My first English entry here on italki!
Title: My first English entry here on italki!
English entry #1, 4 March 2016
Word limit: about 200. Special rules: none. Spell check: allowed.
Hi! My name is Giuseppe and I'm an Italian Foreign Languages and Literatures student. Many years ago I took a B2 English certification, but I think my English is significantly improved since then. Problem is, as you probably are already guessing, my *active* knowledge of the language is way worse than my passive one. I'm way past the point where I have to make an effort to use English and American material in my everyday life: I read English books, sites and forums; I listen to English songs and watch English films without subtitles. Not really a problem there. Writing and speaking, on the other hand... Well, it still feels *painfully hard*. I still feel no spontaneity, doubts rising at every word, and so many mistakes too. I know all it takes is practice: that's why I'm here! As you can see up there, I plan on adding variables to these entries, such as no-spell check allowed (oh the anxiety!) and maybe some other special rules, like using a certain word, collocation or grammatical structure x number of times.
Thanks for taking the time to read this! I also plan to spend about 20-30 minutes per day looking at other users' entries in Italian, so if you need some help there you can count on me!
Cheers!
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My first English entry here on italki!
Title: My first English entry here on italki!
English entry #1, 4 March 2016
Word limit: about 200. Special rules: none. Spell check: allowed.
Hi! My name is Giuseppe and I'm an Italian Foreign Languages and Literatures student. Many years ago I took a B2 English certification, but I think my English is has significantly improved (better: significantly improved) since then. Problem is, as you probably are already guessing, my *active* knowledge of the language is way much worse than my passive one knowledge. I'm way past the point where I have to make an effort to use English and American material in my everyday life: I read English books, sites and forums; I listen to English songs and watch English films without subtitles. Not really a problem (better: No problems) there. Writing and speaking, on the other hand... Well, it still feels *painfully hard*. I still feel no spontaneity, doubts rising at every word, and so many mistakes too. I know all it takes is practice: that's why I'm here! As you can see up there, I plan on adding variables to these entries, such as no-spell check allowed (oh the anxiety!) and maybe some other special rules, like using a certain word, collocation or grammatical structure x number of times.
Thanks for taking the time to read this! I also plan to spend about 20-30 minutes per day looking at other users' entries in Italian, so if you need some help there you can count on me!
Cheers!
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My first English entry here on italki!
Title: My first English entry here on italki!English entry #1, 4 March 2016
Word limit: about 200. Special rules: none. Spell check: allowed.
Hi! My name is Giuseppe and I'm an Italian Foreign Languages and Literatures student. Many years ago I took a B2 English certification, but I think that my English is has significantly improved since then. The problem is, as you probably are already guessing, is that my *active* knowledge of the language is way worse than my passive one. I'm way past the point where I have to make an effort to use English and American material in my everyday life: I read English books, sites and forums; I listen to English songs and watch English films without subtitles. Not really a problem there. Writing and speaking, on the other hand... Well, it still feels *painfully hard*. I still feel no spontaneity, doubts rising at every word, and so many mistakes emerge too. I know all it takes is practice: that's why I'm here! As you can see up there, I plan on adding variables to these entries, such as no-spell check allowed (oh the anxiety!) and maybe some other special rules, like using a certain word, collocation or grammatical structure xth number of times.
Thanks for taking the time to read this! I also plan to spend about 20-30 minutes per day looking at other users' entries in Italian; so, if you need some help there you can count on me!
Cheers!
Very Good Text!
Regards
Al
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