Wednesday,11 April
Terri,I'm happy that you and Alan liked my photos!
Yesterday night I've spent two hours writing again a comment for each photo because the day before yesterday I was so tired that I left without comment some photo,besides yesterday I saw Alan's photos and are very,very nice,full of colors!! Have you and Alan traveled a lot?
I like travelling!!
So,yesterday night I didn't write my blog also because I chatted with all my family by Msn. I was so happy,because it is unusual.I chatted with my mother,my brother and my sister in law.
My brother is getting married on 14 August end yesterday told me that their new house is very untidy in this period because he has been painting it.
In this period in my house are living my grandma and my sister in law,so I can imagine how my house is lively this days,with Haydi,my sweet dog,running about in the house!! :-)
I miss all they a lot!!
Yesterday afternoon I heard Tiziana and Laura two friends of mine by Skype,we spoke at the same time all together and it has been fantastic!
Tiziana is going to cohabit with her fiancé at the end of April,so she told me that they are waiting for me to have a great party!!
Yesterday evening Tash's father and step mother came here. We went into a pub for tea and we spent about one hour and half here,then we came back at home and they watched a dvd,while I chatted with my family.
Now I'm going out to go jogging with Poppy. Beti is on the sofa watching tv,she had to go out with Louis but they changed their mind.
Anyway Beti is going to sleepover in our garden with Liv this night.. :-)
Ps:Terri may I ask you a question? When is the -ing form used in English? I know that the -ing form is gerund so I say: I'm going to...
But the English language allow the use of this form also in other context,is that true?
Thank you very much in advance!!
See you soon,
Anna Lisa.
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Dear Anna Lisa,
You must have been tired because you have had a very busy week, with lots of visitors. Writing your blog is tiring because you have to think carefully about every word, and speaking in English all the time to different people must be very tiring. It must have been lovely for you to chat to your family and friends in Italian. You must miss your family and friends a lot. You have only another two weeks in England and then you will go back to your family! You’ve got a lot to look forward to: Tiziana’s party, your brother’s wedding, seeing all your family and friends, and your dog!!
In English when we add ‘ing’ to words it is called the continuous tense. We have the past tense, the present tense and the future tense. There are different ways of saying the same thing, for example:
You do not look well.
You are not looking well.
I drink coffee.
I am drinking coffee.
I feel ill.
I am feeling ill.
The girl dreamed about fairies
The girl was dreaming about fairies
I will begin my work now
I am beginning my work now
We looked at your photos (past tense, because we did it yesterday)
We are looking at your photos (present tense, because we are doing it now)
We will look at your photos (future tense, because we will do it tomorrow)
I hope this is of some help to you. As I have said, English is a very complicated language. Most English people have difficulty in understanding it! Some of the things you write in your blog are not wrong, but English people would use different words, for example when you say ‘in this period’, English people would say ‘at the moment’, and instead of ‘yesterday night’, we would say ‘yesterday evening’.
Here are some alterations to your blog:
Yesterday evening I spent
At the moment my grandma and my sister-in-law are living in my house
She was to go out with Louis but they changed their minds
Beti is going to have a sleepover.
Best wishes,
Terri
Sorry, I forgot to say that this is another very good blog. Your English is improving all the time and by the time you return to your family, they will be amazed at your English!
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