English Speaking Exercise Describing people
Instructions: Please recite the following paragraph. Press the 'add audio submission' button to record and submit this exercise.
The boy cut his thumb while preparing dinner. I would like to exercise more in order to build muscles. The girl is putting a band-aid on her knuckle. He is going to take some medicine for his sore throat tomorrow. My feet hurt because I ran ten miles today. Please use sunscreen to protect your skin from the sun. I need to go to the dentist for my tooth pain, but I am afraid of dentists.
Well done! Your speech is very understandable!
That's very clear...
You said: "I am a fan of this team since long time"
The grammatically correct way to say that is: "I have been a fan of this team for a long time."
It is a complicated sentence structure!
Bravo, Nicola! La tua pronuncia è eccellente!
Excellent! Very clear...
anche mi piace il calcio italiano!
Bravo. But why do you say you find soccer exciting, but then say that at the moment you do not have a favorite player because you are a little bored with soccer? Also, say "in the last year (not years). Also, consider phrasing like this "This has happened because in the last few years I have become bored by soccer."
Your English pronunciation is excellent and you have a very good level of fluency (sentence structure and phrases/idioms)! There are only a couple of things that need attention in this exercise. One thing was addressed by Nina very well, and the other thing is what Mark T. was getting at - that you want to express your recent disatisfaction with soccer. So, you might put it this way:
Soccer has been my favorite sport for a long time, but lately I find that I have become bored with it. It's an exciting game, but I don't find any of the professional players inspiring.
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Soccer is my favorite sport because it's an exciting game to play, but I'm bored with professional matches lately since there are no inspiring players.
What you spoke in the exercise is fine for everyday conversation. Anyone would understand your meaning.
My suggestions are based on the fact that you're an advanced student of English who wants to improve fluency.
Keep up the great work! :D
Nicola Your speach is very understandable. One of the posters did point out that there was a better way of saying a certain sentence.
A tip I would give to you is to write down what you are going to say before you say it. It will help with your thought process as you learn to speak.
Also write out what you want to say and send it to me or another member to help reorganize your thoughts.
Buon lavoro