I wrote a paragraph with the writing prompt "Do you think that smoking in public should be banned? Why?"

I wrote a paragraph using the prompt "Talk about a time that you lost something and how you found it again".

I wrote a paragraph using the following prompt: "Write about going to your favorite restaurant and describe the food there".

I used the writing prompt "What is the best way to study for a test?" Learned a new phrase - 思维导图 (mind map/ mind mapping).

Used the writing prompt "Discuss your favorite holiday". I wanted to describe seeing a "devil fish" while snorkeling, and it translated directly as a "stingray"! I went with "common lionfish" instead, which I think was the species I remembered seeing.

I used the following writing prompt: Pick a favorite food and describe the smell, taste, and enjoyment of eating it. When I wrote out an English draft, I tried to pick words that would transmit the meaning the best. E.g. instead of saying "strong flavour", I chose "distinct flavour".

I wrote about a hobby I enjoy doing.

Wrote a description of my day.

I wrote a short "diary entry" piece on what I did this weekend.

Translated two paragraphs on issues in the South African small-scale fishing industry from an executive summary of a longer report. Two words that produced interesting translations were:
- "generalisations (could also be translated as "lumping things together")" - 一概而论
- "meta-analysis" - 荟萃分析 (荟萃 also translates as "collecting together (of distinguished people/exquisite objects)"

Wrote about some small-scale fisheries issues in simplified (i.e. not academic) language and translated. I translated the Mandarin result back into English, and was happy with the result.