Recently corrected public entries
👉 Register to view more posts, get corrections on your writing and correct others.July 31, 2020
Die Gesundheit
-Oh, Ihr Baun sieht ja schlimm aus!
-Ja, es tut auch ganz schön weh.
-Nehmen sie dieses Medikament. Das hilft gegen Schmerzen.
-Ich glaube, meine Mutter ist krank.
-Warum? Sieht sie denn krak aus? Wie ist ihre Temperatur?
-Ich habe kein Fieberthermometer, aber ich glaube ihre Kopf ist ganz heiß.
-Du sollst sie zum Arzt mitbringen!
July 31, 2020
July 31, 2020
Verlorenes Paket
Letzte Woche habe ich Hose von einem Kleidung-Unternehmen bestellt. Tage sind vorbei gegangen, und es haben noch keine Updates auf der UPS-Internetseite gegeben. Ich habe endlich Emails zu dem Unternehmen und UPS gesendet. UPS haben gesagt, dass sie wissen nicht, wo das Paket ist, und ich soll das Unternehmen anrufen. Das Unternehmen haben nicht reagiert. Also habe ich das Unternehmen anrufen. Die Frau hat gesagt, dass sie haben das Paket verloren. Ich habe eine Erstattung bekommen, aber es ist trotzdem enttäuschend. Ich habe diese Hose wirklich gewollt, und ich habe für Wochen gewartet, um sie zu bestellen, weil sie nicht verfügbar in meiner Größe war. Jedoch ist sie nur Hose-- nicht Medizin, oder etwas teueres. Immerhin werde ich nächstes Mal USPS benutzen.
July 31, 2020
July 31, 2020
Living abroad: Challenges and achievements
One of most challenging things about leaving your country is not fitting into the new nation, and this may bring out a great fear and uncertainty in the exchange student. Also, the documentation process might be complex and stressful depending on the student's original country, and in order for the traveller to be granted with the visa is required a greal deal of money and time.
It is worth mentioning that if the student is leaving for country where his/her native language is not spoken, it is needed a basic knowledge on the target language so that the student will be able to get by with essential activities.
It is widely common for incoming students to be concerned about not having many friends or any friend at the beginning of their time abroad. I can relate to that since I have been to The USA over a year, and I had not made any close friend during the first four months due to lack of abilities with English and confidence.
Another reason for students to feel beside themselves while living abroad is the unfamiliar climate, which can be really harsh on the body and complete alter what clothes one wears. But, to someone who has never seen a snowy weahter before, it can be quite enjoyable to make your first snowman and draw an angel on the ground covered with snow.
Furthermore, once you come to realize how much you have improve your target language, you will put a grin on your face, right off the bat. You might begin to feel like you are at home, and after the first semester you will have made friends where you least had expected. When the time to leave comes up, a feeling of indecision about whether you want to depart or not will kick in, and you will have to say farewell to all your new friends with the hope of coming back soon.
In the end, you will return to your country better than you were and with more experiences and stories to tell, so enjoy your time abroad in your best way.
July 31, 2020
#2 Je m'ennuie au travail
Au moment où j'écris, je suis au travail. Je travail pour mon université. Je n’ai pas de travail faire car mon patron est en Alaska pour deux semaines, alors je continue à apprendre le français. Il est difficile écrire car j’ai parle seulement anglais pour toute ma vie.
Ce soir, Je vais cuisiner une pizza pour le dîner. C’est une tradition les vendredis! J’aime les champignon, le basilic et le pepperoni sur ma pizza. J'ai hâte de manger!
Je l'espère en apprendre davantage. Merci pour l’aide!
July 31, 2020
Crows
In a small town not far from where I live, a stroller called the fire brigade because he was observing a bird hanging upside down in a tree and making noises that sounded to him like shouting for help.
The fire brigade arrived on the scene with its turnable ladder. Under the watchful eyes of a large crowd of crows in the trees and curious onlookers in the street, a fireman was able to put the bird back into its nest.
The fireman reported that the young crow had tried to fly out from its nest, but one of its legs was trapped in plastic garbage its parents had obviously used for building the nest. He wished to thank the resident of a neighboring house for lending a nail clipper to cut the garbage, as the fire truck was not well equipped for this kind of delicate rescue activities.
