Staying at a skiing lodge Dear native speakers, please check my text, so I can improve: Greetings from sunny Russia! We’re staying at a skiing lodge. The weather is nice and warm as always in Russia. There isn’t a cloud in the sky. Right now, I playing a video game. My parents are away and my cat is on my laps. We have breakfast late every day and I have to have another breakfast on my own. In the evening, we play a board game or have a small talk. Tonight we are having another small talk I guess. Boring! We love it here. There is so much to see and do. See you in the next couple of weeks.

Do we use mobiles too much? I don't think we use mobiles too much. I think those people who want to limit and ban phones from buses, trains, and public places are working for aliens. Just imagine: if aliens suddenly attack and there is no phone to call arm forces! It would be a perfect chance for them to conquer the Earth. I think police and secret service should investigate.

Film stars get paid too much money Dear native speakers, please check my text, so I can improve: "Film stars get paid a lot of money. Is the amount of money they are getting way too big? Or it just right compares to the job they do? Some say they work very hard and they deserve it. On the other hand, a lot of people work really hard and those people get paid much less. In my opinion, film stars get those money because they are hard to replace. It's just how the market works. Furthermore, film companies make a lot of money so there is no reason for the government to limit film stars payment."

Aliens invasion I was sunbathing on the beach when something cold touched my back. I turned around and was completely surprised. It was an alien! Alien calmly explained to me that education system on my planet is very bad because students in a class are stressed or bored 90% of the time. I agreed. Recently I played XCOM2 and this video game has taught me how to behave towards aliens. In short, aliens want to conquer the Earth and player must stop them. I figured out the alien must be lying and that is all his evil plan. “Look, behind you!” – I shouted. The alien turned around and I smashed his head. The Earth was saved!

Past tense. A correct way to write short XCOM review? Click, watch cutscene. Click, watch cutscene. Soldiers firing, using abilities, enemies popping up with looong intros. Very little decision making and lots of repitive cutscene watching. I wonder if devs would made a solitaire would they have made a player watch a few seconds long cutscene every he clicks a card too?

I like to play video games. Please tell me if this sentence is correct? Hello guys, I like to play video games. Please tell me if this is a correct way to tell a friend: "Good job showing those newbies how to play. Even if you've lost I'm sure you did well."

Which one of four words in brackets is correct? 1) Objective is to identify the (topics, subjects, headings, issues) on which customers will form their judgement of your service, so you can frame your questions accordingly. It would be foolish to think you could know all of those questions, let alone their answers, at the (outset, instroduction, origin, foundation) 2) We attribute our success to the dedication and expertise of our workforce, which (ranges, spreads, distributes, expands) from six apprentices to permanent employees who are highly qualified and experienced. 3) Quality is at the forefront of Reid’s philosophy and each new project, whatever its size, is (advanced, focused, worked, handled) with the same dedication and completed to the highest quality standards.

Does student need to study hard? When I was a student I thought I'll study hard then I'll find a good job and employers will be happy to hire me. It turned out to be a lie. Human Resources Departments are looking for strong people. Not for nerds who memorized tons of useless data. I would advise every student to keep attending a gym or singing classes, etc. Because those activities make man stronger. On the other side a homework will just eat precious time not giving much in return.

spend barely enough time to pass by

Hello guys,

How would native speaker say that phase?

So do you like doing homework. Do spend on it barely enough time to pass by? Or you working hard on it to get the best possible score?