Mercy, Nigeria
The country I would like to visit is England. I will visit some of the major cities, universities and some other tourist sites. I will also go shopping for some new clothes. I will travel alone because I want to learn about things myself. I will stay with my cousin James who leaves in East London, to cut cost. My take home souvenirs will include post cards, porcelain and some Liverpool emboss T-shirts.
Nuala says:
Hello Mercy,
How lovely to hear that you'd like to come over to England to visit us all! I live in East London so we might even bump into each other while you're visiting your cousin James!
You used definite articles well in your piece. Well done!
Just a couple of things to note– 'leaves' means 'goes away'. I think you meant 'lives'. You've used a lovely expression which means 'to save money' but it's a fixed phrase and it's 'to cut costs'. 'Take home' is one word and it's hyphenated, 'post cards' should be one word, not two, and you're using 'emboss' as an adjective, so it should be 'embossed.
Thanks for writing in!
Nuala
Ahmed, Maldives
I would like to visit Papua New Guinea and I want to go there alone and spend a week with a family. I would try to learn and explore their culture and heritage. And I would bring back one of there national dresses as a souvenire.
Nuala says:
Hello Ahmed,
That's another very interesting destination. You're the only person who chose Papua New Guinea!
You used three indefinite articles in your piece - all completely correctly.
Just a couple of things to note – 'there' should be 'their' and you haven't got the spelling quite right of 'souvenire'.
I think your cultural trip to PNG sounds really interesting. Thanks for writing in.
Nuala
Lila, Argentina
The country I'd like to visit the most at the moment would be France. The reason is because I'd like to go to the rugby matches and see my favourite team, the 'Pumas', play against Namibia. In addition, I'd like to visit the Louvre museum, and appreciate the most beautiful paintings ever, such as the Gioconda. If I had to choose anyone to go with, I'd go with my friends, because we all like art and cute rugby players! Of course, we'd all stay at the 'Avenau Saint Germain' hotel. Finally, the souvenirs I'd buy for my mom - a beautiful Esteé Lauder perfume; for my dad, a recipe book on French cuisine; finally, my granny would get a nice yellow scarf and a perfume.
Nuala says:
Hello Lila,
Your trip to France sounds cultural and fun and seeing the Gioconda (or the Mona Lisa, as we say in English) would definitely be a highlight. And your gifts for your family show that you've thought a lot about what each of them would like.
You used lots of definite and an indefinite articles in your piece and most of the them were correct. Just be careful of 'perfume'. It's an uncountable noun so we don't use an indefinite article with it. You should say 'I'd buy some perfume for my mum', rather than 'a perfume'.
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Enjoy the rugby, even if it's only on TV!
Nuala
Seula Lee, South Korea
I would like to go to Liechtenstein in the middle of Europe. I heard from my high school teacher that it is a very small but very beautiful country. It's like a fairytale. I want to go with my best friend called Sojin and see an ordinary village in the country. I want to stay in a youth-hostel, because I can see many people from a variety of counties there. I would like to buy some postcards with scenary of the country, and send them to my family and friends.
Nuala says:
Hello Seula,
Your trip to Liechtenstein sounds great. You were the only person who chose this tiny country as your destination. So top marks for originality!
You used lots of definite and an indefinite articles in your piece and all of the them were correct. Well done!
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Just one point to note – you haven't got the spelling quire right here: scenary.
Thanks for writing in to tell us about Liechtenstein.
Nuala
Anne, France
The country I would like to visit the most is China. The life in China seems such different from Europe. I would like to discover this country. I would go in China with my boyfriend, of course! We would visit a lot of monuments and I would buy many souvenirs to give to my four children when we came back.
Nuala says:
Hello Anne,
A trip to China sounds great. And visiting the Great Wall and the Forbidden City would be fantastic! I was lucky enough to go to China last year and really loved it. The best bit was the food! Sichuan cuisine is something else. It's hot, spicy and really delicious!
You used a definite and an indefinite article correctly in your piece. Look out for a Grammar Challenge programme soon about definite articles to find out why using the article in this sentence isn't correct: 'The life in China seems different'
A couple of other things you might want to look out for:
'I would go in China with my boyfriend '. The preposition you use with 'go' is 'to' not 'in'.
'Life in China seems such different from Europe'. With 'such', the structure is such + a + adjective + noun. So for example you could say 'It's such a different life in China'. With 'so', it's so + adjective. So you could say 'It's so different in China'.
Thanks for writing in.
Nuala
