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Dec. 23, 2025

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English Sprint Day 1

I started my morning at Starbucks. I thought if I study at home, I would probably sleep in again. So I changed the place to study.
I was the first customer today. I ordered a venti sized of coffee, and after that I started to read Grammar in use basic.
First unit was easy. I am, you are, he is..I silently speak out to read example sentences.
It wasn’t difficult, but sometimes my mouth was not used to read these simple sentences. Reading on my eyes and speak out with my mouth were totally different! Also, I feel confused of present perfect and passive continue so I read the chapters twice.
I read the book by 25 chapters and moved to vocabulary book. This book is targeted to middle school students who will go to high school in Korea. I thought this is good for my level, but there were many words I didn’t know! I am so impressed for Korean students.

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English Sprint: Day 1

I started my morning at Starbucks.

I thought that if I studyied at home, I would probably sleep in agaifall asleep again, so I changed my study location.

The verb tense was adjusted to match the past, and “study location” sounds more natural than “place to study.”
앞에서 thought라고 과거를 써서, if 뒤도 현재가 아니라 과거(studied)로 맞춰야 말이 딱 맞아. 영어는 시제 안 맞으면 바로 어색해져.
그리고 “place to study”도 틀린 건 아닌데, 영어에서는 이런 상황에서 “study location”이나 “study spot”을 훨씬 많이 써.

So I changed the place to study.

I was the first customer today.

I ordered a venti -sized of coffee, and after thatthen I started to reading Grammar in uUse bBasic.

“Venti-sized” needs a hyphen, and “started reading” sounds more natural in casual writing.
사이즈 형용사는 영어에서 거의 다 하이픈으로 묶어. venti-sized, full-time, well-known 이런 식.
그리고 start to read도 문법적으로는 맞는데, 일기나 일상 글에서는 start reading이 훨씬 자연스럽게 들려.

FThe first unit was easy.

I am, you are, he is.…” I silently spoke the example sentences as I read them.

Past tense was used to match the story, and “spoke” fits better here than “speak out.”
글 전체가 이미 과거 이야기니까 speak 말고 spoke로 맞춘 거야.
그리고 speak out은 “의견을 강하게 말하다” 느낌이라서, 조용히 따라 읽는 상황이랑은 안 맞아.

I silently speak out to read example sentences.

It wasn’t difficult, but sometimes my mouth was not used to reading these simple sentences.

“Used to” must be followed by a noun or an -ing form.
여기 진짜 많이 틀리는 포인트야.
be used to 다음에는 무조건 명사나 -ing야. to read는 절대 안 돼. reading이 정답.

Reading onwith my eyes and speak outing with my mouth were totalfelt completely different!.

“With my eyes” is the natural preposition.
영어에서는 눈이나 손 같은 도구 얘기할 때 on 말고 with를 써.
그리고 이 문장은 네가 느낀 차이를 되게 잘 표현했어. 자연스러워.

Also, I feelt confused ofabout the present perfect and the passive continueous, so I read those chapters twice.

“Confused about” is the correct collocation.
confused는 무조건 about이랑 붙어. of 쓰면 바로 외국인 티 나.
그리고 passive continue가 아니라 passive continuous가 정식 이름이야.

I read the book by 25 chapters and moved to25 chapters of the book and then moved on to a vocabulary book.

Quantity should be expressed with “25 chapters of the book,” not “by.”
by는 수단이나 방법일 때 쓰는 거고, 양 말할 때는 절대 안 써.
“몇 장 읽었다”는 무조건 number + of 구조야.

This book is targeted ato middle school students who will go on to high school in Korea.

The correct preposition with “target” is “at.”
target은 진짜 무조건 at이야. 이건 그냥 세트라고 외우는 게 편해.

I thought this isit would be good for my level, but there were many words I didn’t know!.

I am so’m really impressed forby Korean students.

“Impressed by” is the correct and natural expression.
impressed for는 아예 안 써. 무조건 by. 이건 그냥 고정 표현이야.

