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Jack

Nov. 24, 2022

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Making Noodles

Maybe back then I was just several years old when I tried to make noodles.

One day, my mom went to the fields to do farmers' work, and only me was at home.

I often saw that my mom often made noodles, so I thought I should be able to make them too.

I was excited when I had the idea. I thought it would be a big challenge for me because I have never done any cooking.

Then, I took a certain amount of wheat flour and sweet potato flour, mixed them and made them into a dough with water. Afterwards, flattened the dough thin enough with a rolling pin, folded it and cut it into noodles.

Because I was just a kid, not that strong and that was the first time I made noodles, so the noodles were not thin enough and long enough. Then I boiled the water in the pot and put the noodles in to cook it.

When my mom went back home, I told her that I had already cooked the noodles for her. She was very surprised and told me that the noodles were not bad.

It was the first time I did something to help my family when I was in grade two or grade three in elementary school.

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Maybe back then I was just severaln or eight years old when I tried to make noodles.

“Several” implies that you feel the number was not small, which isn’t what you want to say here. Since you say below that it was in 2nd or 3rd grade, I changed it to “seven or eight years old.”

suggestion: I was maybe seven or eight years old the first time I tried to make noodles.

One day, my mom went to the fields to do farmers' work (or: went to work in the fields), and only meI was at home. (or: and I was home alone)

When my mom wentcame back home, I told her that I had already cooked the noodles for her.

“Came” because you were already at home, so she came toward you. The usage of came/went is similar to 来/去.

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An interesting, well-told story.

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Jack

Nov. 25, 2022

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Thank you very much.

Making Noodles

Maybe back then I was just severala few years old when I tried to make noodles.

Typically in English we say either "a few years old," "young," or a specific age (example: I was eight years old when I tried to make noodles). "Several" works as well, but these options may help you sound more fluent.

One day, my mom went to the fields to do farmers' work, and only meI was at home.

Here, you were doing the action of "being at home", so you would use "I" instead of "me."

I often saw that my mom often made noodles, so I thought I should be able to make them too.

Only need "often" once.

I was excited when I had the idea.

I thought it would be a big challenge for me because I haved never done any cooking.

Past tense - "had" never. You could also add "before" at the end of your sentence to give some more detail, but this is not necessary! (Example: I had never done any cooking before.)

Then, I took a certain amount of wheat flour and sweet potato flour, mixed them, and made them into a dough with water.

Afterwards, I flattened the dough thin enough with a rolling pin, folded it, and cut it into noodles.

Because I was just a kid, and not that strong, and that was the first time I made noodles, so the noodles were not thin enough and long enough.

By saying "thin and long," the word "enough" would apply to both.

Then I boiled the water in the pot and put the noodles in to cook ithem.

Noodles is plural. You were cooking more than one noodle, so you would say "to cook them."

When my mom wentcame back home, I told her that I had already cooked the noodles for her.

If you were already at home, it sounds a little more natural to say "came back home" here.

She was very surprised and told me that the noodles were not bad.

It was the first time I did something to help my family when I was in grade two or grade thresecond or third grade in elementary school.

In English we typically say "second" rather than "grade two," but this is just to speak more naturally. Even saying "grade two," you would be understood by English speakers.

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Your writing is so good! You are a very nice storyteller, and you seem to know a lot of English. Most of my notes are ways for you to sound more natural when writing or speaking, like matching how things are usually said in English. You are clear and understandable already though, great writing!

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Jack

Nov. 25, 2022

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Thank you very much.

Making Noodles


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Maybe back then I was just several years old when I tried to make noodles.


Maybe back then I was just severala few years old when I tried to make noodles.

Typically in English we say either "a few years old," "young," or a specific age (example: I was eight years old when I tried to make noodles). "Several" works as well, but these options may help you sound more fluent.

Maybe back then I was just severaln or eight years old when I tried to make noodles.

“Several” implies that you feel the number was not small, which isn’t what you want to say here. Since you say below that it was in 2nd or 3rd grade, I changed it to “seven or eight years old.” suggestion: I was maybe seven or eight years old the first time I tried to make noodles.

One day, my mom went to the fields to do farmers' work, and only me was at home.


One day, my mom went to the fields to do farmers' work, and only meI was at home.

Here, you were doing the action of "being at home", so you would use "I" instead of "me."

One day, my mom went to the fields to do farmers' work (or: went to work in the fields), and only meI was at home. (or: and I was home alone)

I often saw that my mom often made noodles, so I thought I should be able to make them too.


I often saw that my mom often made noodles, so I thought I should be able to make them too.

Only need "often" once.

I was excited when I had the idea.


This sentence has been marked as perfect!

I thought it would be a big challenge for me because I have never done any cooking.


I thought it would be a big challenge for me because I haved never done any cooking.

Past tense - "had" never. You could also add "before" at the end of your sentence to give some more detail, but this is not necessary! (Example: I had never done any cooking before.)

Then, I took a certain amount of wheat flour and sweet potato flour, mixed them and made them into a dough with water.


Then, I took a certain amount of wheat flour and sweet potato flour, mixed them, and made them into a dough with water.

Afterwards, flattened the dough thin enough with a rolling pin, folded it and cut it into noodles.


Afterwards, I flattened the dough thin enough with a rolling pin, folded it, and cut it into noodles.

Because I was just a kid, not that strong and that was the first time I made noodles, so the noodles were not thin enough and long enough.


Because I was just a kid, and not that strong, and that was the first time I made noodles, so the noodles were not thin enough and long enough.

By saying "thin and long," the word "enough" would apply to both.

Then I boiled the water in the pot and put the noodles in to cook it.


Then I boiled the water in the pot and put the noodles in to cook ithem.

Noodles is plural. You were cooking more than one noodle, so you would say "to cook them."

When my mom went back home, I told her that I had already cooked the noodles for her.


When my mom wentcame back home, I told her that I had already cooked the noodles for her.

If you were already at home, it sounds a little more natural to say "came back home" here.

When my mom wentcame back home, I told her that I had already cooked the noodles for her.

“Came” because you were already at home, so she came toward you. The usage of came/went is similar to 来/去.

She was very surprised and told me that the noodles were not bad.


This sentence has been marked as perfect!

It was the first time I did something to help my family when I was in grade two or grade three in elementary school.


It was the first time I did something to help my family when I was in grade two or grade thresecond or third grade in elementary school.

In English we typically say "second" rather than "grade two," but this is just to speak more naturally. Even saying "grade two," you would be understood by English speakers.

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