Daily Life - Talking aAbout yYourself Daily Life - Talking About Yourself

My name's Caroline, I haveam twenty-six. My name's Caroline, I am twenty-six.

My name's Caroline, I haveam twenty-six. My name's Caroline, I am twenty-six.

We always only say “I’m 26 years old” “I’m 30” etc.

I'm from Mexico but now I'm livinge in Spain. I'm from Mexico but now I live in Spain.

More natural

I'm living here with my family. I'm living here with my family.

I've got two sisters, one cousin, my uncle, and my aunt. I've got two sisters, one cousin, my uncle, and my aunt.

We came here five years ago because my uncles thought that we could be safer here and withhave more opportunities forto look for a job. We came here five years ago because my uncles thought that we could be safer here and have more opportunities to look for a job.

We came here five years ago because my uncles thought that we cwould be safer here and withe would have more job opportunities for look a job. We came here five years ago because my uncles thought that we would be safer here and we would have more job opportunities.

At the moment, we are fine; my uncles and I are working, one of my sisters is studying at university, and my cousin and my other sister are studying at high school. At the moment, we are fine; my uncles and I are working, one of my sisters is studying at university, and my cousin and my other sister are studying at high school.

At the moment, we are fine; my uncles and I are working, one of my sisters is studying at university and my cousin and my other sister are studying atill in high school. At the moment, we are fine; my uncles and I are working, one of my sisters is studying at university and my cousin and my other sister are still in high school.

The people isare nice too. The people are nice too.

The people isare nice too. The people are nice too.

I know that in Spanish, la gente = plural, personas etc, and is used with es. However, in English, even if it has a definite article ‘the’, like la gente, it is always a plural. Therefore, you would use ‘are’ always.

They talking hardspeak strongly, love to eat, to drink, to walk in the evening... They speak strongly, love to eat, to drink, to walk in the evening...

They talking hard all the time, love to eat, to drink, to walk in thtake evening... walks… They talk all the time, love to eat, to drink, to take evening walks…

I love this country, although it's not perfect,: it's not too safe enough, and the paymentsales tax is too much. I love this country, although it's not perfect: it's not safe enough, and the sales tax is too much.

not sure what "payment tax" is like in Spain, but in the US at least, a sales tax is added onto things you buy at a store.

I love this country although it's not perfect, it's not too safe and the payment tax is too much. I love this country although it's not perfect, it's not too safe and the tax is too much.

It's probablye that I will go to another country forto make money for the studies ofso my sisters can study. It's probable that I will go to another country to make money so my sisters can study.

It's probablye that I will go to another country forto make money for the studies of my sistersmy sisters’ education. It's probable that I will go to another country to make money for my sisters’ education.

I will miss Spain, just like now I miss Mexico now. I will miss Spain, just like I miss Mexico now.

I will miss Spain, like I now I miss Mexico. I will miss Spain, like I now miss Mexico.

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Both countries are really beautiful and I love both. Both countries are really beautiful and I love both.