Feedback

This was really enjoyable to read. I like how honest and down-to-earth your study experience feels, and it’s easy to picture your morning at Starbucks. Noticing small things like how different reading and speaking feel is actually a big step in learning a language. Your approach feels steady and realistic, and that’s what makes it strong. Keep going like this, I’m really looking forward to your next update.
한국어로 설명해 준 게 도움이 됐는지 알려줘! 진짜 잘했어. 영어 수준도 이미 꽤 좋은 편이야. 이 페이스로 계속 가면 더 좋아질 거야.

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Dec. 23, 2025

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대박이야 한국어로 설명해준거 모국어라 더 이해가 쉽게 됐어요ㅠㅠ 너무 감사합니다!!!
I will keep updating my days. Thank you!

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Dec. 23, 2025

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대부분이 콜로케이션 문제라는것을 더 명확하게 이해했어요. 머리를 씻다가 아닌 머리를 감다, 약속로 가다가 아닌 약속에 가다..한국어로 치환하면 이런 느낌이겠군요. 이부분은 암기 정말 싫어하지만 암기가 가장 도움이 될테니 노력해보겠습니다.

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IvyDPlum

Dec. 23, 2025

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그리고 시제..ㅠㅠ

English Sprint Day 1

Great title!

So I changed themy place tof study.

I ordered a vVenti sized of coffee, and after that I started to read "Grammar in uUse bBasic."

cup name and book title

FThe first unit was easy.

I silently speak out to readmouthed the words in the example sentences.

"silently" and "speak out" contradict each other, so that description is confusing.

"mouthing the words" is a clearer..

Although the expression means without sound, you could leave "silently" here, to help readers who are unfamiliar with the expression understand what you did.

It wasn’t difficult, but sometimes my mouth was not used to readmouthing / forming these simple sentences.

Reading onwith my eyes and speak out with my mouthmouthing the words were totally different!

Also, I feelwas confused ofby the present perfect and the passive continueous, so I read those chapters twice.

We are confused by something.
"those" chapters are the ones about the confusing topics.

I read the book by 25 chapters25 chapters of the book and moved ton to a vocabulary book.

If the grammar book was 25 chapters, you would say, "I read all 25 chapters"

This book is targeted tos middle school students who will go to high school in Korea.

I appreciate your choice of the precise verb "to target." However it is awkward and unusual to use it with the preposition "to."
To match the precision of "targets" you could use "attend" instead of "go to."

I thought this iswould be good for my level, but there were many words I didn’t know!

Another way to improve this sentence is to separate your thought from the action. It might look something like this

I thought, "This is good for my level!", but there were many words I didn't know.

(I'm not sure this is how to do this correctly. I just wanted to give you the idea.)

I am so impressed forby Korean students.

We are impressed by someone or something.

Feedback

It sounds like you are off to a great start!

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IvyDPlum

Dec. 23, 2025

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Thank you always for great feedback Liag, and I was off to great start! 😉

English Sprint Day 1


English Sprint Day 1

Great title!

English Sprint: Day 1

I started my morning at Starbucks.


This sentence has been marked as perfect!

So I changed the place to study.


So I changed themy place tof study.

So I changed the place to study.

I thought if I study at home, I would probably sleep in again.


I thought that if I studyied at home, I would probably sleep in agaifall asleep again, so I changed my study location.

The verb tense was adjusted to match the past, and “study location” sounds more natural than “place to study.” 앞에서 thought라고 과거를 써서, if 뒤도 현재가 아니라 과거(studied)로 맞춰야 말이 딱 맞아. 영어는 시제 안 맞으면 바로 어색해져. 그리고 “place to study”도 틀린 건 아닌데, 영어에서는 이런 상황에서 “study location”이나 “study spot”을 훨씬 많이 써.

I was the first customer today.


This sentence has been marked as perfect!

I ordered a venti sized of coffee, and after that I started to read Grammar in use basic.


I ordered a vVenti sized of coffee, and after that I started to read "Grammar in uUse bBasic."

cup name and book title

I ordered a venti -sized of coffee, and after thatthen I started to reading Grammar in uUse bBasic.

“Venti-sized” needs a hyphen, and “started reading” sounds more natural in casual writing. 사이즈 형용사는 영어에서 거의 다 하이픈으로 묶어. venti-sized, full-time, well-known 이런 식. 그리고 start to read도 문법적으로는 맞는데, 일기나 일상 글에서는 start reading이 훨씬 자연스럽게 들려.