The commander of the fire brigade commented that volunteering to be a fireman means offering help to whomever was in need of it and that this offer is not restricted to humans.
I am happy to contribute to a society where sending a large firetruck to help a little bird is absolutely normal. On the other hand, it is a shame that the convenience we enjoy by the large amount of disposable plastic items we use every day means danger or even death to other creatures.
July 31, 2020
Ein Brief nach meine Nachbarin
Liebe Neela,
Ich muss mich entschuldigungen, weil ich deine Bücher schön so lange behalten. Ich habe den kurzen Gedichten von Rilke allerdings genießen. Sie waren sehr evokativ, und manche habe ich abgeschrieben. Das Buch mit Liebesgedichte gefällt mir nicht so viel, aber ich glaube teilweise denn es keine Bilder hat!
Ich hoffe ernsthaft dass du und dein Sohn angenehm und gesund sind. Ich habe gedacht, dass ich sollte dir nicht stören durch die Quarantäne, aus gesundheitliche Gründen, aber jetzt bin ich nicht sicher. Jetzt wünsche ich, dass ich mindestens dir früher schreiben hätte. Ich hoffe, dass ich in irgendwelche weg hilfreich sein kann, und dass du könntest diese Bücher auch geniessen.
July 31, 2020
Bir yürüyüş
Bu sabah eskide oturduğum grup evinden bir personel üyesiyle bir yürüyüş yaptım. Rengarenk kumaşın dıkkatını dağıttığı için desensiz giysiler giymeye çalıştığını diye bana söyledi. Komşu şehrine kadar yürüyüp geri döndük. Bir buçuk saat alan yolculuğun sırasında çevrimiçi bir Türkçe kursu almak istediğimi söz ettim. Birlikte oturduğu Rus bir kadından öğrendiği biraz Rusça biliyormuş diye bana dedi.
July 31, 2020
July 31, 2020
Speech - Introduce The LangCorrect
I have been asked to give a 3-minute speech on the subject of helping people learn English for company training, and I would like to introduce LangCorrect. I've written a speech draft and I hope you can point out any errors to me?
---
Good morning, everyone, this is Onodak. I'm a little nervous because I'm not used to giving such speeches in English. so please go easy on me.
Today I want to introduce a social networking service that will help you learn English, especially writing English.
It's called LangCorrect.
LangCorrect is a language learning web service run by the community.
It's a service where you can get help from native speakers who will correct your writing in the language you're learning. You can also correct sentences that were written in your native language by other users who are learning it.
In my case, my native language is Japanese and I am currently learning English. This is my composition in English I posted to LangCorrect. It was titled "My Story - My Least Favorite Food".
Then users who are native English speakers corrected my sentences. Here, users corrected and commented on my writing. Each sentence is corrected and you can see what was corrected.
For example, I wrote, "It smells like a stink bug and feels like grass in my mouth". He corrected the sentence to say "It smells like a stinky bug and feels like grass in my mouth". With the comment, "A stink bug isn't a valid noun in English. The noun you have used is 'bug'. The adjective 'stinky' describes the bug". Another user responded to that comment, "A stink bug is a valid noun in English. It refers to a species of insect that is native to places such as Japan, China and Korea. The original sentence is correct".
You can get corrections like this.
On the other hand, if a user who is learning Japanese posts sentences, users, including me as a native speaker of Japanese, will receive a request to correct it. Then we can correct their sentences and reply to them. The user who was corrected may thank you for the correction.
Having a native speaker correct your writing will help you practice writing more natural sentences.
LangCorrect is completely free to use. But if you like it you can donate. Your donation will be used to pay for the cost of running LangCorrect's servers.
I started this LangCorrect in July 2020 and I have posted 6 sentences on it. I want to post more sentences and improve my English skills in the future.
Okay, this is the end of my speech. If you are interested in LangCorrect, please register and use it.
It has a function to allow becoming friends with other users, I would be happy if you could add my account, Onodak, as a friend. Thank you for listening.
