English Writing Exercise Describe your clothes
Instructions:
Using the vocabulary words from this lesson, describe what you are wearing right now. What is it made of? How do you usually dress for work? What do you wear when you go to events and parties? What is your favorite outfit?
You did very good, however you may want to study a little with your grammar. You have the ability to develop your own writing style, so continue to practice your writing skills as much as you can.
I am wearing a red coat and a jeans now for the cold winter. My red coat is was made of 45 percent wool and 55 percent silk. And I am also wearing my a sneakers. I used to wear a dress and high heels to the dancing party. I used to wear T-shirt and short-skirt to play tennis. Leisure clothes is my favorite outfit.
Good Job!!!
I am wearing a red coat and a pair of jeans now for the cold winter. My red coat is was made of 45% (percent) wool and 55% (percent) silk. And I am wearing a pair of sneakers. I used to wear a dress and high heels to the dances and parties. I used to wear a T-shirt and a short skirt to play tennis. Leisure clothes are is my favorite outfits.
1. Tenses: "I am wearing..." is progressive present tense and means "action right now" (我在穿着), so "now" is not required.
Simple present tense is used for habit, routine, repeated actions (likes and dislikes). (I wear dresses...; I wear a T-shirt....; clothes are...)
2. Used to: I used to wear.... (means I no longer wear; I quit wearing; in the past I did but NOW I do NOT)
(我不再穿...)
She used to wear mini-skirts but after she turned 50, she quit.
3. "to be" + used to: This is different than #2 above.
I am used to technical work. (我习惯...)
He is used to working long hours.
Chinese people are used to hard work.
中国人习惯努力工作。
4. Pairs: Pants have "two pant legs", so we call them pants, never pant. Always plural.
I wear pants (habit, repeated action). I am wearing a pair of pants (right now - one pair of pants). She bought three pairs of pants.
Shoes/sneakers/slippers/sandals: You never wear one shoe, you always wear two shoes.
I wear shoes (habit, repeated action). I am wearing a pair of shoes (right now). I own four pairs of shoes.
5. Percent: You can use "percent" or "%". I prefer to use "%" myself--simpler and easier to spot in a paragraph.
6. Subj-verb agreement: clothes are, shoes are, paragraph is, he is, they are