I want to talk about my life in (the) UK. I went to study in the UK a few years ago. The most exciting experience is that I went to a host family for my Christmas holiday in December. I went there alone … on a train. It took me about one or two hours to get there, to York, and then I stayed there for one week. This was the first time that I spent time with a UK family, which I learned a lot from them. They treat (treated) me like a family member, they took me out to eat, to play and to see all the different interesting culture of their region. On Christmas Day, they even bought me some presents to celebrate the Christmas (celebrate Christmas).
When I went back to Oxford, which was the place that I stayed for that year, I had the chance to teach in a Chinese school every Sunday. The kids are (were) about 14 years old and I taught them Chinese. They were very cute but they all speak (spoke) in English. I spent lots of time to encourage (encouraging) them to speak in Cantonese.
During my study (studies) in the UK, I lived with (a) few other students from different countries. They are very nice and we used to cook on our own, just like a big family. Every day we will go to … every day we went to supermarkets to buy food and drinks and desserts. We cooked every day. I was not a good cook – normally I just put everything into (the) oven. And I've tried (I tried) to bake a cake before but failed and they all laughed at me. And every time when I bake(d) a cake, they never taste(d) it. We share(d) a flat together – we share(d) kitchen, bathrooms but we do (did) have our own sink and bedroom. The life (Life) in the UK is quite relaxing besides study because you can explore more and do different activities at school or even some other extracurricular activities.
After I come (came) back (to) Hong Kong, I still keep in touch with all my friends in the UK, from different countries like Italy, Malaysia, Japan, UK and other countries. Sometimes we even send email(s) to each other, sometimes they may come to Hong Kong to visit and we will meet each other again.
I really enjoy (enjoyed) the time in the UK. I hope you will also have the chance to explore more in other different countries in the future.
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hello adam. my name is Quan. i come from Viet nam. Have u ever known my country. i'm student. i want to make friend with u and hope u will help me to improve my english kill. because at the moment. it's very bad. plz help me. hope your reply soon.huhu
Hello Quan,
Yes, I visited your beautiful country a couple of years ago. I was mostly in the south of the country, but I also visited Nha Trang.
I don't think your English is so bad; you should have more confidence!
Best wishes,
Adam
The LearnEnglish Team
Hello every body. I'm from Vietnam, I love English, UK and studying abroad is my dream. I hope that I can learn a lot to improve my English skills from all of you through this website. So be friends and let's talk!
Hi Rapunzel Ann,
Studying abroad is also one of my biggest dreams and I hope someday I could accomplish it!! :) I'm also trying to learn as much English as I can because I really love this language and I'm majoring in EFL, I mean, teaching English as a foreing language. However, in my university American English is spoken since are neighobours to the US. But I'm looking forward to learn British English cause I love the accent and in addition, I need to take the CAE exam for getting my certificate. That's why I'm listening to british recordings :/ aaah I hope to learn a lot :)
Regards
Hi! I saw a great section, it was called "Word on the streeT", I liked it very much. But I can't find it now. Does anybody know what's happened with it? Or may be I don't know where it is. Could you help me to find it?
Hello Nina,
Shhh! It's a secret!! But if you wait, you might see it soon...
Adam
The LearnEnglish Team
HI,nice section, But I don't understand why she pronounces the word combination ch like sh ???? Is it slang or maybe she is French ????
Hi Lilit,
She talks about teaching the children Cantonese, so I assume she is Chinese. She doesn't have a strong Chinese accent, but you are right that sometimes she pronounces this sound in a way that is unusual.
Best wishes,
Adam
The LearnEnglish Team
hi guys,i am firuz and i am new here..i am from Azerbaijan..is there anyone know my country?
I like this section. Is so light and teach me a lot.
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