Social media posts
Do the preparation task first. Then read the text and tips and do the exercises.
Preparation
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ellen_chase Hi from the beach! Portugal is amazing!
lasara I'm jealous! Looks very relaxing!! :) How's the family?
ellen_chase Great! Sam and Jamie are really happy. They make sandcastles all day and eat ice creams. Most of the sand and ice cream goes in their hair, though. LOL
leanne_schaefer Have a good time! xxx
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ellen_chase Dinner time! Food here is delicious. Portuguese people love children and we eat in restaurants every night. Sam and Jamie are being so good!
albertkane3 Ellen!! Where are you? I'm planning a holiday in Portugal!
ellen_chase Praia do Baleal!! It's beautiful. I know a woman who has a house here to rent. PM me if you want her email address.
Tips
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- Use LOL to mean 'laugh out loud' and PM to mean 'private message'.
- Add xxx for kisses.
- Use emojis to show how you're feeling.
- Use extra exclamation marks (!) to make an idea stronger or to show you are joking.
Hello, dear teachers and team!
Could you please help me with the following: (I'm sorry if it's not quite up to the point):
1. As far as I know, I can say "I went on Facebook". How do you say otherwise? If I spend some time on Facebook and then I am not using Facebook, can I say "I leave (go out of) Facebook"? Or is there another word?
I'm very very grateful for your immense help and thank you very much indeed for clarifying this point beforehand!
Hello howtosay_,
'I went on FB', 'I was on FB', 'I saw a post on FB', etc. are all common ways to say this. Though to be honest, in my experience people don't usually mention the specific place they saw something -- they just say they saw it.
In most contexts, I'm not sure anyone would say they stopped using FB -- in my experience, they'd probably just say, 'And then I saw X on Instagram'. But you could say that you 'signed out of' or 'logged out of' or 'logged off of' FB. Though again, most people don't actually sign out -- they just close the app or tab and move on. They might sign out of FB on their home computer before turning it off in preparation for a trip if that's what you had in mind.
I hope this helps.
All the best,
Kirk
LearnEnglish team
Hello, Kirk!
It does help, as usual. Thank you so much for your detailed explanations!!!
For me, the best place for a holiday is Italy. I have never been there, but it's my dream, and I hope that one day it will come true.
My favorite place for holiday is going hiking. I like doing adventure that is amazing and thrilling. I can hear singing a song from the birds that are amazing. Furthermore, I can see the view of the city from on top of the mountain.
I prefer some activities on holidays, ride the electroscooter or bicycle, for example
For me,my favourite place is beach.When I was a kid,I spend most of holiday by going beach.I used to play many games on the beach with my sisters and brothers.But now it was all the past.I miss that old time
My favorite place for a holiday is going to the beach, particularly sitting by the beach, filling with the smell of the sea, watching and hearing the waves when crashing with each other and finally breaking on the shore.
The city of London is my favourite place for a holiday.
Hi there,
as always i spend my vacation with my GF in Germany, we both used to go to splendid places all over the Germany. and we both love each other!!!,