tapas’ which are typical here. As far as I´m concerned, I think I’ll be able to go with you since I’m on holiday in this moment. King Regards, Marina.

Aug 3, 2015 10:27 AM

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Writing: You have a friend in England who wants to come and visit you in Spain.

Dear Susan,
First of all, I´m pleased that you are coming to my country this summer. You´ll see how great it is. You´ll never be bored in the city where I´m living due to the fact that there are many activities that you can practice, such as to going to the beach in the morning. We have wonderful beaches in our city although there are several where there is are many people and I wouldn´t recommend them to you. I don´t like that; I prefer being relaxed.
In addition, you could go to see the city every evening. I´d like to recommend (that) you to visit a castle called ‘Alcazaba’ of from the Middle Ages which is well preserved. We also have also a Cathedral in the centre of the city near cafes and restaurants where we can eat ‘tapas’ which are typical here.
As far as I´m concerned, I think I’ll be able to go with you since I’m on holiday then. in this moment.
King Regards,
Marina.

Hi Marina. 'I have also' sounds very foreign. It is not normal English word order. Be very careful with the placement of adverbs of this type.

e.g.

We always go to the beach on Saturdays. Not 'We go always to the beach on Saturdays'. This again sounds very foreign.

The verb 'to recommend' normally requires the preposition 'to'.

e.g.

I can recommend this class to you.

But there is a different construction which uses 'that' but in English we often omit the word 'that' so it is not easy to recognize this construction.

I recommend (that) you attend this class.

By the way, here are some slightly less formal suggestions.

Dear Susan, let me start by saying (that) I'm so pleased (that) you're coming to my country...

And another thing, you could go to see...

I think it likely (that) I'll be able to....

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