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Dear teachers,
Can you help me with proof reading?
Sometimes, some college students and even foreign friends are present at the English corner, where we practise our spoken English, talking about what we are interested in, exchage our experience in learning English and so on.
Can you point out mistakes in this sentence? I know either "talking"or "exchange " is wrong, but which? And are there any other mistakes?
Thank you!

[EnglishRaven]

You may want to modify this to use correct parallel structure (if you are listing the activities you are doing at the English Corner - or is it "in" the English Corner?):

Sometimes, some college students and even foreign friends are present at the English corner, where we practise our spoken English, talk about what we are interested in, exchange our experiences with learning English, and so on.

If, however, you are explaining/exemplifying what you mean by "practise our spoken English", you could say this:

Sometimes, some college students and even foreign friends are present at the English corner, where we practise our spoken English - talking about what we are interested in, exchanging our experiences with learning English, and so on.

You are not necessarily incorrect here - it is more a matter of what exact meaning you were trying to convey.

Best,

- Jason
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