These are the lines I wrote in my diary and I am wondering if they're correct or not. I also welcome different suggestions for writing down the same situation.

If anyone has advice about improving writing skills then please do share.

I just saw that my title is incomplete due to some word limit on it. The last line is I've decided to never take that route during rush hour.

Thanks as always!

I am trying to improve my writing, I use chat gpt for corrections

Chat gpt tells me I'm B2 but I think I'm B1

Am I B1 or B2 ?

also I want resources to improve my writing, I only use chat gpt but I want to use more resources.

My speaking skills is very bad, how can I improve my speaking especially my accent.

I doing this because I want to find a better job

This is my task

Writing Task — The Unexpected Truth

Write 130–170 words about this situation:

Someone discovers that a person they trusted has been hiding an important truth from them for years. At first, they feel betrayed, but after learning the reason behind the deception, their feelings become more complicated.

Try to use at least 5 of these:

Deception — deliberately hiding the truth

Betrayal — the act of breaking someone's trust

Justify — give a convincing reason for something

Reveal — make something previously unknown known

Reluctant — unwilling or hesitant

Misconception — a wrong idea or belief

Profound — very deep or intense

Compassion — understanding and sympathy for someone's suffering

Reconcile — find a way to accept or resolve conflicting feelings

Nevertheless — despite what was just said

🎯 C1 challenge

Try to include one sentence with although/even though, one with despite, and one with nevertheless.

And don't worry if you make mistakes—don't look up every word while writing. I want to see what you can produce naturally.

When you're done, I'll correct it and give you your B1/B2/C1 rating, with special attention to whether your vocabulary sounds natural rather than merely advanced.

This is my version

The past year When I was cleaning the basement, I found an adoption papers, I was suprised to read my name on it, I felt betrayed, my parent deceived me, how could they justify doing that to me, my whole life was a series of lies and deception, the truth was revealed to me by a random accident.

I felt very angry, I became depressed, I told myself that I could never forgive them nevertheless after few months of no contact with them, I decided to reconsider my decision, I went to my home and I confronted them, I wanted to know the truth about my real parents.

My mom and dad were very welcoming to me even though I was hostile with them at first moreover they told me how much they missed me these last months, I felt ashamed with myself, they were very nice to me despite me lacking any compassion for them.

I wanted to hig them but I was reluctant but I hugged them nonetheless and I was hit with a profound realiziation, we have one life, we shouldn't spend valuable time upset with people we love deeply, ultimately we reconciled our differences and now we have a great relationship, our past disagreement now water under the bridge.

Corrected version by chat gpt

The past year, when I was cleaning the basement, I found the adoption papers. I was surprised to see my name on them. I felt betrayed; my parents had deceived me. How could they justify doing that to me? My whole life had been a series of lies and deception, and the truth was revealed to me by a random accident.

I felt very angry and became depressed. I told myself that I could never forgive them. Nevertheless, after a few months of having no contact with them, I decided to reconsider my decision. I went home and confronted them because I wanted to know the truth about my biological parents.

My mom and dad were very welcoming to me, even though I was hostile toward them at first. Moreover, they told me how much they had missed me over the previous few months. I felt ashamed of myself. They were very kind to me despite my lack of compassion for them.

I wanted to hug them, but I was reluctant at first. Nevertheless, I eventually hugged them and was hit with a profound realization: we only have one life, and we shouldn't spend valuable time being upset with people we deeply love. Ultimately, we reconciled our differences, and now we have a great relationship. Our past disagreement is now water under the bridge.

Chat gpt feedback

This is your strongest piece so far. You handled a difficult narrative, used almost all the target vocabulary, and your ideas flow logically. I'd rate it B2+, with several C1-level features.

Your most important mistakes

1. “an adoption papers” → “the adoption papers”

Papers is plural, so you can't use an. Also, in this context, the adoption papers sounds natural.

1. “my parent” → “my parents”

You later say mom and dad, so you need the plural.

1. “my whole life was...” → “my whole life had been...”

Because you're looking back from the moment you discovered the truth, past perfect works better.

1. “after few months” → “after a few months”

This is a very common article mistake.

1. “I went to my home” → “I went home”

We normally say go home, not go to my home, when talking about returning home.

1. “my real parents” → “my biological parents”

Real parents can sound like you're saying your adoptive parents aren't your parents. Biological parents is more precise.

1. “ashamed with myself” → “ashamed of myself”

The correct expression is ashamed of.

1. “despite me lacking any compassion” → “despite my lack of compassion”

Your version isn't impossible, but the second sounds much more natural and sophisticated.

1. “reluctant but I hugged them” → “I was reluctant at first, but I hugged them”

This makes the contrast clearer.

1. “realiziation” → “realization”

Just spelling.

1. “a water under the bridge” → “water under the bridge”

This is an idiom, so no “a.”

⭐ Your vocabulary

You did really well here.

You used:

deceived ✓

justify ✓

betrayed ✓

deception ✓

revealed ✓

reluctant ✓

compassion ✓

nevertheless ✓

profound ✓

reconciled ✓

And importantly, you didn't just throw the words into random sentences. Most of them fit the context naturally.

🎯 One thing you missed

The task specifically asked for a sentence with although/even though, despite, and nevertheless.

You used even though ✓

You used despite ✓

You used nevertheless ✓

So you completed the C1 challenge. 👏

📊 My rating

Area

Level

Vocabulary

B2+/C1

Ideas & content

B2+

Organization

B2+

Grammar accuracy

B2

Overall

B2+

I'd say you're comfortably B2 in writing, and you're beginning to show C1 vocabulary and expression.

