Running Errands
Instructions:
Write about a set of errands you have to do. Where do you need to go? When? With who?
English Writing Exercise (All Levels)
Course 102, Unit 5, Lesson 2
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Tomorrow is Saturday. My husband doesn`t go to his office. And we wake up later than usual. We usually go to the grocery store on Saturday. If the weather is good on weekend, we go for a walk. Sometimes I go to the library to read some books, newspapers and magazines. If the program is good, we usually watch TV every evening. I like to see good films or plays on TV. I usually visit my friends every Sunday. We have some tea or coffee, talk about various things, listen to some music, etc.
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fantastic, you did a good job!!
Keep working hard,
Tomorrow is Saturday. My husband doesn`t go to his office on Saturdays. Aand we wake up later than usual. We usually go to the grocery store on Saturday. If the weather is good on the weekend, we'll go for a walk. Sometimes I go to the library to read some books, newspapers, and magazines. If there's something program is good on, we usually watch TV every evening. I like to watchsee good films or plays on TV. I usually visit my friends every Sunday. We have some tea or coffee, talk about various things, listen to some music, etc.
One thing that you need to make clearer is tense usage. For repeated present action, such as something you do every Saturday, something you do on Saturdays, etc., use the simple present (I do, we go, etc.), e.g., "My husband doesn't go to work on Saturdays". For something you're going to do this Saturday or this Weekend, use the future (We will go for a walk, We are going to go for a walk) or the present progressive (This Saturday, we're going out with friends). Based on what you wrote above, I wasn't always sure whether it was just this Saturday that you were speaking of or all Saturdays that you were speaking of.
Tim already told you about program vs. programming, so let me take it one step farther: we normally just say "if there's something good on", e.g., "There's nothing good on now, so I'm going to sleep."
We "watch" programs on TV. If you can see your TV, that's good because it means that it hasn't been stolen and you can still watch the programs on it.
And although your use of "some" isn't really incorrect, we just don't use it that much.
natijami , Great job! You can combine some of the shorter sentences into a more complex sentence. ex: Since Tomorrow is Saturday and my husband doesn`t go to his office, we wake up later than usual and (generally) go to the grocery store. If the weather is good on (the) weekend, we go for a walk. :-) Paul
Your writing is extremely good BUT you didn't talk about ERRANDS, things you HAVE to do. The exercise is not asking what you normally do on weekends but rather what you need to do, when, and with who.
Otherwise, here are a few minor grammatical suggestions:
My husband doesn't go to THE office.
If the weather is good on THE weekend, we go for a walk.
If THERE is a good program ON, we usually watch TV IN THE evening.
I like to WATCH good films or plays on TV.
Your English is extremely good.
Perfect! Good job!