is it correct ?

[jazzy1]

I would be greateful for your help , can`t feel if the following are
acceptable .

- Now , I`m on the school trip .(the or a ?)
- "Tell me how do you cope with your new job" .lub "tell me how you go
with ...."(the order is incorrect in the first one but what about the rest ,
is pres. simp. correct ?)
- I`m having my time in GB now. ( I know 'I`m having the time of my
life ..but haven`t heard the above.)
- I have to prepare myself to it the best as I can .(`for` not `to` , no
`as` ?)
- I`ll let you know my news ......( sounds wrong collocation?)

Thanks in advance ,

[jtt23]

It would have helped if you had added what you actually want to say...


> - Now , I`m on the school trip .(the or a ?)
-Say, you're talking on your mobile with someone who doesn't know where you are you could say "I'm on a school trip". But if the other person knows that you are going to Krakow on a school trip, then it does make sense to say "I'm on the school trip I told you about". But generally use "a"

> - "Tell me how do you cope with your new job" .lub "tell me how you go
> with ...."(the order is incorrect in the first one but what about the rest ,
> is pres. simp. correct ?)
-Use "How do you cope with all the stress?" [question] or use "Tell me..." i.e. "Tell me how you cope with all the stress!" [statement/request]

> - I`m having my time in GB now. ( I know 'I`m having the time of my
> life ..but haven`t heard the above.)
-what are you trying to say? "I'm having a good time" or what?

> - I have to prepare myself to it the best as I can .(`for` not `to` , no
> `as` ?)
-"I have to do the best I can" no "as"

> - I`ll let you know my news ......( sounds wrong collocation?)
-"my news"? "I'll let you know" is enough, don't make life more complicated than it is... "I'll tell him the bad news" (if there is some specific piece of information) However "I'll tell YOU the news", doesn't make much sense, seing as (1) if the news was out I'd tell you the news, instead of talking about it. And (2) if the news isn't out, it's not really "news", yet. (it's just a piece of information you're hoping to obtain)
-Perhaps what you want is "I'll let you know as soon as I find out"

[jazzy1]

Thanks a lot . The thing is I have to correct the papers .Though I would have
used other forms ,I need to be certain that what the students used are
absolutely incorrect , so it`s not the question which is better , they get a
point or not.

Thanks again

[edgur]

So you're a teacher or instructo well...
There is a difference between PROPER english as spoken or instructed by
teachers as youself and ACTUAL spoken english be it in London, New York
or Sydney. You are probably well aware of that but I mention it just in case
NOT. Now for a reply... I am not a teacher, just learned english in the
Canadian school system and am basing my opinion on memory and usage.

The definite article 'the' and indefinite 'a'. "I'm on the school trip."
should be "I'm on a school trip" 99% of the time, the 1% where you would use
THE is when you are speaking about a specific school trip known to the person
spoken too AND you are emphasising that fact. Without the emphasis the
indefinite article applies. That is why THE is called the definite article.

"Tell me how do you cope with your new job" is OK as spoken but proper should be "Tell me how you cope with your job" the DO is often used and abused. Use the DO for emphasis only and I doubt that was the intent in such a short quote.

"tell me how you go..." is wrong.
Correction: "Tell me how you get to your job." better "How do you get to your job." The TELL ME is while gramatically correct is unnecessary in the sentences
because who else is the speaker going to tell? is there more that one listener?
Nothing wrong with the word order.

"I`m having my time in GB now." Definitely wrong, yours ok.

- I have to prepare myself to it the best as I can .(`for` not `to` , no
`as` ?) you are correct but I would use "I have to prepare myself for it the best way I can."
Usage of TO means motion which does not apply to the sentence while AS implies
comparison or symbolism, therefore inappropriate.

'I`ll let you know my news ......'( sounds wrong collocation?)
Wrong collation and colocation, HaHa. My polish is often worse than this.
"I'll let you know the news" probably better because I do not know the
complete meaning from the short quote. MY may be ok if, again, emphasis is
involved and/or an exchange of news is taking place between the speakers.
Hope these additional comments are helpful. I'm no authority on the language
just a long time user. Good Luck.

[jazzy1]

You`ve been very helpful. At least some of the doubts are no longer doubts.
Can`t believe sometimes how students` "linguistic imagination" makes me
confused .The point is , as I mentioned before ,I have to make sure
their "invention" is not a phrase I haven`t heard but it`s just unacceptable .

Thanks a lot ,


PS. some Polish students use "go to sb" , or "come to sb" meaning visit sb
e.g.He went to her an hour ago .Some teachers accept it , well I`m against .
Does it sound OK to you ?