The biggest thing between you and C1 isn't vocabulary anymore. You already know plenty of sophisticated words. Your next step is using grammar and collocations accurately enough that the sophisticated vocabulary feels effortless.

And honestly, this sentence was excellent:

“We only have one life, and we shouldn't spend valuable time being upset with people we deeply love.”

That's natural, clear, and emotionally effective—not just “advanced-looking” English.

Can you also use the present continuous, instead of the present simple, for repeated actions and habits? For examples:

• You're always leaving your dirty clothes all over the house.
• You always leave your dirty clothes all over the house.

. - She's always listening to people's problems. - She always listens to people's problems.

Are both simple and continuous forms correct? If so, are there differences in meanings and nuances?

This is a genuine question, but I'm having a hard time understanding how this term is used. I know this term refers to someone who has many sexual partners, but I've noticed that it can also just be used jokingly without necessarily meaning that the person actually fits the definition. I was watching a vlog where someone called her sister a hoe and in a different situation she would just say to the camera, “Your mom's a hoe.” I've also heard it in some songs, but I'm not quite sure whether they actually mean someone who fits the definition or if they're just saying it jokingly.

Edit: I'm asking this because I want to understand what the term means and how it's used. I'm definitely not planning to use it, and I don't even curse much in my own language. I just want to understand how it's used so that when I see someone using the term, I can tell whether they're being rude or just making a joke.

Hi, I'm 50 years old. I've started learning English so many times... It always ended in a fluke, very quickly, without any consequences. I know a lot of words, I understand a lot. But of course, I can't speak, I get stressed when I have to do something while traveling. It's a huge complex of mine that I can't communicate fluently in the language... I'd really like to finally do it for myself and dedicate three evenings, say, 30 minutes a week to systematic learning. But how do I do it? What should I choose? Ideally, it should be a system for my phone, or maybe a computer, so I don't have to travel anywhere, because I'll quickly find an excuse not to. I could dedicate three 30 minutes a week and an additional three hours listening to something on headphones. I could listen to DIE at work... Gosh... Does anyone else feel the same way? How do I approach this?

thanks a lot!

i found the word i cant understand... even after ai explanation. i found it in this sentence: Jason enjoys shocking people with his exploits.
Im sure it has negative meaning because this sentence is about a disobedient child who lives his promiscuous life. And i guess its related to the words,,flaunt,, or,,brag,,

I’m a native French speaker, and I also speak Italian since I live in Italy. I’m looking for an English-speaking partner to practice and improve my English. In return, I’d be happy to help you with French or Italian. 😊

I see now what they mean by fundamental vs inessential (taking fundamental to mean “invaluable”, “important”) but surely fundamental and complex (or even involved) can act as antonyms, too?

Eg he’s only just learnt the fundamentals of thermodynamics so I wouldn’t trust him with any complex/involved equations. vs this is quite fundamental stuff so I think he should be able to manage just fine.

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Pessoal, comecei a estudar inglês usando Comprehensible Input e estou meio perdido sobre como aplicar a técnica na prática.

Por exemplo, assistindo a canais como o Volca English, vocês costumam apenas assistir tentando entender o contexto? Ou param para anotar frases que parecem úteis, repetem, revisam depois etc.?

Queria saber como vocês realmente aplicam o CI no dia a dia e o que funciona para vocês. Se puderem dar exemplos de como é uma sessão de estudo, ajudaria bastante.

I noticed that when looking for things, I tend to say it in the past tense. For example, I'd say "Where was my wallet?" instead of "Where is my wallet?" because my brain kind of resorts to past tense from thinking about where I last placed the item.

Is this correct? Would native speakers use the past simple like this? Should I use the present tense, or just say something like "Where did I put my key?" instead?

The apostrophe is used to indicate that a syllable is usually pronounced should be omitted this time, for the lyrics to fit the tune. Therefore, I can understand why there's one in "o'er" and in "heav'n".

But I can't understand the reason of the apostrophe in "proudly we hail'd", "o'er the ramparts we watch'd" (the second one here).

Even without this sign, I wouldn't pronounce the E in "hailed". It takes some time, when you learn English, for you to remember not to pronounce the E in the -ed suffix, reducing it to a -d or -t sound instead (except after D or T, which is not the case here). So once you've learned it, you don't need an apostrophe to remind you of that.

Or any mistakes if yes then suggest me

Hi, I have a problem with English and I don’t really know how to improve it.

I can understand English quite well, but I have a hard time expressing my own thoughts. For example, when I have to answer a more complicated question or talk about a certain topic for a longer time, I often know what I want to say, but I don’t know how to put it into sentences or what words to use.

I also have trouble developing my answers. I might have one idea, but then I don’t know how to explain it further, give examples, connect it to another idea, etc.

It’s frustrating because I feel like I know more English than I’m actually able to use when I have to speak or write

Are there any meaningful differences between these two?

For examples:

• The new car he's bought is in (an) excellent condition
• This abandoned house is in (a) terrible condition.

Hi, I’m currently learning English, and the hardest thing for me is understanding all 12 tenses. We don’t have anything similar in my native language, we use verb aspects instead.

Of course, I know that if I want to move on to the next level, I need to learn them, but I have a question:

Which tenses are actually used in everyday speech in America?

If someone only knows the simple present/past/future, present continuous, and present perfect continuous, do you perceive that person as having poor English vocabulary or as not knowing enough English?