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When I was learning Japanese, one of the best ways I practiced new vocabulary and grammar was by keeping a journal. Every week, I wrote a page about something interesting that had happened to me, or a topic I was passionate about. Over time, I noticed that both my writing and speaking improved, because I was constantly using the language I had studied.
Each week, I will use my tutor column to give you a journal prompt so that you too can enjoy learning English through writing.
This week's prompt is:
Describe a time you saw many people smiling.
Here are some questions to help you start:
- Where were you?
- Why were you there?
- Why were people smiling?
- What did the scene look like?
- How did it make you feel?
- Why do you remember this event so well?
Here is some other words you can use to talk about smiling:
- to smile from ear to ear (idiom) to have a big smile because you are very happy about something
Tim is smiling from ear to ear. He must have heard some good news.
- to break into a smile (idiom) to start smiling
When her favourite song came on the radio, Lia broke into a smile.
- to put a smile on someone's face (idiom) to make someone smile
Seeing the puppy put a smile on my face.
- to beam (verb) to have a very big smile
He was beaming after he won the lottery
Please feel free to share your thoughts in the comments!
Writing a journal is great, and speaking about it is even better. Would you like to practice your pronunciation by hearing your journal read by a native speaker, then reading it out loud? Would you like to practice your speaking skills by answering questions and having a discussion about your journal? If so, I recommend my lesson Journal Writing in English. You can write about anything you want - you are not limited to this journal topic.
New students can access a coupon using this link.
This column was published by the author in their personal capacity.
The opinions expressed in this column are the author's own and do not reflect the view of Cafetalk.
The opinions expressed in this column are the author's own and do not reflect the view of Cafetalk.
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