July 31, 2020
Space sketches
I randomly choose words, expressions, phrasal verbs etc. from my flash cards and my task is to incorporate them into meaningful sentence/s or a short story.
First sketch
Random words; GET SOMEONES MIND AROUND, HUMDRUM, BACKWATER, CONSCRIPTION
Having gotten his mind around his life he realises that he's a little sick of his humdrum everyday routine. He dreams of being conscripted as soon as possible and leaving his backwater planet for good.
Second sketch
Random word; TO SAUNTER, TO COME AROUND
Despite a battle between jet-fighters and UFOs unfolding in the sky, she was sauntering around the park and slowly but surely came around to her previous decision of buying a house in that area.
Third sketch
Random words; STRONG-WILLED, BE IN FULL SWING, TO MOLLIFY
Wow. You must be a strong-willed and a gatsy person if you think you are able to mollify the seasoned space jarhead’s party that is in full swing in the middle of nowhere and a campaign.
Or, you know, four-star general shoulder straps could be helpful as well.
July 31, 2020
Dark
Heute ist der Morgen des 31 Juli, aber ich schreibe über gestern. Letzte Nacht war ich sehr sehr müde und hatte kein Lust auf irgendetwas schreiben.
Na ja... Gestern habe ich sehr viel gearbeitet. Außerdem habe ich drei Episoden von Dark geguckt. Während der Quarantäne bin ein bisschen süchtig nach dieser TV-Sendung geworden. Ich bin jetzt am Ende der dritte Staffel.
Das ist ein bisschen Wahnsinnig für mich. Ich bin das nicht gewohnt, aber diese TV-Show ist sehr interessant und rätselhaft.
July 31, 2020
jour 3
Salut! Aujourd'hui il fait bien chaud. J'ai hâte d'attendre l'automne. Mes vacances sont ennuyants en raison de coronavirus. Mais peut-être que j'irai dans les motnagnes en août avec mes parents. Je vais marcher tous les jours et je voudrais marcher dans les montagnes. Je joue aussi de la guitare. J'aime le faire. Ça m'aide à me detendre et ça me fait me sentir accomplie.
July 31, 2020
Adanın hakkında
Annem varlıklı bir adam oturduğu bir adanın hakkında gazeteden bir makale okudu. Adam ünlü bir edebiyat eleştirmeniydi ve yaz aylarının sırasında çeşitli oyunculeri ile yönetmenleri oraya davet edermişti. Orada yalıtık kalmayı sevmişler. Bir gün anakaradan insanların geldiğinde Harpo Marx çırılçıplak çamurla örtülü halde ve kırmızı bir perukla onlara selam verdi, ziyaretçileri korkutmayı için.
July 31, 2020
Hauptreisemotive
Das wichtigste Motiv, warum ich reise, ist die neuen Erfahrungen. Allerdings habe ich mich bemerkt, je älter ich werde, desto weniger Städte besuche ich. Damals hatte ich immer Bock auf Reise. Und jetzt? Ich bin mir nicht so sicher, wenn ein Freund oder eine Freundin von mir einen Reisetrip vorschlagt. Für mich, würde ich eigentlich sagen, dass ich freue mich auf nichts zu tun. Was ist auch interessant darüber, ist die Hauptreisemotive der Deutscher ist Entspannung/Erholung. Bin ich eine Deutsche geworden?
July 31, 2020
Urlaub im Sommer
Meine Frau und ich haben nicht vor, Urlaub im August zu nehmen. Das liegt daran, dass meine Frau einen neuen Deutschkurs begonnen wird und gleichzeitig wird sie einen Sommerjob den ganzen Monat arbeiten. Wir möchten auch im August vorsichtig sein, weil wir wissen, dass viele Touristen in diesem Monat reisen wollen. Das heißt, dass das Corona-Risiko höher wird.
Es ist höchstwahrscheinlich, dass wir im September zumindest ein paar Tagen nehmen würden, da ich dieses Jahr noch mehr als 30 Urlaubstagen übrig habe. Ich gebe zu, dass das ein schönes Problem zu haben ist.