First unit was easy.


FThe first unit was easy.

FThe first unit was easy.

I am, you are, he is..


I am, you are, he is.…” I silently spoke the example sentences as I read them.

Past tense was used to match the story, and “spoke” fits better here than “speak out.” 글 전체가 이미 과거 이야기니까 speak 말고 spoke로 맞춘 거야. 그리고 speak out은 “의견을 강하게 말하다” 느낌이라서, 조용히 따라 읽는 상황이랑은 안 맞아.

I silently speak out to read example sentences.


I silently speak out to readmouthed the words in the example sentences.

"silently" and "speak out" contradict each other, so that description is confusing. "mouthing the words" is a clearer.. Although the expression means without sound, you could leave "silently" here, to help readers who are unfamiliar with the expression understand what you did.

I silently speak out to read example sentences.

It wasn’t difficult, but sometimes my mouth was not used to read these simple sentences.


It wasn’t difficult, but sometimes my mouth was not used to readmouthing / forming these simple sentences.

It wasn’t difficult, but sometimes my mouth was not used to reading these simple sentences.

“Used to” must be followed by a noun or an -ing form. 여기 진짜 많이 틀리는 포인트야. be used to 다음에는 무조건 명사나 -ing야. to read는 절대 안 돼. reading이 정답.

Reading on my eyes and speak out with my mouth were totally different!


Reading onwith my eyes and speak out with my mouthmouthing the words were totally different!

Reading onwith my eyes and speak outing with my mouth were totalfelt completely different!.

“With my eyes” is the natural preposition. 영어에서는 눈이나 손 같은 도구 얘기할 때 on 말고 with를 써. 그리고 이 문장은 네가 느낀 차이를 되게 잘 표현했어. 자연스러워.

Also, I feel confused of present perfect and passive continue so I read the chapters twice.


Also, I feelwas confused ofby the present perfect and the passive continueous, so I read those chapters twice.

We are confused by something. "those" chapters are the ones about the confusing topics.

Also, I feelt confused ofabout the present perfect and the passive continueous, so I read those chapters twice.

“Confused about” is the correct collocation. confused는 무조건 about이랑 붙어. of 쓰면 바로 외국인 티 나. 그리고 passive continue가 아니라 passive continuous가 정식 이름이야.

I read the book by 25 chapters and moved to vocabulary book.


I read the book by 25 chapters25 chapters of the book and moved ton to a vocabulary book.

If the grammar book was 25 chapters, you would say, "I read all 25 chapters"

I read the book by 25 chapters and moved to25 chapters of the book and then moved on to a vocabulary book.

Quantity should be expressed with “25 chapters of the book,” not “by.” by는 수단이나 방법일 때 쓰는 거고, 양 말할 때는 절대 안 써. “몇 장 읽었다”는 무조건 number + of 구조야.

This book is targeted to middle school students who will go to high school in Korea.


This book is targeted tos middle school students who will go to high school in Korea.

I appreciate your choice of the precise verb "to target." However it is awkward and unusual to use it with the preposition "to." To match the precision of "targets" you could use "attend" instead of "go to."

This book is targeted ato middle school students who will go on to high school in Korea.

The correct preposition with “target” is “at.” target은 진짜 무조건 at이야. 이건 그냥 세트라고 외우는 게 편해.

I thought this is good for my level, but there were many words I didn’t know!


I thought this iswould be good for my level, but there were many words I didn’t know!

Another way to improve this sentence is to separate your thought from the action. It might look something like this I thought, "This is good for my level!", but there were many words I didn't know. (I'm not sure this is how to do this correctly. I just wanted to give you the idea.)

I thought this isit would be good for my level, but there were many words I didn’t know!.

I am so impressed for Korean students.


I am so impressed forby Korean students.

We are impressed by someone or something.

I am so’m really impressed forby Korean students.

“Impressed by” is the correct and natural expression. impressed for는 아예 안 써. 무조건 by. 이건 그냥 고정 표현이야.

I thought if I study at home, I would probably go back to sleep in again.


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