July 31, 2020
Entreé 1
Je suis une troisième année étudiant de l'université qui se spécialise en genie de Aérospatial. J'habite en Florida. Il fait toujours chaud et pleut ici. Cela fait quelques semaines depuis j'ai recomméncé à apprendre le français. Même si je trouvé ça dificile, mon objectif est de pouvoir parler et comprendre pleinement le français dans les trois prochaines années. Je veux pouvoir visiter un pays francophone comme la France ou le Canada et parler avec les natifs sans aucun probléme.
July 31, 2020
Pros and Cons for Children of Watching Television
Nowadays, children spend a fair amount of time watching television. Variety of programs and shows make television a tremendous source of entertainment. However, what advantages and difficulties television can bring to children’s lives? In this essay I will look at both sides of this question.
The main advantage of television is the fact that it can act as an educational platform. From spectacular documentary films on wildlife to fascinating programmes about space, they give rich, emotional impressions to children’s outlook to the world. In many cases, this knowledge can help them to learn better at school and what’s more, can lay the foundation to the interests in children’s future lives.
Now let’s move to possible negative effects. One of the major drawbacks occurs in the situation when parents let their children to watch television too much time. Entertaining programs and shows, colorful cartoons can be highly addictive for children attention, often distracting them from doing their homework, reading books, do sport and other activities. Another serious problem of modern television is its never-ending commercials. Being mentally and emotionally vulnerable, children often start wishing the products enforced to them by the market specialists. As a result, this add compulsiveness to the child’s behaviour, moreover directing him or her to terrorize his parents to buy the products shown in the commercials.
To summarize those points, I will state that modern television can add benefits to children’s lives when it is being used properly, and disadvantages when it is used the wrong way. Watching educational programmes cause children to be more curious and helps to understand the world better, whereas an excessive watching of television can lead to an addictive and uncontrollable behaviour. I believe that parents should pay more attention to their children and protect them from the bad influence of television.
July 31, 2020
My Story - My Least Favorite Food
I don't know why, but I don't like coriander. A lot of people tell me it's delicious, but I can't understand its appeal. It smells like a stink bug and feels like grass in my mouth. The only time I'll eat it is if I'm a guest. Luckily it's not common in Japan and easy to avoid.
July 31, 2020
Question - To Speak English Fluently
May I ask you a few questions?
I would like some advice on how to improve my conversation in English.
I want to improve my English pronunciation, so I have been watching phonics videos on YouTube to practice my pronunciation. If you have any recommendations for materials or learning methods, could you please let me know?
Also, when I speak in English, I can't speak immediately what I'm thinking to want to talk about in my head in English. To improve my speaking skills, I've been shadowing and dictating using Youtube and TED videos, but I don't feel like I'm improving. Do you have any recommendations for learning to speak more fluently?
July 31, 2020
My Story - Members of My Family
I have a wife, a daughter, parents, grandmother, a brother, and a sister.
I live with my wife and daughter. I don't live with my parents. My parents and siblings live near the same city.
My daughter is small, she is 8 months, so I and my wife play with her toys, and give her food. The rest of the time, I spend it watching TV shows and playing video games with my wife. We especially like to watch quiz shows and answer them.
July 31, 2020
My Story - My Brother and Sister
I have one brother and one sister. Everyone lives near my parents. My sister is a homemaker and she has a baby. She was a kindergarten teacher before she had a baby. My brother works for a shipping company. He has only one day off a week, so he has a busy life.
I see my sister occasionally with each other's children, but I rarely see my brother.
July 31, 2020
My Story - My Best Friends
My best friend is one of the guys who joined the company at the same time as me. I've worked with him for a long time, and we both have absolute trust in each other. He's very good at getting to know how the other person feels, so he's well-liked by everyone.
Now he has transferred to another company, but he is still my best friend.
July 31, 2020
My Story - Father's Duties
I'm a father of one. My girl is 8 months. My wife is a housewife but when my girl grows up, she will start working for helping cover expenses, she says. We need to save money for our child's education, so we can't spend money on entertainment. But, we try to spend weekends together as much as possible. I would like to work a lot more to help my family. And I hope to live happily together as a family.